Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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I have no idea what I'm making for dinner tonight. Husband and I got the second covid vaccine yesterday, and I've been stuck in bed all day with aches, pains, weakness and fever. Bleah. I've had to force myself to eat breakfast and lunch so I could take my meds, but I'm just really not feeling dinner. Might just settle for some dry toast or something... :P4
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We got our second vaccines last Friday....the sight of the injection was more sore than the first one but no other side effects...at least I have not grown a third eye or an extra ear!....feel better soon!
Our dinner tonight was fresh steamed green beans, corn on the cob, and tiny new potatoes!...no meat Monday!....I am going to try to do this every Monday!...snacks tonight are SunMaid raison bites,string cheese and an apple....Bon Apetite’2 -
I hope it is a good re-union! Covid makes things awkward... but a frittata sounds like something I should actually do over the next few days!
It was pretty wonderful. But he ended up arriving much earlier than he thought so there was no frittata - and the funnier thing is that he said he wouldn't have wanted to eat it anyway because he is kind of on a diet and is trying to eat mostly vegetables and low sodium! hah! So much from my crystal ball reading!2 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »We got our second vaccines last Friday....the sight of the injection was more sore than the first one but no other side effects...at least I have not grown a third eye or an extra ear!....feel better soon!
Our dinner tonight was fresh steamed green beans, corn on the cob, and tiny new potatoes!...no meat Monday!....I am going to try to do this every Monday!...snacks tonight are SunMaid raison bites,string cheese and an apple....Bon Apetite’
That dinner sounds so perfect and summery!
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Tonight is homemade General Tso's pork with broccoli and rice for those of us who eat rice. Straightforward and pretty easy. I just have to remember to pull out a package of loin chops to thaw before I lie down. I'm still dealing with a lot of fatigue.1
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I am going to fix leftover baked potatoes diced and put in the air fryer, turkey kielbasa and peas with a salad....snack tonight is string cheese an apple and a few wheat thins!0
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I just discovered a container of black bean and zuchinni pasta sauce in my freezer - WOOHOO - I thought that was long gone! Tonight will be that with some shredded mozzarella on my "french style green bean pasta" .... and maybe even some veggie meatballs if I get to the grocery story. May as well live it up!2
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Lemon pepper salmon, spaghetti noodles with a homemade tomato/garlic/lemon/spinach sauce, and sprinkled with feta cheese, and asparagus for dinner here!1
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Freezer/fridge clean up soup! Yeah!
Expired frozen butternut squash, baby carrots about to get icky, Saturday's Costco rotisserie chicken breast, dried rosemary and dill from 2003 and 2009 respectively (cough cough), fresh green onions, garlic, baby potatoes, lemon pepper, black pepper, lemon+herb spice, recently bought condensed veggie stock, salty tap water... YUM
(rescue party needed? Let's hope I make it back to tell you!)
1987 Cal for the whole pot!
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That soup sure sounds creative!2
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »That soup sure sounds creative!
Still alive 3.5 hours after consuming 672 Cal (1150 out of 3400g) of soup!
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I stopped at the grocery store for the veggie meatballs for dinner. During this never ending lockdown the lineup to check out is now one continuous line rather than separate lines at each cash. Of course the last stretch of the line up in front of the ice cream and other frozen treats.
Tonight, I lasted for about 2 minutes before I could no longer resist grabbing a single serving size tiramisu from the "specials" cooler. The first time I've seen this particular temptation in this store.
I'm so glad I did! It was only 230 calories and I haven't had anything sweet whatsoever, other than fresh fruit, in about 9 days and I had just enough calories to spare to be able to enjoy it with a clean conscience
Tonight's dinner was pretty spectacular!6 -
Mmmmmmm.....tonight the menu is air fryer chicken drum sticks with spicy seasoning, fresh steamed cauliflower with Parmesan and cheddar cheese, steamed cinnamon carrots and sliced tomatoes!...snack tonight is an apple, string cheese and a few crackers!2
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Tonight we had Chinese barbecued pork ribs, vegetable fried rice, and crab rangoons. It's a fair amount of work but it's also my partners' favorite meal, and I do like seeing them squeal with joy when they see the bag of pork in marinade on the counter thawing, and the oohs and aahs when it comes out, glazed and sliced, with hot mustard on the side.3
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Shared with dad who whines, cries, and complains when things don't taste "right", so I didn't "multiply" the omelet through the use of a carton of egg whites like I would at home.
I would normally use 2:1 egg white to egg (in my opinion an acceptable egg taste mix) and if calories are in short supply will even go to 3:1 (it does dilute the taste quite a bit)... but in this case I made do with 0:1... which made my 45% share a bit less filling than expected!
On the up side, it was looked pretty and didn't taste half bad!
I use carton egg whites but find the acceptable ratio for me is 1:1 and my standard is 2 eggs and 2 whites or 3 eggs and 2 whites.
I tried 3 whites to 2 eggs and it was wlway to bland, just off to me.
Lunch today was 2 eggs and 1 white, 1oz of Cabot Light Cheddar, 2oz ham, 2 oz asparagus, 2 oz mushrooms, all scrambled together with 2g of non-stick spray.
Normally it would have been larger, but I am currently trying to rein it in after an extended period of slackness and have finally managed to get three days in a row on track.4 -
nicsflyingcircus wrote: »I use carton egg whites but find the acceptable ratio for me is 1:1 and my standard is 2 eggs and 2 whites or 3 eggs and 2 whites. I tried 3 whites to 2 eggs and it was wlway to bland, just off to me. Lunch today was 2 eggs and 1 white, 1oz of Cabot Light Cheddar, 2oz ham, 2 oz asparagus, 2 oz mushrooms, all scrambled together with 2g of non-stick spray.
Pffft, scientists with high standards I see wending their way into our chicken coup!
100g of whites to 50g of eggs is an almost princely mix. True... 150g egg whites to 50g eggs smacks of abject caloric poverty and is best reserved for attempts at large deficits or in combination with sharp tasting distractions (e.g. with a lot of sriracha, or with blue cheese in the mix!
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Reporting that day two of "da soup" has been survived!
Da soup was nuked at 50% and was FURTHER improved by folding in a mixture of beaten egg and squeezed lemon juice!
Looking FORWARD to day THREE of DA SOUP tomorrow... but I only have 750g left!
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It's Thursday and so we're having pulled pork with sugar-free barbecue sauce in either a wrap or on a bun, with chips and pickle, for lunch. Dinner tonight is spaghetti with meatballs, seared zucchini chunks, and garlic toast. He will have his meatballs and red sauce on the zucchini instead of pasta.4
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... with sharp tasting distractions (e.g. with a lot of sriracha, or with blue cheese in the mix!
I can't bear the taste of eggs - though they are such a powerhouse food - so a lot of sriracha is my go to every day and a dash of bbq sauce. Perhaps I should be looking at these egg whites in a carton!
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Okay - just looked up the egg white nutrition info. Wow. Going to be bringing home a carton of those today!2
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So last night (and for the next couple nights) I made Italian seasoned chicken tenders, roasted asparagus, and rotini with alfredo sauce. For some reason I rarely think about doing things that simple. I always look for special recipes for every meal. But the combination of protein, veggie, and carb seems to be just right for me and it was so simple to make.
Now to figure out different ways to season said protein.3 -
I eat very few eggs....occasionally egg salad or maybe scrambled with ketchup....I am just not a breakfast person...
Tonight we are having chicken tenders, sweet potato fries and a huge salad with a calorie free dressing....I actually have meals planned for the next few days which I usually don’t but I know what meat is left in the freezer until SS checks come lol....oh, the joys of retirement!3 -
conniewilkins56 wrote: »I eat very few eggs....occasionally egg salad or maybe scrambled with ketchup....I am just not a breakfast person...
Tonight we are having chicken tenders, sweet potato fries and a huge salad with a calorie free dressing....I actually have meals planned for the next few days which I usually don’t but I know what meat is left in the freezer until SS checks come lol....oh, the joys of retirement!
I've just started eating eggs recently - not in the morning though - I would find them just a bit too intense (all that sriracha )
But frequently I'm cooking only for myself, and I don't eat meat, but scrambled eggs are so quick and pack so much protein and fat into so few calories that I eat them almost every day now even though I don't like how they taste. And I always add an extra for the dog and that makes her day.
Sounds like you have your night worked out. I love salad too - but it is still just so chilly here that salad feels a bit not warm enough. If that makes any sense.
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lauriekallis wrote: »conniewilkins56 wrote: »I eat very few eggs....occasionally egg salad or maybe scrambled with ketchup....I am just not a breakfast person...
Tonight we are having chicken tenders, sweet potato fries and a huge salad with a calorie free dressing....I actually have meals planned for the next few days which I usually don’t but I know what meat is left in the freezer until SS checks come lol....oh, the joys of retirement!
I've just started eating eggs recently - not in the morning though - I would find them just a bit too intense (all that sriracha )
But frequently I'm cooking only for myself, and I don't eat meat, but scrambled eggs are so quick and pack so much protein and fat into so few calories that I eat them almost every day now even though I don't like how they taste. And I always add an extra for the dog and that makes her day.
Sounds like you have your night worked out. I love salad too - but it is still just so chilly here that salad feels a bit not warm enough. If that makes any sense.
I eat eggs because I love them. I add whites for low calorie bulk, but given my druthers, on just a taste basis, I wouldn't.
I am repeating yesterday's scramble today.3 -
egg whites are "neutral" (read relatively no taste). You may or may not like the taste... I need to find my old "mug cake" recipe which I spend months playing with while losing weight! That way you can move away from sriracha and into chocolate
OK: the reason I spent months playing with it is that, of course, I wouldn't just grab something that works and just follow it, right?
I would "improve"... right?
So my good old multi-bunny eating (20+ portions of 80 to 85 grams of veggies and fruits a day) Dutch-ie girl (who was/in an MFP friend who is no longer MFP-ing) had a recipe blog going and I've unearthed it through superior google foo in order to present it to you all as the newest source of food making inspiration (especially for cooking with egg whites--and apparently without grains)!!!!
https://countingcalscuisine.tumblr.com
and of course for the mug cake: https://countingcalscuisine.tumblr.com/search/mug
After the page opens you have to click on "keep reading" to see the recipe!1 -
egg whites are "neutral" (read relatively no taste). You may or may not like the taste... I need to find my old "mug cake" recipe which I spend months playing with while losing weight! That way you can move away from sriracha and into chocolate
OK: the reason I spent months playing with it is that, of course, I wouldn't just grab something that works and just follow it, right?
I would "improve"... right?
So my good old multi-bunny eating (20+ portions of 80 to 85 grams of veggies and fruits a day) Dutch-ie girl (who was/in an MFP friend who is no longer MFP-ing) had a recipe blog going and I've unearthed it through superior google foo in order to present it to you all as the newest source of food making inspiration (especially for cooking with egg whites--and apparently without grains)!!!!
https://countingcalscuisine.tumblr.com
and of course for the mug cake: https://countingcalscuisine.tumblr.com/search/mug
After the page opens you have to click on "keep reading" to see the recipe!
Oh....I'm afraid to look!
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@PAV8888 there was no need to be afraid - this one isn't dangerous at all - and it looks quite lovely! Would be nice to have an alternate treat!
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It becomes scary once you start playing with cinamon and flavours of unsweetened apple sauce, liquid sucralose, melting chocolate chips or shaving dark choco in it, doubling or tripling the recipe.... things like that!
All of young Ms M's recipes *always* looked very pretty.. some I found myself able to substitute for the "real thing", or enjoy fully on their own merits, and only a few were not quite my cup of tea.2 -
It becomes scary once you start playing with cinamon and flavours of unsweetened apple sauce, liquid sucralose, melting chocolate chips or shaving dark choco in it, doubling or tripling the recipe.... things like that!
All of young Ms M's recipes *always* looked very pretty.. some I found myself able to substitute for the "real thing", or enjoy fully on their own merits, and only a few were not quite my cup of tea.
I was afraid of going off down the binge trail. But these look sort of safe? They don't seem to contain my binge triggering ingredients? But maybe it is i just the thought. I just caught my self browsing for different types of chocolate treats. Finally decided if I want chocolate I'll just go buy one of those dark chocolate bars and have some everyday. For some reason they are something I can keep in the freezer and just break off a square or two now and again.
Yet - I want to forget all about that safe option and go for something I can "sink my teeth into" ... DANGER!2 -
I love candy but one bar is never enough it seems...frozen York patties are the only candy bar I can eat for 150 calories that actually satisfy me...maybe it’s the combination of peppermint and dark chocolate.....and it has to be frozen!...3
