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okay - one more thing. Spaghetti squash with parmesan and an elegant amount of extra virgin olive oil. Yum.

porterhouse. rare.

1. A perfectly aged, rare porterhouse, a la Luger.

2. The shredded chicken noodle soup at Pho Viet Huong on Mulberry St.

3. Stayman-Winesap apples

4. Spinach and mashed potatoes, all mushed together

5. Jersey tomatoes from my garden.

take the carcass, pull off the meat and make turkey stock. Then turn some of that stock into soup with the addition of carrots, parsnips, peas - whatever vegetables I deem appropriate. Shred the turkey meat, toss in some barley, simmer till all is tender and voila!
The leftover stock freezes beautifully, by the way.

My five favorite things:
Southern Fried Chicken
Cocoanut Ice Cream
Hot Fudge Sundae
Porterhouse Steak
Garlic Bread

I've been thinking about using frozen wild blueberries to make a smoothie with yogurt and a banana.

Karen Resta at 11:10AM on 01/02/08 wrote:

11. There's another. Popcorn. Undressed of course. The popcorn, not you.

You crack me up, Karen! You're right, of course, but still... :-P

Anyway, regarding "A vegetable TBD" -- why only one? They're all good for you and VERY weight-management friendly. They're all really good prepared without all the "evil" stuff, whether steamed, roasted or sauteed in a VERY small amount of olive oil. And, almost all of them benefit from a little lo-cal flavor enhancement, whether it's a sprinkle of parmigiano reggiano, a dash of vinegar, a squirt of lemon or lime, some hot sauce, or whatever.

Not to mention how handy it is to have a large supply of cut up carrots, celery, jicama, etc., on hand in zipper bags to satisfy the overwhelming urge to chew something. Anything. Especially if it's crunchy!

So, I'd say you should just edit that last go-to item to read...
"Vegetables, of all kinds and colors, healthfully prepared."

1. Broccolini with two slices of Turkey Bacon cut up into chunks and saute the Broccolini with the Turkey Bacon until bright green but still crisp. Top off with a little Shredded Parm-Reg and you are golden.

2. Sliced Melon with a pinch of Cypress Flake Sea Salt.

3. Watercress, Shaved Almonds, orange segments tossed together for a refreshing little salad.

4. Fage 2% with Honey.

5. Propel Fitness Water... it is just yummy and very low calorie

6. Whole fresh pear sliced and fanned out, light sprinkle of crumbled blue cheese (I like Treasure Cave for this), a pinch of chopped pecans and stick it on an oven safe plate or piece of foil under the boiler just until the cheese gets melty. So sweet and savory and really satisfying because it feels so decadent.

7. Homemade Hummus and Red Pepper Strips for dipping.

When I'm in dieting mode, I practically live (well, one meal a day) on a roasted vegetable stew I make. I roast red peppers, portobello mushrooms, eggplant, onions, garlic cloves and some kind of hot pepper, like jalepenos or red fresnos. Then chop the whole thing up and mix with Muir Farms Fire Roasted Crushed Tomatoes, oregano, basil, salt, pepper. Cook it for 20 minutes or so. Finish when eating with a bit of olive oil and a few kalamata olives. It's delicious and healthy and has few calories.

Other must haves include:

Oatmeal, oatmeal, oatmeal (I love oatmeal)
Lots of Stonyfield Farms Low Fat Yogurt (I like greek, but prefer this for mixing with:
Apples
Mangoes
Whole grain breads
Brown Rice
A bit of pasta tossed with lots of broccoli, some garlic, feta, olive oil, crushed red pepper. Yum.