What's on your plate?

[lylysa]

Hello there, ladies and gents!

Keeping in line with all the fun and interactive threads asking about your most recent halls, items you have your eyes on, what you're currently wearing, what's your hair routine, and more, I've decide to branch out and ask:

"What's on your plate?"

The beauty world doesn't just stop at skin care and cosmetics, it also goes hand in hand with your overall health and well-being, so with that, I'm curious to see what we're all chowing down and snacking on be it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, or inbetween!

For those with apps that help count calories or to those who just want to keep a log, here's a place to share, possibly find and share some recipes, and even tips on maintaining a balanced diet.

Don't just share food items, but even drinks! I'm a huge fan of tea and at least have a cup of green tea a day (anti-oxidants) and drink plenty of water.

For lunch today, I had:

-Brown rice

-Steamed egg

-Steamed red snapper with green onion, sesame oil, and black pepper

-Gai lan (it's a type of Chinese vegetable/greens)

Now, tell me, Beauty Talk world, what do you have? 😄

[lylysa]

You're welcome! ^_^

When my mom had her red egg party for me I was passed out in virtually all my photos...so there's this chubby little Asian baby knocked out and she placed the jewelry I received on me so I looked like a sleeping Mr. T! LOL!

[wheeeee]

A Sip-n-See!!!  lol!!! 

This sounds nice! If I have a baby I would like to extend this 'mother-baby time'  to the entire  first year!!!! 😉

[lylysa]

When my step aunt became pregnant and had her baby, her mom and mother-in-law were SUPPPPPPER strict on the practices of her stay-in time. No cold drinks, no caffeine, staying away from cold temperatures, and I forget what else. They'd make a huge fuss if they saw her drinking Coke or if she cranked the AC up too high. 

I forgot, there's also this brew that is also made that's chocked full of ginger, Chinese herbs, and other stuff (I'm not exactly sure what because I've never seen it being made). Folks who happen to visit the new mother are encouraged to drink it to help share their vitality and chi with the new mom so her body can further recouporate quicker and better. It takes very bitter and sour and almost looks black. It's believed the more folks that can drink it, the better it is for mom and baby.

[lyravega]

Last night's dinner was good old pizza and hard cider as a "side dish"! 😉 Perfect dinner if you ask me! Food of gods!

Sorry, no photos. Just a gif of me having a food orga... umm... nized... blissful... delight. Yep. That.

For dessert, I put this no bake beauty together for my honeybunch, and named it Oreo Coma... cuz... Oreos, Oreos everywhere! ( Yeah, he loves Oreos, in case you were wondering. 😄 )

[lylysa]

Um, Imma need dat Oreo recipe. 

[DiVWA]

@lyravega, do you hear me knocking on your door?! The whole meal (including hard cider) sounds perfect!

[lyravega]

Oops. That was you, @DiVWA ? I was, umm, busy orga... nizing some dinner leftovers. It required my undivided attention. 😄

[DiVWA]

Uh huh, sure........ 😉

[DiVWA]

Agrigento red cabbage with olives and capers, with broiled lamb chops and potatoes.

[DiVWA]

Tonight we had pizza with homemade gluten-free crust. Toppings were pepperoni, mushrooms, roasted red bell pepper, artichoke hearts and black olives.

[DiVWA]

Slow-cooked salmon fillet with a sauce of orange segments, whole grain Dijon mustard, sugar-free grape jam and cake flavored vodka. Side of brussels sprouts roasted in EVOO, maple syrup and ground juniper berries.

[jen143xo]

This looks delicious @DiVWA totally up my alley!!! YUMM

[lyravega]

Ello! Stopping by to say hi! 😉

Chicken parm tonight, with boneless/skinless chicken thighs "breaded" with crushed pork rinds, and roasted. Super yum!

[Anonymous]

@lyravega

oooo!  I've used pork rinds as breading for fried chicken (something I've only done a few times because frying is so messy and unhealthy!) but I thought if I baked them the breading would get soggy.  But that looks crispy.  Share your secrets, please!  Temp/techniques?

[jen143xo]

OMGGGGGGGGGG drooling!!!!! @lyravega Chicken parm is my husbands favorite!! This looks so good..

[angel7594]

This looks amazing!

[DiVWA]

Yum! Pork rinds make the best breading.

[DiVWA]

Here's a vegetarian vegetable burger. It fell apart, as I had a feeling it would. It tasted okay. Husband liked it more than I did. Guacomole and tomato slices on the side.

[lylysa]

If you went to a fancy restaurant they would have called your burger that fell apart "deconstructed" and could mark it up more 😛

[DiVWA]

Tonight we had ground lamb meatballs with zucchini and tomatoes, over rice noodles.

[lylysa]

My bf always makes zucchini and tomato stew, never thought of adding turkey meatballs to it!