Encountered one of PAVs more recent concerns yesterday. Hit night time…should have been thinking of going to bedtime… And still got caught up with that jar of green soup in the fridge. The last one of last weeks batch.

Did not need that soup - which which is always accompanied with one slice of toasted black forest Ryebread and feta cheese.

Of course I felt compelled to eat it because that’s my standard meal.

But I had already had my calorie quota for the day.

I am concerned with nutrition these days I love stage almost all of my food it’s about nutrition I got to relax a bit on the days where I slip up on the nutrition front and keep the calories in mind rather than trying to add nutrition gravy to an already calorie full day.

Tonight was grilled pepper Jack stuffed chicken breast with roasted potatoes and green beans.

Much less calories than I thought it would be and fit very nicely into my counter. Aldi for the win.

Really thinking I am going to go back to the basics with my meals. Just keep is simple with a protein, carb, and veggies. It could be a stir fry, my hibachi bowls, or a chicken breast with a side of pasta roni and roasted veggies. I still just don't have the energy or WANT to cook very often but I need to start feeding myself better.

I am also dealing with a lot of issues where something I used to love I suddenly just can't do. Like Sunday I made a taco salad but the lettuce tasted too "strong". So last night and tonight I am just making a bowl of taco fillings with no lettuce and eating it with a handful of chips. Not as healthy, though I do still have avocado and fresh pico in it for a bit of veg, but at least I will eat it.

Wednesday I am doing a frozen Trader Joe's bag of Cacio e Pepe with some broccoli and garlic bread.

Friday I am making my Hibachi bowls with chicken, frozen asian veggies, zucchini, and mushrooms over rice.

Tonight was either beef with broccoli and rice (For them who can eat it) or pepper steak and rice. They had egg rolls, I had none. Then I had some chocolate and I was done for the day.

People say IF will cure IBS. That'd be nice. I miss eating egg rolls and Himmel un Erde like my grandma made (cabbage, onions, apples, and sausage all fried up together).

Tonight we're supposed to have Chicken Tikka, and I was going to do some onion fritters and samosas, if I want to go to the trouble. On the one hand, making pastry, making fillings, shaping....eh, it's a lot of work. On the other hand, samosas.

The chicken's frozen in the marinade, so I just have to thaw it and grill it later.

Hope today is smoother for you, Athijade.
Amazing how differently foods work for each of us ... that dinner for me seems so far away from simple and would trigger so many things. Cravings for sure - but also lots of inflammation. And some friends cannot even look at me anymore when I mention soup ...

lol....you do your share of awesome making, PAV.

Already had my soup today...tonight is some field greens and ??? hummus???

Still tracking ! Day number two. Not so bad

See? AWESOME stuff!

You seem to have more food items in your food item than I do! 😂 I only have one! Plus maybe cough, cough, some candy like items to make up the rest of the calories 😳😱🤷‍♂️🤐

The plan for tonight is hibachi bowls! One of my favorites. This one is going to be veggie heavy which I am looking forward to. Chicken, some Asian veggie mix, mushrooms, zucchini, and onions all over rice. Using some teriyaki sauce and then a drizzle of Yum Yum sauce.

The best part is that it does not require an oven because it is hot as heck here today and air flow in my apartment stinks so my kitchen gets very stuffy and hot.

I did get my Donut Friday treat and my tea this morning.

Fingers crossed because vegetarian is a wide spectrum my friend! The braided cheese sounds pretty fancy

I am eating different today owing to getting up too early. So I'm having two meals and then not dinner. We'll see how this rolls for me.

Chicken quesadillas are a fine meal to end with, though. I always forget how simple and tasty they are.

Wow - I need to visit Athijade or Alexandra for dinner. My meals have been totally slapdash lately. It’s been 100+ degrees for over 30 days now. No rain either. Even indoors it’s oppressive. Kind of like winter cabin fever but in reverse.
So today is a big salad and some rotisserie chicken cold.

It was all good until the pie 🥧. How did that get in your freezer Mr. PAV?

There were two pies in the large freezer. One is a pumpkin pie (three guesses when the last pumpkin pie sales took place) and this one is a "try me I'm on an introductory sale" pie I got a couple of months back.... because it was on sale!!!!

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We started with a toasty graham crust, with shredded coconut for extra flavour. Next, we mixed ube purée (for its sweetness and electrifying colour) with condensed milk for a silky, custard-like texture. But a pie this bold needed something unexpected (yes, even more unexpected than the colour).

Take a bite and you’ll discover boba from freshly made tapioca pearls. Now that’s a pie that’s ready for its grand entrance!