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? 😄

[Mellmars1185]

@Ispend2much6 This looks delicious and fresh! I love sheet pan dinners. They make life a little easier (minus the fires 🔥 hehe). The sausage looks delicious! Is that ground sausage? This is the time of year where I need all of the zucchini recipes possible. My neighbours are very generous lol

[Ispend2much6]

@Mellmars1185  I'm only interested in fire if marshmallows are involved. 😉  Yes, it's ground Italian hot sausage, the kind that is raw and in casings.  I just squeezed it out of the ends of the casings and shaped it into balls.

Have you ever made zucchini bread before?  It's basically a cake.

[Mellmars1185]

@Ispend2much6 i hear you about the marshmallows...or maybe even smores? 😏

Oh yes I have made zucchini bread before. I have done it with cocao too! I was going to make it today but ran out of time. We might have guests so I chopped the zucchini into rounds and made a foil pack for the bbq with peppers, onions, garlic and butter. I still have plenty for the bread. I will keep you posted! Also, I usually make pasta with the ground pork from the sausage casing. I never thought to roll them up! Thanks for the amazing tip!

[Ispend2much6]

@Mellmars1185   We make smores in our air fryer oven.  Our grill is too weak for it!

Those packets sound so easy and divine.  I should try that in our oven.

[CynthieLu]

This sounds absolutely amazing @Ispend2much6 🤤 

I appreciate you sharing your tips too. 🙏

[Ispend2much6]

@CynthieLu  Thank you!!

[Mellmars1185]

Today I made a salad 🥗 with tomatoes from a neighbor, basil and green peppers from my garden. It is hot here today, so I felt like something light, fresh and easy. I made a dressing with a teaspoon of olive oil and balsamic.

 

[peculiarzmakeup]

That is so sweet and neighborly I bet it was delicious so cool I wish it was warmer here to do stuff like that! Hope you enjoyed 🙂 @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@peculiarzmakeup Thank you! What is the weather like where you are?

[peculiarzmakeup]

The weather is unpredictable here but it can get below zero in winter it’s very cold here and windy and in the summer is humid but there are days where it’s beautiful and the weather changes have made me appreciate cozy sweaters so much more 🙂 @Mellmars1185 

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 @Ispend2much6 Thank you.i feel grateful. Especially when the cost of food is high. I was thinking of making a pesto with my basil. I have more than I can eat in a salad.

[CookieGirl1]

@Mellmars1185 ooh, homemade pesto is a good idea.

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Thank you! I made it today. I was pleased with the results. Tomorrow my idea will come full circle when I make pasta! 💚

[CookieGirl1]

@Mellmars1185 we may need pics of this 😋

[Mellmars1185]

@CookieGirl1 Hehe thank you! I needed this reminder. 

[CookieGirl1]

@Mellmars1185 yummm, the garden fresh veggies always taste better.

[Ispend2much6]

@Mellmars1185  Perfect!

[Mellmars1185]

Some recent meals...

 ^Recently we went camping and these are called camp fire nachos 

^Frozen pizza from Costco. This is a good one and I like to have an easy meal on hand because some nights I do not feel like cooking. Especially on hot days. 

[peculiarzmakeup]

@Mellmars1185  Campfire natchos are so creative sounding and they look super delicious I hope you had fun camping and Costco always has such good food too. 🫶💕

[Mellmars1185]

@peculiarzmakeup Thank you! It was an unexpected fun treat while camping. I try to keep it very simple  while camping 🏕. But I couldn't resist eating these!

[peculiarzmakeup]

I hope you had fun camping 🏕️ 🙂 @Mellmars1185