@perkymac-I make my sweet tea exactly the way you do.
Sometimes, I make simple syrup with mint in it. Cool it down, add lemon juice and put it in ice tray to add to tea or lemonade whenever I want. It melts slowly and incorporates in the batch over time. It tastes very good especially for BBQ parties.
@--dafly133: I want to live at your house with all those fruit trees. I love fruits, any fruit and every piece of fruit I can eat.
I love breakfast, I don't want my patients to hear my stomach growling and rumbling. Although, I am not sure if they can hear it, since almost all of them are hard of hearing.
My mom makes my breakfast during weekday, uncle bob museli (whole wheat berries, oats, tracle-i think that's what its called, sunflower seeds, almonds, dates and raisins) with skim milk or water OR a banana with almond butter. 2 hard-boiled egg whites.
On weekends, I eat an early lunch around 11 am.
milk/yogurt
ketchup
peanut butter
cheese
produce(any kind...)
I recently lost about 42 pounds by exercising and portion control especially at lunch time. I used to eat lunch with all my co-workers at the table. Alway accompanied by dessert. So, I took control and stopped eating at the table and started eating at my desk. My lunch favorites are non-fat yogurt with frozen berries or other frozen fruits that I thaw in the refrigerator overnight. A couple slices of whole wheat bread with light Laughing Cow cheese. Organic low-fat soups in a can. Veggie and bean salads. Fruits and nuts. For snack attack, I keep almonds, peanuts and dried fruits handy.
Michael,
I am from Pakistan. My mom is an awsome cook and very picky when it comes to restaurants. One place even she likes is Chopal on Devon Avenue. Their Chili Chicken is very good. Pullao, meat and rice cooked together.
Usmania is another for "Matka Ghost".
I hope you will try these places and like them.
Nihari is actually very easy to make at home. You can buy "Shan Nihari" mix if you are a Nihari novice. Buy good quality Nihari beef from any pakistani grocery store with shanks and get to work. It literally cooks on its on own once you brown the meat. You can even make it in a slow cooker for 5-10 hours. The longer the meat cooks, the better. It needs to fall of the bones and melt in the gravy. Serve with Naan. And yes, a nap is a must!
I hate slimy tuna salad made with run-of-the-mill greasy mayo. Now, don't get me wrong, I love tuna fish, just not smothered in mayo.
the best milkshake i ever had, was made with toasted almond ice cream and it was thick enough to eat with a spoon.
i fell in love with mac & cheese, the moment i got off the plane.
Weekdays and weekends for me are pretty much the same: either Nature's Path Kamut Puffs or pumpkin spice french toast with cranberry sauce. Odd, but tasty!
My sourdough starter
Savoy cabbage
Spicy salsa
Almond milk
Margarine (not mine but my sister uses a tub every two weeks [!!])
During the week I try to set a good example for the kids, I'm big on having some protein for breakfast so I always try to get an egg, in some form, down their little gullets. I also have, at any given time, 6-7 tupperware containers full of washed, cut-up fruit in the fridge, which makes it easy to toss some on our plates in the morning. I love cheese omelets, oatmeal, chocolate malt-o-meal, hotcakes and turkey bacon...those are our weekday staples.
On weekends we usually head to out to eat for breakfast and we eat a lot heartier foods, corned beef hash, hash browns, eggs, turkey sausage. Sunday is always hotcake day with either turkey sausage or turkey bacon....I like to try a different hotcake every Sunday....last Sunday we had strawberry hotcakes, next Sunday we'll be having buckwheat with apple topping (or chocolate chip, pumpkin, sweet potato, blueberry, peach, whole wheat hotcakes, hotcakes made with cornmeal, banana pecan, german, pb&j hotcakes, buttermilk hotcakes....we are a family obsessed with our Sunday hotcakes.)
@Josdean - I'm from the Pgh area and I never knew that EnP was a family owned gig! Since there were so many around the way Denny's was (my first job :P), I just assumed that they weren't a regional chain.
a chunk of parmesan
eggs
milk
plain greek yogurt or skyr
limes
Flavored coffee creamer
eggs
Skim milk
Condiments (mustard, soy sauce, pickles, etc.)
Beer
Dijon mustard
Deli mustard
Thai Sweet & Chili Sauce
Chinese dumpling vinegar
Saucisson de sic
I find it really makes a difference if you bring the water to an actual boil, drop in the tea bags and then the fresh mint. Cover it and let it brew. I use an antiquated clear Pyrex tea pot that must be about 50 years old. It's short and squat and holds just over a quart.
@ almondjoy - Simple syrup is great for ice tea, mint or no mint.
@Josdean........I just knew there was a great story behind that name and I was right. Thanks for sharing. I'll definitely be on the lookout and I'll think of you when I get my first strawberry creme. ;-D
@PerkyMac - The Eat' n Park restaurant chain started in the fifties and was a franchise of Bob's Big Boy. Their claim to fame at the time were car hops. They wanted to name the restaurants Park'n Eat, but somebody already had the name copyrighted. Unfortunately, there were very few creative minds working on the project, so they just flipped the order of the words LOL! Today, E&P has evolved to one of the largest, family-owned restaurants in the country. You can find them primarily in the greater Pittsburgh area as well as western Ohio, northern West Virginia and Central PA. If you ever run across one, you've got to eat there. They have their own, on-site bakeries, fantastic salad bar and delicious weekend breakfast buffets. Sorry I went on and on, but E&P is dear to my heart. I got my first job there, and ended up meeting and marrying my husband there. If you go, stock up on those strawberry creme muffns!
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