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? 😄

[Ispend2much6]

@CookieGirl1  Thanks!  It's even good cold. 

[eshoe]

This looks mighty delicious, @Ispend2much6. Envious that you grew those tomatoes and fairytale eggplants! I’ve given up on veggie gardening, but have some serious admiration for those who do it. This looks so good.

[Ispend2much6]

@eshoe  Awww, thanks!  I started gardening again after a many years' pause.  It's getting bigger every year. 🙂

[Sunnysmom]

That looks really delicious @Ispend2much6 . I forget to make eggplant stuff. I have tons of new tomatoes right now it seems so this would be a good use for them. Gotta grab em before the critters do! 

[Ispend2much6]

@Sunnysmom. Or the worms and beetles! My fave cherry tomato recipe is sauteeing them with a little garlic and olive oil, then adding a small can of plain tomato sauce to make a quick sauce. Add some fresh basil then toss with a long pasta shape and burrata

😊

[Sunnysmom]

OH yes @Ispend2much6 I make that too! Same way almost as well. DeLICious. 😋

Darn 🐛. Eww. 

[blackkitty2014]

Wow looks so delicious @Ispend2much6 😋

[Ispend2much6]

@blackkitty2014. Thank you! It was an experiment but it worked out well. 

[Ispend2much6]

We'll see in a few weeks how this experiment turns out. Spicy freezer pickles.

 

[Ispend2much6]

@blackkitty2014 @Sunnysmom   The pickles are pretty good.  I tried mixing two different recipes together when I made them, and here's what I found out:

1. Using white vinegar is pretty potent!  I may try for 1/2 apple cider vinegar and 1/2 white vinegar next time.

2. They taste nothing like mass-produced pickles.

3. It seems like a lot of recipes call for a LOT of sugar; next time I would definitely cut back.  I used white sugar, although some recipes call for brown sugar. 

4. Definitely use dill.

5. Use fresh garlic, not dehydrated like I did.

6. If your recipe calls for celery seed, don't substitute celery powder- it's too much.

I think our best bet will be using these on sandwiches.

[blackkitty2014]

Thx you @Ispend2much6 🌹

[Ispend2much6]

@blackkitty2014   I changed my mind; the one I sampled yesterday was partially frozen, and today they are thawed and much better!  I'd make them again.

[Sunnysmom]

Thanks @Ispend2much6 , good to know. Sounds like lots of work. Lol. I love pickles so much tho I may have to try it. 😊

[Ispend2much6]

@Sunnysmom  Thanks!  It's not that bad.  The worst part is peeling and slicing the cucumbers.  Some recipes have you boil the brine and pour it over the cucumber mix before canning (that's what I did,) some don't.  Next time I will probably try one that doesn't require it.

[eshoe]

That looks like fennel maybe, @Ispend2much6? Yum!

[Ispend2much6]

@eshoe   I wish it was fennel (can't grow it because the butterflies keep laying their eggs on it and the caterpillars eat it all when they hatch,) but it's dill, which is also nice because it reseeded itself in the spring and I didn't have to plant any.

[eshoe]

Well that is most definitely not fun, @Ispend2much6. Low maintenance herbs to the rescue!

[blackkitty2014]

Oh please do report back @Ispend2much6 . We about to have tons of Armenian cucumbers 🥒 

[Ispend2much6]

@blackkitty2014  Oohh, I wanted to grow those but I didn't start seeds in time and our nursery was out of them.  We are growing burpless (long ones) and pickling.  My husband just picked seven more today- he said every time he walks past the garden he finds more!  They really hide well when the plants are large and they grow so quickly.  Unfortunately, and surprisingly, we're not having the same fortune with zucchini, like everyone else does.

I didn't like how they tasted before freezing, so hopefully that will do some magic.

[Sunnysmom]

Oh man @Ispend2much6 these look so good. I love love pickles! Let us know how they do! 

[Sunnysmom]

Continuing on the caprese kick this time with chicken . So easy and amazing as leftovers hot or cold.