What's For Dinner? - 2020

[artiemom]

neely I found Cosmic Crisp apples at the independent market They cost less too than at the supermarket, $1.98 vs $2.99. I bought two to try.

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There were also Autumn and Sweetie apples which I had never heard of before:

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Tonight is some leftovers from the freezer, enough for tomorrow's dinner too. Tuesday I get the prepared meal kit I'm not sure how I'm going to get a shopping bag with all the boxes and the pizza home by public transportation. I might have to request a Lyft ride.





Interesting I probably mentioned this before but I used to work with someone who claimed to be a strict vegetarian but ate dairy (regular ice cream, cheese, etc) and eggs and even calamari I don't know, maybe it's trendy for people in her age group to claim to be on certain diets but not actually follow it

I found Cosmic Crisp Apples st Trader Joe’s. I boyone, on a lark. It is huge!! Very huge.

I am playin keeping it in my refrigerator crisper drawer for a white. Just to see how it holds up.

Trader Joe’s had some interesting apple varieties. I had one, forget name, which had a Red flesh!
Very tasty. It has a berry taste. Red juice seeped out of it.

I also picked up one of the sweetest apples I have ever had. Forgot name also.
If I see these around I will definitely buy them again. And remember their names.

 

[susanm9006]

I found Cosmic Crisp Apples st Trader Joe’s. I boyone, on a lark. It is huge!! Very huge.

I am playin keeping it in my refrigerator crisper drawer for a white. Just to see how it holds up.

Trader Joe’s had some interesting apple varieties. I had one, forget name, which had a Red flesh!
Very tasty. It has a berry taste. Red juice seeped out of it.

I also picked up one of the sweetest apples I have ever had. Forgot name also.
If I see these around I will definitely buy them again. And remember their names.

I love trying new apples. Two ones Iove are Envy apples and Kuru apples.

 

[artiemom]

I did try a Kuru. It is as ok.

The red fleshed apple was a Lucy Glo. Very good.

The sweet apple was an Ambrosia.

I would easily buy both again. Delicious.

 

[maggiedemi]

are lacto-ovo vegetarians?

I'm a Vegetarian that eats dairy, eggs, and honey. As long as the animal doesn't have to die, I will eat it.
I just call it Vegetarian or Vegan. Because isn't a vegan technically a vegetarian that doesn't eat dairy or honey?

For lunch I had 2 vanilla cappuccinos and the 1 last caramel macchiato hot cocoa.
Also had 1 slice of toast with pumpkin cream cheese, and 1 slice of toast with cinnamon honey butter.

For dinner I had vegetarian buffalo wings with french fries. I put way too much hot sauce on it because I was trying to use up the bottle. I'm gonna pay for this later!

 

[LTS3]

I just remembered something about that "strict vegetarian" co-worker: she'd buy those breakfast sandwiches with egg and cheese all the time from the cafeteria. The cafeteria grilled those in butter. It sounds like she's more lacto-ovo but try telling her that

neely the Cosmic Crisp apple was good It was sweet but the difference wasn't that big from any other sweet apple, IMO.

I forgot I had a partial bag of wild rice blend, leftovers from the somewhat disappointing slow cooker chicken and rice dish a few weeks ago. I made the rice in the rice cooker. It came out done but a little clumpy

 

[muffy]

For dinner I had a Swiss cheese sandwich with vegan mayo, tomato and organic whole grain bread.

 

[lizzie]

Dinner tonight was clean out the fridge night,so I made mashed potatoes and some chicken gravy,and he had the leftover chicken and I had a pork chop and we both had buttered corn.Delish!

 

[rubysmama]

I'm a Vegetarian that eats dairy, eggs, and honey. As long as the animal doesn't have to die, I will eat it.
I just call it Vegetarian or Vegan. Because isn't a vegan technically a vegetarian that doesn't eat dairy or honey?

You're right, in that a vegetarian doesn't eat anything that had to die.

A vegan doesn't eat anything that comes from an animal, so no meat, chicken, fish, and also no milk, cheese, eggs, honey, etc. Vegans are often more about lifestyle than just diet, and will avoid any product that came from an animal, such as wool and leather.

For lunch I had 2 vanilla cappuccinos and the 1 last caramel macchiato hot cocoa.

Sounds delicious.

Since you've still got a few pounds you want to lose, do make sure to check the calorie/sugar content, as delicious drinks often have more calories than you might think.

 

[neely]

A vegan doesn't eat anything that comes from an animal, so no meat, chicken, fish, and also no milk, cheese, eggs, honey, etc. Vegans are often more about lifestyle than just diet, and will avoid any product that came from an animal, such as wool and leather.

That's a great explanation.

the Cosmic Crisp apple was good It was sweet but the difference wasn't that big from any other sweet apple, IMO.

Thanks, that's a great recommendation.

After eating Spanish rice with garbanzo cakes for dinner I was still hungry and made a spinach salad. I think being out in the cold air earlier gave me an appetite.

 

[Jemima Lucca]

Tonight I made hot wings and frozen fries. We wanted to watch the Green Bay/49ers game-sad to say; Packers are struggling

 

[Furballsmom]

I'm with Terry Bradshaw, don't give up on the Packers yet....

Chicken and stir fry veggies with some extra Italian seasoning, pasta sauce and a little cheddar and mozzarella. This turned out tasty!

 

[LTS3]

I'm thinking ahead for the prepared meal kit and how to best eat the meals without any of them going bad since it's just me. I get two salads (descriptions here). I know salads don't last more than a day or two so I need to eat those first. Probably one for dinner that night and the other for lunch the next day. The grain bowl should be eaten next. The entree and soup can likely be frozen since I won't get to those right away. I signed up for the basic kit which is 6 to 8 servings (3 days of lunch and dinner for one person according to the web site). Depending on how big the packaged meals are, I may be able to split each packaged meal into two or more servings

Then there's the pizza. A slice of pizza and salad for dinner sounds pretty good This week is National Pizza Week too

 

[Mia6]

So last night's dinner, bean soup was so good!! Nicole also made cornbread and a coconut cream pie. I still have the piece
of pie. She sent sharp cheddar cheese in slices from the deli, green grapes, bananas, and Evercrisp apples. I didn't realize
the orchard near my house is open year round. She looked for Pink Lady, my fave, but they had none.

I think tonight will be cream of tomato soup and grilled cheese x 2 My appetite has doubled since the temps dropped. We're
supposed to get 1=4 more inches of snow so I doubt I'll be walking to town for gelato.


muffy Ellen, your sammie sounds great! I hope you're feeling better.
AbbysMom Karen, hope things are better with you and you enjoyed your pizza.

 

[Winchester]

We're having a big salad tonight. Nothing exotic. Rick is having bean soup from the freezer with his salad.

 

[rubysmama]

I'm thinking ahead for the prepared meal kit and how to best eat the meals without any of them going bad since it's just me. I get two salads (descriptions here). I know salads don't last more than a day or two so I need to eat those first. Probably one for dinner that night and the other for lunch the next day. The grain bowl should be eaten next. The entree and soup can likely be frozen since I won't get to those right away. I signed up for the basic kit which is 6 to 8 servings (3 days of lunch and dinner for one person according to the web site). Depending on how big the packaged meals are, I may be able to split each packaged meal into two or more servings

Sounds like a plan. It's hard, I know, trying how to not waste food, when it's only one person eating it. I have that problem whenever I buy a bag of salad.

Then there's the pizza. A slice of pizza and salad for dinner sounds pretty good This week is National Pizza Week too

I just happen to have an unopened bag of salad. And mushroom naan pizzas in the freezer. So guess that will be dinner, or lunch, a couple times during National Pizza Week.

 

[muffy]

muffy Ellen, your sammie sounds great! I hope you're feeling better.
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Thanks for asking. No I am not feeling any better. The IBS was acting up again this morning. For breakfast I am having toast and hot tea.

I have to go in for more test for different things. I have found out nothing yet. Tomorrow I need to go to the blood doctor and have an IV with iron as I am really low and I can take the prescription iron. Then I need to go for some IBS test as well as some other ones including my heart. All of this just to have surgery on my knees.

Your soup sounds delicious. I wish I could make soup without any problems.

 

[rubysmama]

muffy : sorry you're still not feeling better. Hopefully the iron will help, and that you feel better soon.

 

[maggiedemi]

For dinner I had a Swiss cheese sandwich with vegan mayo, tomato and organic whole grain bread.

That sounds delicious. Did you toast it?

do make sure to check the calorie/sugar content, as delicious drinks often have more calories than you might think.

Yeah, I limit myself to one or two now. I have enough left to make about 30 drinks. After I finish these, I might give them up because it's getting me back into binging behavior, which is a trigger for me and I have to be careful not to go down that road again.

mushroom naan pizzas in the freezer

Is that similar to flat bread pizza?

For lunch I had 2 vanilla cappuccinos made with milk. I added extra espresso to one of them.
For dinner I had a Culinary Tours Tuscan Style Flat Bread frozen pizza. It had kale, tomatoes, and black olives on it. It was pretty good! I put a mexican hot sauce on it. It only took 9 minutes to bake.

 

[neely]

Trying a new dinner from Trader Joe's tonight - fusilli pasta with zucchini, red & yellow bell peppers and basil pesto, spinach salad on the side. Probably honeycrisp apple for dessert.

 

[muffy]

muffy : sorry you're still not feeling better. Hopefully the iron will help, and that you feel better soon.

Thank you, Ruby, and the rest of you praising the email. I was able to keep food down today. I found out I don't go to the doctor until Thursday. Then I have two more test by the end of the month. I hope they find something.