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Just made lamb stew this week. Lamb shoulder, potatoes, celery, leeks, beef broth, parsley, rosemary & bay leaf & curry. Sear the lamb shoulder in skillet w/couple of TBSPS of olive oil on all sides, put in the crock, saute the veg in the pan you seared the lamb in till soft, then deglaze w/broth and pour all in the crock,…
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I too get "hangry" if I just stick to 3 meals, so I break up my calories into 3 meals and 2 snacks. HEALTHY snacks like salsa and endive leaves, an asian pear, carrots and hummus, sugar snap peas. This keeps the growling at bay and my blood sugar level so I don't have "hangries, " or the "droopies." That said I'm curious…
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I LOVE breakfast so always have a bunch of ideas. 1st I buy my bread whole and slice very thin, to (a) save calories and (b) get it really crunchy and satisfying. Some of my favorite toppings include mashed avocado and cottage cheese or mashed avocado, a thin schmear of cream cheese and a dollop of hot pepper jelly. LOVE a…
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me neither on the apples and peanut butter. Have asian pear today and try to eat in season. Love almond butter on thin slice of whole wheat toast, sugar snap peas and hummus, carrot sticks & lemon hummus, lettuce cups w/baba ganoush. I have endless options in my arsenal so I don't get bored.
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i also eat very early b/c of commute and meds, so I always bring a mid-morning snack. fruit, veg, greek yogurt is VERY filling with all the protein in it, mini cup of cottage cheese (plain not the sugared fruit kind)or even the smaller bottles of Naked smoothies.
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Oh yeah, Michael Pollan (food god in my eyes) says "if you are not hungry enough to eat an apple, you are NOT hungry."
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this is why I always plan my calories to include an afternoon snack. currently noshing on half an asian pear. One of my favorite snacks is endive leaves and salsa instead of chips. Really satisfying and LOADS of filling fiber in the endive. My other 'go to' filling snack is saltless, mixed nuts. One of us in my group…
