What Did You Have For Dinner Tonight?

[Silver Springs]

Tonight I can see myself buried under my weight in textbooks for my Personal Development essay, so scavenging for the last of my Christmas Jelly Beans shall no doubt be my dinner treat :p

[HomerMcvie]

Know what you mean - I get quite stressed if cooking for guests.

Plus the fact that most of my time is spent in the kitchen when everyone else is chilling with the el plonko!

Oh yes, and I'm usually so hot that by the time I can join in at the table I am literally dripping, with a face the colour of a baboons butt :laugh:
Yeah, I HAD BEEN just going and buying a rotisserie chicken or something, and buying a bottle of wine, and taking that. But I went with making a BIG spinach salad, which actually went over quite well...-
Bag of fresh spinach, mandarin oranges, almond slivers, green onions, red onions(mostly for color), grated(f*ck, I can never remember the brand name) swiss, crumbled feta cheese, balsamic vinegar dressing, and raspberry balsamic vinegar dressing. It was a big hit.

Oh, hosting is the worst! And I got that about 3 times tonight. "David, you have such a great house....you should host big get togethers for all of us!". "Ummmm, I don't have enough parking?!?!";)

I host my family, for all of our May-Sept holidaze, so I know all about baboons butt!!!! Although I don't sweat it really, anymore. About 3-4 glasses of wine/beer, and they just don't seem as important, as they once did. "You know where the fridge is.....get it yourself!" :p

[McTrouble]

Yeah, I HAD BEEN just going and buying a rotisserie chicken or something, and buying a bottle of wine, and taking that. But I went with making a BIG spinach salad, which actually went over quite well...-
Bag of fresh spinach, mandarin oranges, almond slivers, green onions, red onions(mostly for color), grated(f*ck, I can never remember the brand name) swiss, crumbled feta cheese, balsamic vinegar dressing, and raspberry balsamic vinegar dressing. It was a big hit.

Oh, hosting is the worst! And I got that about 3 times tonight. "David, you have such a great house....you should host big get togethers for all of us!". "Ummmm, I don't have enough parking?!?!";)

I host my family, for all of our May-Sept holidaze, so I know all about baboons butt!!!! Although I don't sweat it really, anymore. About 3-4 glasses of wine/beer, and they just don't seem as important, as they once did. "You know where the fridge is.....get it yourself!" :p

Your spinach salad sounds FANTASTIC - I'm writing it down and I'm definitely making that thru the summer months :thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

Your spinach salad sounds FANTASTIC - I'm writing it down and I'm definitely making that thru the summer months :thumbsup:

Thanks, I'm gonna have that again tonight, and I'm sauteing some fake crab meat, with stir fry vegetables, and green curry sauce, over a bit of rice.

I went to three parties, over the weekend, all of which had great food to eat. It's pay the piper, bitch, time now....

[HejiraNYC]

I went to three parties, over the weekend, all of which had great food to eat. It's pay the piper, bitch, time now....

I've been beating up on myself lately because I've been such a sloth all winter long. Although I'm not exactly fat, I felt a little doughey. But going to the beach has made me feel so much better. You could not imagine the visual atrocities I witnessed shoe-horned into a speedo. Even though I was as pale as a dead fish, I felt like the belle of the ball by comparison. :lol: It's all relative.

[HomerMcvie]

I've been beating up on myself lately because I've been such a sloth all winter long. Although I'm not exactly fat, I felt a little doughey. But going to the beach has made me feel so much better. You could not imagine the visual atrocities I witnessed shoe-horned into a speedo. Even though I was as pale as a dead fish, I felt like the belle of the ball by comparison. :lol: It's all relative.
It is all relative!
I too, have felt like a sloth all winter....craving comfort foods, and not exercising like I should. And even though my weight is where I want it, I feel all flabby, right above my belt. I wasn't like that, last fall. I need to start doing situps, and maybe do some running.
Today is the first day I've actually been warm, since October(it feels like 80, outside today), so I have no excuse!:mad:
Time to get off the Ledge and Facebook, and get my ass outside!

[estranged4life]

cooking a Taco Bake recipe I found online:

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/taco-bake/Detail.aspx

Will be trying some Russian food later this week.

[HomerMcvie]

I've been beating up on myself lately because I've been such a sloth all winter long. Although I'm not exactly fat, I felt a little doughey. But going to the beach has made me feel so much better. You could not imagine the visual atrocities I witnessed shoe-horned into a speedo. Even though I was as pale as a dead fish, I felt like the belle of the ball by comparison. :lol: It's all relative.

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

[McTrouble]

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

Good for you - when you have the willpower you have to stick with it because it's not always there. I have zero willpower at the moment when it comes to food and I despair!

[HejiraNYC]

Question...my friend called me OCD last night, because I wouldn't pig out with him, at 2AM...
A Jimmy John's driver walked into the bar in which I was playing pool, and plops down a box of free subs(about twice as many subs, as there were patrons). So my friend(who could stand to lose about 25 lbs) ate two of them, and gave me endless sh*t, because I wanted one, but wouldn't eat one.
I pigged out, all last weekend, and I'm up a few lbs, so I know what I have to do. Does that make me OCD? I call that WILLPOWER.
I can go to Steak and Shake with my friends, at 4AM, and watch them all pig out, while I have a glass of water. OF COURSE I want to pig out with them, but I no longer put that sh*t into my body. I know what it takes, to make this ~300 lb wannabe guy~, weigh in at 137. I know what it takes, and I'm willing to pay that price, no matter what. As much as I LOVE to eat, I love being thin, even more.
My friend pissed me off, just a little bit.....your thoughts?

First of all, your fat friend is a moron because he's throwing out the term "OCD" without knowing what it really means. You may be obsessed, but you have control of over your obsession and the object of your obsession (your weight) is rational, i.e., it has a desired, measurable outcome. Tapping the doorknob five times before you open it (aka, real OCD) is not rational. He's also a schnerr- someone who takes advantage of freebies. I really have no respect for people like that. Just because something is free doesn't mean you have to take double the normal amount.

Anyway, next time someone tries to goad you into eating their crappy food, just pull out some pictures of scantily-clad morbidly obese people - with rolls upon rolls of lard - and lay them out while they are trying to eat. If they can dish it, they can take it.

[HomerMcvie]

First of all, your fat friend is a moron because he's throwing out the term "OCD" without knowing what it really means. You may be obsessed, but you have control of over your obsession and the object of your obsession (your weight) is rational, i.e., it has a desired, measurable outcome. Tapping the doorknob five times before you open it (aka, real OCD) is not rational. He's also a schnerr- someone who takes advantage of freebies. I really have no respect for people like that. Just because something is free doesn't mean you have to take double the normal amount.

Anyway, next time someone tries to goad you into eating their crappy food, just pull out some pictures of scantily-clad morbidly obese people - with rolls upon rolls of lard - and lay them out while they are trying to eat. If they can dish it, they can take it.

Thank you. That's kind of what I was thinking, too. Just because he has no willpower, he shouldn't try to make me feel like sh*t, because I can say no. And yeah, I thought, while he was eating the 2nd one, "well good for you, now you need to lose 5 more lbs!"
I'll admit to being obsessed with keeping the weight off, but believe me, I have my moments of pigging out. But then it's time to pay the piper. Actually, I kind of like it like that. I ate so much great stuff, this past weekend. It was great, and I enjoyed it immensely. And I don't mind making up for it now. It's like I got my heroin fix this past weekend, and now I'm in rehab!:lol:

[McTrouble]

Last night we went to our fav Indian restaurant and I had Beef Samosas and Onion Bhajis to start, followed by a King Prawn Hot Madras curry with pilau rice and some naan bread. Deeelish!

Tonight I am cooking sausages - we have the most amazing local butcher and he wins loads of awards for his sausages and pies. They don't have any rubbish ingredients, only the very finest.

Anyway, I chose his Pork, Whisky and Marmalade sausages for tonight. I am pan-frying them and then I let them cook gently in red wine, fennel, onions and garlic, and serve them with mashed potatoes and peas - and, of course, a very large glass of red plonk.

We just call this dish "Posh Bangers and Mash" !

[HomerMcvie]

Trying to finish up my winter comfort foods(and clean the freezer out), I made a pot of gumbo!
Sausage, chicken, shrimp, smoked sausage, tomatoes, onions, okra, and jalapenos. Damn it's good AND spicy!

[McTrouble]

Tonight I am making Lamb Navarin - it is very tender and very flavourable with loads of herbs but probably not nearly hot enough for The Spice King below! :wavey:

[Silver Springs]

nothing. i'm fasting.

[Lee]

Last night I tried something I've never cooked before. On Sundays, sometimes I'll try to make something I've never cooked before. So last night I made an Oven Baked Beef Macaroni Casserole. I got the recipe on-line & my husband & I really like it. :nod:

Lee :)

[jannieC]

My husband fixed dinner while I was at work and I am now enjoying a piece of grilled tuna with green beans. I could cry it tastes so good. All of my clients showed up today; no dinner break- I am starving!

[Christopher]

Tonight I am cooking sausages - we have the most amazing local butcher and he wins loads of awards for his sausages and pies. They don't have any rubbish ingredients, only the very finest.

Anyway, I chose his Pork, Whisky and Marmalade sausages for tonight. I am pan-frying them and then I let them cook gently in red wine, fennel, onions and garlic, and serve them with mashed potatoes and peas - and, of course, a very large glass of red plonk.

We just call this dish "Posh Bangers and Mash" !
That sounded sooo delicious. Thats what I call comfort food! BTW got a kick of your menu title:laugh:

[SapphireSister]

My husband fixed dinner while I was at work and I am now enjoying a piece of grilled tuna with green beans. I could cry it tastes so good. All of my clients showed up today; no dinner break- I am starving!

I could cry because that sounds so good, I'm starvin marvin!

[louielouie2000]

I have a serious Chipotle addiction. It's just so easy to go by there and pick up dinner vs cooking. I need to get back into cooking and experimenting with recipes again... I miss it.

[markolas]

I haven't been to Chipotle in forever.

My bf recently informed me that since we're in our 30s, we should be eating more sophisticated fare than frozen taquitos from HEB. :rolleyes:

I can cook, I'm just too lazy most of the time.

[McTrouble]

That sounded sooo delicious. Thats what I call comfort food! BTW got a kick of your menu title:laugh:

It was delish!

Comfort food and dishes that are the simplest to cook always taste much better than a lot of the faffy stuff :thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

Krogers had ground chicken on sale yesterday, so I bought a couple of lbs, since it's so low fat.
Bleck.
I made it into taco meat, even adding chili powder, to try and cover the lack of flavor.
Nope. Still tastes like ass.
Seasoned ass.
Just sayin'.....
I'm eating seasoned ass.:lol:

[Silver Springs]

A bottle of water.

[HomerMcvie]

Even though I swore I was eating spinach salad today, I bought a poblano pepper last week, that's going to go to waste.....so I'm gonna stuff it with ground seasoned chicken, and some cheese and salsa. A healthier version of my chile relleno.

[CelticGypsy]

Planning to have a small grilled steak with grilled vegetables - squash, zucchini, red bell peppers and drinking a lot of water. Eating healthy for the next few weeks.

[CelticGypsy]

Krogers had ground chicken on sale yesterday, so I bought a couple of lbs, since it's so low fat.
Bleck.
I made it into taco meat, even adding chili powder, to try and cover the lack of flavor.
Nope. Still tastes like ass.
Seasoned ass.
Just sayin'.....
I'm eating seasoned ass.:lol:


Try marinated (lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper) grilled chicken breast that has been sliced or diced with sliced bell peppers and onions that have been sauted for about a minute or two. It tastes a lot better! You can add cilantro or lettuce/tomatoes/cheese on top. Mission Corn Thin Tortillas are 40 calories each. We heat those on a griddle or on the grill for a minute or so. Limit to two because they're really good!

[ryguy2010]

Well basically I just ate 3 boxes of stouffer's meals b/c I am depressed. For me though that is abnormal considering I usually only eat 2-3 times per week. I am not on a diet and have always eaten this way. I always see eating as a chore. Part of me would love to change/break the cycle. Plus at 6' 140 lbs I feel frail atd ugly. Would actually love to put on some weight and actually feel good about the person staring back at me in the mirror.

[HomerMcvie]

Well basically I just ate 3 boxes of stouffer's meals b/c I am depressed. For me though that is abnormal considering I usually only eat 2-3 times per week. I am not on a diet and have always eaten this way. I always see eating as a chore. Part of me would love to change/break the cycle. Plus at 6' 140 lbs I feel frail atd ugly. Would actually love to put on some weight and actually feel good about the person staring back at me in the mirror.

So do you go 2 days without eating? 2-3 days a week, of eating, is quite concerning(and this from someone who only eats one meal a day).
Not judging, just sayin'.....hope that you're well.

[Musicman408]

I ordered some AMAZING Papa Johns last night while in the recording studio! :nod:

[Silver Springs]

Home made Custard! Om nom nom!!

[HomerMcvie]

Eggplant Parmesan, asparagus(fresh from my garden, these were the first stalks of the year), small spinach salad, and a couple of mushrooms(I went mushroom hunting today, and found 20).

[CreepingDeath]

Eggplant Parmesan, asparagus(fresh from my garden, these were the first stalks of the year), small spinach salad, and a couple of mushrooms(I went mushroom hunting today, and found 20).

How Hobbit-like of you.

[kick.inside]

We went to A&W for dinner because I had a therapy appointment, my parents came with, and my mother didn't feel like cooking.
My stepdad invented an awful game involving throwing french fries at me. If it hit me, he got one point. If it got stuck in my hair, he got two points. If it went through one of my curls (like scoring a basket), he got three points.
Go Your Own Way played in there at one point, so that was fun.

[McTrouble]

I ordered some AMAZING Papa Johns last night while in the recording studio! :nod:

WTF are Papa Johns?

[McTrouble]

Home made Custard! Om nom nom!!

What, on it's own? Not poured over a mountain of apple pie or something?

[McTrouble]

Eggplant Parmesan, asparagus(fresh from my garden, these were the first stalks of the year), small spinach salad, and a couple of mushrooms(I went mushroom hunting today, and found 20).

And still here to tell the tale - you obviously know your mushrooms :laugh:

[Silver Springs]

What, on it's own? Not poured over a mountain of apple pie or something?

With a wee bit of Strawberry Jam :)

[McTrouble]

With a wee bit of Strawberry Jam :)

Oooooh - you devil :D

[markolas]

Is meatloaf for breakfast a bad thing? :laugh:

[fumidesigns]

not a damn thing.

[HomerMcvie]

And still here to tell the tale - you obviously know your mushrooms :laugh:

Are you calling me a hillbilly, or a hippie?:mad:
:lol:
I DO think that maybe it's only a midwestern thing, hunting mushrooms....
Seriously, it's a springtime RITUAL around here, and I know HUNDREDS of people who hunt them. People sell them to stores(not me, I eat em, cuz they're DELICIOUS), and the stores resell them for $30-40/lb. And I'll pack and freeze any, if I find an abundance.
Take a look at the Wiki pic, there's no making a mistake, on what you're picking. Hell, I've done it since I was probably 5 years old!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella

[McTrouble]

Is meatloaf for breakfast a bad thing? :laugh:

Well I was playing Bat Out Of Hell the other morning while eating breakfast and it seemed to go down OK ;)

[CreepingDeath]

Are you calling me a hillbilly, or a hippie?:mad:
:lol:
I DO think that maybe it's only a midwestern thing, hunting mushrooms....
Seriously, it's a springtime RITUAL around here, and I know HUNDREDS of people who hunt them. People sell them to stores(not me, I eat em, cuz they're DELICIOUS), and the stores resell them for $30-40/lb. And I'll pack and freeze any, if I find an abundance.
Take a look at the Wiki pic, there's no making a mistake, on what you're picking. Hell, I've done it since I was probably 5 years old!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella

Like I said on the previous page, it's a Hobbit thing. :wavey:


And McTrouble, (apologies for not knowing your real name) Papa John's is a pizza place.

[McTrouble]

]Are you calling me a hillbilly, or a hippie[/B]?:mad:
:lol:
I DO think that maybe it's only a midwestern thing, hunting mushrooms....
Seriously, it's a springtime RITUAL around here, and I know HUNDREDS of people who hunt them. People sell them to stores(not me, I eat em, cuz they're DELICIOUS), and the stores resell them for $30-40/lb. And I'll pack and freeze any, if I find an abundance.
Take a look at the Wiki pic, there's no making a mistake, on what you're picking. Hell, I've done it since I was probably 5 years old!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella

Well, I was referring to the fact that you obviously know the difference between edible and poisonous ones!

The thought of "magic" mushrooms never entered my mind :shocked: :laugh:

[McTrouble]

Like I said on the previous page, it's a Hobbit thing. :wavey:


And McTrouble, (apologies for not knowing your real name) Papa John's is a pizza place.

Thanks - well I've been to Las Vegas many times but not heard of Papa Johns!

It's Viv by the way :wavey:

[HomerMcvie]

Well, I was referring to the fact that you obviously know the difference between edible and poisonous ones!

The thought of "magic" mushrooms never entered my mind :shocked: :laugh:

There's NO mistaking a morel, or what we call a Peckerhead mushroom(which we also eat - they're almost all stem, with a small cap on top, thus the name). They don't look like anything else. I literally couldn't make a mistake.

Oh, magic mushrooms enter my mind, every once in a great while...:lol:

I'm off until 10PM today. I'm heading hunting, right now. Wish me luck! I found 20 yesterday.

[McTrouble]

I made Beef Goulash - made to the traditional Hungarian recipe except that I put lashings more than specified of Hot Paprika to spice it up!

Served it over pasta shells - that gorgeous sauce gets into all the shells, yummy!

[McTrouble]

There's NO mistaking a morel, or what we call a Peckerhead mushroom(which we also eat - they're almost all stem, with a small cap on top, thus the name). They don't look like anything else. I literally couldn't make a mistake.

Oh, magic mushrooms enter my mind, every once in a great while...:lol:

I'm off until 10PM today. I'm heading hunting, right now. Wish me luck! I found 20 yesterday.

Hope you find some big tasty juicy ones - LOVE mushrooms, throw them in everything :thumbsup:

[fumidesigns]

turkey burger for lunch/dinner

[Silver Springs]

Grapes. Mmmm

[HomerMcvie]

Hope you find some big tasty juicy ones - LOVE mushrooms, throw them in everything :thumbsup:

Thanks. I found 24 peckerheads, and 1 big morel, today.

I just had the best dinner!!!!
Scrambled eggs scampi(which I just invented...I had shrimp scampi a couple of nights ago, and there was a bunch of leftover scampi sauce, so I saved it- I put in about a tablespoon of it, and they were the best eggs ever - MUST remember to do it again!)
About 15 mushrooms, dipped in egg, flour, and fried.
2 slices of bacon.
1 piece of white bread and butter(tradition in my family, that bread and butter goes with fried mushrooms- even though I generally don't eat bread anymore).

[HomerMcvie]

Peckerhead mushroom.:laugh:

[McTrouble]

Peckerhead mushroom.:laugh:

Oh, I see why :lol:

[McTrouble]

Thanks. I found 24 peckerheads, and 1 big morel, today.

I just had the best dinner!!!!
Scrambled eggs scampi(which I just invented...I had shrimp scampi a couple of nights ago, and there was a bunch of leftover scampi sauce, so I saved it- I put in about a tablespoon of it, and they were the best eggs ever - MUST remember to do it again!)
About 15 mushrooms, dipped in egg, flour, and fried.
2 slices of bacon.
1 piece of white bread and butter(tradition in my family, that bread and butter goes with fried mushrooms- even though I generally don't eat bread anymore).

Hey, you mentioned before how you loved that Blue Stilton cheese - have you tried Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms?

You just need some big open cap mushrooms, plonk in a big dollop of Blue Stilton in each one, and just bake in the oven! Fantastic.

[HomerMcvie]

Hey, you mentioned before how you loved that Blue Stilton cheese - have you tried Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms?

You just need some big open cap mushrooms, plonk in a big dollop of Blue Stilton in each one, and just bake in the oven! Fantastic.

Well, f*ck me with a chainsaw!!!!!!!

That sounds like the most orgasmic dish ever!

I'm a blue cheese WHORE. The only way I got through my weight loss, and sticking with those fukcing salads, is that I always put REAL(no light crap here) blue cheese dressing on it.
That Stilton is the fukcing bomb!

[McTrouble]

Well, f*ck me with a chainsaw!!!!!!!

That sounds like the most orgasmic dish ever!

I'm a blue cheese WHORE. The only way I got through my weight loss, and sticking with those fukcing salads, is that I always put REAL(no light crap here) blue cheese dressing on it.
That Stilton is the fukcing bomb!

Well, let me know if you try it, and if you agree with me that it's Mmmmmmmm :wavey:

[HomerMcvie]

Well, let me know if you try it, and if you agree with me that it's Mmmmmmmm :wavey:

How could it NOT rock the fukc out! Sounds like perfection to me!!!

Mushrooms and blue cheese are two of my favorite foods!

[McTrouble]

How could it NOT rock the fukc out! Sounds like perfection to me!!!

Mushrooms and blue cheese are two of my favorite foods!

I'm wanting to make it myself now - however I'm going to the fav Indian restaurant tonight for HOT HOT HOT curry so it will have to wait.

Maybe over the weekend....

[HomerMcvie]

I'm wanting to make it myself now - however I'm going to the fav Indian restaurant tonight for HOT HOT HOT curry so it will have to wait.

Maybe over the weekend....

On a hotness scale of 5, I almost always order 5! So jealous!
I think we share the same taste buds!:lol:

I've got a heat problem....I, quite literally, put either:
sweet chili sauce
red pepper flake
ground red pepper
wasabi powder
Frank's Red Hot sauce
Taquira(sp) hot sauce
jalepenos
seeds from poblano peppers, that I process in vinegar and a tiny bit of oil, to preserve,

ON EVERYTHING I EAT.
I'm a spicy food ADDICT.:o

[ButterCookie]

Obviously this is last night's feast as I don't think I could have even typed Canapé last night.

A very good friend of mine organised a Cocktail and Canapé night for her hospitality course, raising money for a local hospice. Of course, I went along with two other good friends to support her. She'd designed all of the canapés herself, cooked them and concocted the cocktails.

Before I left I had a Falafel and spinach burger with pesto on top, carrots and new potatoes. When I got there, I had Italian bread with cheese and chive dip, vegetable samosas and vegetable spring rolls. Then for the main it was fish and chip canapés and red onion sautéed in red wine served on tiny pastry dishes and then dessert was raspberry meringue then mint creams half dipped in chocolate and then shortbread.

Yum. Yum.

[McTrouble]

On a hotness scale of 5, I almost always order 5! So jealous!
I think we share the same taste buds!:lol:

I've got a heat problem....I, quite literally, put either:
sweet chili sauce
red pepper flake
ground red pepper
wasabi powder
Frank's Red Hot sauce
Taquira(sp) hot sauce
jalepenos
seeds from poblano peppers, that I process in vinegar and a tiny bit of oil, to preserve,

ON EVERYTHING I EAT.
I'm a spicy food ADDICT.:o

I think we do!

I tend to put hot curry/hot chilli/hot paprika and other spices in dishes that you would think they'd never be right - but boy oh boy do they ever enhance them!

If I remember rightly we are both seafood freaks as well :blob2:

[McTrouble]

Obviously this is last night's feast as I don't think I could have even typed Canapé last night.

A very good friend of mine organised a Cocktail and Canapé night for her hospitality course, raising money for a local hospice. Of course, I went along with two other good friends to support her. She'd designed all of the canapés herself, cooked them and concocted the cocktails.

Before I left I had a Falafel and spinach burger with pesto on top, carrots and new potatoes. When I got there, I had Italian bread with cheese and chive dip, vegetable samosas and vegetable spring rolls. Then for the main it was fish and chip canapés and red onion sautéed in red wine served on tiny pastry dishes and then dessert was raspberry meringue then mint creams half dipped in chocolate and then shortbread.

Yum. Yum.

That all sounded fantastic - I LOVE food you can graze on :)

[HomerMcvie]

I think we do!

I tend to put hot curry/hot chilli/hot paprika and other spices in dishes that you would think they'd never be right - but boy oh boy do they ever enhance them!

If I remember rightly we are both seafood freaks as well :blob2:

It's now official...we have twin taste buds!
I can now tolerate eating a vegetarian meal, once or twice a week now. I've learned how to use spices, to compensate for not having a slab of CARCASS on my plate!:lol:
Plain stir-fry veggies, can now be my entree, as long as I've enhanced them with red curry, or ANY curry(I use red, green, and yellow, just depending on my mood). My two slices of bacon, were my only meat intake, yesterday. I do love a taste of it!
My latest spice though, is cheap as sh*t. I bought some finely ground red pepper, at Big Lots, and you can really melt yourself with it! It's awesome.

And yes, on the seafood, too. I don't know that I've ever tasted any seafood, that I didn't LOVE!
If weight weren't an issue, I could eat every meal at Red Lobster, for the rest of my life!

[McTrouble]

It's now official...we have twin taste buds!
I can now tolerate eating a vegetarian meal, once or twice a week now. I've learned how to use spices, to compensate for not having a slab of CARCASS on my plate!:lol:
Plain stir-fry veggies, can now be my entree, as long as I've enhanced them with red curry, or ANY curry(I use red, green, and yellow, just depending on my mood). My two slices of bacon, were my only meat intake, yesterday. I do love a taste of it!
My latest spice though, is cheap as sh*t. I bought some finely ground red pepper, at Big Lots, and you can really melt yourself with it! It's awesome.

And yes, on the seafood, too. I don't know that I've ever tasted any seafood, that I didn't LOVE!
If weight weren't an issue, I could eat every meal at Red Lobster, for the rest of my life!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for mentioning Red Lobster - it's brought back some great memories of our trips to the USA, we ate there A LOT whenever we found one!

[CreepingDeath]

On a hotness scale of 5, I almost always order 5! So jealous!
I think we share the same taste buds!:lol:

I've got a heat problem....I, quite literally, put either:
sweet chili sauce
red pepper flake
ground red pepper
wasabi powder
Frank's Red Hot sauce
Taquira(sp) hot sauce
jalepenos
seeds from poblano peppers, that I process in vinegar and a tiny bit of oil, to preserve,

ON EVERYTHING I EAT.
I'm a spicy food ADDICT.:o

I adore spicy food as well. The spicier the better.

You may keep the mushrooms though. There's no way I'm eating a fungus.

[McTrouble]

How could it NOT rock the fukc out! Sounds like perfection to me!!!

Mushrooms and blue cheese are two of my favorite foods!

Was just thinking - the Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms would go GREAT with your spinach salad as a side that I wrote down a while ago.

That's it - weekend sorted:

Tonight - The Agra Indian restaurant

Saturday - Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms with what I have named "Homer Salad"

Sunday - Lancashire Hotpot (the final one until next winter - it's definitely not a Spring/Summer dish)

[HomerMcvie]

"Homer Salad"

Was just thinking - the Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms would go GREAT with your spinach salad as a side that I wrote down a while ago.

That's it - weekend sorted:

Tonight - The Agra Indian restaurant

Saturday - Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms with what I have named "Homer Salad"

Sunday - Lancashire Hotpot (the final one until next winter - it's definitely not a Spring/Summer dish)
Yay ME! I've made it!!! (must go buy some blue Stilton!).

I tell you...those scrambled eggs scampi I came up with yesterday, were SO fukcing good, that I'm doing the same tonight.

I think I'll skip the bacon and bread and butter, though, and have a salad on the side, instead. Eggs, mushrooms, spinach salad!:thumbsup:

Yes on the winter dishes. The only thing I didn't get to, was making a lasagna. I've got the stuff, so maybe I'll do that on Sunday.....

(drumroll please......) Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, "Homer Salad"!!! :lol::lol::lol:

[McTrouble]

Yay ME! I've made it!!! (must go buy some blue Stilton!).

I tell you...those scrambled eggs scampi I came up with yesterday, were SO fukcing good, that I'm doing the same tonight.

I think I'll skip the bacon and bread and butter, though, and have a salad on the side, instead. Eggs, mushrooms, spinach salad!:thumbsup:

Yes on the winter dishes. The only thing I didn't get to, was making a lasagna. I've got the stuff, so maybe I'll do that on Sunday.....

(drumroll please......) Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, "Homer Salad"!!! :lol::lol::lol:

Get it trademarked !

[McTrouble]

It's now official...we have twin taste buds!
I can now tolerate eating a vegetarian meal, once or twice a week now. I've learned how to use spices, to compensate for not having a slab of CARCASS on my plate!:lol:
Plain stir-fry veggies, can now be my entree, as long as I've enhanced them with red curry, or ANY curry(I use red, green, and yellow, just depending on my mood). My two slices of bacon, were my only meat intake, yesterday. I do love a taste of it!
My latest spice though, is cheap as sh*t. I bought some finely ground red pepper, at Big Lots, and you can really melt yourself with it! It's awesome.

And yes, on the seafood, too. I don't know that I've ever tasted any seafood, that I didn't LOVE!
If weight weren't an issue, I could eat every meal at Red Lobster, for the rest of my life!

Back on the subject of Red Lobster again, do you have one locally?

If so, you lucky *!?*%$!*

[CreepingDeath]

Back on the subject of Red Lobster again, do you have one locally?

If so, you lucky *!?*%$!*

I'm allergic to seafood, but everyone seems to love Red Lobster. I feel left out. :( :p

[McTrouble]

I'm allergic to seafood, but everyone seems to love Red Lobster. I feel left out. :( :p

Poor you - I would definitely HATE being allergic to seafood.

[Silver Springs]

Nada. Don't feel like eating.

[McTrouble]

Nada. Don't feel like eating.

I NEVER don't feel like eating - no wonder I don't get anywhere with losing weight!

[HomerMcvie]

Back on the subject of Red Lobster again, do you have one locally?

If so, you lucky *!?*%$!*

Oh yeah. Pretty much any town here, with a population over 25,000, has one(as far as I know).
We eat there at least every other month. My family pretty much picks it, for every birthday dinner...

[HomerMcvie]

Wow.
Some shrimp scampi, with stir fry veggies added in. Half of an ear of bi-color corn(first corn I've seen at the store this year - DAMN it was sweet and tender), and a small spinach salad. Oh yeah, and I sauteed some of the morel mushrooms, in garlic and butter, then put em in the toaster oven, to try and crisp them up a bit. I won't be doing that again!:mad: Whether frying them is bad for you or not, they NEED to taste, like they're supposed to taste!:thumbsup:

[Silver Springs]

A lollipop and spoonful of Jam. Yep. I eat like a student.

[McTrouble]

Going round to my Mum's for the day and she's making a huge buffet with loads of goodies we can graze on all day.

Taking her a huge chocolate Easter Egg and (this is thanks to Homer) a very large "Homer Salad" :thumbsup:

[ryguy2010]

I will be having Porterhouse Steak (comma) Sauteed Mushrooms (comma) asparagus(comma) and homemade mac.

[ButterCookie]

A couple of chips from the fryer at work and some strawberry sauce that I licked off my finger from a Sundae.

[MacwoodFleet]

I will be having Porterhouse Steak (comma) Sauteed Mushrooms (comma) asparagus(comma) and homemade mac.

Damn, you're killing me. Want a job as a personal chef, I'll send the Leer jet! No, seriously, this is the kind of meal I cook on weekends (my wife's days off). Do you share your mac recipe? My grandmother made the best but I haven't tried a great M&C since she passed away. Woah, that was close. I almost busted a tear.

[jannieC]

Haven't made it yet, but tonight is vegetarian sausage gravy with biscuits and eggs. It's breakfast for dinner over here! :thumbsup:

[David]

Haven't made it yet, but tonight is vegetarian sausage gravy with biscuits and eggs. It's breakfast for dinner over here! :thumbsup:Jannie, I don't think I could eat that. But I could try.

My household will be having spaghetti with olive oil & mizithra at Old Spaghetti Factory, where we're celebrating somebody's new car!

[HomerMcvie]

Mmm, I embraced my hillbilly taste buds!

So, everyone knows I go to Nashville all the time. Well, I always eat at the same places, every trip. This time, I decided it was going to be a new place every night.

So I got on Urbanspoon, and researched a bunch of new places. Tonight, I went to a restaurant called Rotiers, for "southern cooking". I had fried chicken gizzards, with onion rings, a house salad, and rolls. And it was delicious. The best gizzards I've ever had(yes, I'm sure 95% are wanting to hurl now:mad:).
They've been in business for 65 years, and it doesn't look like the decor's been updated since they opened!:thumbsup:

I'll be going back, every time I'm in town, now!!!

[jannieC]

Jannie, I don't think I could eat that. But I could try.

My household will be having spaghetti with olive oil & mizithra at Old Spaghetti Factory, where we're celebrating somebody's new car!

You would love it and never know the difference. :thumbsup: :woohoo:

[Macfanforever]

Noting yet .My appetite went out the window after getting the bad news about Stevie been sick.Steakies was on my mind but I better eat now. at 10:30pm.

[McTrouble]

Last night went to our local Spanish/Mexican/Texan restaurant.

It's quite bizarre really as it's in the middle of nowhere, - so we're seated at a window table in a really authentic and traditional feeling Spanish place and have views of rolling English moors (think Wuthering Heights country).

Anyway it was deelish and HOT HOT HOT!

To start we shared a Chilli Con Queso - HOT dish.

Then the hubby had a Steak Chemichanga (that's the spelling they use!), and I had a Chilli Burrito - REALLY HOT dish.

So to cool down we both had Mexican Deep Fried Icecream - to DIE FOR!

Had a long detour drive back home thru the countryside to let it all settle.

[fumidesigns]

i know what i'll be eating tonight................PATRON SHRIMP BABY!!!! let's go Ledgies!!!

[CreepingDeath]

Last night went to our local Spanish/Mexican/Texan restaurant.

It's quite bizarre really as it's in the middle of nowhere, - so we're seated at a window table in a really authentic and traditional feeling Spanish place and have views of rolling English moors (think Wuthering Heights country).

Anyway it was deelish and HOT HOT HOT!

To start we shared a Chilli Con Queso - HOT dish.

Then the hubby had a Steak Chemichanga (that's the spelling they use!), and I had a Chilli Burrito - REALLY HOT dish.

So to cool down we both had Mexican Deep Fried Icecream - to DIE FOR!

Had a long detour drive back home thru the countryside to let it all settle.

Sounds like my kind of place. :thumbsup:

[McTrouble]

Sounds like my kind of place. :thumbsup:

Well, in the past we have only found great Mexican/Spanish restaurants when we've visited the USA. It's really nice to now have one literally on our doorstep!

I remember eating great fajitas at a Mexican restaurant in The Forum at Caesars Palace, LV :thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

Sounds like my kind of place. :thumbsup:

Me too. On Saturday, I had Thai, and ordered 5 on a scale of 5. I was on FIRE(in heaven!). On Sunday, I got chinese carryout, because this place also has sushi, and I was craving both. Ate a ton of wasabi, and put about a tablespoon of this chili sauce in my box. It was hotter than ANY hot sauce I've ever had. I was coughing violently for about 5 minutes, and sweating profusely!

Perfektion!!!!

^^^^EXACTLY as I typed perfektion, YMLF just came on Sirius!!!!! What are the odds????:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[HomerMcvie]

HOT chicken. Okay, I'm inspired by these "Hot chicken shacks", that they have down south.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/47/511433/restaurant/Brooklyn-Heights/Princes-Hot-Chicken-Shack-Nashville

Read the review from Nov, 2011!

Anyway, I diced up the chicken early today, and covered it all in ground red pepper, with some italian dressing. So it soaked the red pepper in all day. I sauteed it with some water chestnuts, and had some fresh asparagus on the side. Deeelicious!

[fumidesigns]

I had nothing. I'm starving myself. I must put my food money in savings for stevies tour this summer! It's a win/win.......I save and lose weight all at the same time!

[mylittledemon]

I made an alfredo pasta (made the noodles muh'self) with peppered chicken, yellow capsicum, peas, and carrots. :]

[fumidesigns]

^^^ lemme find out u can cook!!!

[KarmaContestant]

Not sure about tonight.

Last night, I polished off a bag of Sun Chips, a half-pint of Ben & Jerry's Half Baked, and a bad of Chex Mix. OH, and then I felt guilty so I ate a salad. Speaking of veggies, I wish the temps would cool down and give my garden a reprieve from the windy heat.

My boyfriend is out of town for work and so dinner hasn't been much of a priority.

[mylittledemon]

^^^ lemme find out u can cook!!!

:shocked:

:lol:

[jannieC]

A peanut butter sandwich with the crusts cut off and a low-sugar fudgesicle. Braces still suck.

[mylittledemon]

I have always liked bread crust, and have never understood why people cut em off.

[HomerMcvie]

I have always liked bread crust, and have never understood why people cut em off.
I don't like them, but I'm cheap, and don't like wasting food, so I eat them. Now, if I won the lottery, well, I'd still be cheap, so I'd probably still eat them.:mad:

[jannieC]

I have always liked bread crust, and have never understood why people cut em off.

Because I can't chew them right now! That's how bad it is. :(

[jannieC]

Speaking of veggies, I wish the temps would cool down and give my garden a reprieve from the windy heat.


What veggies are you growing?

[mylittledemon]

Because I can't chew them right now! That's how bad it is. :(

Dear Lord! You poor thing. :sorry: :xoxo:

[KarmaContestant]

What veggies are you growing?

A few kinds of beets (golden, Chioggia and red), a carrot and radish mix...herbs, and yellow & purple beans, tomatoes, a few kinds of peppers, three different cucumbers...and peas. I have squash plants to go in the ground as well, but I don't know where they're going. yet. But I'll make a space. Oh, and I'm growing okra as well.

I'm going to plant some greens in the fall; I missed the early spring season because of moving.

[louielouie2000]

Last night I made creole style crab cakes drizzled with a garlic/lemon/butter/spicy mustard sauce; sauteed asparagus & wild rice. It was yummy, but a lot of work. I took tonight off from cooking! :lol:

[jannieC]

Last night I made creole style crab cakes drizzled with a garlic/lemon/butter/spicy mustard sauce; sauteed asparagus & wild rice. It was yummy, but a lot of work. I took tonight off from cooking! :lol:

Louie- can you send me this recipe?


A few kinds of beets (golden, Chioggia and red), a carrot and radish mix...herbs, and yellow & purple beans, tomatoes, a few kinds of peppers, three different cucumbers...and peas. I have squash plants to go in the ground as well, but I don't know where they're going. yet. But I'll make a space. Oh, and I'm growing okra as well.

I'm going to plant some greens in the fall; I missed the early spring season because of moving.

Sounds delightful. All such yummy choices. I have only herbs this year.

[KarmaContestant]

Louie- can you send me this recipe?


That sauce sounds awesome. :nod:

Sounds delightful. All such yummy choices. I have only herbs this year.

Thanks! Herbs are great, each plant is so different and fun to use.

[HomerMcvie]

Louie- can you send me this recipe?




Sounds delightful. All such yummy choices. I have only herbs this year.
Just POST it.

I have 74 tomato plants this year!:o

[louielouie2000]

Louie- can you send me this recipe?

This is pretty much how I did mine:

http://www.bhg.com/recipe/seafood/creole-crab-cakes/

And if you don't wanna do all that, grocery stores like Earth Fare have some really amazing pre made crab & crawfish cakes in their fresh seafood sections. :D

I just kinda winged the sauce I drizzled on them: I melted butter in a bowl, added fresh chopped garlic, squeezed some fresh lemon in, added spicy brown mustard, a little bit of olive oil to bind it all together, and then I used a wisk to make it the right consistency. It really could have used a bit more complexity of flavor, I need to figure out what else to throw into it. The sauce tends to separate by the way, so don't make it until you're about to serve the crab cakes. :)

As far as rice (be it wild, white, brown, etc), I always cook it in some form of broth vs water. Makes for much better flavor. :nod:

Asparagus is easy: just throw some butter, olive oil, garlic, and whatever other flavors you want in a pan & saute. Oh, and I always cut the bottom inch or so off my asparagus stalks: you know, the tough/fibrous/white part on the bottom. They seem to be more tender & soak up flavor better that way :)

I actually really wanted to make crawfish cakes last night, those are my true favorite. But I couldn't find crawfish at the 4 grocery stores I went to yesterday. :rolleyes: It's weird, crawfish was easy to find in Charlotte... but I struck out trying to find it in Austin yesterday. And we're much closer to Louisiana & the Gulf here! :shrug:

[KarmaContestant]

Just POST it.

I have 74 tomato plants this year!:o

Wow! :shocked: I'm impressed - That's a lot. I have six, which is a lot for me. :laugh:

[McTrouble]

Tonight I am making Pepperoni & Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms.

It's so simple and delicious -

You just get some large open cap mushrooms, pop in a blob of Stilton or any cheese you like, top with Pepperoni or Parma Ham, and put them on a baking tray. In the tray add some baby tomatoes on the vine, sprinkle chopped red and green chillies over everything along with some finely sliced garlic. Finally drizzle olive oil over it all and pop it in the oven.

You definitely need some crusty bread or garlic bread to dunk in all those delicious juices!

It always turns out right, there's not really anything to go wrong with this one :thumbsup:

And (for Homer) the more chillies the bigger the kick!

[Silver Springs]

I don't really have the time to eat dinner tonight, so I see a packet of Trebor Soft Mints in my future.

[HomerMcvie]

That's a lot. I have six, which is a lot for me. :laugh:

Can you say OBSESSIVE?:wavey:

I usually have about 35 plants, but they didn't do very well last year, so I figured I'd double my efforts this year. Several years ago, I got my two aunts to teach me how to "can" tomatoes. And I usually can about 35 quarts every summer.

Why does one guy need so many tomatoes, you ask?:lol:

Salsa. Love me some salsa. Every day of the year. Homemade salsa.:o

[HomerMcvie]

Tonight I am making Pepperoni & Stilton Stuffed Mushrooms.

It's so simple and delicious -

You just get some large open cap mushrooms, pop in a blob of Stilton or any cheese you like, top with Pepperoni or Parma Ham, and put them on a baking tray. In the tray add some baby tomatoes on the vine, sprinkle chopped red and green chillies over everything along with some finely sliced garlic. Finally drizzle olive oil over it all and pop it in the oven.

You definitely need some crusty bread or garlic bread to dunk in all those delicious juices!

It always turns out right, there's not really anything to go wrong with this one :thumbsup:

And (for Homer) the more chillies the bigger the kick!

DAMN that sounds delicious!!! Especially the Stilton and pepperoni!!!! I wish Stilton weren't so expensive!

I'm still battling about 5 lbs that I've put on, so I'm TRYING to get back to my salad only days(being in a relationship now, has killed my obsessiveness with being thin:mad:).

Today's menu- I'm going to sautee some morel mushrooms that I have frozen, and have a spinach salad.

[KarmaContestant]

Can you say OBSESSIVE?:wavey:

I usually have about 35 plants, but they didn't do very well last year, so I figured I'd double my efforts this year. Several years ago, I got my two aunts to teach me how to "can" tomatoes. And I usually can about 35 quarts every summer.

Why does one guy need so many tomatoes, you ask?:lol:

Salsa. Love me some salsa. Every day of the year. Homemade salsa.:o

I've heard from many gardeners around the country that last year was just a bad year for tomatoes. I did three plants last year which is usually plenty, and I doubled them just like you this year.

When I was a kid my parents did a lot of canning; tomatoes peaches, pears, berry jams... Home-canned tomatoes taste the best - and someday I'll be doing it myself when I have the room to grow a few more dozen plants. This year, I've got two Ace, one purple Cherokee, one Lemon Boy, one Green Zebra and a Mr. Stripey.

[jannieC]

I'm still battling about 5 lbs that I've put on, so I'm TRYING to get back to my salad only days(being in a relationship now, has killed my obsessiveness with being thin:mad:).


Let the 5 lbs go and enjoy yourself. :xoxo: Life is too short to struggle over 5 lbs!!!

How awesome that you use your tomatoes all year- I wish I had the time (energy?) to grow vegetables. Maybe next year.

An older client I have been working with for a while now brought me a plate of homemade deviled eggs today! She knew my teeth (braces) were killing me and remembered that I loved eggs. Omg they are so good! I can accept gifts like that!

[chiliD]

Trader Joe's marinara over penne pasta with a liberal smattering of Kraft grated parmesean.

[HomerMcvie]

Let the 5 lbs go and enjoy yourself. :xoxo: Life is too short to struggle over 5 lbs!!!

How awesome that you use your tomatoes all year- I wish I had the time (energy?) to grow vegetables. Maybe next year.

An older client I have been working with for a while now brought me a plate of homemade deviled eggs today! She knew my teeth (braces) were killing me and remembered that I loved eggs. Omg they are so good! I can accept gifts like that!
Yeah, but 5 could easily become 15. Or more.:shocked:

Back when I lived in town, I started with 4 tomato plants. I never really loved tomatoes, until I grew my own. OMG, they are so much better than anything you can buy at the store! Then I bought a place in the country,....and lookout! I've converted two flower beds, into tomato beds!!!!:lol: Because nothing is prettier, than a bunch of ripe tomatoes, hanging there!

Canning IS a pain in the ass, though. I will admit that. It takes me about a 3 hour evening, to can one 12 quart batch. BUT, I just wait until I'm off one evening, with no plans, and just watch TV from the kitchen, until I'm finished.

Never having had braces, I'm curious about the pain. Is it the worst at first, then gradually subsides, as the teeth "give" to the pressure? How often do they "crank you down" again?:shocked:

[jannieC]

Never having had braces, I'm curious about the pain. Is it the worst at first, then gradually subsides, as the teeth "give" to the pressure? How often do they "crank you down" again?:shocked:

The initial pain centered around the brackets cutting into the inside of my mouth/lips. I basically spent the first few days with wax covering each tooth. It was so attractive! At this point, the issue is kind of two-fold. My teeth hurt, because they are moving. But the way my bite is, when I try to bite down normally, my top teeth are encountering a bracket on the bottom left side which makes it really awkward. I'm scared to try and chew anything substantial because of this. Eating is SUCH a hassle. After I eat anything, I have a ten minute ordeal of brushing, cleaning, etc. It's just not worth it. So, I have lost 3 lbs in one week. Maybe I'm on to something here!

And to answer your last question, I am to go in every 8 weeks for tightening/new wires/torture.

[HomerMcvie]

The initial pain centered around the brackets cutting into the inside of my mouth/lips. I basically spent the first few days with wax covering each tooth. It was so attractive! At this point, the issue is kind of two-fold. My teeth hurt, because they are moving. But the way my bite is, when I try to bite down normally, my top teeth are encountering a bracket on the bottom left side which makes it really awkward. I'm scared to try and chew anything substantial because of this. Eating is SUCH a hassle. After I eat anything, I have a ten minute ordeal of brushing, cleaning, etc. It's just not worth it. So, I have lost 3 lbs in one week. Maybe I'm on to something here!
Sounds like the excuse I'd need, to have a big milkshake for every meal! Or some creamy soups.

I sort of made my own braces..... When I was two, I fell down a flight of stairs, and knocked out my two front teeth. So I had no front teeth until my adult teeth came in. As a result(the dentist said, from pushing my tongue through that gap), I had pretty bad "buck teeth", when my adult teeth came in. Well, in 5th grade, I started playing trumpet....it wasn't until about 7-8th grade, that we noticed that my buck teeth were disappearing! The pressure of playing trumpet, had gradually pushed them back into place. And I played until my freshman year in college. My teeth are pretty straight since then.

I'd be PIGGING out, that week before you go back in!!!!

[McTrouble]

Can you say OBSESSIVE?:wavey:

I usually have about 35 plants, but they didn't do very well last year, so I figured I'd double my efforts this year. Several years ago, I got my two aunts to teach me how to "can" tomatoes. And I usually can about 35 quarts every summer.

Why does one guy need so many tomatoes, you ask?:lol:

Salsa. Love me some salsa. Every day of the year. Homemade salsa.:o

Did you know that for you blokes tomatoes are a great natural defence against prostate cancer? So keep up that intake :thumbsup:

[SuzeQuze]

Did you know that for you blokes tomatoes are a great natural defence against prostate cancer? So keep up that intake :thumbsup:

I had this same thought. :lol: They work better when cooked.

Last night I had Barilla whole grain pasta with Newman's Own Sockarooni sauce and veggie loose sausage. This is a new dish I tried in the vein of eating healthier versions of things I already like and are simple to make. This one is a winner for me. I served it with Romano.

[HomerMcvie]

I had this same thought. :lol: They work better when cooked.

Well, I guess 8 months of the year(when they're not fresh), they are cooked, since the canned jars spent an hour in boiling water, sealing them.:shrug:

[SuzeQuze]

Well, I guess 8 months of the year(when they're not fresh), they are cooked, since the canned jars spent an hour in boiling water, sealing them.:shrug:

Then :woohoo: for your prostate!

[Silver Springs]

Well I advanced on my mints. I threw in a Mango Cooler for good measure. Mmm...

[SuzeQuze]

This is interesting, tomatoes suck because they are grown in FL which is a lousy place to grow tomatoes due to there being no nitrogen in the soil and lots of pests. I've often wondered why we can grow such amazing fruit in our backyards while the grocery store's tomatoes are crap.

http://www.onearth.org/article/tomatoland-book-excerpt

[fringed n fab]

This is interesting, tomatoes suck because they are grown in FL which is a lousy place to grow tomatoes due to there being no nitrogen in the soil and lots of pests. I've often wondered why we can grow such amazing fruit in our backyards while the grocery store's tomatoes are crap.

http://www.onearth.org/article/tomatoland-book-excerpt

They do grow things here and there are farmers markets along places but from what I know it's true most of the tomato growing starts in the wintertime around here. It's true the soil is sandy all over, even inland. A hard rain it just seeps into the ground afterwards. I'm sure they grow lots of things down here and I haven't seen a cornfield since I left Ohio but I'm sure they're here somewhere inland as you go.

[ButterCookie]

I had to dig this up because what I'm eating right now is scrumptious! My mum made it and I thought it'd be gross but it's not! So tonight's dinner is chili with a twist. It's Kidney beans, sweetcorn, red pepper, green olives, mushrooms, carrot and tomato.

[HomerMcvie]

My favorite thread, resurrected!!! So I'm on vacation, and I try to find new restaurants, all the time. I usually go to Urbanspoon.com. Anyway, here's what I've had the past few days.
Wednesday - Southern cooking. Fried chicken livers and gizzards, with onion rings and a salad. Delicious!
Thursday - I went to a new mexican restaurant, and had a fish taco, and chilli relleno. It was great, and better than the mexican restaurant that I usually go to.
Friday - Authentic Cajun restaurant. An absolute HOLE IN THE WALL DIVE. The rent on the dump couldn't be more than $300/month. But the reviews stated that....I had cajun catfish, with dirty rice and slaw. Everything was awesome, even if a little overpriced(especially given the seedy location).
Saturday - I went back to my "southern cooking" restaurant, because everyone just RAVES about, "oh, you HAVE to try their burgers, they're the best anywhere". Well, I got the one they recommended as the best, and I was totally let down. It was nothing that I couldn't have made at home. Yeah, it was a big burger on a French roll, but like I said, I could have made the SAME, at home. I was expecting to have my socks blown off, so I was let down. Needless to say, I'll be sticking to my livers and gizzards, next time I'm in town.
Tonight? Thai is my target for today! After a bland, no heat, burger yesterday, I need some HEAT. Set me on fire! I'm ordering 5, on a scale of 5!:]

[Travisevian]

Organic chicken with vegetables and brown rice in a tomato sauce. It was delicious.

[MacFan92]

Got a roast in the oven for tonight :thumbsup:

[beccamorrisfift]

Got a roast in the oven for tonight :thumbsup:

Nothing quite like a roast !

I had this really crazy pasta that looked like rice, it was so weird ! But delicious, I had it with chorizo, butternut squash and chicken. Good stuff all in all ! :D

[Silver Springs]

Quorn and Salad Pitta Bread with Guacamole.

[ButterCookie]

Quorn and Salad Pitta Bread with Guacamole.

M-m-mmmmm

I had Quorn spaghetti bolognese *high five*

[Silver Springs]

M-m-mmmmm

I had Quorn spaghetti bolognese *high five*

Om nom nom! *High fives*

I wasn't really hungry, so I didn't have much of my Tea. So sleepy after my first day back at Uni. We're already getting into final project of the course territory and we've only just got back. It's a good thing that I have ideas or I'd be screwed, lol. It'll probably be one of the last proper meals I have before "late night Cereal Tea" starts again as it usually does when my schedule turns insane lol.

[HomerMcvie]

Chinese carryout.

General Tso's chicken, Hot and spicy chicken, rat on a stick, 2 crab rangoons, and 5 pieces of sushi, with wasabi. I'm sweatin like a whore in church!!!

[Silver Springs]

Chinese carryout.

General Tso's chicken, Hot and spicy chicken, rat on a stick, 2 crab rangoons, and 5 pieces of sushi, with wasabi. I'm sweatin like a whore in church!!!

Rat.....on a stick. No, I don't appear to have read that wrong. Is that a typo? Or is it an actual dish? It sounds....erm....interesting.

[HomerMcvie]

Rat.....on a stick. No, I don't appear to have read that wrong. Is that a typo? Or is it an actual dish? It sounds....erm....interesting.

I think it's pork. We've just always called it rat on a stick.:lol:

[Silver Springs]

I think it's pork. We've just always called it rat on a stick.:lol:

Ahhhh. Well that sounds alot better! Well, as better as it could be to a Veggie, lol. You conjured up an image of a deep fried rat with a wooden stick up its arse and that did not sit well with my stomach. The thing is, I wouldn't put it past some places to actually eat things like that. Since I saw the images of somebody eating a baby, I don't think anything should truly surprise me.

[jannieC]

Ahhhh. Well that sounds alot better! Well, as better as it could be to a Veggie, lol. You conjured up an image of a deep fried rat with a wooden stick up its arse and that did not sit well with my stomach. The thing is, I wouldn't put it past some places to actually eat things like that. Since I saw the images of somebody eating a baby, I don't think anything should truly surprise me.

I had a client tell me about something like this but when we Googled it, we found it to be urban legend.

[HomerMcvie]

Just a big spinach salad. Yeah, I'm sick of them. But I've been slacking all summer, and I've put on about 7 lbs, so it's time to get things back in order. Plus, I was on vacation last week, and I ate out 8 nights in a row, so it's time, baby...:mad:

[HomerMcvie]

I just made possibly the best thing I've ever made! Smoked salmon with creamy dill sauce, and creamed spinach on the side.
I put the salmon fillet in aluminum foil this morning, and put a rub on it, then put some liquid smoke in the foil, and left it in the fridge all day. I got home from work, and started a charcoal fire, with a pack of wet mesquite chips on top of it. Put the salmon foil pack on top, and let it cook/smoke for about 30 minutes. HEAVENLY! Seriously, I love to cook, but this is probably the tastiest, most restaurant quality dish, I've ever made! I can't wait to do it again!

[jannieC]

I am quietly enjoying a Paul Newman's spinach pizza. Husband is at work and kid is with her grandparents at the beach.

[Silver Springs]

I shall be having a slice of Baklava that I made this morning before getting buried in work for the evening.

[gretchen]

Spinach tortellini with basil pine nut pesto, green beans w/slivered almonds and italian bread. Also a nice Cab wine.

[HomerMcvie]

Lemon pepper pollock fillets, with a half an ear of corn on the cob, and a spinach salad, with egg, red onions, tomatoes, and a mix of bleu cheese dressing, and raspberry walnut vinaigrette(they compliment each other very well).

[beccamorrisfift]

You guys are having all this fabulous food, and I had a bowl of coco pops that aren't even real coco pops, they're from TESCO !! :distress:

[Silver Springs]

You guys are having all this fabulous food, and I had a bowl of coco pops that aren't even real coco pops, they're from TESCO !! :distress:

I wouldn't be too jealous. Cereal is what's usually on the menu for me, being a lowly student with little time on her hands lol. I was dead sophisticated tonight and upped the stakes to a Tofurkey and Facon sandwhich :p

[HomerMcvie]

You guys are having all this fabulous food, and I had a bowl of coco pops that aren't even real coco pops, they're from TESCO !! :distress:

Honestly, I just LOVE to cook. Love it! And after I lost the weight, I think I became an even better cook. Because before, I'd just cook a big pan of CRAP(tasty crap, but definitely crap that wasn't good for you). Now, I've learned how to make things that are good for you. How to make a fish fillet, without frying it. How to spice up veggies, where they're not boring. Divorcing red meat and bread(95% of the time, anyway), was the best decision I ever made.

[beccamorrisfift]

I wouldn't be too jealous. Cereal is what's usually on the menu for me, being a lowly student with little time on her hands lol. I was dead sophisticated tonight and upped the stakes to a Tofurkey and Facon sandwhich :p

As much as I complain, I do love a good cereal dinner :thumbsup:
Ooh, vegetarian meat huh!? Interesting, never tried that.

Honestly, I just LOVE to cook. Love it! And after I lost the weight, I think I became an even better cook. Because before, I'd just cook a big pan of CRAP(tasty crap, but definitely crap that wasn't good for you). Now, I've learned how to make things that are good for you. How to make a fish fillet, without frying it. How to spice up veggies, where they're not boring. Divorcing red meat and bread(95% of the time, anyway), was the best decision I ever made.

I should probably learn to cook one day, can't see it happening anytime soon though, I will just have to read all of your fabulous dinners and imagine them for myself, Bread and Cereal are my bestfriends, I couldn't live without them ! :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

I should probably learn to cook one day, can't see it happening anytime soon though, I will just have to read all of your fabulous dinners and imagine them for myself, Bread and Cereal are my bestfriends, I couldn't live without them ! :laugh:

I love bread, and to be honest, I miss it waaaaaay more than the red meat.:(

[caroline79]

Grilled cheese and tomato soup tonight.

[Silver Springs]

As much as I complain, I do love a good cereal dinner :thumbsup:
Ooh, vegetarian meat huh!? Interesting, never tried that.

Yep. I'm a strict Veggie. Once you get used to eating "meat replacement" meat, you don't miss the real stuff. At least in my experience.

[HomerMcvie]

Scrambled eggs, with turkey bacon. The scrambled eggs were drownding in a sea of ketchup.:angel:

[Silver Springs]

I had Porridge.

[vivfox]

I had Porridge.

Goldilocks! Wasn't she the one who ate that food?

[McTrouble]

Last night I had Prawn & Coriander Spring Rolls, followed by Crispy Chicken with Lemon Sauce - scrummy! :)

I am in a Chinese food mood this week - tonight I am having Mini Spare Ribs, followed by Deep Fried Beef with a Hot Chilli Dip.

[vivfox]

I am in a Chinese food mood this week

Last night I treated my oldest brother and his wife to Chinese and this Saturday I will do it again with another brother and his family.

[McTrouble]

Last night I treated my oldest brother and his wife to Chinese and this Saturday I will do it again with another brother and his family.

:thumbsup: Good reasons for Chinese food treat!!!:lol:

I could probably live off Chinese and Indian meals!

[Silver Springs]

:thumbsup: Good reasons for Chinese food treat!!!:lol:

I could probably live off Chinese and Indian meals!

I had Chinese Food too. I didn't have much because I wasn't feeling well, but I had Veggie Chow Mien (With the obligatory Sweet and Sour Sauce :p), Sesame Seed Toast and Veggie Spring Rolls.

And I'm having a little Birthday Cake now with a cup of Tea.

[McTrouble]

I had Chinese Food too. I didn't have much because I wasn't feeling well, but I had Veggie Chow Mien (With the obligatory Sweet and Sour Sauce :p), Sesame Seed Toast and Veggie Spring Rolls.

And I'm having a little Birthday Cake now with a cup of Tea.

Aaah - hope you're feeling better Booboo!

Methinks you can't be too poorly if you can manage some birthday cake! :D

[Silver Springs]

Aaah - hope you're feeling better Booboo!

Methinks you can't be too poorly if you can manage some birthday cake! :D

Booboo! Lol. I'm feeling better. Just headachey. It's because I've been getting very little sleep since I started back at Uni and I'm sleep deprived. But I'm taking the evening off to just relax, catch up with some of the things I like to do but have been neglecting because of work and just chilling out.

Haha! Fair point. There's always room for a little Birthday Cake (Says the girl who generally doesn't like Cake all that much :p).

[McTrouble]

Booboo! Lol. I'm feeling better. Just headachey. It's because I've been getting very little sleep since I started back at Uni and I'm sleep deprived. But I'm taking the evening off to just relax, catch up with some of the things I like to do but have been neglecting because of work and just chilling out.

Haha! Fair point. There's always room for a little Birthday Cake (Says the girl who generally doesn't like Cake all that much :p).

But who manages to bake the most complicated and intricate cakes for her friends and family!!!! :)

[Silver Springs]

But who manages to bake the most complicated and intricate cakes for her friends and family!!!! :)

Though I don't eat them, lol. I'm just making a run of the mill Almond Cake for my Dad along with his usual Scones tomorrow. I need to start marinating the fruit for the Christmas Cake soon too.

[McTrouble]

Though I don't eat them, lol. I'm just making a run of the mill Almond Cake for my Dad along with his usual Scones tomorrow. I need to start marinating the fruit for the Christmas Cake soon too.

I'm not a cake fan myself - but you always manage to make my mouth water and crave some! :nod:

[beccamorrisfift]

I had some gorgeous cheesy bites veggie pizza, was delicious, beats Tuesday's coco pops dinner by a mile!

[Silver Springs]

I'm not a cake fan myself - but you always manage to make my mouth water and crave some! :nod:

Haha. I'm sorry lol! I'm thinking of making a Cheesecake next week, but I can't decide what though. Possibly Peanut Butter and Strawberry, just to be extra decadent :p

[HomerMcvie]

Tuna, in red panang curry sauce, from Trader Joes, on a bowl of rice. DAMN it's hot!!!:blob2::D

[louielouie2000]

Tuna, in red panang curry sauce, from Trader Joes, on a bowl of rice. DAMN it's hot!!!:blob2::D

Ahh, how I miss Trader Joe's. :distress: I wish they would come to Austin, but I doubt they ever will. Whole Foods is headquartered here, and they've got the market pretty saturated (with absurdly expensive stuff).

[HomerMcvie]

Ahh, how I miss Trader Joe's. :distress: I wish they would come to Austin, but I doubt they ever will. Whole Foods is headquartered here, and they've got the market pretty saturated (with absurdly expensive stuff).

It's an hour to the one nearest to me(Indy). I usually plan my Indy trips around a stop at TJs.
There's one in Nashville that I go to, but Tennessee's archaic laws prohibit anything but a liquor store from selling wine, so no $3 Chuck!!! They told me that TJs most likely won't expand in TN, since wine is a big part of their sales.

[HomerMcvie]

Smoked salmon with creamy dill sauce, fried green tomatoes, and a spinach salad with blue cheese and raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing.:nod:

[HomerMcvie]

Crawfish etoufee, and eggplant Parmesan.:]

[TerraRhiannon]

Smoked salmon with creamy dill sauce, fried green tomatoes, and a spinach salad with blue cheese and raspberry walnut vinaigrette dressing.:nod:

I had smoked salmon too! Well, someone at work shared theirs with me when I expressed my love for it. Seasoned smoked salmon on Ritz crackers♥ F****ng AMAZING.

[Macfanforever]

Oh How everytime I see this YumYum thread and it make my mout water and head to the kitchen.Hahahaha.

[chiliD]

Seafood Fettucine (w/grilled shrimp & scallops) & French Onion soup. And about a gallon of iced tea @ Mimi's Cafe'. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY #83, DAD! )

[HomerMcvie]

Home made hot wings, with (of course) blue cheese and celery, and a half an ear of corn on the cob.
Ma lips are on FIRE!!!!:blob2::wavey::blob2:

[Silver Springs]

I had Toast. Gordon Ramsay's own recipe :rolleyes:

[beccamorrisfift]

I just polished off a plate of spinach and something or other cannelloni. It was lush, thanks Waitrose :)

[McTrouble]

Home made hot wings, with (of course) blue cheese and celery, and a half an ear of corn on the cob.
Ma lips are on FIRE!!!!:blob2::wavey::blob2:

Now that sounds yummy - apart from the celery.

I am severely allergic to raw celery - even though I am OK with it once cooked I am still wary of it!

:wavey:

[HomerMcvie]

Now that sounds yummy - apart from the celery.

I am severely allergic to raw celery - even though I am OK with it once cooked I am still wary of it!

:wavey:

That's funny that you'd say that.
Because I always HATED celery, growing up. School would always serve it, with that damned peanut butter(which I love) crammed up it's crack. :lol:
Never appealed to me.

It wasn't until I started going to wing places with my friends, that I finally tried it. It's okay, I guess. I do now like it cooked in stews, and the like. But with hot wings, is the only way I ever eat it raw, still.

So what happens when you eat it raw? You swell up? Throat?

[beccamorrisfift]

Okay, so it's not dinner because it's 10:20 in the morning but I just had THE nicest hot chocolate, it was a Whittard of Chelsea Ginger Sloth hot chocolate. Mmmm :)
I don't usually like ginger but this was lush and so is their mint one.

Also, HomerMcvie, I decided that one day I'm going to go to your house and you're going to cook me all this fabulous food you keep describing, I'm too jealous!

[McTrouble]

That's funny that you'd say that.
Because I always HATED celery, growing up. School would always serve it, with that damned peanut butter(which I love) crammed up it's crack. :lol:
Never appealed to me.

It wasn't until I started going to wing places with my friends, that I finally tried it. It's okay, I guess. I do now like it cooked in stews, and the like. But with hot wings, is the only way I ever eat it raw, still.

So what happens when you eat it raw? You swell up? Throat?

It does feel like my throat is restricting but the worst effect is a really intense itching sensation - imagine having the worst itch possible and not being able to ease it because you can't get at it, being right down inside the back of your throat!!!

I get exactly the same thing with raw carrot.

It must be some sort of substance within these vegetables that disappears once they are cooked - they only need be cooked for a short while and then I am OK to eat them!

Weird allergy or what!!! :shrug::lol:

[McTrouble]

Okay, so it's not dinner because it's 10:20 in the morning but I just had THE nicest hot chocolate, it was a Whittard of Chelsea Ginger Sloth hot chocolate. Mmmm :)
I don't usually like ginger but this was lush and so is their mint one.

Also, HomerMcvie, I decided that one day I'm going to go to your house and you're going to cook me all this fabulous food you keep describing, I'm too jealous!

You're going to have to get in the queue after me! :lol:

Me and David are food twins - the hotter/spicier, the better! And we're both blue cheese freaks!!! :nod:

[HomerMcvie]

You're going to have to get in the queue after me! :lol:

Me and David are food twins - the hotter/spicier, the better! And we're both blue cheese freaks!!! :nod:

Come on down!!! I'd love to cook for us!

We are food twins. Although I've had a tad of heartburn lately, so I've been easing up a little bit. Okay, I love salsa, and pretty much eat it daily(usually snack on it, while I'm cooking dinner). Well, my jalapeno plants did really well this year, and they're starting to go to waste, so I was doubling the amount I was putting in my salsa. So, getting violent hiccups from it might be going too far???:laugh: So I've been toning back "the constant contest" I have, for testing my ability to eat extreme heat.

As soon as the heartburn subsides though, it's back on, baby!!!

Honestly, the SPICES are the reason that Chinese and Mexican are my two favorite foods. I want to walk away from the table, in a sweat!:wavey:

[HomerMcvie]

It does feel like my throat is restricting but the worst effect is a really intense itching sensation - imagine having the worst itch possible and not being able to ease it because you can't get at it, being right down inside the back of your throat!!!

I get exactly the same thing with raw carrot.

It must be some sort of substance within these vegetables that disappears once they are cooked - they only need be cooked for a short while and then I am OK to eat them!

Weird allergy or what!!! :shrug::lol:

That is weird. I really don't understand. I'm built like a tank. I'm not allergic to anything. I go to the doctor every 5 years, whether I need to or not!:lol:
(I'm very lucky, and appreciate the fact that I am, very much so)

I wonder what it is about them, that causes such a reaction?

[McTrouble]

Come on down!!! I'd love to cook for us!

We are food twins. Although I've had a tad of heartburn lately, so I've been easing up a little bit. Okay, I love salsa, and pretty much eat it daily(usually snack on it, while I'm cooking dinner). Well, my jalapeno plants did really well this year, and they're starting to go to waste, so I was doubling the amount I was putting in my salsa. So, getting violent hiccups from it might be going too far???:laugh: So I've been toning back "the constant contest" I have, for testing my ability to eat extreme heat.

As soon as the heartburn subsides though, it's back on, baby!!!

Honestly, the SPICES are the reason that Chinese and Mexican are my two favorite foods. I want to walk away from the table, in a sweat!:wavey:

And so have I - too spicey and the heartburn/acid reflux starts up. This is so frustrating when spice is the spice of life LOL!!!

Funnily enough Mexican doesn't seem to start it up - but I'm steering clear of Chinese and Indian right now. I love a HOT vindaloo but it's not worth the pain! :distress:

[McTrouble]

That is weird. I really don't understand. I'm built like a tank. I'm not allergic to anything. I go to the doctor every 5 years, whether I need to or not!:lol:
(I'm very lucky, and appreciate the fact that I am, very much so)

I wonder what it is about them, that causes such a reaction?

At the risk of boring you to death (:D) I found this article - seems allergies to carrot and celery are related.........

IgE mediated reactions to celery are common in food allergic adults in Europe. Sensitization to celery is frequently associated with birch and/or mugwort pollinosis, hence the term "birch- mugwort- celery- syndrome" has been established. There is evidence that birch pollen and celery allergy are highly related in Central Europe, while celery allergy is most frequently related to mugwort pollen in Southern Europe. Moreover, allergies to carrot and spices, predominantly of the umbelliferous family, are highly associated to celery allergy. Celery can induce allergic reactions of immediate type from oral contact urticaria to anaphylactic shock. About 30% of patients with oral allergy syndrome are allergic to celery.
Diagnostic tests like skin tests with raw celery and active allergen extracts have high positive predictive values, while the negative predictive values are low. Roots, also called tuber or celeriac, and sticks from the celery plant are used in nutrition and diagnostic procedures. Usually the frequency of sensitization to celery tuber is higher than to celery stick in celery allergic subjects. Celery tuber and stick are consumed as a raw or cooked vegetable and as a spice which is a common hidden allergen in various processed foods. Despite its high allergenic potency and at least partial thermostability celery and celery products are currently not included in mandatory labelling regulations for food allergens.

[HomerMcvie]

At the risk of boring you to death (:D) I found this article - seems allergies to carrot and celery are related.........

IgE mediated reactions to celery are common in food allergic adults in Europe. Sensitization to celery is frequently associated with birch and/or mugwort pollinosis, hence the term "birch- mugwort- celery- syndrome" has been established. There is evidence that birch pollen and celery allergy are highly related in Central Europe, while celery allergy is most frequently related to mugwort pollen in Southern Europe. Moreover, allergies to carrot and spices, predominantly of the umbelliferous family, are highly associated to celery allergy. Celery can induce allergic reactions of immediate type from oral contact urticaria to anaphylactic shock. About 30% of patients with oral allergy syndrome are allergic to celery.
Diagnostic tests like skin tests with raw celery and active allergen extracts have high positive predictive values, while the negative predictive values are low. Roots, also called tuber or celeriac, and sticks from the celery plant are used in nutrition and diagnostic procedures. Usually the frequency of sensitization to celery tuber is higher than to celery stick in celery allergic subjects. Celery tuber and stick are consumed as a raw or cooked vegetable and as a spice which is a common hidden allergen in various processed foods. Despite its high allergenic potency and at least partial thermostability celery and celery products are currently not included in mandatory labelling regulations for food allergens.
Interesting. I did go through allergy testing, about 3 years ago, when I was suffering a chronic cough. 85 allergy injections, and I did test positive for one type of mold, called alternaria. But nothing other than that.

Steering clear of Chinese? God forbid. And I'm a cheap f*cker. Cheap chinese buffets are my weakness. There's one in Nashville, that has sushi, too. I load it up with wasabi, and cover the chinese with the red pepper sauce, and I'm usually DRENCHED in sweat, when I leave. HEAVEN.

[McTrouble]

Interesting. I did go through allergy testing, about 3 years ago, when I was suffering a chronic cough. 85 allergy injections, and I did test positive for one type of mold, called alternaria. But nothing other than that.

Steering clear of Chinese? God forbid. And I'm a cheap f*cker. Cheap chinese buffets are my weakness. There's one in Nashville, that has sushi, too. I load it up with wasabi, and cover the chinese with the red pepper sauce, and I'm usually DRENCHED in sweat, when I leave. HEAVEN.

85? Dear lord in heaven, you must have looked like a pincushion!!!! Did you leak like a sieve when you drank anything? ;):laugh:

I know - it really pains me to avoid our local Chinese buffet place. I usually manage about 8 platefuls (:o) but, boy, last time did I ever suffer!!!!!

[HomerMcvie]

85? Dear lord in heaven, you must have looked like a pincushion!!!! Did you leak like a sieve when you drank anything? ;):laugh:

I know - it really pains me to avoid our local Chinese buffet place. I usually manage about 8 platefuls (:o) but, boy, last time did I ever suffer!!!!!

They start you out with a series of 50(of the most common allergies), and if there are no reactions, they give you another series of 35. I was sore, to say the least(although it's really strange about our nerve endings....one would hurt like a son of a bitch, and the next one, an inch away, wouldn't be that bad). And they number your arms with a Sharpie, so they know which one is which. I looked like a tattooed whore!!!

8 plates????? OMFG! I'm a 2 plate guy(heaping plates, but 2 fills me up).

Dammit, I'm hungry now!:D

[Silver Springs]

85? Dear lord in heaven, you must have looked like a pincushion!!!! Did you leak like a sieve when you drank anything? ;):laugh:

I know - it really pains me to avoid our local Chinese buffet place. I usually manage about 8 platefuls (:o) but, boy, last time did I ever suffer!!!!!

Holy Hell! Last time I went to a Chinese buffet I managed one and a half small plates and a little fruit for dessert. I don't know where on earth you're putting that food lol. I felt sick enough after my modest meal lol.

[McTrouble]

They start you out with a series of 50(of the most common allergies), and if there are no reactions, they give you another series of 35. I was sore, to say the least(although it's really strange about our nerve endings....one would hurt like a son of a bitch, and the next one, an inch away, wouldn't be that bad). And they number your arms with a Sharpie, so they know which one is which. I looked like a tattooed whore!!!

8 plates????? OMFG! I'm a 2 plate guy(heaping plates, but 2 fills me up).

Dammit, I'm hungry now!:D

I can even remember how it went last time -

Plate 1 - Ribs/Wings/Seaweed/Prawn Crackers

Plate 2 - 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 3 - Another 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 4 - Special Fried Rice/Beef in Black Bean/Chicken Curry/Garlic Mushrooms

Plate 5- Special Fried Rice/Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork in Black Pepper Sauce

Plate 6 - 2 more Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 7 - Some more Ribs and Wings

Plate 8 - Some melon as a light desert!!!!!!!

:o:o:o:o Reading that I feel quite embarrassed and a real glutton - and no wonder I suffered with heartburn.

And no wonder the weight is taking forever to come off! :lol:

[McTrouble]

Holy Hell! Last time I went to a Chinese buffet I managed one and a half small plates and a little fruit for dessert. I don't know where on earth you're putting that food lol. I felt sick enough after my modest meal lol.

LOL - as I said in last post I feel really quite :o!

[HomerMcvie]

I can even remember how it went last time -

Plate 1 - Ribs/Wings/Seaweed/Prawn Crackers

Plate 2 - 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 3 - Another 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 4 - Special Fried Rice/Beef in Black Bean/Chicken Curry/Garlic Mushrooms

Plate 5- Special Fried Rice/Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork in Black Pepper Sauce

Plate 6 - 2 more Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 7 - Some more Ribs and Wings

Plate 8 - Some melon as a light desert!!!!!!!

:o:o:o:o Reading that I feel quite embarrassed and a real glutton - and no wonder I suffered with heartburn.

And no wonder the weight is taking forever to come off! :lol:

Wow. Just wow.:lol:

I usually get a box to go, so that I'm not tempted to keep going back. That said, I can pack a lot of sh*t into that box! General Tso, peppered beef, 2-3 "rat on a stick", 3 crab rangoons, about 6 pieces of sushi, fried crab meat, and a couple other things.

I put on a few lbs this summer, and I'm working semi hard, at getting it back off. I've lost about 3 lbs in the past week. I was down to about 140, in the spring. A couple of weeks ago, I was up to 150. 147 was the reading today.... God, I love to eat.

[Silver Springs]

I can even remember how it went last time -

Plate 1 - Ribs/Wings/Seaweed/Prawn Crackers

Plate 2 - 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 3 - Another 2 Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 4 - Special Fried Rice/Beef in Black Bean/Chicken Curry/Garlic Mushrooms

Plate 5- Special Fried Rice/Sweet & Sour Chicken/Pork in Black Pepper Sauce

Plate 6 - 2 more Crispy Duck & Hoisin Pancakes

Plate 7 - Some more Ribs and Wings

Plate 8 - Some melon as a light desert!!!!!!!

:o:o:o:o Reading that I feel quite embarrassed and a real glutton - and no wonder I suffered with heartburn.

And no wonder the weight is taking forever to come off! :lol:

Well I'm sure you enjoyed it at the time! And don't be embarrassed. We all have our weak spots. Mine are Mints. I'd give my first born for a lifetime supply of Mentos :p

[HomerMcvie]

Lemon pepper fish fillets, with stir fry veggies, and a small spinach salad.

[McTrouble]

Lemon pepper fish fillets, with stir fry veggies, and a small spinach salad.

I really have to find an excuse to come visit Indiana - and then I can land on your doorstep and beg you (very nicely) to just cook for me, for at least two weeks! ;):lol:

I swear I could wallop down everything you mention!

[HomerMcvie]

I really have to find an excuse to come visit Indiana - and then I can land on your doorstep and beg you (very nicely) to just cook for me, for at least two weeks! ;):lol:

I swear I could wallop down everything you mention!

Thanks. Tonight was okay. I'm trying to knock off 3-4 lbs, so I'm focusing on a more healthy menu right now.:mad:

Yesterday's hot wings kicked my healthy fish's ass. The healthy fish was okay, but....dammit, we're heading into winter! I want MEATLOAF, and GUMBO, and CHILI! And my CABBAGE ROLLS!

Come visit for a week, and I'll put on 7 lbs that week, and we'll do the upper case menu!:p

FWIW, in the winter, I usually try to allow myself one "Sunday meal"(the upper case crap) per week.

I'd pay $20/day, to be able to eat what I want, without gaining. FML. Oh well, life happens.....:angel:

[Dodfather]

I really have to find an excuse to come visit Indiana - and then I can land on your doorstep and beg you (very nicely) to just cook for me, for at least two weeks! ;):lol:

I swear I could wallop down everything you mention!

Makes 2 of us! I'm just back from 2 weeks in Texas and had so much great, great food. My favourite is seafood though, shelfish especially, so last night I had nothing but a semi-large bowl of mussels with garlic and lemon for dinner. Quick, simple and cheap from the local chinese supermarket - cheap food is always good - and you don't have to do anything fancy with them. Brilliant!

I'm more of a baker than anything else (a master baker in fact...) and so that's my thing. My banana bread is awesome and I also make killer Stollen every Christmas.

[HomerMcvie]

Makes 2 of us! I'm just back from 2 weeks in Texas and had so much great, great food. My favourite is seafood though, shelfish especially, so last night I had nothing but a semi-large bowl of mussels with garlic and lemon for dinner. Quick, simple and cheap from the local chinese supermarket - cheap food is always good - and you don't have to do anything fancy with them. Brilliant!

I'm more of a baker than anything else (a master baker in fact...) and so that's my thing. My banana bread is awesome and I also make killer Stollen every Christmas.

The mussels sound great!!!! How did you prepare them?

Master baker? I'm more of a mastur***er!:lol: Really, "baking" is the one thing I've never really tried. I guess mainly because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I don't crave cakes and pies. And I avoid bread, because it's evil.:wavey: (even though I'm a secret bread whore, we're successfully divorced)


I REALLY want to make a GOOD meatloaf, drownding in a sea of ketchup!

[Dodfather]

The mussels sound great!!!! How did you prepare them?

Master baker? I'm more of a mastur***er!:lol: Really, "baking" is the one thing I've never really tried. I guess mainly because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I don't crave cakes and pies. And I avoid bread, because it's evil.:wavey: (even though I'm a secret bread whore, we're successfully divorced)


I REALLY want to make a GOOD meatloaf, drownding in a sea of ketchup!

Sigh... I went for the more subtle pun but no! :D

I never do too much when preparing mussels. You really don't need to. Cook them for a couple of minutes with some garlic, drizzle of lemon jouce over the top - that's it. If I;d had some white wine I'd have chucked a little in too. They're also great with flaked chili over them.

Bread loves me and I love bread. We're whores for each other and the relationship works!

[HomerMcvie]

Sigh... I went for the more subtle pun but no! :D

I never do too much when preparing mussels. You really don't need to. Cook them for a couple of minutes with some garlic, drizzle of lemon jouce over the top - that's it. If I;d had some white wine I'd have chucked a little in too. They're also great with flaked chili over them.

Bread loves me and I love bread. We're whores for each other and the relationship works!

Please don't confuse me for someone who is subtle!;)

Mmmm. I don't think my town is big enough(100k) to have REAL fresh seafood markets. I see them in Nashville all the time, though. I guess I should take a cooler, and hit one before I leave town, and pack that sh*t in ice, then feast the next day!

Yeah, while I love that whore, it was one of the easiest things for me to divorce. On the rare occasion I eat out, I do allow myself one roll with my salad, and one roll with my dinner.

Most of my yeast intake, comes in the form of hops and barley....

[McTrouble]

Makes 2 of us! I'm just back from 2 weeks in Texas and had so much great, great food. My favourite is seafood though, shelfish especially, so last night I had nothing but a semi-large bowl of mussels with garlic and lemon for dinner. Quick, simple and cheap from the local chinese supermarket - cheap food is always good - and you don't have to do anything fancy with them. Brilliant!

I'm more of a baker than anything else (a master baker in fact...) and so that's my thing. My banana bread is awesome and I also make killer Stollen every Christmas.


Yummy yummy yummy!!!!!

I ADORE all fish/seafood/shellfish.......even love chewing on a big whelk, which tends to bring disgusted looks from most people I know! :D

[beccamorrisfift]

Alright, on second thoughts I won't be joining you guys for dinner anytime soon if you're cooking, I can't stand spice, I'm such a wimp, even flamin' hot monster munch take some perseverance for me :laugh:

[McTrouble]

The mussels sound great!!!! How did you prepare them?

Master baker? I'm more of a mastur***er!:lol: Really, "baking" is the one thing I've never really tried. I guess mainly because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, so I don't crave cakes and pies. And I avoid bread, because it's evil.:wavey: (even though I'm a secret bread whore, we're successfully divorced)


I REALLY want to make a GOOD meatloaf, drownding in a sea of ketchup!

I'm not a sweet tooth either, definitely a savoury tooth!

I am thinking we may be related and got separated somehow in the dim and distant past! :lol:

[McTrouble]

Sigh... I went for the more subtle pun but no! :D

I never do too much when preparing mussels. You really don't need to. Cook them for a couple of minutes with some garlic, drizzle of lemon jouce over the top - that's it. If I;d had some white wine I'd have chucked a little in too. They're also great with flaked chili over them.

Bread loves me and I love bread. We're whores for each other and the relationship works!

Well, that would be a Fave with Dave!!! :rolleyes:

[HomerMcvie]

I'm not a sweet tooth either, definitely a savoury tooth!

I am thinking we may be related and got separated somehow in the dim and distant past! :lol:

I think you're right!!! FWIW, I was adopted, so..........:wavey:

Sweets are okay, they're just not what I crave. I'll pick savory over sweet, any day! Even on the occasion that I have dessert, I almost always have to have something savory afterwards, to get that damned sweet taste out of my mouth!:lol:

[HomerMcvie]

Alright, on second thoughts I won't be joining you guys for dinner anytime soon if you're cooking, I can't stand spice, I'm such a wimp, even flamin' hot monster munch take some perseverance for me :laugh:

So we're opposites. WHAT is it that you don't like?
It burns your mouth?
It gives you heartburn?
It hurts your stomach?
You just don't like "hot", in general?

I really am curious, because I'm addicted to the heat...it's almost a contest with myself, to see how hot I can take it.

[beccamorrisfift]

So we're opposites. WHAT is it that you don't like?
It burns your mouth?
It gives you heartburn?
It hurts your stomach?
You just don't like "hot", in general?

I really am curious, because I'm addicted to the heat...it's almost a contest with myself, to see how hot I can take it.

It burns my mouth so bad!
I don't think I've ever had heartburn and it's never hurt my stomach if it didn't burn my mouth so if it didn't do that I'd be fine, but then it wouldn't be spice I guess :)

[McTrouble]

It burns my mouth so bad!
I don't think I've ever had heartburn and it's never hurt my stomach if it didn't burn my mouth so if it didn't do that I'd be fine, but then it wouldn't be spice I guess :)

I think you have to start off gently and gradually build up to spicier and hotter stuff - it's worth it when you reach the really hot stuff in years to come!

[McTrouble]

I think you're right!!! FWIW, I was adopted, so..........:wavey:

Sweets are okay, they're just not what I crave. I'll pick savory over sweet, any day! Even on the occasion that I have dessert, I almost always have to have something savory afterwards, to get that damned sweet taste out of my mouth!:lol:

So......you could be English and a long lost brother I never knew I had in the first place!!!!

I might fancy a sweet on a rare occasion but then I always regret it and wish I had gone for the cheeseboard! :nod:

[HomerMcvie]

It burns my mouth so bad!
I don't think I've ever had heartburn and it's never hurt my stomach if it didn't burn my mouth so if it didn't do that I'd be fine, but then it wouldn't be spice I guess :)

I ENJOY the burn.
Honestly, the reason I really don't like "American home cooking" is because I find it to be bland. Although I can spice up a beef stew like nobody's bidness!

My favorite spice/hot sauce is called Mae Ploy's sweet chili sauce. A 28 oz bottle is about $3, and it's perfect! Not killer hot, but sweet and spicy. Just right!

[HomerMcvie]

So......you could be English and a long lost brother I never knew I had in the first place!!!!

I might fancy a sweet on a rare occasion but then I always regret it and wish I had gone for the cheeseboard! :nod:

I'd love to have the accent, but not the bad teeth(I'M JOKING!!!)!:lol::wavey::lol:

I know! Cheese, nuts, salsa, sour cream dips....these are the treats I crave. That pie over there? Let somebody else have it. It just doesn't satisfy me.

If there's pizza still in the box, it keeps calling me, all night long, until it's gone!:(

[McTrouble]

I'd love to have the accent, but not the bad teeth(I'M JOKING!!!)!:lol::wavey::lol:

I know! Cheese, nuts, salsa, sour cream dips....these are the treats I crave. That pie over there? Let somebody else have it. It just doesn't satisfy me.

If there's pizza still in the box, it keeps calling me, all night long, until it's gone!:(

But would you want my accent? Seen Frasier? Well I sound just like Daphne Moon - yes, I am a Northern gal and proud of it! :laugh:

[Silver Springs]

But would you want my accent? Seen Frasier? Well I sound just like Daphne Moon - yes, I am a Northern gal and proud of it! :laugh:

That's not so bad! I sound like I lost my Whippet and flat cap.

[HomerMcvie]

But would you want my accent? Seen Frasier? Well I sound just like Daphne Moon - yes, I am a Northern gal and proud of it! :laugh:

I love her accent!!!:nod:

[McTrouble]

That's not so bad! I sound like I lost my Whippet and flat cap.

On Ilkley Moor bar T'at! :laugh:

Wonder how many will get that one, our Bee! ;):D

[McTrouble]

I love her accent!!!:nod:

Bless you! :xoxo:

I adore regional accents from whichever country they come from.

It would be so boring if we all had one monotonous uniform accent.

I've never tried to change my accent but, like most people, I do have my "telephone voice"! :nod:

[Silver Springs]

On Ilkley Moor bar T'at! :laugh:

Wonder how many will get that one, our Bee! ;):D

Ayup!. Nah, ah dunnae venture over't big 'ill. Down't snicket's far as ah'll go. Flummoxed if ah remember where mind. Us Tykes prolly rendered 'em stalled, like.

[kali]

yaay a vegan! me too! didnt think there was a vegan stevie fan out there! x

[McTrouble]

Ayup!. Nah, ah dunnae venture over't big 'ill. Down't snicket's far as ah'll go. Flummoxed if ah remember where mind. Us Tykes prolly rendered 'em stalled, like.


Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs our kid, ecky thump me back's playing me up summat rotten so I'm off now fer t'neet!

[Silver Springs]

Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs our kid, ecky thump me back's playing me up summat rotten so I'm off now fer t'neet!

Aye! Jus' dunnae go dahn t'nick! Flaggin' misen lol. Migh' be mashin' misen a brew then ah meight nip on ta bed missen. 'ope thy back starts ta feel orl roeight soon.

[Dodfather]

Mmmm. I don't think my town is big enough(100k) to have REAL fresh seafood markets.
Most of my yeast intake, comes in the form of hops and barley....

Mine isn't either but it is on the coast so the restaurants get great seafood. I love proper fresh seafood markets though. Yes, your way is best for having yeast! So on my trip to Nashville, which I'm planning in the next few years, we'll hit a seafood market then a bar - genius! :nod:



I might fancy a sweet on a rare occasion but then I always regret it and wish I had gone for the cheeseboard! :nod:

I'm fine with both sweet and savoury. I LOVE cheese! How could anyone not?!

I'd love to have the accent, but not the bad teeth(I'M JOKING!!!)!:lol::wavey::lol:

I know! Cheese, nuts, salsa, sour cream dips....these are the treats I crave. !:(

How about a Scottish accent? :wavey:

Sour cream goes well on everything! The more the better!

[Silver Springs]

I LOVE cheese! How could anyone not?!

I absolutely loathe Cheese. I can't even eat Fromage Frais yoghurt.

[beccamorrisfift]

That's not so bad! I sound like I lost my Whippet and flat cap.

You guys have all got it easy...I'm a The Only Way is Essex extra with my accent! :laugh:

GO BRITAIN!

[HomerMcvie]

Mine isn't either but it is on the coast so the restaurants get great seafood. I love proper fresh seafood markets though. Yes, your way is best for having yeast! So on my trip to Nashville, which I'm planning in the next few years, we'll hit a seafood market then a bar - genius! :nod:



I'm fine with both sweet and savoury. I LOVE cheese! How could anyone not?!



How about a Scottish accent? :wavey:

Sour cream goes well on everything! The more the better!

We'll rip that town a new one! Actually, the places I've seen all the seafood there(believe it or not) is in the "international markets". I'm always looking for new chinese and mexican things to try(Nashville has a huge ethnic population), and one of these markets absolutely reeks!!! Tubs and tubs and tubs and tubs of fresh seafood(some of it still alive). Especially now that it's heading into winter, I really should look at hitting one of these, as I'm leaving town, and pack a cooler full.

I'm heading down for a week, on the 6th!:]

I could really give up meat altogether, as long as I had a steady supply of cheese and nuts.

Sour cream? There's no such thing as too much! My main beef with authentic Mexican restaurants, is that they don't top everything with sour cream.

Beam me up, Scotty!:D

[Dodfather]

We'll rip that town a new one! Actually, the places I've seen all the seafood there(believe it or not) is in the "international markets". Tubs and tubs and tubs and tubs of fresh seafood (some of it still alive).

Sour cream? There's no such thing as too much! My main beef with authentic Mexican restaurants, is that they don't top everything with sour cream.

Beam me up, Scotty!:D

Hear hear! It'll be awesome!

[HomerMcvie]

A small steak(yeah, I almost never eat red meat, but it had been in my freezer for a long time, and I don't waste food), with
mashed potatoes(INSTANT- Potato Buds- the best mashed potato anywhere), and
eggplant Parmesan.

I hadn't eaten a steak in ages, and I have to admit, it was tasty!

[chiliD]

I LOVE cheese! How could anyone not?!

Well, Keith Richards won't go near the stuff...considering all he's done to himself and he's still kickin', there's something to be said for avoiding the stuff.

(however, I'm not one to say no to a handful or two of either shredded & melting cheddar or mozzarella...I loves me some quesadillas! )

[McTrouble]

Well, Keith Richards won't go near the stuff...considering all he's done to himself and he's still kickin', there's something to be said for avoiding the stuff.

(however, I'm not one to say no to a handful or two of either shredded & melting cheddar or mozzarella...I loves me some quesadillas! )

Well they're good of course but give me a strong Blue Stilton or Stinking Bishop any day!!!! Or a really ripe Camembert or Gorgonzola that's literally walking itself off the shelf! Scrumdelumpcious!!! :]

[McTrouble]

We'll rip that town a new one! Actually, the places I've seen all the seafood there(believe it or not) is in the "international markets". I'm always looking for new chinese and mexican things to try(Nashville has a huge ethnic population), and one of these markets absolutely reeks!!! Tubs and tubs and tubs and tubs of fresh seafood(some of it still alive). Especially now that it's heading into winter, I really should look at hitting one of these, as I'm leaving town, and pack a cooler full.

I'm heading down for a week, on the 6th!:]

I could really give up meat altogether, as long as I had a steady supply of cheese and nuts.

Sour cream? There's no such thing as too much! My main beef with authentic Mexican restaurants, is that they don't top everything with sour cream.

Beam me up, Scotty!:D

Same as you - I could give up meat without too much difficulty so long as you don't take away my fish/seafood/shellfish and cheese!

BTW, does anyone think the same as me - that lobster is over-rated and fresh crab is actually much tastier?

[McTrouble]

Mine isn't either but it is on the coast so the restaurants get great seafood. I love proper fresh seafood markets though. Yes, your way is best for having yeast! So on my trip to Nashville, which I'm planning in the next few years, we'll hit a seafood market then a bar - genius! :nod:



I'm fine with both sweet and savoury. I LOVE cheese! How could anyone not?!



How about a Scottish accent? :wavey:

Sour cream goes well on everything! The more the better!

Pick me up on the way won't you? Tennessee is one of the States I haven't visited yet but would love to!

[Dodfather]

Ayup!. Nah, ah dunnae venture over't big 'ill. Down't snicket's far as ah'll go. Flummoxed if ah remember where mind. Us Tykes prolly rendered 'em stalled, like.


Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs our kid, ecky thump me back's playing me up summat rotten so I'm off now fer t'neet!

Aye! Jus' dunnae go dahn t'nick! Flaggin' misen lol. Migh' be mashin' misen a brew then ah meight nip on ta bed missen. 'ope thy back starts ta feel orl roeight soon.

Oh, fit fine tae see a' thae accents an' wiys o' spikin here oan this board! Nae mony fowk actually spik lik thon' ower here but it's affa fine fan they kin be bithered tae dae dit!

[McTrouble]

Oh, fit fine tae see a' thae accents an' wiys o' spikin here oan this board! Nae mony fowk actually spik lik thon' ower here but it's affa fine fan they kin be bithered tae dae dit!

:laugh::laugh::laugh: Do you think our USA friends are going to make head or tail of all this? ;)

[Dodfather]

Perhaps. Or maybe Homer Mc will just assume he's had 4 too many beers? A safe assumption perhaps Homer?! :)

[HomerMcvie]

Perhaps. Or maybe Homer Mc will just assume he's had 4 too many beers? A safe assumption perhaps Homer?! :)

ALWAYS a safe assumption.:mad:









:thumbsup::D
There's no such thing as 4 too many beers.... Oh wait, yes there is!

[Dodfather]

ALWAYS a safe assumption.:mad:









:thumbsup::D
There's no such thing as 4 too many beers.... Oh wait, yes there is!

Hahaha! I was about to reply with why the :mad: - beers are fun! Then, after scrolling down.. there it is! Yes, sometimes there really is such a thing. :(

[HomerMcvie]

Hahaha! I was about to reply with why the :mad: - beers are fun! Then, after scrolling down.. there it is! Yes, sometimes there really is such a thing. :(

It's not usually the beer that pushes me over the line, it's that damned whiskey!!!:D

Dear Whiskey, oh how I love thee!:xoxo:

[McTrouble]

It's not usually the beer that pushes me over the line, it's that damned whiskey!!!:D

Dear Whiskey, oh how I love thee!:xoxo:

Oh no, a food/beverage item we disagree on! :distress:

As far as alcohol goes, I am strictly a Wine or Beer gal!

[Silver Springs]

Oh no, a food/beverage item we disagree on! :distress:

As far as alcohol goes, I am strictly a Wine or Beer gal!

On the very very very rare occasions that I drink, I go for something strong enough to make it worth it. So I tend to go for Whiskey, Absynthe or Ouzo.

[McTrouble]

On the very very very rare occasions that I drink, I go for something strong enough to make it worth it. So I tend to go for Whiskey, Absynthe or Ouzo.

Absinthe? Good trips? :laugh:

[Silver Springs]

Absinthe? Good trips? :laugh:

I climb trees shoeless in pajamas whilst in Cities I've never been in before in parks in the middle of the night. What do you think, haha? It's a wonder I made it out of London alive the first time I went there. I got wasted so easily. Because I don't drink for the most part, a small drop could knock me out lol. I have no tolerance for it.

[McTrouble]

I climb trees shoeless in pajamas whilst in Cities I've never been in before in parks in the middle of the night. What do you think, haha? It's a wonder I made it out of London alive the first time I went there. I got wasted so easily. Because I don't drink for the most part, a small drop could knock me out lol. I have no tolerance for it.

That settles it, gonna have to try it :lol: Just so long as it gives me some good trips which involve LB!!!

[HomerMcvie]

Oh no, a food/beverage item we disagree on! :distress:

As far as alcohol goes, I am strictly a Wine or Beer gal!

Believe me, it's an ACQUIRED taste. I too, always hated it....especially the smell. About 5 years ago, I started hanging out at this bar, where everyone's always buying rounds of whiskey shots. Well, one thing led to another, and I eventually discovered that it's my favorite liquor now!:xoxo:

I liken it MUCH to, just as I love spicy food, I like it BECAUSE it's strong. I like strong flavors, in both my food and beverage.

My family makes fun of my red wine I drink...they always say, "that smells, that's why you like it". I like taste that slaps you upside the head!:mad::D:rolleyes::thumbsup::shrug:;)

[HomerMcvie]

I'm smoking some boneless pork ribs, with Jack Daniel's wood chips(made from the used barrels....smells just like Jack!). I put a garlic, rosemary and thyme rub on them, first thing this morning.

I've been obsessed with smoking lately. I guess mainly because I know winter will be all over us like a cheap suit, in short order...:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[jannieC]

Jumbo shrimp sauteed in butter/garlic, asparagus and dirty rice (made with fake hamburger meat). Really good!

[McTrouble]

I made (and just finished demolishing) Chicken Cacciatore served with Crispy Goose Fat Roast Potatoes - delumptious!

[Silver Springs]

We're having a very rare treat of Chinese food tonight. I've ordered Vegetable Chow Mein with a side of Sweet and Sour Sauce.

[beccamorrisfift]

Roast dinner, with all the trimmings! :thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

We're having a very rare treat of Chinese food tonight. I've ordered Vegetable Chow Mein with a side of Sweet and Sour Sauce.

Chinese is my favorite! Followed by Mexican.

I only allow myself Chinese though, maybe once a month. I always eat too much!:D