Beware the increased iron supplements-- they can give you that most dreaded of pregnancy symptoms, constipation. Make sure you are drinking LOTS of water.
Believe me, I have learned this the hard way. Pun intended.
Shouldn't it be "fewer" red book covers?
Hungry Man TV dinners in the aluminum trays. Nothing was better than the crispy bits of fried chicken skin and brownie crumbs that stuck to the scorching-hot metal.
Totino's Party Pizza
Carnation instant Breakfast and Breakfast bars
Cherry Coke & Cherry 7-UP (I wish they still made Cherry 7-UP!)
TCBY
Magic Shell
The Taco Bell Chillito
That orange "cheese" popcorn
Fruit Rollups
Ranch-flavored everything
Cookie Crisp cereal
Toblerones
New York Seltzer
Reese's Pieces
Gummi Bears/Worms
The McRib
Purplesaurus Rex Kool Aid
Jello Puddin' Pops
The Crossainwich
Waffle Cones
JOLT Cola
We had a surprisingly delicious and mostly authentic Mexican meal at Red Iguana. I particularly recommend the chicken mole.
Can you leave the crockpot full of water heating overnight so you have some nice warm water for your morning bath?
Soup. For some reason, I have a knack for soup! The current favorite now is a lemongrass carrot puree with garlic and coconut milk.
I can't judge anyone for eating dog when I enjoy burgers, pork chops, lamb shanks, and chicken breasts on a regular basis.
Nonetheless, I could never eat dog or cat myself. It's a cultural prejudice, I understand that, but I just don't think I could bring myself to do it.
Try using about half a can of lowfat coconut milk in place of the heavy cream for an Asian style take on creamed spinach. I like it even better than the original!
@Susquehanna:
My husband and I were at the Bourdain lecture last night too. I was also seated in the second balcony, right in front of a group of restaurant folk who were so rowdy they made it hard to hear his responses during the Q&A. I think anyone who has read his books or watched NR fairly often has heard what he had to say before, though he certainly has his schtick down pat! We did enjoy the lecture despite the lame Q&A.
Ok, to further "pimp my town" with Pittsburgh recommendations:
1. Italian: please, god, do not go to Bucca di Beppo. If you MUST have red-sauce Italian/American/huge portions/deep-fried cheese, go to Pleasure Bar in Bloomfield. For interesting Italian food, you can taste Dish on the South Side, Piccolo Forno in Lawrencville, Alla Famglia (sp?) in the South Hills, Vivo in Bellevue (my personal fave), or Girasole in Shadyside. Bona Terra in Sharpsburg is sort-of-Italian, but always delicious, and is nationally recognized for their locally-sourced seasonal menu. As a plus, they are BYOB, as is Vivo, due to Pennsylvania's psychotic liquor laws.
2. "High-end" dining: The Big Burrito group has Eleven, Kaya, Casbah, and Soba, all of which are consistently good and occasionally outstanding. I am particularly fond of Kaya, which is less expensive and a bit more adventurous than the other restaurants. I have found that the other places in this category are serviceable if boring, catering as they do to the expense-account crowd downtown. Hyeholde is a unique experience though it is out in the boondocks.
3. Sushi: the only two decent sushi places in Pgh are Chaya, in Squirrel Hil, and Umi, in Shadyside (above Soba; Umi is also owned by Big Burrito).
4. The rest: Local restaurants we just like include Sassy Marie's and Muriel's on the North Side, Thai Cuisine in Bloomfield, Tazzo d'Oro in Highland Park, Kazansky's Deli in Squirrel Hill for knishes and awesome matzoh-ball soup, Pamela's for breakfast and yummy crepe-style pancakes, Fathead's for wings and good microbeer selection, Point Brugge Cafe for moules frites and Belgian beer, Mineo's and Napoli for pizza, Eat Unique for meaty and vegetarian soup, Zenith Cafe and Quiet Storm for vegetarian cuisine, Joe's Rusty Nail in Bellevue for breakfast and Turkey Devonshires, Tessaro's in Bloomfield for the BEST hamburgers (they are always mentioned in national "best burger" lists from Esquire and the NYTimes), and 21st Street Coffee for Clover-brewed joe that will literally give you caffeine-tingles and heart palpitations for hours.
It really matters what iron supplement you take, too - ask your OB - iron can be really harsh on your stomach, but I find Schiff's Gentle Iron far more tolerable. Your OB can help you figure out what dose, pregnancy changes things a lot. I just recall that my doctor said the dosage on the bottle has little to do with what your body will absorb, so they need to do some calculations for you. Best of luck - I understand what you're saying about thinking iron supplementation is a scam, I've thought the same for the longest time about calcium, gingivitis, acid reflux - any ailments which allow the drug companies to supply us with expensive supplements, or which require extensive dental work - hee hee. Nonetheless, you need to pay attention when your iron levels show as too low. Take care!
A cup or OJ (or anything similarly acidic) helps improve iron absorption. Making an acidic food, such as tomato sauce, in a cast iron pot will add a good deal of iron to a meal.
Most cereals have iron added or part of the grain, as does the oatmeal I use.
I recently made a peanut butter cookie recipe with almond butter, which was excellent--perhaps oatmeal almond butter cookies with dried apricots for dessert ;)
Some of us are still iron deficient despite hearty consumption of iron rich foods and supplements. The last time I had blood work done the nurse was amazed I was up and walking about with how low my iron levels were that morning. :/
Iron! My nemesis!
"Eat steak eat steak eat a big old steer,
eat steak eat steak, do we have one near?"
- Rev. Horton Heat
My midwife recommended Floradix for my anemia when I was pregnant. It's a liquid, herbal (and vegetarian) iron and vitamin supplement - good stuff, non-constipating. Health stores usually have it. Good luck!
The new chef at the formerly good French restaurant I worked at made, for a special one week, veal scaloppini with an grapefruit avocado sauce.
I left town shortly thereafter.
I'd have to agree that a lot of the foods mentioned above predated the '80s by a lot. Even microwave ovens for home use were a '70s thing. My grandmother got an original Radarange when they first came out. She remodeled her kitchen around a built-in model. This was in '73.
I was with her when she saw it demonstrated at an appliance store. It was like magic. The demonstrator put little slices of hot dog on a PAPER plate, covered it with a paper towel and it was sizzling hot in THIRTY SECONDS! Unheard of!
The good news is that the microwave (that is now 35 years old!) still works beautifully. It had to have a broken dial replaced a decade or so ago and the repairman tested it for leaks. It was still leak-free! They sure don't make 'em like they used to.
i think is more a function of the writer's age, than the food itself.
i associate many of those items with the 70's. and one or 2 w/ the 60's
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