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Baked halibut
Steamed kale
quinoa


These are becoming two of Bride's newest favorites. She even fries kale to make a crunchy snack-like item!

I'm not so enthused - kale seems like dry-land seaweed, quinoa pales beside brown rice expertly cooked.

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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
These are becoming two of Bride's newest favorites. She even fries kale to make a crunchy snack-like item!

I'm not so enthused - kale seems like dry-land seaweed, quinoa pales beside brown rice expertly cooked.

I love kale. When cooked right, it is delicious. I sautee several cloves of garlic in a little olive oil, add the kale and half a cup of vegetable broth, cover and let it cook for 7 minutes. Then, I remove the lid and continue cooking until the kale is wilted and most of the liquid is absorbed. Then, toss in a handful of pine nuts, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and splash with a little red wine or balsamic vinegar. Not dry or seaweed-like at all.

And personally, I think quinoa has more flavor than brown rice. When I do make rice, I prefer brown basmati rice.


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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
Baked halibut
Steamed kale
quinoa


I'm not so enthused - kale seems like dry-land seaweed, quinoa pales beside brown rice expertly cooked.

Try kale sauted in bacon grease..... Mmmmm!


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Taffy and I follow the G.I. Diet, which has use choosing foods low on the Glycemic Index.

Works great for us, and it is easy to live on forever. Includes a bit of wine and some dark chocolate, so no feeling of sacrifice/deprivation.

That, and we live in the mountains, so just going to get the mail is a daily hike... up hill... both ways...


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Originally Posted by karmasrose
I swear I feel pathetic next to you guys...

Don't feel pathetic. In my house we have not done anything "fancy" lately, especially since it is "back to school" time. Sigh.


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Originally Posted by HoldHerHand
NGB's metabolizm is slowing, so she wanted to cut 15 pounds. I'll miss watching her walk away a little... but, if she's happy with herself, I'll be happier with her.

If you talk like this all the time, I can tell she's a lucky girl. smile


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I hate Kale. Blech!

Tonight is teriyaki Chicken with veggies
Cheesecake for dessert.


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I sautee several cloves of garlic in a little olive oil, add the kale and half a cup of vegetable broth, cover and let it cook for 7 minutes. Then, I remove the lid and continue cooking until the kale is wilted and most of the liquid is absorbed. Then, toss in a handful of pine nuts, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and splash with a little red wine or balsamic vinegar...

(Pause....)

...and then pick out all the seaweed and enjoy the rest of the dish! rotflmao

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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
I sautee several cloves of garlic in a little olive oil, add the kale and half a cup of vegetable broth, cover and let it cook for 7 minutes. Then, I remove the lid and continue cooking until the kale is wilted and most of the liquid is absorbed. Then, toss in a handful of pine nuts, sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and splash with a little red wine or balsamic vinegar...

(Pause....)

...and then pick out all the seaweed and enjoy the rest of the dish! rotflmao

I'll be laughing on all of your graves when I'm 80 and still climbing mountains.


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Salmon tonight, and it's embarrassingly easy:
Pick out 1- 1/4 lbs. of good-looking sockeye salmon. Assemble the following ingredients:

1/3 C. grated parmesan
1/2 t. worcestershire
3 T. horseradish (not the creamy kind)
1/3 C. mayo
1/2 C. Panko bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix the first four ingredients into a paste and spread over the top of the salmon. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the salmon. Bake 10 minutes per inch. (Use a cast iron pan if you have one.)

I got this recipe from a couple of 'beach neighbors' in Myrtle Beach last month, whose son has a cooking show on YouTube. I initially balked at the idea of mayo and horseradish as a mix, but the two ingredients complement each other well.

Very yummy, and it's good hot or cold - try it and enjoy!



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1 Salmon salad stuffed tomato *edit* topped w/ 1/2 Avocado, sliced

Modified Greek salad - Broccoli, Zucchini, Grape Tomatoes (picked these out, as enough tomato in the main dish), Sliced Peppers with a drizzle of Italian dressing.

1/4 cup Tuscan cantaloupe w/ whipped cream.

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Lunch: turkey breast, fried cabbage with bacon and broccoli with cheese

Dinner: broasted chicken from Sams, sugar free greek yogurt with a FEW blueberries, pickled okra


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We had carbs and cholesterol for dinner, and it was good!


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Originally Posted by markos
We had carbs and cholesterol for dinner, and it was good!

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Just to show I'm human, tonight was lazy night. I made:

Scrambled eggs with cheese
Frozen hash brown potatoes from Trader Joe's
Fresh strawberries


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So, O'Brien hurried to McShea's house when he heard the bad
news, and found his lifelong friend clearly facing his final
struggle. McShea beckoned him over and placed in O'Brien's
hands a miniature wooden barrel.

"Jemmy," said the dying man, "this is whisky that has been
aging in this oak for the fifty years since me wedding - it
must be as smooth as angels' wings! When I'm gone, I want
you to pour every drop over me grave, so I'll enjoy it on my
journey to Paradise. Would you do me that personal service?"

O'Brien, tearing up and barely able to speak, replied, "Tim,
it would be an honor to send you off that way. But could I
suggest that to make it even more personal, you allow me
to strain this fine whisky through me kidneys first?"


I'll be laughing on all of your graves when I'm 80...

Kiddo, given the 20-year difference in our ages, you have my express
permission to laugh on my (recently dug) grave when you're 80!
(Just leave out the part involving the whisky....)

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Originally Posted by NeverGuessed
So, O'Brien hurried to McShea's house when he heard the bad
news, and found his lifelong friend clearly facing his final
struggle. McShea beckoned him over and placed in O'Brien's
hands a miniature wooden barrel.

"Jemmy," said the dying man, "this is whisky that has been
aging in this oak for the fifty years since me wedding - it
must be as smooth as angels' wings! When I'm gone, I want
you to pour every drop over me grave, so I'll enjoy it on my
journey to Paradise. Would you do me that personal service?"

O'Brien, tearing up and barely able to speak, replied, "Tim,
it would be an honor to send you off that way. But could I
suggest that to make it even more personal, you allow me
to strain this fine whisky through me kidneys first?"


I'll be laughing on all of your graves when I'm 80...

Kiddo, given the 20-year difference in our ages, you have my express
permission to laugh on my (recently dug) grave when you're 80!
(Just leave out the part involving the whisky....)

But isn't the whole thing about the whiskey?

I can appreciate the story though, since I'm Scottish. We take our whiskey very seriously where I come from.


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Originally Posted by writer1
I can appreciate the story though, since I'm Scottish. We take our whiskey very seriously where I come from.
As a Scot, you should know how to spell it properly! Even we English don't approve of what those pesky Americans have done to the spelling.


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Originally Posted by writer1
I can appreciate the story though, since I'm Scottish. We take our whiskey very seriously where I come from.
As a Scot, you should know how to spell it properly! Even we English don't approve of what those pesky Americans have done to the spelling.

Sorry, been too long since my ancestors migrated across the sea.


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