What did you eat today?

[FuzzyB]

I had weetabix this morning and then a nice big salad for lunch!

I think dinner will be some spicy prawn rice hehe!

[Mrs.Whisky]

I love those things, and that one looks really good and cheesy.

Thank you Cooksie! I never really liked them as I kid but I enjoy the hell out of 'em now :p. I love almost anything and everything with cheese!;)
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[Mrs.Whisky]

I had jack-in-the-box for lunch...1 taco half a sandwich...not too bad.
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[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[Mrs.Whisky]

What kind of cereal Sherm? just curious lol, you have a bowl often :D. I love me some cereal too.
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[Big Daddy's House]

Frosted shredded wheat.

Like what the little boy eats in the Kellogs TV commercial where he answers the quiz test about Christopher Columbus and gets all the answers to the questions right.

[Mrs.Whisky]

That has to be one of the best cereals!!! Have you tried any of the other flavors??
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[Big Daddy's House]

Yeah, i had maple, Strawberry and Brown Sugar Cinnamon.

[Big Daddy's House]

It's called the Kellogs Frosted Mini Wheat - History Lesson.

Go to YouTube and type it in the search bar. The kid is so brainy & cute!

[Mrs.Whisky]

I've only tried the strawberry and it was yummy....I'll definitely be checking out that History Lesson,thanks ;).
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[HattoriHanzo]

That has to be one of the best cereals!!! Have you tried any of the other flavors??

They look pretty happy in there Mrs Whiskey ....Is that a spa ? :D

[Mrs.Whisky]

They sure do huh lol?!?! I take it from the towels...it probably is the mini wheat spa :D.
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[FuzzyB]

Hehe never heard of that - maybe we dont have it here lol!

Today I have had the following:

Apple and a banana for breakfast followed by a few dates at around 11am.

Cheese and Tuna toastie for lunch with a side salad!

Now I have a bar of cadbury's friut and nut staring at me which I have not opened as yet.

For dinner I will be making jacket potato with tuna/may and cheese and coleslaw.

[stormbind]

http://www.myenglishpantry.com/images%5CCad_fr_Nut_L.jpg

It's now made by Kraft, so we can't expect any new varieties for at least 200 years. Oh well :(

[Big Daddy's House]

Pastrami & Swiss.

[FuzzyB]

http://www.myenglishpantry.com/images%5CCad_fr_Nut_L.jpg

It's now made by Kraft, so we can't expect any new varieties for at least 200 years. Oh well :(

Hehe do you think they will re-brand it all or keep it as it is?

[Mrs.Whisky]

My all time favorite sandwich from Jason's Deli...The California Club!
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[Big Daddy's House]

Two Egg McMuffins at a McDonald's this morning, then later, a ham egg and cheese
crossant from Dunkin Donuts.

About to have some Grilled Chicken from KFC that was left over from last night out with a friend.

[Chowhound]

I had a sub for lunch. I took some leftover chicken, mostly white meat, and sauteed it with some mushrooms, then put it on a roll toasted with butter and provolone. A spin on Homecook's sandwich from the other night. It was pretty good.

Wow Sherm, fast food heaven! Sounds like some tasty choices.

[FuzzyB]

I have had weetabix and a chopped banana for breakfast today!

[Big Daddy's House]

I'm about to have some grits, eggs & bacon.

[Mrs.Whisky]

I'm having a chicken sandwich from Chik-fil-a as I type,lol. :D
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[FuzzyB]

For breakfast i had a slice of toast with cheese

For lunch some salad and a pitta filled with coronation chicken

I just had a snack of Jamaican Ginger Cake and a cup of tea!

[Roberta]

For breakfast I had a bowl of Cheerios with no milk. I hate milk unless it is part of hot chocolate or ice cream. Instead of milk I cut red and green grapes in half and tossed them in the cereal.

For lunch I had left over barleyburger stew.

For dinner I have some left over chicken broth and so I am making chicken noodle soup for one. I just dice some carrots and celery, add some noodles and cook till done. In the mean time I roast a boneless chicken leg in the oven and when it is done and cool enough to cut up, I add that to the broth.

It is chilly and rainy here so hot soup sounds like great way to use up some leftovers.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[Chowhound]

I had a BK #5 (crispy chicken) and two double cheeseburgers for lunch.
Right now I am drinking an OJ and milk smoothie.
Later I am thinking of stripping the meat off of the leftover ribs from the other night and mixing it in with some rice and broccoli. Maybe fry it up in the wok with some kind of sauce.

[Big Daddy's House]

A slice of pizza and a bowl of cereal.

[thaitea_gal1981]

For breakfast I had some coffee and I made some scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and Toast. For lunch we had some pepperoni pizza. For dinner we had some left over corned beef and half a roast beef sandwich with a glass of orange juice.

[FuzzyB]

I had a fried egg sandwich for breakfast, and have some chilli for lunch :)

[Mrs.Whisky]

Chicken Kiev with Broccoli & Cheese Sauce! :D YUMMY!!!!
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[Big Daddy's House]

Just had some Buffalo wings.

[thaitea_gal1981]

left over Thai food for lunch, shrimp taco, nacho supreme, and an empanada from Taco Bell for dinner

[FuzzyB]

I had a banana for breakfast.

For lunch I had an avocado, mozarella and tomato sandwich on brown seeded bread yummmmm! Oh and a side salad, baby leaf herb salad! Lovely!

For dinner tonight we have roast chicken, potato's and veg!

[Roberta]

I had an English muffin with some butter and peanut butter and a cup of hot green tea for breakfast.

Don't know what I am going to have for lunch yet.

For dinner I am going to fix salmon patties accompanied by a graden salad.

I won't be able to post a picture, but here is the recipe. (I wil cross post in the recipes section too, so it is in the right spot.

1-16 ounce can salmon
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 cup bread crumbs
2 eggs beaten
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
cooking oil

Drain and flake salmon, reserve 1/3 cup of liquid

Combine salmon with the onions, parsley, and bread crumbs

Add the beaten eggs, mustard, lemon juice, and reserved salmon liquid

Form into patties, you should get 6 medium or 4 large

Fry patties in oil over medium heat until browned on both sides

These are also good on hamburger buns

[Big Daddy's House]

Had breakfast at a diner this morning with a friend.

[Big Daddy's House]

Had breakfast again with a friend and later a bowl of cereal.

I'm about to eat some macaroni with meat sauce that I cooked the other day.

[Chowhound]

You must go through a lot of milk, Sherm.
I can't find my favorite cereal anymore, Grape Nut Flakes. I Googled it a few years ago and it seems a lot of people wondered where it disappeared to. And right about then the price of cereal became outrageous around here anyway.

[FuzzyB]

Today I am very hungry and haven't really stopped eating to be honest!

I have had a croisant for breakfast!

A huge Salad which was lovely and very avocado based!

Now I am eating some biscuits!

Oh and i had 2 Lindor eggs - http://www.lindt.com/uk/swf/eng/products/lindor/
They were like mini egg versions of these! Yummmmmmmmm!

[promanz]

I had bread and milk for my breakfast.
I ate some salad with cheese for lunch, and drank a cop of coffee.
This evening I think I will eat only some fruit because I now in diet.

[HattoriHanzo]

Wow ! Enjoy your diet

[Chowhound]

lolololol

[Roberta]

I had a slice of toast flavored with garlic (rubbing it with a garlic clove) with some butter and half an orange. Also had a cup of green tea.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[Chowhound]

I just ate this. I was hungry.

[awesomeapril]

I had bread and milk for my breakfast.
I ate some salad with cheese for lunch, and drank a cop of coffee.
This evening I think I will eat only some fruit because I now in diet.

"I was on a diet, but I got hungry, so I had two!" Stole it from a friend.

I eat A LOT. I work very hard when I'm in the kitchen. I had 2 oranges and crackers for breakfast (I don't have a lot of food in the house). An english muffin when I got to work. The side salad that I put up under a miss communication. French toast left over from Sunday's brunch. A banana, coffee and a delicious mango drink that the bartender made to use up ingredients. It tasted like a distant more awesome cousin to tang. And a cliff bar. Not very exciting all and all. I'll do better tomorrow.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

Dag, that steak dinner looks good, Chow!!

[Chowhound]

Thank you, Sherman.

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

[FuzzyB]

Today I have had the following so far:

Morning: a bowl of mixed chopped fruits

Lunch: A bid salad, half a pitta with humus

Then for snacks this afternoon a cup cake and a banana!

For dinner I have either beef casserole or stew - my housemate is cooking and that is all that she would tell me!

[Big Daddy's House]

Crackers, cheese and some Diet Pepsi.

[Christopher]

This is what I will have today....

One orange
fried eggs with multi grain toast, and olive oil margarine
Green salad with Romano cheese and real bacon bits
wrap with broccoli sprouts, and broccoli coleslaw, romano cheese,mozzarella cheese, and light ranch dressing
cranberry juice
one turkey chicken sausage with a very fresh lovely bun, Romano cheese, and organic ketchup.
lime flavored carbonated water
star bucks mocca

[Big Daddy's House]

Had 2 slices of pizza and a Diet Pepsi at the restaurant on the corner.

[Nicole]

I went out with the kids to Pizza Hut.

I have an Italian Classic Pizza and a Sundae.

[Big Daddy's House]

A friend came over today for pancakes and bacon.

He really enjoyed it!!

[ImaniAbigailWilliams]

breakfast: oatmeal, morningstar farms sausage links, banana
lunch: turkey sandwich (yay, twins!), apple, carrot
snack: dried apples
2nd snack: 2 brownies (okay, bad, but they were small, and only about 225 cals total, not each, eeek), peanut butter
dinner: will be later, and healthy

[Liketobake]

breakfast: 2 of my homemade banana nut muffins
lunch: home made beef cheese burger with an orange for dessert
dinner: turkey chow main (made by my dad) with chocolate milk

[Big Daddy's House]

Had leftover dinner from Sunday.

My same friend came over. He just LOVES my cooking!!

We finished all of the roast chicken.

[Nicole]

Had a coffee and two blueberry muffins for breakfast.

[FuzzyB]

I have had a pear, apple and a slice of cake for breakfast! Not so good but I dont car4e today! Feel grouchy and need sugarrrrr!

[LuvsToCook]

I had a chicken steak burrito..

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a Third-Pounder w/ bacon & cheese, fries and a Coke at McDonald's.

[FuzzyB]

so far I have had a banana and a rice cracker lol

[Big Daddy's House]

Two burgers with gravy, rice and green beans.

[Liketobake]

so far today:

Multi grain Cheerios
Home made granola
Skim milk
one medium banana
earl gray tea
one plate of leftover spaghetti that I made last night
one small piece of low fat cheddar cheese
3 small strawberries
cake dough (yup I licked the bowl:p) not to worry it was well washed after

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a Philly Cheese Steak Sub this morning with a can of beer.

The Philly Steak was left over from last night when I cooked it at a friend's house up the street.

[rlogan]

Had an onion bagel with whitefish salad and tomato for breakfast. The bagel was good, but the whitefish salad was sub-par.

[tigerlilly]

had 1/2 cup cottatage cheese, 2 sausage patties and 2 french toast strips (not good for me but I did use sugar free log cabin maple syrup LOL) for breakfast.

thinking about having ham salad or tuna salad in a spinach, garlic and pesto flavored wrap with lettuce for lunch.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal for lunch.

[MelodicAries]

Oreos ^^

[tigerlilly]

2 sausage patties, 3 french toast sticks and a large cup of burger king turbo coffee

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[Amora]

For breakfast I had fruits, bananas, mangos (or mangoes?), and cantaloupe melon (a few pieces). I always eat only fruits for breakfast. But for lunch I am going to have leftover cod fish cakes with saffron rice and salsa verde. It is not that I rather have leftovers, but some foods seem to taste even better next day.

[sunilgupta]

Today i eat chocolate cake baked by my wife, she make very delicious cakes.
i like to eat vanilla and chocolate cake.

[pksingh1506]

I have not anything since morning only a cup of tea.
gonna make instant noodles.

[LuvsToCook]

I cook a beef stew, 8 pieces of sunny side egg and garlic rice for our breakfast. I miss this kind of combination in the morning. :)

[Joe1gray]

hi friends,
i like to eat sweet food.
i ate two chocolates,
noodle, one ice cream,
one apple and one bread with butter.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[marcogrifin]

not more
one mango,
one apple,
two bread with egg,
one glass milk,
one chapati,rice with cooked vegetable and curd.

[crazyjack]

not more
one mango,one glass orange juice,one apple,
two bread with egg,one glass milk,
one chapati,rice with cooked vegetable and curd.

[Big Daddy's House]

Marcogrifin & Jack;

Please remove those spamming links from your sig. That have nothing to do with food or cooking.

[Roberta]

A small bowl of Rainier cherries, sesame crackers, and a glass of Arizona green tea with ginseng and honey.

[BasterBash3]

Rice noodles with lemongrass marinated shrimp for lunch. Skipped breakfast because I had to get the kids to camp.

[Semigourmet]

Today, Yogurt, fruit, toast and coffee for breakfast.

Lunch was leftovers from the other day. Pot roast, potatoes gravy and green beans with a salad.

Dinner was a burger. no fries or chips.

[SDMomChef]

I've been in a cooking funk lately...so stopped for Chinese food on the way home from work.

[Big Daddy's House]

A cupcake, bowl of cereal and two Jamaican beef patties.

I'm about to have another bowl of cereal and a cupcake before going out later for dinner.

[Semigourmet]

Laughing cow light creamy Swiss cheese and a plain bagel thin for breakfast, For lunch I had a Genoa Salami and Provalone cheese sandwich on a multi grain sandwich thin, with Kettle Brand Lightly salted chips. For dinner had sauteed chicken with an onion white wine sauce, potato gratin, and whole kernel corn.

[sparta777]

Pasta with homemade chilli sauce + fried chicken breast.

[ronaldjames500]

In the morning i ate eggs,milk, bread and butter.
In lunch cereals, peanuts and chapatis
and in evening breakfast apple juice and snacks.

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[Big Daddy's House]

Had a double cheeseburger with fries and a medium chocolate shake at McDonald's and some fried chicken & French fries at a friends house.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal this morning, and a turkey & Swiss sammie and a Diet Dr. Pepper for lunch.

[LuvsToCook]

I ate fried rice with chicken and turkey ham. Yum

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a Western omelette with Swis, hash, sausages buttered wheat toast, coffee, OJ and milk for breakfast at a restaurant.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[awesomeapril]

I'm eating kangaroo RIGHT NOW!!! SO happy. Picked it up from the butcher today. They also had wild boar; I will be having that tomorrow.:)

[Big Daddy's House]

I never had that, and don't think that I'd want to try it!!

Just had two Bubba Burgers with Swiss.

[awesomeapril]

Don't you ever get bored of chicken and beef?
its kinda like steak, only it's very lean, very red, and tastes like it ate a lot of veggies. very good, something new. I only wish it didn't come at $22 a pound

[Big Daddy's House]

Don't you ever get bored of chicken and beef?
its kinda like steak, only it's very lean, very red, and tastes like it ate a lot of veggies. very good, something new. I only wish it didn't come at $22 a pound




Nope!

Pork, chicken, beef & veal are mainly what I eat if I eat any meat with a meal. :)

[eatinggood]

I had my favorite smoothie, with blueberry & banana's for breakfast. A Chinese chicken salad for lunch, and I'm about to pick up some really good Lebanese food from up the street!!! Mmmm, can't wait *licks lips*:p

[Big Daddy's House]

Had breakfast at BK, then lunch at McDonald's.

[Big Daddy's House]

A ham & Swiss sammie for lunch with a Coke and chips. A bowl of COLD cereal just now. Too hot to cook!!

[Bolas de Fraile]

Cheese Burek, Cheese and Chard Burek, salad and sourdough bread, pud will be fruit.

[LuvsToCook]

Chicken Sandwich with salad and soda.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal just now.

[Semigourmet]

Nothing yet. having coffee! Will have a pastry here in a bit, then start peeling cutting and cooking potatoes for my cajun potato salad. then will put some baked beans

[Semigourmet]

bacon, bagel thin with laughing cow light creamy swiss cheese, and coffee

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[LuvsToCook]

I just had a bowl of cereal too!

[Liketobake]

breakfast: sprouted grains toast with just peanuts peanut butter and a sliced banana on top

lunch: 2 fried eggs over easy with sprouted grains toast, purple grapes for dessert

snack: more grapes, Swiss cheese and multi grain crackers

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, chili, broccoli with cheese sauce, Oreo cookies and milk for lunch.

[Big Daddy's House]

Two tuna salad sammies for lunch and one just now for dinner.

[Big Daddy's House]

Spaghetti Bolognaise from last night.

[tedmosby]

French omelet but i always add something and this time was tuna :P

[dinomarcus]

Hello all,
Great dude because it is very healthy..but today I eat some interesting and healthy food guys,
Guess.......I eat some eggs and tasty pasta.........yummmmmmmm..

[Stanley Koh]

I ate chicken roast & a chocolate cake today as it was my wife's birthday and she prepared the chocolate cake & the chicken roast too on her own. It was a delicious dinner tonight.

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[tigerlilly]

Lunch was 6 oz tuna with lemon juice.

[brownie]

Some roasted chicken, corn and some orange juice.

[Big Daddy's House]

Leftover mustard greens and rice.

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a big breakfast early this afternoon at a restaurant, consisting of a Western omelete with Swiss, hash, sausages, wheat toast, coffee and a tall glass of nice cold milk.

I was very full afterwards!

[leonadise1785]

i took breads and butter add lettuce leaves for break fast.....

for lunch took meal with chicken 65....

for dinner i took two half boiled eggs and veg salad with a small meal....

these are the things which i took today....

[Ingrid]

Good!

[Kaneer]

Wow! All I had was a sandwich and some water. About to go have some awesome lunch in a little bit!

[abi_csi]

I had homemade beef soup, it was delicious, but reading this thread has made me hungry again!

[Big Daddy's House]

Steak and rice from last night.

[abi_csi]

Homemade sweet potatoe and red pepper soup and a goats cheese and roasted veg panini.

[LuvsToCook]

I've just cook a sausage with scrambled egg for tonights dinner. :)

[airsidelimo]

nothing

[Darkginger]

Breakfast today was 2 fried duck eggs, 2 potato farls (an Irish thing, like flat potato bread) and 3 rashers of grilled bacon,, complete with rind - what can I say? First breakfast in a week because I've been away at my Dad's - he doesn't cook and hates people using his stove. I really enjoyed my 'heart attack on a plate' :)

Tonight it'll be chicken and mushroom risotto with loads of parmesan, and maybe some garlic bread on the side.

I am eating, drinking, and being merry, because from next Monday,I diet..sigh...

[Big Daddy's House]

Two cheeseburgers that I took to work for lunch.

[natt12321]

Muesli
Innocent aubergine mousakka veg pot with a bread roll and an orange
Summer pudding energy bar and soy strawberry shake
Linda McCartney mozzerella burger with chips and a salad of rocket, sundried tomatoes and black and green olives
Slice of birthday cake I'd made for my dad


Looking at it like that I didn't eat as much junk as I thought, and I got in 4 of my 5 a day.

[Liketobake]

organic maple and brown sugar oatmeal with sliced almonds for breakfast. Thinking about making a turkey wrap for lunch :P

[malissa1578]

Viamin water
Coffee
homemade chicken salad with olives :)
Grapes

[PixieFrog]

Bacon
Scrambled Eggs

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of hot cereal, some rice with scrambled eggs.

[cdmcake]

Shepherd's pie made from leftover roast lamb, frozen vegetables, and mashed creamer potatoes. Cooking is a challenge now that my older teenager is on a strict no-sugar, no-grains regime (which has made her look absolutely great!)
The younger teenager hates fruits and only grudgingly tolerates vegetables. The only thing everyone likes is meat. Every meal is an adventure!

[tigerlilly]

The P.F. in P.F. Chang must stand for Pretty Foul!! We tried the pepper steak and it is disgusting!! It gave me a stomach ache after only 4 bites. YUCK

[Darkginger]

Grilled bacon and fried eggs so far - we're having chicken chasseur for dinner (made it last night), probably with mash for the husband and peas and courgettes for both of us :)

[MrPolarZero]

Ham, egg, rice, spring rolls, apple, hotdog, and vegetable salad..

[Big Daddy's House]

Rice, greens and some fried chicken.

While I was at it, I made some more Lip Smakiin BBQ sauce, since I didn't have any on hand.

[david123]

carrot and basil salad, fried chicken, for dessert excellent biscuit and cream cake.:cool:

[Qparks5681]

I made my favorite sandwich with egg and some spices in the middle yummy :)

[Big Daddy's House]

Just had a bowl of Maypo.

[Big Daddy's House]

Some Chinese food (Egg Foo Young, shrimp fried rice and boneless ribs)

[Liketobake]

Just had two medium sized blueberry muffins (hot from the oven) yummy :P:P

[Big Daddy's House]

Well, I cooked a Sunday dinner - kind of a Soul dinner, which included pot roast with taters and gravy, mustard greens, candied yams, rice, cornbread and the pound cake for desert.

[Big Daddy's House]

Leftovers from yesterday's dinner.

[natt12321]

Can anyone explain to me the attraction of candied yams with a roast dinner? (or at all?!) Maybe it's just me, but can marshmallows really ever be served along side veggies, potatoes and gravy?

[Big Daddy's House]

Not trying to sound sarcastic or nasty, but you can eat anything with anything.

Where is it written that you can'T?

[natt12321]

Although that didn't sound negative in any way, it really didn't answer my question.

Although your point in correct, in theory you can serve anything with anything (although if you were to do so you may be people last pick if given a choice of places to go for dinner) in practice it doesn't work. There are limits on what tastes good together.

So back to my original question, what's the attraction? What makes it all taste good together? Does it all taste good together.

[Big Daddy's House]

It's what you make of it.

Different people all have different tastes.

And BTW, I AM good at choosing places to eat. I've recommended countless places and ppl have come back to me and said that I gave them sound advice.

Sweet potatoes normally go good with ham, but who's to say what, when, where, how or why?

[SilverSage]

Can anyone explain to me the attraction of candied yams with a roast dinner? (or at all?!) Maybe it's just me, but can marshmallows really ever be served along side veggies, potatoes and gravy?

I've asked that question many times as an adult, however.................

"Candied yams" have their roots in the southern US, where sugar cane rules. Desserts that will curl your teeth - sweet tea (a mixture of sugar syrup and tea) - candied yams. Sugar and fat are the two major food groups in the southern diet. I know - I was raised on it. My grandfather was a big executive mucky-muck with U.S. Sugar Corp.

When my mother made sweet potatoes, the more brown sugar/maple syrup/molasses added, the better the dish. And every visible bit of orange potato had to be hidden by marshmallow. When we were kids, we loved it! When kids aren't taught to like their vegetables, it's easier to disguise them as dessert. Baked beans were also very sweet. Barbecue sauce was loaded with sugar. Coffee & tea had so much sugar you couldn't taste the beverage.

But you have to be careful - you can't criticize the high sugar/high fat diet that causes so much of the obesity & diabetes in this country. People get angry and take it as a personal attack on their lifestyle choices.

Now, as an adult, I find those sugar & marshmallow laden tubers to be nasty tasting. I no longer put sugar in either my coffee or tea. And although I still love a good piece of pie or pastry, I can't eat most sugar loaded candy. But that's just me. Most people stay with the tastes they learned when they were young.

But it's not just the American diet. There are some British dishes that sound as disgusting to me as marshmallows & sweet potatoes sound to you. Black pudding comes to mind. And mushy peas. And haggis. And spotted dick. ;) One of the wonderful things about the ecumenical nature of the internet and these forums is that we all get exposed to foods that we otherwise wouldn't.

On another site we once did a world travel type series. We took turns picking a country. Then for a couple weeks, everyone was to try to make a dish or two from that country. It was great fun, and we all got to experience things that we otherwise might never had tried.

[Big Daddy's House]

I've asked that question many times as an adult, however.................

"Candied yams" have their roots in the southern US, where sugar cane rules. Desserts that will curl your teeth - sweet tea (a mixture of sugar syrup and tea) - candied yams. Sugar and fat are the two major food groups in the southern diet. I know - I was raised on it. My grandfather was a big executive mucky-muck with U.S. Sugar Corp.

When my mother made sweet potatoes, the more brown sugar/maple syrup/molasses added, the better the dish. And every visible bit of orange potato had to be hidden by marshmallow. When we were kids, we loved it! When kids aren't taught to like their vegetables, it's easier to disguise them as dessert. Baked beans were also very sweet. Barbecue sauce was loaded with sugar. Coffee & tea had so much sugar you couldn't taste the beverage.

But you have to be careful - you can't criticize the high sugar/high fat diet that causes so much of the obesity & diabetes in this country. People get angry and take it as a personal attack on their lifestyle choices.

Now, as an adult, I find those sugar & marshmallow laden tubers to be nasty tasting. I no longer put sugar in either my coffee or tea. And although I still love a good piece of pie or pastry, I can't eat most sugar loaded candy. But that's just me. Most people stay with the tastes they learned when they were young.

But it's not just the American diet. There are some British dishes that sound as disgusting to me as marshmallows & sweet potatoes sound to you. Black pudding comes to mind. And mushy peas. And haggis. And spotted dick. ;) One of the wonderful things about the ecumenical nature of the internet and these forums is that we all get exposed to foods that we otherwise wouldn't.

On another site we once did a world travel type series. We took turns picking a country. Then for a couple weeks, everyone was to try to make a dish or two from that country. It was great fun, and we all got to experience things that we otherwise might never had tried.




That's right, and when my mom felt like having them, especially for Sunday dinner, she did.

We had them with beef, pork, chicken as well as ham. She was from the South also, and she cooked good old fashioned Southern-style dishes.

I don't eat them often because of the high sugar content and it DOES have some butter in it as well. Again, moderation is key.

[Guts]

a little comfort food oven fried chicken breast with gravy made from pan drippings, mashed potatoes and peas and a glass of cold milk.

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks GOOD, Guts!!

[Guts]

thanks BDH it was tasty

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome! I bet it was.

[tigerlilly]

Dinner last night was Pot roast (I sliced some and shredded some).

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_1.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_2.jpg

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Sides were mashed potatoes with butter, sour cream and chives, frozen spinach and slightly thickened mushroom and onion jus.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_4.jpg

[natt12321]

But you have to be careful - you can't criticize the high sugar/high fat diet that causes so much of the obesity & diabetes in this country. People get angry and take it as a personal attack on their lifestyle choices.

But it's not just the American diet. There are some British dishes that sound as disgusting to me as marshmallows & sweet potatoes sound to you. Black pudding comes to mind. And mushy peas. And haggis. And spotted dick. ;) One of the wonderful things about the ecumenical nature of the internet and these forums is that we all get exposed to foods that we otherwise wouldn't. .

The first part of this made me chuckle. I don't know if it was supposed to or not.

It's not really the idea of marshmallows and sweet potato that I can't get on board with as much as it is the idea of marshmallows and gravy.... the idea of the marshmallows and molasses on sweet potatoes isn't a whole world away from the amerging ideas for vegetable cupcake and cake batters, which I am all for.

As an aside, what could you possibly have against spotted dick apart from it's name? It's a simple steamed sponge pudding with fruit served with custard or cream. Nothing offensive there. (I feel no need to stick up for the others, mushy peas are usually either a grey/green colour of full or food colouring, and both haggis and black pudding are composed of offal essentially, not everyone's cup of tea!!)

[Big Daddy's House]

Dinner last night was Pot roast (I sliced some and shredded some).

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_1.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_2.jpg

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_3.jpg

Sides were mashed potatoes with butter, sour cream and chives, frozen spinach and slightly thickened mushroom and onion jus.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110711_pot_roast_4.jpg




Looks great!!! Looks almost like the one that I cooked the other day!! :)

[tigerlilly]

Thank you BD.

Leftover pot roast for dinner tonight.


Dinner was Pot roast, egg noodles with butter and parsley, micro steamed fresh broccoli & carrots and mushroom & onion jus.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110811_pot_roast_noodles.jpg

[SilverSage]

The first part of this made me chuckle. I don't know if it was supposed to or not.

As an aside, what could you possibly have against spotted dick apart from it's name? It's a simple steamed sponge pudding with fruit served with custard or cream. Nothing offensive there.

I knew you'd catch that. ;)

Spotted dick in this country comes in a can, imported from England. I've seen it removed from its container, and suffice it to say, it's unappealing at best. Perhaps a homemade SD would not have made my list.

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome, tigerlilly!

[natt12321]

I knew you'd catch that. ;)

Spotted dick in this country comes in a can, imported from England. I've seen it removed from its container, and suffice it to say, it's unappealing at best. Perhaps a homemade SD would not have made my list.

Tinned spotted Dick.... that even sounds disgusting.

[Big Daddy's House]

(But you have to be careful - you can't criticize the high sugar/high fat diet that causes so much of the obesity & diabetes in this country. People get angry and take it as a personal attack on their lifestyle choices).


Right, SilverSage!

I'm sure that we all realise and are quite aware of the fact that the consumption of sugary & fatty foods is not healthy, and that over the years, it WILL take its toll on people whose lifestyle is in danger because they keep on with this kind of unhealthy eating.

When we were kids, whatever my moms cooked, quite naturally, we were raised on it, and even though none of us knew of the dangers that lay ahead back then, and would rear their ugly heads years later, we thought that it tasted good, which it DID.

Later in life, moms began having health problems, such as high blood pressure, heart disease and other things, which lead to her being diagnosed with sleep apnea, CHF and diabetes, the same diseases that I was diagnosed with.

Then she had 3 strokes, but spaced well apart. When the 3rd one came, and it was painfully clear that we were sadly on the way to losing her, most of us if not all of us, began to change our ways & diets to more healthier ones. I was only 39 when we lost her. She went into a coma and never woke up again.

Since then, most of the unhealthy foods, I pretty much stopped eating. Well, not really stopped, but what I did was I began eating those types of food and cooking only in moderation. Which is why I always say that moderation is key.

Yes, candied yams are very sugary and pork is very fatty, but if it is only eaten well spaced apart like every 6 to 8 months, then why not enjoy it then? It does not have to be given up entirely, but it shouldn't be eaten too often either. And there ARE some parts of the pig that are almost fat-free.

Though we all strive to to live longer healthier happier lives, it is just too sad & tragic that our parents didn't realise this far ahead of time! They more than likely would have been with us today if they did.

[tigerlilly]

I buy whole boneless pork loin when on sale and it has very little fat except on the outside (and little or no marbling of fat inside). Which is very easy to remove. Remember pork is the other white meat. SO ENJOY your pork BD just cut the fat off after it is cooked.

[Big Daddy's House]

Thanx Tigerlilly.

I cut the fat off ALL meats before eating them.

My#1 choice steak when I eat out and can afford it, is fillet mignon, simply because it is practically fat-free, tender, moist and juicy.

Chicken thighs though, I WILL NOT eat becasuse of all that blasted fay between the flesh!!

[tigerlilly]

Flank steak done on the cast iron stovetop grill pan and salad.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/110911_flank_steak.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks so GOOD!!

[samue1eb]

Tonight I made Pumpkin Tortellini using homemade chicken stock.

[tigerlilly]

I have a cold and can't smell or taste anything sooooooooooo I made myself a grilled cheese - 1 thin slice velveeta, 1 thin slice american cheese, 1 thin slice muenster cheese and a sprinkle of fine shredded cheddar cheese. Melted butter in cast iron pan then sandwich browned nicely on first side then lefted and more butter added then sandwich turned and browned nicely on the other side.

[Big Daddy's House]

So sorry to hear that you have a cold, and the worst and most aggravating thing of all is that you can't even smell or taste your food or drink at all!!

That makes me loose my appitite completely when that happens! That's when I would eat some soup or something.

[Big Daddy's House]

Made this luscious salad with tuna fish for supper tonight.

Couldn't finish it all though. I'll get hungry again later and eat the rest of it.

[tigerlilly]

Stuffed pork chop, pan gravy and stuffed butternut squash (granny smith, butter, raisins, dried cherries, walnuts, brown sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon)

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/113011_stuffed_chop_stuffed_butternut.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Dag, that looks GOOD, Tigerlilly!!

[tigerlilly]

Dag, that looks GOOD, Tigerlilly!!

Thank you BD.

[Big Daddy's House]

You're welcome!

[tigerlilly]

BD - I missed your salad post the other day. Looks good. I like tuna on a salad also.

Lunch was a Cheese and chive omelet with a side of sliced vine tomatoes.

http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/pp48/msmofet/Food%20Two/120111_cheese_chive_omelette.jpg

[Big Daddy's House]

Thanx.

The omelett that you made looks good also!!

[key_key]

I eat today musaka and homemade bread :)

[Timothy]

I had leftover chicken from a 20 clove slow cooker recipe I just made. I made some Raman noodles, added the diced chicken to it, Two tablespoons of MW and a bunch of ketchup. It sounds nasty, but it was quite good.

The whole cloves of slow cooked garlic were the best bites. Creamy, roasted garlic flavor.

[Big Daddy's House]

Had some leftover spaghetti & meatballs last night.

[xingyichen]

I eat an egg

[tigerlilly]

Well we filed our taxes so we went to The Longhorn for lunch. The 4 of us shared the Firecracker Buffalo Chicken Wraps appy - 2 half wraps each was a perfect size. Hub and I subbed out the Blue Ridge salad for the regular salad that came with the dinner - it was romaine hearts, blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles and bacon bits - wonderful. I ordered a strip steak medium. The first steak came out gray inside. Well back it went. The second one came out and if I gave it a transfusion it would have galloped off. Third time was a charm - perfectly cooked. The manager comped my dinner. I only ate 1/3 of it because by the time they got it right the family was done eating!! I hate that!! Aside from the steak cooking problem the food was good.

[Big Daddy's House]

A bowl of cereal.

[tigerlilly]

I feel lousy so my food so far today has been cups of rosehip and hibiscus tea with honey, lipton extra noodle chicken soup and muenster cheese.

[Big Daddy's House]

Sounds like you might be coming down with a cold.

[luoc]

hamburger for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner. Hamburger for my every day, it's wonderful to me

[nuong]

a cup of coffee and bread for breakfast. And for lunch and dinner...I think fish and vegetable are good for our health. So I usually have vegetable for lunch

[Big Daddy's House]

Baked beans & rice that I made yesterday.

[luoc]

I like vegetable best. I have vegetable every day. And today...One banana
a cup of coffee, 2 eggs, cheese, bread ^^

[luoc]

I like vegetable best so I have vegetable every day. And today... a cup of coffee, bread, 2 eggs, cheese, banana ^^

[bidvince]

Day just started, having coffee and toast with butter and kaya (coconut jam).

[howtocook]

I HAD TUNA SANDWICH
ESCABECHE
HOME PREPARED PORK AND BEANS
RICE
FRIED TINAPA
PORK SINIGANG

:)) YUMMY

[wynter]

:) chile egg

[Big Daddy's House]

Had half of an Italian sub from yesterday.

[tigerlilly]

Frozen Picante' burritos and chocolate coconut kiss (fresh ground beans) coffee

[Big Daddy's House]

Had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner and a glass of beer at an Italian restaurant on the corner of my street.

[wynter]

i had enchiladas with a side of olive oil sauteed mushrooms, spinach and onions

[Darkginger]

Last night it was chicken patia, pilau rice and poppodoms, today it'll be chicken tikka dhansak, Bombay potato and more poppodoms :) I love my Indian food!

[Tangerine]

Nothing but cold cereal so far.... it's early. No plans for lunch or dinner yet.

[wynter]

enchiladas, eggs and potatoes.


i wonder is there a subject of what would u like to have as opposed to what u are having? seems maybe that it would be interesting?

[Liketobake]

breakfast: raisin toast, and a banana
lunch/snack light vegetable cream cheese with crackers and a medium salsa
dinner home made turkey burger, veggi and dip
dessert a few pieces of a light dessert bread

[wynter]

im excited to have left overs from yesterday actually. will be soon having eggs, potatoes and enchilladas.

[Big Daddy's House]

Had Chinese food last night and a bowl of cereal just now.

[Tangerine]

A bolied egg, wheat toast, orange juice, and hot tea.

[Big Daddy's House]

About to eat the remaining half of the sub that I had from yesterday.

[Tangerine]

The pepperoni pizza I made today.

[wynter]

spicy 'chik'n' soup that i made for dinner the other night

[Tangerine]

Had Rice Krispies and orange juice for breakfast.....

[wynter]

getting ready to go to dennys for lunch to get a veggie burger with sauteed mushrooms on it

[Big Daddy's House]

Had pot roast for dinner, with potatos carrots & gravy, Chinese cabbage, rice, candied yams and cornbread.

[Tangerine]

Wow! Candied yams and cornbread! Sounds like typical Southern fare. Down South we make cornbread sans the sugar, and with white cornmeal. That way it is really good with milk. Hot cornbread with a very crusty bottom, crumbled in a bowl, cold milk poured over it, and there is pure comfort. And there are those who prefer to use buttermilk. Either way it is comfort food to the max!

[Big Daddy's House]

Wow! Candied yams and cornbread! Sounds like typical Southern fare. Down South we make cornbread sans the sugar, and with white cornmeal. That way it is really good with milk. Hot cornbread with a very crusty bottom, crumbled in a bowl, cold milk poured over it, and there is pure comfort. And there are those who prefer to use buttermilk. Either way it is comfort food to the max!




Actually, it was. Or is!

Got some left. I'll eat some of it again when I get home from class tonight. :)

[wynter]

about to have some Jamba Juice's Five Fruit Frenzy (Strawberries, Blueberries, Bananas, Mangos, Peaches, Mixed Berry Juice, Peach Juice) and a salad

[Tangerine]

Excellent! Now tonight it was chicken and fries.

[tigerlilly]

Tacos

[Whoopie Pie]

Burgers on the grill with a salad.

It was almost "taco tuesday" until I realized that I had some nice buns to use up.

[Big Daddy's House]

Leftovers from Sunday's dinner, and a spicy chicken sammie at BK.

[Tangerine]

Now I'm having midnight decaf coffee.

[guangzhou123]

Good morning! I have a piece of bread for my breakfast!

[Big Daddy's House]

Had a chicken sammie at BK.

[tigerlilly]

McD Fish Filet

[wynter]

chilli dogs and strawberrys

[wynter]

Left over spaghetti, stuffed mushrooms, salad, fries and chilaquiles

[wynter]

Mexican food and Italian

[wynter]

leftover enchiladas and spicy veggies

[Tangerine]

I decided to eat breakfast for dinner. The first time I've had this in months! It was eggs, bacon, biscuits, and grits. I loved it!

[wynter]

I'm soon to have a Veggie Delight sandwich from Subway. mmm

[LauraGovan]

In break-fast today,
I had tea and sand-witch.

[wynter]

pizza and breadsticks!

[wynter]

burrtio and rice