What? Everyone but me on a diet or something? 10/15/2025

[rodentraiser]

I started with a simple Cobb salad and some garlic bread, then had a fried chicken breast, some smoked Cheddar cheese slices, ending with a small piece of pumpkin cheesecake. I'm stuffed. What about you guys?

I picked up a white pumpkin pie tonight. Has anyone else even eaten one? I was just too stuffed to try it tonight.

 

[caseydog]

I go home tomorrow, and I will be on a diet, because I gained about ten pounds eating restaurant food for a week.

I had a bowl of really good gumbo at the hotel bar for dinner. It was just the right amount of food, and good gumbo is hard to find in North Texas, unless I make it. Houston is close enough to cajun country to get reasonably good cajun food.

Going a bit off topic, but still food-centric, Cajun Vietnamese fusion is big in Houston, and it is on fire these days. After the Vietnam war, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people came to Southeast Texas, because back home, they were fishermen. They bought shrimp boats, and made their mark on the food scene, blending Vietnamese food with Cajun food.

Of course, I completely forgot to take a picture of my food.

I love food history. If you have an interest in Vietcajun cooking, watch this...

CD

 

[taxlady]

I made pictonguy's white bean and smoked tomato. I used cherry tomatoes. I have gotten away with eating those in limited quantity without removing the seeds. I'll see if I got away with it this time. It was really good and the cherry tomatoes were great in that dish with their sweet and tangy flavour. I used liquid smoke. Unless my arthritis reacts badly to this, I will be making it again. I had a couple of pieces of whole wheat baguette with it.




Here's a link to the recipe:

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[forty_caliber]

Beef tips on rice and green beans. Fresh sourdough bread.

Good food, good friends.

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[cjmmytunes]

Went to a fund-raising dinner at church last night, we had lasagna, salad, bread sticks, Boston Cream pie, and tea.

 

[pictonguy]

Roasted a chicken and local cauliflower and crushed some local small potatoes with lemon zest and spring onion and made a pan gravy.

 

[msmofet]

Two hot dogs and B&M beans.

 

[Meryl]

Chicken thighs slow-cooked, with canned chopped tomatoes, red onions, red and green peppers - served with rice which was seasoned with the sauce.
Very good, rice goes so well with chicken!

 

[FrankZ]

We had different Chinese place for dinner last night.

 

[dragnlaw]

Baked Sweet Potato and another drumsticks.

 

[Andy M.]

SV chicken breast, pilaf and salad.

 

[Linda0818]

I started with a simple Cobb salad and some garlic bread, then had a fried chicken breast, some smoked Cheddar cheese slices, ending with a small piece of pumpkin cheesecake. I'm stuffed. What about you guys?

I picked up a white pumpkin pie tonight. Has anyone else even eaten one? I was just too stuffed to try it tonight.

I've never seen a white pumpkin pie. I've seen white pumpkins, of course, but I didn't know you could make pie out of them. I looked up some pics. It appears some of the white pumpkins have actual white flesh, but others have orange. Is your pie orange or does it look like this?

The description of the white pumpkin pie: A dessert with a creamy, rich, and mildly sweet flavor that is less earthy than traditional pumpkin pie.

 

[Katie H]

Yesterday was, as Glenn would say, a doctorin' day. I had to visit the hospital for my pre-surgery labs, etc. and by the time that was all done and we ran a few errands it was after noon, so...

Again, on the way home we stopped at Cracker Barrel. We both had the Barrel Cheeseburger, which was stellar.

Glenn had his without cheese and mayo and I had it with the works. Perfect! The bun was firm and tasty and didn't fall apart and the meat was done to my specs. It's still the time of the year when we can count on red tomatoes instead of the orangeish ones that show up on our plates out of season. The steak fries were great as well even though I'm not much of a "fries" person.

There was no reason for an evening meal. We were still feeling full at 7 p.m.

Today will be another story and a meal at home.

 

[KatyCooks]

I made pictonguy's white bean and smoked tomato. I used cherry tomatoes. I have gotten away with eating those in limited quantity without removing the seeds. I'll see if I got away with it this time. It was really good and the cherry tomatoes were great in that dish with their sweet and tangy flavour. I used liquid smoke. Unless my arthritis reacts badly to this, I will be making it again. I had a couple of pieces of whole wheat baguette with it.

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Here's a link to the recipe:

Cooking With Rosemary. Anyone avoid or dislike it?

I'm not the best gardener for starting from seed. Matter of fact I suck at it big time. Our grocers often sell potted herbs, usually thyme, basil, oregano, rosemary sometimes cilantro. If needs be, go to a nursery in the spring and get your herbs. Get two each, plant one outside and the...

www.discusscooking.com

I do hope you manage okay with the tomatoes Taxy - they are in so many recipes, it would be great if you (or more specifically, your joints) could tolerate them occasionally.

 

[KatyCooks]

Chicken thighs slow-cooked, with canned chopped tomatoes, red onions, red and green peppers - served with rice which was seasoned with the sauce.
Very good, rice goes so well with chicken!

Slow cooked chicken thighs have so much flavour - definitely a regular option for me. This sounded very tasty.

 

[Linda0818]

Slow cooked chicken thighs have so much flavour - definitely a regular option for me. This sounded very tasty.

Agreed. The thigh is my favorite cut of the bird.

 

[KatyCooks]

Agreed. The thigh is my favorite cut of the bird.

Quite reasonably priced compared to breast - in the UK at least. Hopefully the same for you Linda?

 

[blissful]

Small bowl of regular chili beans with air fryer potato slices for dinner. Snacks later: toast and apple slices.

 

[Linda0818]

Quite reasonably priced compared to breast - in the UK at least. Hopefully the same for you Linda?

Yeah, the breasts are more expensive here as well. But I don't buy the breasts that often. I buy them mostly for things like making Schnitzel or maybe a recipe that calls for them specifically. But we (myself and my son) prefer the thighs and the legs.

 

[Meryl]

Slow cooked chicken thighs have so much flavour - definitely a regular option for me. This sounded very tasty.

Thanks Katy, yes it was!