So, I'm going to make a hugely serious effort to cut down on my sugar intake. I'll chronicle how it goes, if anyone is interested. Also- has anyone tried anything similar? I tracked what I eat for over a month and the sugar intake was out of control- and i don't even drink soda.
Dinner tonight:
spicy chicken quesadillas (homemade)
-100 calorie high fiber tortilla
-tons of jalapenos
-roasted tomatoes
-onions and peppers
-100 calorie guac packet
-massive spices
I started making mac and cheese from scratch and I settled on a recipe that takes about 35 minutes including baking time. Box mac and cheese will never enter this house again!
Quote from: kristin on June 12, 2011, 04:31:57 PM
So, I'm going to make a hugely serious effort to cut down on my sugar intake. I'll chronicle how it goes, if anyone is interested. Also- has anyone tried anything similar? I tracked what I eat for over a month and the sugar intake was out of control- and i don't even drink soda.
Yeah, let me know. I'm in a weigh loss group with some friends and were all keeping track and trying to find new ways to lose weight, healthily, etc. I'm trying it with salt currently. I hate soda, and drink more than a gallon of water a day now, and I have been feeling a lot better lately anyways. I've noticed that with drinking as much water, I'm snacking less and only eating regular meals when needed, which is good. More water is also helping my skin, and metabolism im noticing. I've also been eating a lot more "natural sugars" from fruits and steering away from candy, sodas, etc.
Have you heard of http://www.mynetdiary.com/ (http://www.mynetdiary.com/)? (theres also a free Ipod app, if you have one.) It's been pretty useful with trying to balance my intake of everything. It's pretty useful because it can even track a hamburger you might have had at a popular restaurant, or what have you.
I've never been big on sugar but salt is my thing and my life without it would be horrible
I def. use www.livestrong.com/myplate - it tracks everything down to the bite. It's a pain in the ass to enter everything, but i'm going to have to do it faithfully for at least the first month!
yeah, its worth it if you need that kind of dedication. I haven't used it as much as I used to, but it really got the ball rolling and had me understand what needed to be cut, etc.
Not necessarily munchies, but still holy hell delicious: Almond Fudge Jamoca Cappucino Blast with Mocha. It's a fucking mouthful to say, and it just so happens to be a delicious mouthful. If you go to Baskin Robins ever, order this. I may have to skip out on getting frappucinos since they're the same goddamn price and the almond.. fudge.. jam... you know what, I'm just gonna call it a Cum In My Mouth.
Hey, wait...
Dinner:
2 slices of trader joe's tuscan pane bread, sprayed lighty with olive oil and covered with herbed fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil.
That sounds awesome. Knowing me, I'd probably throw some meat in there, but it still sounds delicious to begin with.
WRT sugar
David Gillespie, an Australian guy, has written a book called Sweet Poison and a follow up called The Sweet Poison Quit plan.
His website is here http://sweetpoison.com.au/ and you can buy the books from Amazon/Book Depository etc. They are available as eBooks too.
I have read both and while I am not sold on cutting out sugar entirely - I don't believe in cutting anything out completely as I feel that you overcompensate with other foods and for fuck's sake if I want to eat a piece of cake I'm going to eat it - the books make for a very interesting read as he explains how fructose in particular is basically unrecognised by the part of our brain that regulates our eating and therefore we eat more of it because we don't think we're full.
The Quit Plan in particular lists various types of foods, drinks and condiments and their sugar content. Some condiments in particular are super high in sugar, especially store bought ones.
The main thing I have done is try and only keep the sugary stuff to treats like chocolate, pastries etc and switched breakfast cereals and avoid the high sugar condiments and sauces as much as possible.
Interesting. I don't know that I can get a hold of such a book here in 'Murika, but I'll look into it. It should be an intriguing read.
I've heard of a weird-ass recipe that I'm actually dying to try, now: white (or wheat, or Italian) bread, the only 'condiment' being strawberry jam. Here's where it gets weird -- pile on a layer or two of turkey lunch meat (preferably not deli or shaved), then apply a layer of CORN FLAKES?
Reportedly, the sweetness of the jam really compliments the salty, savory flavor of the turkey meat and the corn flakes add a crunchy texture. I'll see if I can hit the store tomorrow, pick up the ingredients and let you guys know what I think after I try it.
Please do! It sounds completely insane, but I have a box of cornflakes that I haven't quite finished off because, as much as I bought them to try to force myself to eat a little healthier, it hasn't worked for a couple of reasons. On the one hand, plain corn flakes are rather dull. There's no getting around that. I should have bought fruit or something to flavor it up a little, but I didn't and so they sit. The other, more valid reason is that I just don't have time for breakfast in the morning. I already have trouble getting out of the house on time, trying to get up any earlier to inject food into my schedule just hasn't worked out.
Also, Zim, don't forget the great invention of the internets. I bet if you can't find the book in fat ol' 'Murika, you can order it here :D
I've been a slave to this restaurant (http://www.hugosrestaurant.com/menu/sandwiches-burgers) lately. Particularly to their "Cuban Sandwich" (which really isn't a Cuban sandwich persay, just named that). I get it as a wrap with the spinach tortilla and the contents itself builds into the most incredible mouth orgasm ever: Grilled chicken breast with honey-chipotle sauce, fried plantains, goat cheese, organic mixed greens, tomatoes, and grilled red onions. That with their "Green Juice" (banana, orange, rice bran, and hemp oil) has been my lunch staple for the past 2-3 weeks now. Fills me up to even past dinner. SO yum!
Mmmmm sushi
Quote from: threat on June 19, 2011, 04:00:01 AM
I've been a slave to this restaurant (http://www.hugosrestaurant.com/menu/sandwiches-burgers) lately. Particularly to their "Cuban Sandwich" (which really isn't a Cuban sandwich persay, just named that). I get it as a wrap with the spinach tortilla and the contents itself builds into the most incredible mouth orgasm ever: Grilled chicken breast with honey-chipotle sauce, fried plantains, goat cheese, organic mixed greens, tomatoes, and grilled red onions. That with their "Green Juice" (banana, orange, rice bran, and hemp oil) has been my lunch staple for the past 2-3 weeks now. Fills me up to even past dinner. SO yum!
That place looks amazing. Kinda reminds me of http://www.theothersidecafe.com/menu/ (http://www.theothersidecafe.com/menu/), where I could eat the tomato Mozz every day.
Smell that? Ya, that is my pulled pork. It smells hella good doesn't it? Ya it does! (Also the amount of garlic in it is kinda impressive. I should be reaking of garlic for a few days with as much as I used in it.)
Diet? Not tonight my friends!
FRIED CHICKEN!!!!
:D
I ended up losing a few pounds thanks to cutting out sugar. I'm psyched. I'm off the wagon yesterday and today due to the last day(s) of school- celebrations, etc.- but I'm excited to get back on track. I actually FELT better w/o all of that extra crap in my body.
Having the best coffee in SF right now while staring at transients across the way. There are many things about SF that I love and many things that I do not.
I want to hear it! Gives us a love/don't love list.
I'm currently munching on some watermelon and plotting dinner.
I can think of one thing about SF that drove me nuts... militant bicyclists.
I think that's a west coast thing...we have them here too :lol:
Quote from: r00 on June 27, 2011, 02:16:11 PM
I can think of one thing about SF that drove me nuts... militant bicyclists.
Junkies hanging up in the trees at Golden Gate Park.
yes that too... especially around that McDonalds right off of GG park and Haight. Watch out for needles in the fries.
So. Cousin's 10th anniversary shindig this past weekend. All local flavors of food and wine, and mind you, they're from Dryden, which is right in the thick of wine country. The main course? Home-raised pig roast. I have never had such succulent, delicious pork in my entire life. The sad part is that I think it may have soured me on pork forever because it was SO DAMNED GOOD and I don't want pig if it doesn't ALWAYS taste like that.
Ludo Lefebvre cooked us lunch today at work. Yummy stuff.
I ate a lot of fancy food on the cruise which was lovely but eating home-grown tomatoes right now (the cousins gave me a big bag because they know I love tomatoes) is truly worth all the haute cuisine in the world.
I agree 100%. I am growing all kinds of tomatoes, peppers, and herbs right now (all organic except for the few that are hydro). All heirlooms and they are fruiting at the moment. I cant wait to eat/pickle them. Store tomatoes are so shit. Nobody understands how much better home-grown tastes until they try it. (a couple of major reasons being that they aren't crazy GMO crap made to grow so fast, and they aren't picked before they are even ripe for longer shelf life).
Had breakfast with some Indian friends this morning. She made Chilla, which are a kind of pancake made from Semolina mixed with youghurt, then add capsicum, chilli, onion, carrot, cabbage, whatever you fancy but grated fine and mixed into the batter. then served with chutneys. Nice cup of mint and ginger chai to wash it down. Had four pancakes and she tried to put a fifth on my plate... Indians and food ;)
Just made homemade pesto from basil that I grew from seed (again, all organic from start to finish). So yummy.
Quote from: r00 on July 10, 2011, 07:25:12 PM
Just made homemade pesto from basil that I grew from seed (again, all organic from start to finish). So yummy.
YUM!
I feel the same way about home-grown tomatoes as I do about farm fresh eggs. Once you try the home grown/fresh variety, you can't go back.
Tomatoes taste like shit these days.
So do strawberries.
I've been having a horrid affair with my juicer lately. Really addicted to apple-celery juice, with carrot-ginger coming in second.
@naut: Quoted for fucking truth. I remember strawberries tasting a whole lot better in the '90s, but maybe that's just me. I'm not sure about tomatoes since I didn't start eating them until a couple of years ago.
@threat: Apple-celery? What's that like? It sounds like something I'd try at least once. FFS, V8 Fusion is one of my favorite drinks and that's, like, mangoes and pineapple with carrots and celery or something.
So I tried the watermelon flavor of the new Arizona fruit cocktails (yes, Arizona as in the makers of the pretty-okay sweet iced tea). While I've yet to try the other flavors, I'm bound to, because the watermelon cocktail is fucking delicious. I am an admitted watermelon fiend, but it's probably one of the best drinks I've ever downed, and it's only $0.99 for a twenty-four ounce can.
I've never enjoyed watermelon and/or watermelon flavored products. Now raspberries? I love them so much even my soap is raspberry scented!
I've been grilling way too much lately, but damn nothing says summer like burgers and steak hot off the grill. Theo has the very precise ability to NEVER remember to buy beef hot dogs (since I'm a commie and dont eat pork) so I think I've had one hot dog all summer. :(
Raspberries are seriously awesome. They are also seriously expensive. I love it how their short season corresponds with Christmas time here when the price of EVERYTHING is jacked up.
Quote from: kristin on July 14, 2011, 07:10:17 AM
YUM!
I feel the same way about home-grown tomatoes as I do about farm fresh eggs. Once you try the home grown/fresh variety, you can't go back.
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Truth. I grew up on home grown, and I still can enjoy store bough tomatoes as long as they're on a sandwich or something, but it's not the same as a ripe tomato straight from the vine, just by itself, maybe with salt. In the summer though, I do like to leave store bought tomatoes sitting out, because it kind of makes me feel like they're from a garden out back. I can just put them on the kitchen window sill and pretend.
Similarly, ever since visiting my father in Nigeria, I cannot enjoy American pineapple for the life of me. It just tastes bad. The pineapple in Nigeria was honestly the most amazing fruit I'd ever tasted in my life.
I OD'd on chinese take-out last night and feel like the walking dead this morning.
I want to buy Marmite & Vegemite. I want to try it. Just not 100% sure I want to spend 10 bucks (on each. and then shipping) for something I may find to be horrible. (Or I may REALLY like it?)
Also. Canned Cheeseburger. I can't find them anywhere, and the one review I have read is that they are horrible. HORRIBLE. BUT I still want to buy one. More so just to have a canned cheeseburger, then anything... Cuz hey, CANNED CHEESEBURGER. Tell me that isn't just bad ass. (can't, can you? Even if I was a vegan, I would still own one just for the amount of WTF they can put into a can.) http://www.avclub.com/articles/taste-test-cheeseburger-in-a-can,2183/ Here is the review I was talking about...
I'm sorry dude, but I've heard that snuff-films are horrible too, and I trust the reviews (although admittedly having a snuff-film stacked with the rest of my DVDs would be a pretty good conversation starter [the first part of the conversation consisting of "why aren't you in prison?]). Please don't buy a canned cheeseburger. If you want a shitty cheeseburger, THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES AVAILABLE.
There is such a thing as a canned cheeseburger??? That is crazing me out. It sounds like something I would absolutely never ever want for the life of me.
Freak, aren't there any grocery stores near your home with an international aisle? Certainly you can find Vegemite and Marmite somewhere.
The idea of snuff films has always simultaneously fascinated me and horrified me/ freaked me out.
Latest obsession: WATERMELON X MINT JUICE, mmmm...
That sounds like something I would drink (see above). lol
Quote from: sin on July 23, 2011, 04:16:07 AM
I'm sorry dude, but I've heard that snuff-films are horrible too, and I trust the reviews (although admittedly having a snuff-film stacked with the rest of my DVDs would be a pretty good conversation starter [the first part of the conversation consisting of "why aren't you in prison?]). Please don't buy a canned cheeseburger. If you want a shitty cheeseburger, THERE ARE OTHER AVENUES AVAILABLE.
See, I know they taste horrible now. But think, when the zombies come, and I have some canned cheeseburgers. I will be a GOD. Or dead and someone that raids my apartment will be the happiest person ever.
When did the world become obsessed with zombies? Has this always been a thing and I just never realized it until recently? My roommate has a plan for our house in case of a zombie apocalypse. Also, he is buying a gun for such an occasion. He reads books on it quite a bit and has explained and re-explained to me why zombies happening is a realistic possibility. And everywhere I go I hear talk of zombies. Have I missed something?
Mrs. rynne and I went out to a nice Belgian restaurant for our very belated anniversary dinner. I got mussels with fennel and chorizo and a fuckton of frites. Mrs. rynne tried mussels (with garlic and parsely) for the first time and found them delicious. She also had a fuckton of frities. Of course, Belgian beers were drunk as well.
Please tell me their frites are labelled in "regular", "medium" and "fuckton" quantities.
Tim, just had a desire to "like" that post, as if this were Facebook. I suppose this will suffice:
:lol:
I don't think there was an option for less than a fuckton, honestly. Or, as the Beligans say, "een fuckton."
In France, it's "le fuckton royal with cheese."
Insanely jealous of your access to Belgian food, rynne. :op
Quote from: rynne on July 24, 2011, 07:47:04 PM
In France, it's "le fuckton royal with cheese."
YES THIS!
And other then their waffles I can't say I have had any Belgian food...
Vegemite on olive sourdough is delicious.
harvested all my jalapenos yesterday, pickled and canned them. I am interested to see what their heat factor will be. Next will be the bolivian rainbow peppers and thai peppers.
mmmm pickled peppers
someday i will live somewhere that i can have a garden :(
you can! These were all grown indoors, organic from seed. 8)
do you need sunlight? i always assumed i couldn't grow anything here because we don't get any direct light
I use artificial light. We have such a short outdoor growing season here, it's the only way to stay perpetual.
hmm i will have to look into this
Knowing BC, I bet you can find lights. I know since the medical cannabis stuff started here, there are grow shops everywhere and tons of good deals on craigslist. T5 flourescent tubes are relatively cheap and put out more than enough light to grow (and at a low wattage, so they dont cost much to run). Even CFL's can work.
Yeah there's a hydroponics store within walking distance of my house, it never occurred to me I could have a legitimate reason to visit though :lol:
haha I figured there would be a shop close to you! :lol:
So, I've never had to cook a straight-up bowl of beans before, but I gave it a shot when our power was out last weekend (yay for gas stoves!). Since we couldn't store the leftovers, Mrs. rynne took 'em to work, where they apparently were quite a hit. Not bad for basically making it up as I went along. :)
I soaked the beans then cooked 'em for a few hours with onion, garlic, thyme and chipotle pepper flakes. When it was time to eat, I reheated them with caramelized onions, chopped tomatoes and brown sugar. They ended up spicy-sweet and pretty yummy.
sounds very yummy. I <3 gas stoves too. I don't think I could ever cook on electric again.
Since I have been pulling at least 25 tomatoes per week out of my outdoor garden this month. I decides to make a ton of tomato chutney courtesy of my English in-laws recipe. Canned 4 pints tonight and could easily can another 10 pints if I had the time. Goddamn it tastes good.
sounds delicious!
Electric stoves are shithouse!
Quote from: naut on September 08, 2011, 07:09:41 PM
Electric stoves are shithouse!
I have never used a gas stove. So I wouldn't know...
I've been looking up how to make Stuffed Bell peppers. And they look really easy. Just cooking different things and mixing them up and then putting it all together... Really, I only needed to know the times and temps... The rest I'm gona wing... Ya... It shouldn't be to hard to not fuck it up. And even if I do, I'll bust out the hot sauce and eat them anyway...
Hotsauce: Life's answer to "Aw, shit, I fucked that recipe up!"
Am learning to count carbs now that the older half decided to get diabetes. The recipes are pretty amazing and tasty as well. Only things I do differently from the prescribed recipes is I always use butter and I can't use artificial sweeteners unless I make a separate dish. (They trigger my migraines) After a month of this new eating/cooking regime, I'm losing weight. I may just get back to my pre-injury weight yet. :rock:
chutney chutney and more chutney. Made a few jars of a more spicy Indian tomato chutney recipe. It's much too awesome. Very sweet at first and then the heat kicks in, but not overpowering. Excellent with an aged cheddar and crackers.
Right now I am making green tomato chutney. I have tons of green tomatoes still on the vine that will be frost food in a couple more weeks and I need to use them for something.
My roommate has family in town. (very rich family in town) and they bought hella king crab. My roommate even liberated me a claw. So I'm about to get my seafood on. OH YA! I should also buy a claw cracker... My knife worked. but I ate a little bit of shell. Still though, KING CRAB. (I really love the stuff, however, at like 15 bucks a pound...)
So the claw beats the hell out of what I was gona have... Cup of noodle. (Not cuz I'm that broke, but cuz I like them, and they are hella cheap...)
mmmm starbucks salted caramel mocha ^-^
(which btw is the same as the toffee mocha from last fall except with caramel sauce and salt on top, num!)
Crazy they salt it...
I bought stuff to make Poutine. Only I couldn't find cheese curds so, I bought string cheese and am gona cut it up small.
Also bought two honeycrisp apples. Which are amazing. And spendy. 4.50 for two... BUT they are amazing...
salt + caramel (or chocolate) = amazing combo. I haven't tried that starbucks drink yet- I've heard mixed reviews, but it sounds too good for me to pass up.
The Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate (which they introduced a year or two ago) is also muy deliciouso.
YES
Huh, I will have to try it...
I'm about to go make poutine.
Is there anything better than pesto? I mean honestly.
wow starbucks sure did fail at the skinny peppermint mocha...i want my $5 back
I'm spending some time learning how to bake, because 1) it is like science, except instead of a proven hypothesis the end result is deliciousness, 2) getting to know how to work with yeast is a good precursor to brewing beer (which I can't do in my already-too-crowded apartment), and 3) a dude who can walk into any kitchen in the world and make bread is COMPLETELY RAW (http://achewood.com/index.php?date=06092006).
The loaf of bread last week came out pretty good for a first try. I'm basically repeating the process today to get more familiar.
Quote from: luna on November 06, 2011, 06:01:43 PM
wow starbucks sure did fail at the skinny peppermint mocha...i want my $5 back
Sure you just didn't get a shitty barista? I love it.
I dunno, it tasted like ass (er what I imagine ass tastes like...), I'm back to regular peppermint mochas, at least I will be once I'm back to a country that has starbucks
Three words: Salted Caramel Macarons. *homerdroool*
I've also started the habit of drinking sparkling water with all my desserts. It's like they go hand in hand. Seriously.
I made ginger chicken last night but cranked up the dried red chilies in it. Tasted awesome, but I am definitely paying for it this morning! 8-p
IT BURNS, BURNS, BURNS, THAT RING OF FIRE! ;p
Switched from being addicted to those macarons to now kheer (rice pudding).
It's the (slightly) fresh green cardamom that draws me in :|
The Englishman has also been versing me in "good" teas this week. PG Tips seem to be the winner for me.
I<3 cardamom pods.
YES
WAYYY too much food and booze over the past week. Gotta love holidays. Back on the wagon..
I had my first slice of pecan pie EVER at the new house for Thanksgiving. Why did no one tell me that shit was amazing?
Because pecan pie has like 900 calories a slice. Seriously, look it up, it's something ridiculous like that.
I only get to cook twice a week due to my work schedule so tonight we're having roasted chicken thighs and potatoes. A definite staple in this house because it's cheap as hell and tastes delicious.
Pecan pie has like 500 per cup and just a bit less per slice (if you cut the pie into 8 slices.) But ya, stupid calories...
Well how do you cook the chicken thighs and potatoes? Cuz I need some cheap but nummy foods.
Quote from: boom on November 29, 2011, 08:48:04 AM
Because pecan pie has like 900 calories a slice. Seriously, look it up, it's something ridiculous like that.
Holy shit...
Quote from: Aaron on November 29, 2011, 10:40:52 AM
Well how do you cook the chicken thighs and potatoes? Cuz I need some cheap but nummy foods.
Cut up potatoes into 1 inch chunks, throw in roasting pan with chicken and season liberally (I mean LIBERALLY, season the shit out of it) throw in a few tablespoons of butter, cover and bake at 375 for about 45-50 minutes.
Quote from: boom on November 29, 2011, 05:41:31 PM
Cut up potatoes into 1 inch chunks, throw in roasting pan with chicken and season liberally (I mean LIBERALLY, season the shit out of it) throw in a few tablespoons of butter, cover and bake at 375 for about 45-50 minutes.
Cool i will have to make it soon. What do you use to season it?
An ordinary moment becomes a FUCK YEAH moment when that moment is filled with three-cheese mac and grilled chicken n' apple/gouda sausage.
We have cuties at work, clementines and they are stupidly good. I have replaced meals with them... So good. Easy to peal to.
Quote from: boom on November 29, 2011, 05:41:31 PM
Cut up potatoes into 1 inch chunks, throw in roasting pan with chicken and season liberally (I mean LIBERALLY, season the shit out of it) throw in a few tablespoons of butter, cover and bake at 375 for about 45-50 minutes.
I made this tonight. It was amazing. Thanks so much. I'm really impressed with how good it was. I'm gona make this a lot. Cheap, and stupid nummy.
anything involving chicken and potatoes is big time comfort food for me. yum.
Ya. I'm making more soon.
I love how cheap potatoes are. STUPID cheap. I bought 10 pounds for 2.50... I think I'm gona start eating a lot more potatoes...
Quote from: boom on November 29, 2011, 05:41:31 PMI mean LIBERALLY, season the shit out of it)
A PI cooking show would involve liberal amounts of profanity. And potatoes.
Quote from: chimera on December 06, 2011, 04:13:02 PM
A PI cooking show would involve liberal amounts of profanity. And potatoes. And booze.
I fixed that for you! :P (I really think it would turn out something like My drunk Kitchen.)
profanity, potatoes and booze are always readily available in my kitchen!
Quote from: chimera on December 06, 2011, 04:13:02 PM
A PI cooking show would involve liberal amounts of profanity. And potatoes.
Quote from: chimera on December 06, 2011, 04:13:02 PM
A PI cooking show would involve liberal amounts of profanity. And potatoes.
:rock:
Fuck you and Get a job Chili :rock:
2 pounds ground beef 80/20, we don't suck dick around here do we? If you want 93/7 go to trader joes you dipshit or start a fucking drum circle. Not in my fucking house. My fucking rules.
1 pound Italian sausage. Chicken. Pinko commie fucks in my house don't like pork. IT TASTES WEIRD EWWW SHUT UP HOW THE FUCK IS CHICKEN SAUSAGE SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. WHY DID I PAY $5 FOR A ONE POUND ROLL. I COULD HAVE GOT FUCKING PORK SAUSAGE FOR 49 CENTS. FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU
1 Onion please dont fuck this part up
2 green or red peppers. or yellow. Whatever
3 or 4 or even 5 cloves of garlic. Who is really counting at this point
5-6 cans beans. black beans, pinto beans, gorfuckingbanza beans. It doesn't really matter. If it looks like a bean, and it comes in a can, great. You fucking win. If you really want to be a douchebag and use dried beans....get the fuck off of my internet. If you want Chili without beans, I will find you and stab you in the fucking neck with a sharp black bean can. Don't fuck with me.
2 fuck off big cans of tomatoes. I like to get the Italian seasoned. Saves me some fucking time and they taste better, ok
1 can of diced tomatoes with HABARENO HABRENAOR BRHA FUCK YOU SPELL CHECK THE HOT HOT PEPPERS THAT ARE LITTLE SHIT peppers. This is important
2 cans diced green chilis (Find them. Are you a mexi
can or a mexi
cant NO excuses)
1 Frozen Bag of Corn
1 6 oz can of Tomato Paste. If you are wondering why you need Tomato Paste in chili, please find the largest rock you can find, and bash yourself in the head with it you little fucking twit.
1 6 pack of IPA. I prefer New Belgium Brewery's IPA. I forget what it's called, Arrow something, but it's fucking delicious. Light yet hoppy.
2 TBS WISCHERTER FUCK YOU SPELLCHECK SAUCE GOD DAMN IT
2 TBS Hot Sauce. By Hot Sauce, I mean Cholula. If you have to ask, die in a fucking fire
1/4 or 1/2 Cup Chili Powder. Put it on until it hurts
1 TBS Paprika. The normal kind. Don't be a faggot and use 'Smoked'. NORMAL FUCKING PAPRIKA OK. If I offended you by saying the word faggot, what did you expect by the time you were half way through this fucking recipe?
Little bit dried oregano
Little bit dried basil
4-5 Beef Boulin or whatever the fuck cubes. Honestly I just peel these little shits and throw them in until I get tired of peeling them. Who the fuck decided to wrap these in red paper? fuck you.
Salt
Pepper
1. Put the fucking hamburger and the fucking CHICKEN ::) Sasuage in a fucking pot. Cook it
2. Drink 1 (one) bottle of the IPA
3. Put the Onion and Peppers into a food processor because who really wants to chop shit. That's women's work.
4. When the meat products are half way done cooking, dump the vegetables that you just food processed the shit out of directly into the pot with the meat. At this point, season with salt and pepper. I don't know why I wait to put the salt and pepper on at this point. It might be because at the end of the day, I really don't know what the fuck I'm doing.
5. Get FUCKING CARPAL TUNNEL BY OPENING UP 20 FUCKING CANS OF SHIT YOU HAD TO BUY TO MAKE CHILI. MY WRIST STILL FUCKING HURTS
6. Drink 1 (one) bottle of the IPA
7. By this time, the meat should be cooked through and the peppers and onions and garlic should be soft. Oh, I didn't say in step 3 to put the garlic in? WHY THE FUCK WOULDNT YOU
8. Process the cans of tomatoes and the paste and the green chillis. Who wants chunks of shit in their fucking chili.
9. Drink 1 (one) bottle of the IPA
10. DONT DRAIN THE FUCKING MEAT.GREASE IS OUR FRIEND AND WHERE THE CHILI DERIVES ITS POWER FROM. GREASE FOR THE GREASE GOD :rock:
11. Dump in the tomato chili sauce water shit now and simmer
12. Dump the beans in and the bean jizz. DONT DRAIN THE BEANS GOD DAMN IT
13. Drink 1 (one) bottle of the IPA
14. Throw in half the bag of the frozen corn. Throw the rest away, because who the fuck eats corn.
15. Start putting the seasonings and sauces in. I don't really measure, I just put measurements to make you feel better about yourself as a person. I just throw the spices and hot sauce and wishtehrefuckyou sauce on, mix it up and taste it. Like it?
GREAT! YOU WIN AT CHILI AND LIFE. I APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE MADE FOR THIS CHILI UP AND TO THIS POINT. Don't like it? Put more fucking spices on it until you do.
16. Drink 1 (one) bottle of the IPA
17. Pour the final bottle of IPA out for your dead homies into the pot of chili. You need to play NWA or Early Ice Cube at this point. This is mandatory or the chili won't taste right.
18. It puts the beef cubes in the pot. It does this whenever it's told. It puts the beef cubes in the pot or else it gets the hose again. PUT THE FUCKING BEEF CUBES IN THE POT
19. Simmer
20. Simmer some more. You really can't fuck up chili at this point. Let it cook all fucking day, who really cares. It will be better.
Enjoy hot, dethawed out of your freezer 6 months later or even cold. Throw it at your annoying fucking neighbor. Eat it and hate it. I don't give two shits what you think.
Sour Cream, Cheddar Cheese and Cheez-it crackers (NOT SALTINES :hmm:) optional but highly fucking recommended.
Best fucking chili you will ever eat.
Now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout, homeslice! :rock:
that was awesome. :lol:
I think that was the best recipe I've ever read.
Waiting for my gingerbread men/bears to cool enough to do the frosting...smells so good, I <3 anything ginger
Blue Diamond Wasabi and Soy Sauce almonds. They were on sale and are delicious.
On the itinerary for today:
Chocolate crinkle cookies
Mint brownies
Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Possibly snickerdoodles if I have time.
:D
Up until I reinjured my shoulder, I'd gone wild making pumpkin pies, endless amounts of stuffing (I'm allergic to celery so we don't eat StoveTop) lemon poppyseed muffins and corn bread. Now that I can barely move my arm, we'll be eating boxed crap for a while. :(
I just started using a juicer- not for any crazy diet or anything but just to be healthy. Today i threw some apples, a clementine, a cucumber, and some carrots. The resulting color of the juice was horrific but it tasted shockingly good. I need to hit up a website with some recipes- I bet adding herbs, etc. could be amazing.
Have been pigging out on nothing but comfort foods for the past few days and it feels FABULOUS.
I LOVE CARBS.
Quote from: kristin on December 28, 2011, 05:33:24 PMThe resulting color of the juice was horrific but it tasted shockingly good.
Yeah that's usually how it goes whenever I use my Vita-Mix - it looks gross but tastes great. It's great for making soup too, even if you don't have a heating element, you just blend everything together and then warm it up.
I made a roast and veggies. The roast was to big for my roasting pan. So I put it in the crock pot, and put the veggies in the oven. (I love roasted potatoes, carrots, celery, and a little bit of onion and garlic. I made a lot...)
I have discovered the best leftover turkey recipe ever.
classic british roast turkey curry (http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/chef/classic_british_curry.pdf) I crank the heat up on it and it is so unbelievably yummy.
Alex and I made a cake for Thomases 20th birthday. Yes, Thomas lives on the other coast, but it was still fun for the little brother to help cook and then sing happy birthday.
Quote from: chimera on December 29, 2011, 12:16:14 PM
Yeah that's usually how it goes whenever I use my Vita-Mix - it looks gross but tastes great. It's great for making soup too, even if you don't have a heating element, you just blend everything together and then warm it up.
AHH I wish i could afford a Vita-Mix. If I keep using my juicer and blender @ the rate I'm going, I'll probably just suck it up and get one soon.
Best juice ever today- 1 apple, 10 strawberries, 2 stalks of celery.
My coworker from Vietnam brought in pig's ear and tongue cooked in a sauce that I have had before. (From when she brought in other food. It was rice cilantro dried shrimp, sausage, and maybe vegetables.) I ate a strip of the ear. And it wasn't bad, it was rubbery and kinda crunchy all at the same time. The crunchy ness of it is kinda a turn off. Like its not just a little crunchy, but very.
They also had food in the back so she ate it and gave me her lunch. It was noodles and vegetables and shrimp. It was amazing. Even cold it was amazing. And I don't really like shrimp, however I don't mind them in the food she brings.
Just made eggplant, kale, beet, turnip, carrot & onion with diced ham hock, all braised in beer and served over quinoa. It's really good.
I also made blueberry muffins this morning for breakfast.
Quote from: rynne on January 21, 2012, 06:16:29 PM
Just made eggplant, kale, beet, turnip, carrot & onion with diced ham hock, all braised in beer and served over quinoa. It's really good.
I also made blueberry muffins this morning for breakfast.
I like how you went from a complex-and-delicious-sounding meal to... Blueberry muffins. While I'm sure those were good too, it just made me laugh.
Speaking of good, I came up with a quick, low-cost and easy snack that was hella tasty:
Two quality crackers (I use Chicken in a Biscuit, Townhouse Toppers or Sociables, personally. Something nice and crunchy and salty)
One [heated] Cheddar Lil' Smokey
One square (sliced to preferred thickness) of extra sharp (or mild/medium/sharp, or New York or whatever kind you like) cheddar OR gouda
Sandwich the heated cheddar smokey on a bed of sharp cheddar or gouda square slice between two crackers. Optionally, add a dab of mustard on top of the smokey. Repeat the process however many times you want to result in many smokey-cracker-cheese snacks yo want. Mmmmhmm.
Haha! Seriously, the first one wasn't that complex. You cook down the ham and onions for like 10 minutes, take them out of the pot, put in all the veggies and brown 'em a bit, then add the ham mixture back in along with beer and cook everything 'til the veggies are soft. Meanwhile, you cook the grains separately.
Honestly, my cooking skills are not that great, so I go for simple preparations when I can. ;)
I will say that the cooking liquid made from rendered ham-hock fat and Blue Moon was surprisingly delicious.
cooking Delhi butter chicken (for me) and a black-eye pea curry (for my veggie wife) with roti bread and basmati rice.
Been catering to my sugartooth more than I should lateyl. This week's addiction is chocolate mousse, which is quite odd as I usually strongly dislike chocolate! And I think I might've repeated that scene in When Harry Met Sally when they served us a chocolate mousse creme brulee cake tonite -- basically a mousse cake layered with caramel custard. It was... amazing.
Quote from: threatsicle on January 25, 2012, 04:26:13 AM
Been catering to my sugartooth more than I should lateyl. This week's addiction is chocolate mousse, which is quite odd as I usually strongly dislike chocolate! And I think I might've repeated that scene in When Harry Met Sally when they served us a chocolate mousse creme brulee cake tonite -- basically a mousse cake layered with caramel custard. It was... amazing.
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I would eat the hell out of that!
I just had the weirdest fuckin' sandwich that was also the most tasty sandwich ever.
Cranberry-panini bread, grilled
Smoked thick-sliced turkey
Pepperjack cheese
Mustard
Cranberry jam
It sounds "WTF"-ish but oh my god it was AMAZING.
definitely one of my favorite teas ever ^-^
http://www.davidstea.com/our-teas/black-tea/read-my-lips-700
Quote from: individualzero on February 03, 2012, 07:27:00 PM
I just had the weirdest fuckin' sandwich that was also the most tasty sandwich ever.
Cranberry-panini bread, grilled
Smoked thick-sliced turkey
Pepperjack cheese
Mustard
Cranberry jam
It sounds "WTF"-ish but oh my god it was AMAZING.
Dude, I think that sounds freakin' awesome. Like spicy Thanksgiving dinner on bread.
I did a totally improvised a chicken etouffee last night that turned out really well. Since I had no idea what to do for cajun spices, I substituted Old Bay with good results. (I just realized I should get some crab meat and make a Chesapeake Bay etouffee next time.)
watching a lot of videos to learn a few english recipes. gonna make my boyfriend a toad in the hole with onion gravy!
Quote from: rynne on February 28, 2012, 07:57:54 PM
Dude, I think that sounds freakin' awesome. Like spicy Thanksgiving dinner on bread.
I did a totally improvised a chicken etouffee last night that turned out really well. Since I had no idea what to do for cajun spices, I substituted Old Bay with good results. (I just realized I should get some crab meat and make a Chesapeake Bay etouffee next time.)
It really was. The sandwich is a little on the pricey side ($7) but the portions are fairly large (like... about as big as,if not bigger than a Subway sub -- without the bland taste), and given that it tastes so damn good, I just have to order it every time I go. If you're every near the MD-VA line, check out Beans in the Belfry--I'm in love with their coffee and especially DAT SANDWICH.
I just had to Google what an etouffee is and... good lord, that sounds delicious. I have a soft spot for spicy, particularly Cajun-style, foods. Let us know how the Chesapeake Bay etouffee turns out!
My mom found this recipe for meatloaf off a Food Network show a while back and I'm thinking of finally trying it this weekend...
http://www.marybethalbright.com/recipes/the-meatloaf-recipe/
I've been using quinoa a lot lately. It's a good substitute for rice or couscous or even just a carby vegetable like potato.
mmm i love quinoa! i got a giganto bag at costco that lives in my freezer
been eating waaaay too much dark chocolate lately..mmm dark chocolate
Dark chocolate is the best chocolate.
Thursday night I made panko/parmesan-crusted oven-fried chicken breasts with a side of four cheese mashed potatoes. I was actually fairly proud of myself, since it turned out well enough that the whole family seemed to love it! Gonna have to make it again sometime...
I didn't think anything could be better than dark chocolate cranberries until I discovered dark chocolate acai berries
nom
I like quinoa for breakfast, cook it up just like oatmeal!
I bought some at work it isn't cheap. (10bucks for about a pound and a half. 750ish grams. Way to lazy to go look.) But I like to put pasta sauce in it and cheese. Super easy to make and tastes good to.
mmm quinoa
i get the giant bag of it from costco and keep it in the freezer, it's way cheaper
Ya. I found it online that I can buy really big amounts 10ish pounds. I may just go that route... While a little goes a long way, I eat it quite often. In fact that is what I'm going to eat for dinner...
Went for Lebanese food last night omg it was so good!
Also super impressed that they had organic brewed iced black tea with agave on the menu..mmm
i've practically became a vegetarian because i have an innate fear of meat rotting in my fridge.
i don't like eating meat after it's been frozen -- quality doesn't seem to be the same. and i also don't like the feeling of paying for meat + having it rot out on me. total waste of money. so i've just loaded up on tofurkey sausages + tofu for my proteins, since neither of that goes bad, haha
my fav poorman's meal lately has been soba with roasted seaweed, tossed in soy sauce, chili sesame oil, and sriracha with boiled egg. SO good!
i've also been really creative lately with a lot of soup/noodle recipes. i've even made a vegemite soy miso broth for some egg noodles, haha
Quote from: threatsicle on May 11, 2012, 01:58:49 AM
i've practically became a vegetarian because i have an innate fear of meat rotting in my fridge.
i don't like eating meat after it's been frozen -- quality doesn't seem to be the same. and i also don't like the feeling of paying for meat + having it rot out on me. total waste of money. so i've just loaded up on tofurkey sausages + tofu for my proteins, since neither of that goes bad, haha
my fav poorman's meal lately has been soba with roasted seaweed, tossed in soy sauce, chili sesame oil, and sriracha with boiled egg. SO good!
i've also been really creative lately with a lot of soup/noodle recipes. i've even made a vegemite soy miso broth for some egg noodles, haha
I lived with a vegetarian couple for two years, and whilst I didn't completely give up meat, most of the time we would eat together and they'd make something involving Quorn, and I have to say, it's gotten a lot better since I'd previously tasted vegetarian food. Their sausages, chicken pieces and a few other things are actually really good substitutes.
I've also been making a lot of ramen soup bowl dishes lately, can't get enough of them! Give me ideas threatsie!
Quote from: Static on May 11, 2012, 02:50:00 AM
I've also been making a lot of ramen soup bowl dishes lately, can't get enough of them! Give me ideas threatsie!
I like to make a ramen with cubes of cooked chicken, chicken broth, miso paste, and sliced bok choy. it's yummy.
I'll try that with Bok Choy sometime, Sliced pork which I had previously marinaded in soy, ginger and honey, is a big favourite at the moment.
chicken broth, chili sesame oil, and asian "seasoning sauce" are your friends :)
Keith and I went out for Indian last night (the kiddo was sleeping over at a friend's) and we nearly killed ourselves. :lol:
It had been too long since I'd eaten Mulligatawny...mmmm.
I have had Indian food once. And I could have just eaten the Naan bread and been happy with that. Stuff is amazing.
I bought some oatmeal and raisins. I was also way to lazy to cook it, so I just put them both in a bowl and added water... Not bad. (No sugar or anything else...)
Going for Indian food tonight! :)
I can't stop eating Justin's Nut Butter. Specifically- maple almond butter.
All three Indian restaurants in this town have a $10 lunch buffet. They are frequented often. They've definitely not helped my weight loss, and have made for some very unproductive afternoons. :P
I tasted a 100 year old egg today. Well I tasted the uh, white? of the egg... My coworker from Vietnam brought it in. She just said it was a duck egg (which look hella cool. They have a blueish shell, and blue spots on the shell. Anyhoo I peeled it (my roommate/coworker let me have the honor.) And when I broke enough of the shell off I saw that the white wasn't white but black or coke cola brown (when you cut a small bit off you can see it's more brownish then black.) He knew it was a 100 year old egg when he saw that. He had to tell me (his mom is from Hong Kong. And HELLA COOL!) He told me that she would make them as well. Only he wouldn't tell me how she made them, since I really wouldn't want to try it. I had heard about them and knew one way of making them. His mom's is different... (leaves them above the fridge for a few weeks/month. He wasn't to sure.) ANYHOO I wanted to cut it open, but he told me to wait (since he thought it was gona stink.) So I get back into his department (where she also works) and cut it in two. The fucking smell of the yolk was horrible. And the texture of it. A mix of hard boiled egg yolk and soft slimy ness. She told me to eat it. So I cut a really small amount and tried it. Never again. I didn't throw up, but it up set my stomach for a long time. I also felt like a wuss watching her eat both halves like they were nothing.
After work I went to my folks house and had dinner. Which was great. Since I didn't have to cook, or pay for the food. AND I got to hang out with my folks. (AND MY PUPPY!)
you are a braver man than I. I always thought those 100 year old eggs were one of the most disgusting things I could ever fathom eating. (only being topped by balut eggs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)).
It may be a lame chick site, but I admit to having a pinterest and the recipes I've discovered because of it are amazing. Lemon basil pasta with grilled chicken, cinnamon roll cake, cilantro lime chicken, various other deliciousness. I think I've cooked and baked more in the past 2 months than I have in the last 2 years.
This morning I made snickerdoodle muffins and my house smells awesome.
Ha, ya, I posted about it on FB and posted a pic of it as well.
The worst thing, I bought eggs the day before. I'm not sure I'll be able to eat them for a little while...
Quote from: r00 on May 23, 2012, 06:56:34 AM
you are a braver man than I. I always thought those 100 year old eggs were one of the most disgusting things I could ever fathom eating. (only being topped by balut eggs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balut_%28egg%29)).
I talked to her more about the eggs today. She said that balut is super common and super cheap over there. And they eat the younger ducklings more then the older ones. However when dudes drink they eat the older ducklings (like still eggs just a bit older.)
Her Husband bought the 100 year old eggs that I had one of. She said she got 6 or 8 in a carton and they weren't that much money either. Which kinda surprised me. I thought they would have been a bit more money. But they are cheap. (I thought they would have been more do to the covering them in dirt and letting them rock out in the ground for a while. Not cuz they taste good. Or at lest not to me. She got a laugh at me saying they were horrible.)
And after reading more about them, I think they are raw at the start. I thought they were hard boiled. They felt and looked like Hard Boiled eggs. But no... It still makes my stomach curdle just to think about them...
Have you seen the shit that Bear Grylls eats in man v. wild? Squeezing the water out of fresh elephant dung, giant spiders etc> your eggs are pretty tame in comparison... having said that, kudos to you man, don't know I'm that adventurous! :)) You rock freak!
had shark tacos with <s>bob</s> <s>lozi</s> ADSF down in san diego a couple weekends ago. that was awesome! been pretty much living on a fish taco diet since, haha
I made chicken and lentils today. I added a big can of tomatoes crushed, and corn and cut up some chicken thighs. It isn't bad, needs a metric fuck ton more seasonings. I also added pasta to it so it wouldn't be so soupy and instead a thick mush... I like it, I put some cheese and hot sauce on it, and it made it pretty good. Next time I will have to change it up a bit...
The weather is finally brightening and we are already on summer time
BBQ TIME
Dear god I bought myself a 700g bag of rockets yesterday :lol:
B actually said "why the fuck did you buy a huge bag of such shitty candy?"
It's the only Halloween candy I love and it was only $5!
Smarties? HAHAHAH they are called Rockets up in CND land? Huh. (The only candy I bought while in CND was Maynard's wine gums. and I bought a lot of Beaver Buzz CND energy drink, it's really good.)
I made lentils in a soup like forum? I put in a lot of beef base, tomatoes and corn. And then a ton of seasonings...
Rockets are awesome and anyone who says otherwise is a dirty rotten liar.
Beaver Buzz is a pretty good energy drink. They've got a Saskatoon berry flavour now that's damn tasty.
Ya. I like Rockets/Smarties. Wait aren't Canadian Smarties like M&Ms? candy coating and then chocolate in side? I swear we talked about this a long time ago...
I really liked Beaver Buzz since they didn't have the normal Energy drink taste (like Red Bull/Rockstar...) but they all tasted good... I think the Green Tea one was my favorite or the Citrus. I just looked, I can order it by the case from amazon... HMMMM... Next payday I might be getting Buzzed by Canada...
no rockets aren't smarties, here http://www.taracronica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/thGiantRocketsCandy.jpg
smarties and m&ms are two different things too, m&ms are better imo
South of the 49th, rockets are called smarties.
(http://www.tacomaworld.com/gallery/data/500/smarties.jpg)
What we call Smarties doesn't exist down there.
WEIRD
I KNOW!! THOSE PEOPLE ARE BLOODY MESSED UP I TELLS YA!!
:lol:
PFFT. Whatever. Haters!
At my work there is a Pho and Thai place across the parking lot and then across a small street. I see it a lot but have never been. After reading about it on yelp and one of my coworkers getting a togo order. I told roommate and we went today. I have never had Pho so I got it. (granted I haven't had much Thai food either...) So I bought the Pho with beef and brisket, (they also added tripe first time I have ever had that, the smell of it raw turned me off to it.) It was fucking awesome. The broth was amazing. and the noodles and meat were also good, I liked adding the bean sprouts to it. I also added hot chili paste (the rooster paste) either way, for like 6 bucks, it was amazing. super cheap, and they made it hella fast like after ordering we had the soup in 6ish minutes.
Also there is a place called What the Pho here, I need to go to it at some point.
I have been eating an ABSURD amount of homemade soft shell tacos over the past week. It's getting ridiculous.
I had Pho again. From the place across from my work. I fucking love Pho. And its cheap. Like 7 bucks for a big ass bowl of it. And the fucking broth alone is god damn amazing. I watched videos on how to make it. Someday I will. I will pho it the fuck up.
All this brouhaha over the horse-meat scandal in Europe is making me really want to try horse...