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]

@CynthieLu  What can I say- it’s “butter season.” 😂

[Ispend2much6]

It's apple season!  We have a produce, beef, and apple farm 5 minutes up the road.  They also have a bakery, which I ignore.

They have a huge variety of apples; they are full of flavor; better than grocery store apples.  They even grow an heirloom European variety, Spitzenburg, which is rarely grown elsewhere.  It has the most interesting flavor; layers of flavor- sweet, tart, floral, spice.

Apple PieGerman apple cake- This looks burnt, but it's not. The high level of sugar causes it to caramelize, plus the cinnamon darkens the batter.Apple crisp- my favorite of the three this time.

[Mellmars1185]

@Ispend2much6 Wow! Apple season is the best. I ended up apple picking with my mom and sister. It is always a fun experience. Do you have a favourite type of apple? You made some beautiful and tasty looking dishes. I ended up buying an apple pie from the farm to share with coworkers. I am sure your homemade treats were amazing. I bet your house smelled wonderful while baking these.

[Ispend2much6]

@Mellmars1185  You must be really strong to haul your apples from the orchard to the car!  The orchard near us grew an heirloom variety called Spitzenburg.  That and a couple of other varieties that were new to me were really good (wish I'd written down their names!)

[Mellmars1185]

@Ispend2much6 if I have to be strong for the apples, I will be. Thankfully, my sister brought a wagon. Although, I opten to take them out because I didnt want them getting bruised. My favourite is the Silken. I have only seen them at the one orchard I go to. Do you prefer tarte or sweet apples for eating? I find the silken is a perfect in between. It also has a nice snap to it when you bite into it.

[Ispend2much6]

@Mellmars1185  I have never heard of Silken!  I wish I could, but I can't eat raw apples.  I can't digest them.  However, that means I "have" to bake with them.  I, and my family, find that to be a happy situation.  So for baking I like at least some tartness.

You probably have a lot of varieties available to you because of your climate.  We live in the southern US, and apples don't grow very well here.  We are probably at the southernmost locale where they can grow well, except for California. lol 

[Mellmars1185]

@Ispend2much6 I am sure your family is pleased with the baked goods 🥧☺️. Yes we do have a a wide variety of apples at the orchard. I find there are only about 3 varieties at any time. 

[CookieGirl1]

Oh my goodness, @Ispend2much6, you've been BUSY!  Those all look so delicious 😋.

[Ispend2much6]

@CookieGirl1  I have to bake- it makes my family happy. 🙂

[CookieGirl1]

@Ispend2much6 you don't seem to mind too much 😉.

[Ispend2much6]

@CookieGirl1You know me so well...

[peculiarzmakeup]

Delicious! That is so unique! That is such a fun find, I love how it has distinct notes. These are beautiful dishes 🙂 @Ispend2much6 

[Ispend2much6]

@peculiarzmakeup  Thank you!

[caitbird]

@Ispend2much6  these all look so delicious! I've never heard of Spitzenburg apples, they sound like they would taste so good, I'd definitely love to try them!

[Ispend2much6]

@caitbird  The farther north you live, it seems the better the chance you have of obtaining these special varieties.

[caitbird]

@Ispend2much6  interesting, that is good to know! I live in an area with a lot of small farms so I bet we have some interesting varieties around here.

[CynthieLu]

How fabulous and how lucky you are! @Ispend2much6 I am drooling at these pictures. 🤩 You know what? Apple crisp is my favorite too. Your baking thou, it looks phenomenal!👌

[Ispend2much6]

@CynthieLu  Thanks, I am blessed.  That farm has been here for years, and I ignored it!  One year I tried some apples from it or another nearby farm, and they were dry and mealy, so I never gave it another thought.  Whole Foods used to import apples from New York, a really wide variety, some heirloom also.  They stopped, and I had to settle for Macintosh, Empire, etc.  Which did the job.

But someone I know travels nearly an hour to go to this farm, so I started going also.  It's wonderful to have that option, especially in a year when we were able to grow nothing in our garden but cucumbers and basil.  I have no idea what happened, but I just saw my first wasp of the year the other day!  No pollinators!

[CynthieLu]

I'm so sorry to hear your garden was not producing for you this year, I hope next year you have an abundance of insects, especially helpful pollinators. 🐝 🌺 @Ispend2much6 

[caitbird]

My family went out to dinner recently to celebrate my brother's birthday 😊 it was so nice, I had seafood linguini with shrimp and scallops, and creme brulee cheesecake for dessert! It was delicious!

seafood linguinicreme brulee cheesecake

[Mellmars1185]

@caitbird Hap belated birthday to your brother. These dishes look delicious and the presentation is on point! I hope you and your family had a wonderful evening!