Food inspiration, or what's for supper?
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Dinner! Done! Eaten! Fairly yummy!
Parental: TWO pieces of frozen Alaskan sockeye fillets. And a dozen tiny tiny (picked the tiniest for fast cooking) baby potatoes that I first boiled and then finished in the grilling pan with the fish. Where I also grilled a couple of HULK SIZED fresh onions! And one and half yellow zucchini, boiled with the potatoes.
Me! One 191g piece of fish (less 12g of uneaten skin)
and 45g of fresh onions which I grilled on the aforementioned pan! And 280g of yellow zucchini, and a 95g bag (85g noodles, 10g sauce) of hakka noodles (taiwanese fairly broad noodles)
Can't complain even though Connie didn't come to my rescue and propose anything exciting! I have to admit that I am now wondering again about the fluffy scrambled eggs that come with cottage cheese!!!
Laurie: I am sad for your peas but shudder at you joining the kale side!3 -
We had peanut pork with Thai spinach and white jasmine rice.
And now I'm making chocolate chip cookies for Eldest Son's work lunches. Interestingly, the dough didn't sing, and I don't think the cookies will sing. They're not for me, so they're just a thing I'm doing.4 -
The “Birthday Season “ is upon us….my sister in law ( the one left homeless by her son who we now have in a nursing home near us ) her birthday is July 19 so we are taking her to Red Lobster tomorrow….I swear I am going to behave!….my son in laws birthday is the 23 and mine is the 27…. In August we have my son, his son and my husband within a week of each other followed a week later by my grandson!…( groan )….at least two are diabetic, and 3 of us are overweight and dieting!…that leaves my grandson who lives with us and he will be 16 and he is 6’ 2” and can eat anything and not gain weight!…hoping two cakes will get us through it!…..2
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Diff kales have diff flavors, steamed dinosaur / lacinato / black kale with balsamic & goat cheese along fluffy scrambled eggs (eggs + egg whites+ cottage cheese) is one of my fav bfasts / easy meals. I also eat the steamed stems turn tender, crunchy broccoli-esc.
If you're going to eat kale raw in salad / slaw (add broccoli slaw like pkged kits) recommend massaging with little salt & spritz oil, makes it much easier to eat IMHO.
I also love kale (& parsnips) in chicken noodle soup.
Kale is inexpensive filling nutrition powerhouse in my book.
@conniewilkins56 there is always kale chips! Made few times in air fryer, need to weigh them down.
On dried strawberries, think they would need to dehydrated, I know some air fryers have that setting, but not all.
So far only cooked kale gets along with my belly. Haven't tried raw in a few years but that last time it brought about such uncomfortable gas it had me moaning and groaning. I'll work my way up to it. And I hadn't considered adding cottage cheese to my scrambled. Going to give that a whirl! It will probably become a part of my go-to quick dinner. Every bit of protein gets me through the evening a little bit easier! Thank you.2 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »We had peanut pork with Thai spinach and white jasmine rice.
And now I'm making chocolate chip cookies for Eldest Son's work lunches. Interestingly, the dough didn't sing, and I don't think the cookies will sing. They're not for me, so they're just a thing I'm doing.
Thai spinach? That sounds interesting! What is that?
I love the idea of food you are preparing "singing" (or not) - what a perfect description!2 -
Your dinner sounds pretty perfect PAV, except for that fish
and no little teeny tiny potatoes on your plate 
What is the Hakka sauce like? I have a Hakka friend and have been intensley aware of all Hakka editing her books, but have not ventured too far into Hakka cuisine since it seems to be pretty meat oriented here in Canada (probably not in India). Maybe this is something I can serve her when this pandemic finally passes and she and her lanky British husband, with a taste for mild foods come for dinner.2 -
lauriekallis wrote: »AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »We had peanut pork with Thai spinach and white jasmine rice.
And now I'm making chocolate chip cookies for Eldest Son's work lunches. Interestingly, the dough didn't sing, and I don't think the cookies will sing. They're not for me, so they're just a thing I'm doing.
Thai spinach? That sounds interesting! What is that?
I love the idea of food you are preparing "singing" (or not) - what a perfect description!
Food that sings calls to you when it's in the cabinet or freezer and says, "Wouldn't I taste good? You know you wanna eat me. Come on and eat me..." as opposed to the stuff that doesn't sing. If it doesn't sing you know you have it there but it's not obtruding on your stream of consciousness the way the singing food does.
I have cookies on the counter and while they are singing it's low enough to ignore. I'm going to try just not having any and letting the rest of the house eat them because I suspect once I have one I'll want them all.
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After yesterday’s pizza blowout - tidier on the calories today! Salmon for tea with new spuds & sugar snap peas! Ate most of my potion raw - 😬- love ‘em!3
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I chuckle at tea with salmon and spuds. Yet, would consider scones and cucumber sandwiches to be "most appropriate". Oh the mirth and chuckles from over there to my right!3
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Random "mince"... mince pea protein that is! Well... 340g of beefless ground based on pea protein... with the addition of.... 89g of farmer's sausage (which technically preserves the beefless-ness of the enterprise, right!) with garlic, and green onions, and red onions, and yellow peppers, and red peppers, and.... a couple of glasses of sriracha clam cocktail in there too! Served over/under/and *with* oven baked portabella mushrooms.... a quick clean up of the 'least likely items for dad to make for himself' from the fridge while I run away back home for a dozen days or so.3
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I missed my spuds and mint today
It will happen this week - oh I hope I can find some fresh sugar snap peas too!
All things went out the window and it was a day of wonderful fun and chaos and walking and family and finally at 7:30 found food and it took me awhile to figure out how to track "a whole wack of potato wedges and hummus...and...." but it is amazing what is here in the data base and I think I did a fair job. Still managed a "deficit" but I know that isn't real....but alas, it was a great day and it was super fun eating that crazy stuff in the car while waiting to pick up our "dinner"
Your dinner sounds right up my alley (almost), Pav! I haven't tried the pea protein ground...might not anytime soon because I think I'm going to try to wean myself off of all that crazy pseudo meat and go back to more beans. We'll see how successful I am at that!3 -
Little bit of a splurge yesterday. My son wanted to make chicken bombs (he’s learning to cook). Not the healthiest meal but it sure was tasty and I ate a little so not to go overboard.1
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Back at it today!…..lean ground beef burgers, an ear of fresh corn and fresh cauliflower with cheese….coffee and a biscotti for dessert….2
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Home from a great vacation!
We ate well, I think I ate around maintenance most days (no cell service in Voyageurs, so no logging), and I swam every day.
We just got back this evening. Husband and I had light supper (fake chicken cutlets and salad), to make up for the airport food lunch (a delicious but heavy mushroom bahn mi).
Back to the usual routine tomorrow!4 -
Home from a great vacation!
for the airport food lunch (a delicious but heavy mushroom bahn mi).
OK: I'll bite... where are all these things taking place? In MY lame kitten world, I had pretzels and water, tim hortons, pretzels and diet coke, and Starbucks! Woohoo! Mushroom bahn mi I did not have!
Oh... and for dinner I had two tubs of expired Yoplait 0% cherry (1300g) with 62.5g of hershey kisses cereal. And I was happy enough... and within calories...
... and then two hours later Sawsan from downstairs said I looked a bit sad and unhappy when I was walking up the stairs so she sent her husband with homemade cookies and sweet breads. 125g of sesame snap cookies are already gone from the picture... the 200g of remaining stuff not yet.
Suffice it to say that I'm no longer within my calories. /Grrrrr.....
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Those look good….at least they do not have frosting on them!….thanks for all of the encouragement today!2
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My home sweet home Minnesota. We dove up to the Namakan with my parents for vacation, in Voyageurs National Park. Airport food courtesy of MSP. They have some legit options. Unfortunately I had to pass over all of the other good stuff on the menu - walleye bites, cheese curds, some amazing sounding burgers.... but the bahn-mi was so good I didn't even miss them. (Except the cheese curds. I'll always dream of cheese curds). Now we're back home in MD - the land of no cheese curds, no walleye, no lakes, and suffocating heat. At least it is crab season...
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lauriekallis wrote: »
Ha, you give me too much credit!! We were on a houseboat, so it was all preplanned meals...no eating out or restaurants for miles lol. That being said, it was mom cooking. But she really accommodated my low saturated fat diet, and made it really easy. There were a few days I probably ate more than I should have (smores, steak), but overall it seems to have evened out!4 -
Tonight we are going to have street tacos, pork al pastor for the people who grew up in California, and carne asada for the people who grew up in Indiana.4
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Ah Alexandra❣️
@eliezalot were it not for your saturated fat "side" issue, and given that you keep mentioning cheese curds... let me put in a good word for us humble neighbors up north who as of August 9 won't even quarantine you... I hear that in a strange tongue speaking Eastern province they're pretty famous for serving cheese curds on top of french fries.... the whole thing drowned in gravy 👍 I'm a bit unsure as to the nutritional value and I would probably take a maple syrup infused vanilla cone instead personally! 🤷🏻😹2 -
Yeah, well Calgary airport was a bit more deficient in terms of open venues, at least ones I spotted. Admittedly I can't say that I explored the great Canadian bagel to compare it to Tim Hortons. The booster Juice place does pretends to be making "healthier" stuff. These days though I want a bit more detail and comparison as to pros and cons before I fall for the healthier looking/sounding is better for me right now bit!
Admittedly I don't see how either the sesame snap cookies that didn't make it into the picture above or the sweet anise infused bread qualify as anything other than indulgent 🤷🏻😹
on the plus side they're all gone. And I've got 140 g of three color slaw and 109g of onions ready to be nuked and added to a package of Taiwanese Hakka style noodles with chili sauce (noodle pack is about 300 Cal, so that's a 350-400 cal lunch by the time I add some soup base3 -
Ah Alexandra❣️
@eliezalot were it not for your saturated fat "side" issue, and given that you keep mentioning cheese curds... let me put in a good word for us humble neighbors up north who as of August 9 won't even quarantine you... I hear that in a strange tongue speaking Eastern province they're pretty famous for serving cheese curds on top of french fries.... the whole thing drowned in gravy 👍 I'm a bit unsure as to the nutritional value and I would probably take a maple syrup infused vanilla cone instead personally! 🤷🏻😹
I love poutine!! However, I've only ever had what I assume are the bastardized American versions, and have not tried it in its native environment.3 -
Air fryer dry rub chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, green beans, and salad….coffee and fiber one cookie for dessert!….probably popcorn for a snack, not sure!2
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Connie, I've noticed you often use sweet potatoes. Do you find them more filling and tasty for the calories as compared to "standard" potatoes? Nutritionally I don't see too many differences when I compare them side by side, at least on paper! Are you using actual sweet potatoes or yams or a mixture? Off the wall different question: have you ever tried rutabaga/swede mash (boil, mash, perhaps with tiny amount of sweetener or sugar and/or salt/pepper...)
But I love me some green string beans... frozen to avoid having to clean them!!! 4 -
I need to either pre-log before eating (always did work!) or (more appropriately in my case) better finger adding hamsters: lunch ended up in the 450 not 350 range!!!
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Connie, I've noticed you often use sweet potatoes. Do you find them more filling and tasty for the calories as compared to "standard" potatoes? Nutritionally I don't see too many differences when I compare them side by side, at least on paper! Are you using actual sweet potatoes or yams or a mixture? Off the wall different question: have you ever tried rutabaga/swede mash (boil, mash, perhaps with tiny amount of sweetener or sugar and/or salt/pepper...)
But I love me some green string beans... frozen to avoid having to clean them!!!
I use actual sweet potatoes….I think they are good for you!…I don’t eat the skin….I put a little cinnamon on them and a tsp. of brown sugar…I never ate a sweet potatoe until a few years ago so I think they are like a “ new food “…
I don’t like rutabagas and I don’t like turnips….
I try to use fresh vegetables or frozen if I have to…I think canned veggies taste like mush!…
Today I bought so much bread it looks like a bakery in my kitchen!…I bought ciabatta rolls, flatbread, pita square pockets, low carb tortillas, mini bagels and regular white bread for grandson!1 -
Sweet potatoes have more fiber and more Vitamin A and I think they are lower on the glycemic index so they keep your blood sugar regulated….3
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conniewilkins56 wrote: »Sweet potatoes have more fiber and more Vitamin A and I think they are lower on the glycemic index so they keep your blood sugar regulated….
Glycemic index wise the rise of sugar levels from the whole meal is what seems to count as opposed to the rating of individual items. And in spite of their glycemic index values, potatoes (and apples) tend to rate disproportionately high, in a good way, in terms of satiation tests. Which to me counts for quite a bit!
I don't mind sweet potatoes (I don't mind them at all); but they tend to cost extra when ordered as a side item. And I'm cheap! And they tend to be a tiny bit harder to find at the supermarket--and frankly less convenient in terms of prep time as compared to the bags of tiny baby potatoes--with skin--which I tend to buy!
So, I've looked into this before because of the often heard claim that sweet potatoes are inherently healthier. And, given that my dietary intake of Vitamin A averages way more than 100%, I can't say that I've spotted anything convincing FOR ME other than a taste based preference at a particular point of time!
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/sweet-potato-vs-potato
And from nutritionix.com (using USDA values):
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I eat those little skin on gem potatoes regularly too - but love roasted sweet potatoes. Cut in eighths or sixths or ? depending on the size - and just dry in the oven while I cook whatever else I'm eating and they are so delicious! Like dessert with your meal. Not bad calorie wise and filling.3
