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Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 77: Good Snacks Come In Small Packages
I just want to say, Ed, that your hard work and perseverance with this diet has really inspired me - I've been following your "just a taste" lead and enjoying many of the same foods but in more reasonable quantities with great results. I'm almost down 20 pounds, and it's partly thanks to your great example. Thank you!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
All the things my boyfriend hates - shrimp, cheese, polenta, broccoli, etc.
Sounds like a good meal right there! :)
Magic 2-hour Pizza Crust
I do make a longer, 24 hours + pizza dough, and it is great. But the vigorous kneading this 2 hour dough gets partially makes up for its short ferment time. The flavours are not as complex, maybe, but the texture is just as nice, and WAY nicer than any other dough that can be made in that time frame.
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Video: Disney-fied 'Family Guy' Sings About Pie
booo not available in Canada. :(
time for YouTube!
Ed Levine's Serious Diet, Week 77: Good Snacks Come In Small Packages
I just want to say, Ed, that your hard work and perseverance with this diet has really inspired me - I've been following your "just a taste" lead and enjoying many of the same foods but in more reasonable quantities with great results. I'm almost down 20 pounds, and it's partly thanks to your great example. Thank you!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
All the things my boyfriend hates - shrimp, cheese, polenta, broccoli, etc.
Sounds like a good meal right there! :)
Magic 2-hour Pizza Crust
I do make a longer, 24 hours + pizza dough, and it is great. But the vigorous kneading this 2 hour dough gets partially makes up for its short ferment time. The flavours are not as complex, maybe, but the texture is just as nice, and WAY nicer than any other dough that can be made in that time frame.
This Weekend in 'New York Times' Food News
is it just me, or does the hot dog link go to the cocktail article?
New Tazo Tea Lattes at Starbucks: Thanks, But No Thanks
The London Fog drink isn't new - it's been an "underground" Starbucks drink for a few years now. I guess they're just adding it to the menu officially. I've been a fan for a long time, but I always make sure to ask for half the syrup (which is what I do for any flavoured drink they serve - they're all way too sweet).
Cook the Book: Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook
i recently made cornish game hen (my first time!) with roasted winter veg and garlic mashed potatoes for my partner, sister, her partner, and another couple - it felt like a real family dinner, and made the whole house seem warm and cozy. i got to make awesome stock with the bones of the birds, too! yum!
Dinner Tonight: Dumpling Noodle Soup
@ Hunnyoil -
there is a canned wonton soup... at least in Canada, a company called Wong Wing makes one. But I have to say, it's not very good. The wontons are soggy and oversaturated with broth. The flavour is ok, but I nearly always tweak it when ever I am desperate enough to "make" a can.
This one sounds great and just what I was feeling like eating tonight! :)
Bacon Cinnamon Rolls
I ended up making these this weekend - they turned out great and were very popular! Pics at my flickr.
next time, though, I think I'd pre-cook the bacon a little - it wasn't quite crispy enough for my liking.
Q & A: Top Chef's Lisa Fernandes
ack! please stop with the spoilers!!! some of us don't have cable and have to wait a day or two to watch the show!!!
Best Hangover Food?
no one can beat Quebec for a hangover cure.... POUTINE!!!
(if you don't know what this is, it's a huge pile of thick-cut, greasy french fries, smothered in delicious gravy and topped with melty cheese curds. mmmmm)
Eating Out In Vancouver, BC
my very favourite restaurants to eat in in vancouver are La Buca (4025 MacDonald Street) and Parkside (1906 Haro Street in the west end) -- both by the same fantastic chef. They're both small places with an emphasis on locally grown foods etc. You can check out their menus online by googling their names + vancouver. I can't recommend them highly enough!!
Video: Disney-fied 'Family Guy' Sings About Pie
I watched this yesterday over at my friends' place. It was great! How often do you get one of your favorite animated series to combine both pies and a bashing of an animator authority like Disney?
Note those fine details like a Cleveland skunk and a Mayor Adam West mouse :)
Video: Disney-fied 'Family Guy' Sings About Pie
My fiance and I LOVE Disney movies and sing the songs often. We are going to watch this right now.
Best Hangover Food?
for some reason, i actually embrace my hangovers; it means that there's a ton to discuss with my girlfriends the next morning! we'll typically cruise over to a local burger joint and get their saturday special (huge greasy cheeseburger, thick-cut fries, and a large soda... i always opt for water instead of the soda). if they're not around, i'll brew some coffee, and then pick up a huge plate of pad thai, which is so big that i'll snack on it throughout the day.
cheers!!
Best Hangover Food?
Last night I drank a bunch of beers and some shots. I was so drunk I was hitting on a lady who was twice my age, so thats about how drunk I was. Went home and fell asleep as soon as I hit the pillow, woke up fully clothed shoes and all --- I was HUNG OVER. But there's a Pho diner around the corner. I went over there and got some of that vietnamese noodle soup and ate that whole thing. Went straight home and fell right back asleep again until later on in the afternoon. When I woke up, the hangover was completely gone.
Best Hangover Food?
well, i'm hungover right now and all those foods make my stomach hurt to even THINK about eating. other than miso soup... i might go get some... DEFINITELY "try" to remember taking ibuprofen and a few tums with a big glass of water before bed. my advice, lay out the meds beside your bed before you go out..
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Before my little baby was born and my husband traveled a lot for work, I would often have scrambled eggs and some kind of whole-grain toast (or "eggs in the hole," where you cut a little circle out of the bread and fry an egg in it, yum). Or oatmeal with a spoonful of peanut butter in it. Or PB&J. Or a slice of veggie pizza with lots of crushed red pepper on top. Or Annie's frozen tofu lasagna. Or whatever frozen meal looked good that day from Trader Joe's. And, of course, I would have to scrounge for something sweet from my stash of baking supplies, like chocolate chips!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
bacon and eggs
grilled cheese
ramen noodles with the broth and TONS of cheddar grated in, some white pepper and then stirred around till it's one big gooey delicious mess
doritos dipped in queso salsa
cheddar smokey sausages dipped in smokey cheddar dip lol
french toast grilled cheese with bacon
most simple things with cheese and bacon
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Longhorn cheese on rye bread w/caraway seeds,French's yellow mustard and a big glass of sweet iced tea
Blue cheese on saltines
Ruffle potato chips and French onion dip
cold, leftover spaghetti with meaty sauce
popcorn and a can of diet Pepsi
cold fried chicken legs
YUM......pass the Tums
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
when the hubby goes on a fishing trip with his buddies, it's gulf shrimp with homemade alfredo and a bottle of prosecco for me. and a couple chick flicks.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
At home alone - it's steamed veggies, baked potato and simple salad with tomatos and crutons.
Eatting out alone - it's my favorite greasy taco shop for 2 beef tacos sometimes 3-rolled tacos too OR it's a NewYork style pizza with sausage, onions, mushrooms, olives, fresh garlic and pineapple pieces yes pineapple. This hits the sweet, salty, spicey and sour tastes buds for me.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I'm underweight so I eat alot of things people might find gross...
Margarine right out if the container
Microwaved carrots drenched in salad dressing...
Anything I can eat the whole thing of myself--
a jar of sweet pickles
a pint of soy icecream or sorbet
a brick of soy cheese
a pkg of dried apricots
a bag of gummies
a can of saag...
Finger foods you can eat one at a time--
wasabi peas
raisins
yogurt raisins
carob chips...
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
oh, and scrambled eggs, of course.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Depending on my mood:
peanut butter toast
toast w/ butter and peach preserves
Irish oatmeal
a HUGE bowl of mashed potatoes w/lots of butter and salt
pasta w/ a fried egg, cracked pepper, garlic and shaved parmesian
tuna fish salad on white wonder bread
american cheese and saltines
Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
real (not microwave) popcorn w/ butter and salt
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Low-Fat Triscuits topped with squares of melted Tillamook cheddar (10 seconds in the micro) and a circle of Sriracha sauce on top. Delish!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I usually cook real meals for myself, but because I never have "snack foods" around, when I am hungry (or having a sweet tooth) and don't want to do any work at all - I eat a big spoonful of peanut butter mixed with a little less honey. mmmm......
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Tomato and mayo sandwich with arrugula and red onion on toasted bread.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I tend to make dishes that taste good to me but makes the rest of my family gag:
A fried egg mixed with steamed white rice and a teaspoon of Hellman's mayonnaise.
Spaghetti sauteed in olive oil, chopped garlic, anchovies, and crushed red peppers.
Sardines with mustard, rice vinegar, and hot sauce.
Fried liver and caramelized onions in a balsamic sauce.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Hot dogs and Peanut Butter. This was a trick I learned in the Navy as part of the World Famous VA-165 Boomers while on cruise aboard the USS Nimitz CVN 68.
While working the flight deck during flight ops there was not a lot of time to eat. You may have had 10 - 15 minutes and the chow line was at least 30 - 40 minutes long. So you went thru the slider line, grabbed a hand full of hot dogs and a dollop of peanut butter, dip the dogs in the PB and eat them on the way back up to the flight deck.
My 6 kids originally thought it was weird, but after trying it they like it. Even better with all beef dogs or PB & breaded chicken patties with OJ.
Don't knock it until you try it!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
My grandpa got me hooked on either a pack of saltine crackers & glass of milk or torn up bread & milk in a large glass measuring cup as a before bedtime snack.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
In college I would buy Pork Chops. Cheap and I could make just one. I got really really good at baking it just right. Juicy and cooked all the way. Side dish would be green beans.
One time when I couldn't afford pork chops it was oat meal, bread and OJ for two weeks.
Now with children in the house it is whatever they don't finish or a soup. Sometimes I buy potato salad or salmon dip the store makes themselves, sometimes I eat with crackers and sometimes not.
My go to meal for my son is easy, bologna and cheese and crackers and for my daughter she prefers oatmeal.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Pasta with butter and a few splashes of Worcestershire Sauce. My wife used to call it "Bachelor Pasta." It rocks!
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
wheat crackers with smoked turkey and whatever cheese is available, usually colby jack
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Usually I buy bread and fresh pasta sauce (usually vodka sauce, other times a very garlicky tomato-based sauce) and good quality parm. I put a TON of cheese on top of the sauce, microwave it for a good two minutes so it's somewhat crispy and that's my dinner. No clean up and mindless :)
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Potato chips. But potato chips over rice if I'm feeling fancy.
'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
I'm definitely an assembler. Eating alone usually means a sandwich or salad, or even just toast. I make eggs pretty often too, though I don't really consider that cooking.
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About dithie
Website: http://castirondarling.blogspot.com/
Location: Montreal
About: I like eating.
Favorite foods: Cheese, butter, any kind of noodle. Fried onions, braised meats. Fresh tomatoes from the garden.
Last bite on earth: Terrine de foie de poulet on a crisp baguette crouton.
booo not available in Canada. :(
time for YouTube!