The Syndicate

I just had two Salt & Vinegar chips and they were really good. I only took them so my nighttime vitamins would have something to sit with, but it made me want MOAR

newcastle.

I only seem to ever post in this thread when I'm drinking....

We're having pork chops tomorrow though

I had another grapefruit. It's going to make my laptop's keyboard so sticky. But still, all that fiber is totally worth it.

wine
followed by cereal with a banana

I just had a big slice of veggie pizza from the local place downstairs (Westshore Pizza). It was so hot so the cheese was still gooey. I never really eat pizza so this was a special treat and I savored every bite.

To make up for last night's culinary debauchery, I am eating a light Greek salad.

You are a vegetarian?

Crusty bread and tortellini in a garlic & olive oil sauce, with peppers & onions tossed in, SO YUM

Egg and toast and gunpowder tea. I need more tea ;__;

pinot grigio.

You guys are all making me hungry. I am considering my daily grapefruit but I don't like to eat this late. Maybe I will eat two of them tomorrow.

dark chocolate blueberries mmm

third shift amber lager

Three thick sausage patties and black coffee.

Fresh blueberries

Got my grapefruit!

Sometimes I cut them in half and sprinkle Stevia or Splenda on top, but usually I just peel 'em and eat 'em like an orange.

Hummus & pepper strips

I had a slice of bread w/ some sharp NY white cheddar and some pastrami mmm and then I had a fudgsicle

the last bit of the 3rd shift amber lager.

That said, I'm currently making both egg salad and beans and rice. I'm not sure which I'll eat tonight but both of them are delicious.

bea wrote:the last bit of the 3rd shift amber lager.

That said, I'm currently making both egg salad and beans and rice. I'm not sure which I'll eat tonight but both of them are delicious.

What do you put in your egg salad? For a long time I was putting curry into my mixture, but now I'm on a tarragon kick instead.

I just had some cashew butter on some wheat Saltines. Not my favorite, but I was really rushing out the door this morning.

This fresh orange I bought a few weeks ago is really sour.

I didn't get a job I really wanted so I am eating my feelings!

I had: roasted artichoke hearts, veggie lasagna, and cherry strudel. Delicious.

Organic sea salt potato chips and a Mexican coke.

Mongoose wrote:

bea wrote:the last bit of the 3rd shift amber lager.

That said, I'm currently making both egg salad and beans and rice. I'm not sure which I'll eat tonight but both of them are delicious.

What do you put in your egg salad? For a long time I was putting curry into my mixture, but now I'm on a tarragon kick instead.

I just had some cashew butter on some wheat Saltines. Not my favorite, but I was really rushing out the door this morning.

I usually make it very basic. Eggs, celery, onion, mayo, mustard, paprika, salt, pepper. Tarragon sounds like an interesting twist though. I may have to try that next time! (I adore dill in potato salad btw.)

Your "make it better with food" meal sounds divine. I'm going to make a lasagna at some point this week, just haven't figured out which day yet.

Tonight I'm making this: http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/ ... tables.asp - I tweeked it a bit (I usually do most recipes) - I also added a bit of thyme to the spice mix, and I used Marsala wine for the broth. I also have a crap ton of fresh corn on the cob so I cut up a couple cobs into manageable sizes and tossed that in the crock pot as well. Currently, I'm boiling potatoes to make mashed potatoes. I think I'm going to use the hand masher for them this time as I am looking for a more chunky consistancy with this dish than I usually get from my Kitchen-Aid.

I'm eating salt & vinegar nut mix that I got from my graze box. Usually I find that flavor combo too salty, but this is good.

jalapeno poppers and ice water

^mmm.

My mom just made a sort of philly cheesesteak pie -- focaccia bread topped with beef, cheese, mushrooms, and some diced jalapeños, baked. Pretty goooood

2 more hours to go - chicken quarters - with carrots, onion, squash, zuccini, red and yellow potatoes. Cooked for 8 hours in the crock pot - seasoned with some dill, some thyme, some turmeric, some majorium, a bay leaf and just a sprinkle of chinese 5 star spice on each chicken quarter.

I'm still waiting for it to be done so I can decide if it was awesome or fail yet.

bea wrote:2 more hours to go - chicken quarters - with carrots, onion, squash, zuccini, red and yellow potatoes. Cooked for 8 hours in the crock pot - seasoned with some dill, some thyme, some turmeric, some majorium, a bay leaf and just a sprinkle of chinese 5 star spice on each chicken quarter.

I'm still waiting for it to be done so I can decide if it was awesome or fail yet.

How did that turn out?

Mongoose wrote:

bea wrote:2 more hours to go - chicken quarters - with carrots, onion, squash, zuccini, red and yellow potatoes. Cooked for 8 hours in the crock pot - seasoned with some dill, some thyme, some turmeric, some majorium, a bay leaf and just a sprinkle of chinese 5 star spice on each chicken quarter.

I'm still waiting for it to be done so I can decide if it was awesome or fail yet.

How did that turn out?

I hate that when you put so much effort and add all kinds of delicious spices only to have a complete recipe fail. I hope this turns out to be amazing or at least real good!

Oh, and I just ate a cracker. It was good.

I'm eating a rum and coke.

Chicken turned out pretty great. Only adjustment to the plan I would make is to not give it quite the low slow 8 hour cook. I dished out all the veggies and potations, but when I went to pull the chicken quarters out, they just crumbled apart from cooking so long. On the plus side - the meat was nice and juicy and easy to eat. On the down side, it didn't look very visually appealing.

I tossed in a can of chicken broth too thinking that I would make gravy. IDK, maybe less liquid in the crock pot would have helped to keep things together a bit more?

I had some dried pineapple and pumpkin seeds for my snack today. It was pretty good! I should be fine for magnesium today.

I made crockpot marinara yday, so I'll have it tossed with some sprouted grain pasta tonight.

Cherries!

Mongoose wrote:I made crockpot marinara yday, so I'll have it tossed with some sprouted grain pasta tonight.

I did a double take at what I initially thought said "Crack pot marijuana."

thellama73 wrote:Cherries!

Where are you finding them for a reasonable price? Down here they are like $4/lb!

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Cherries!

Where are you finding them for a reasonable price? Down here they are like $4/lb!

Oh, they are not reasonably priced. They were on sale at the store for $3.50 a pound, which is about as good as I can ever expect to get them. But I wanted them, so I got them!

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Cherries!

Where are you finding them for a reasonable price? Down here they are like $4/lb!

Oh, they are not reasonably priced. They were on sale at the store for $3.50 a pound, which is about as good as I can ever expect to get them. But I wanted them, so I got them!

I bought some too and rationed them out over 2 weeks! It was terrible!

I'm having some spanakopita. Like from the freezer section. Pretty substandard.

awe....I was pretty jelous of you till I got to the substandard part LA.

I love spanakopita.

I just had a norco. I am going to wash it down with some coffee.

I have finally procured a fresh supply of....grapefruit! Happy mongoose.

Just had some Fresh Market hungarian mushroom soup with some crackers crushed in, mmm

Oooh that sounds good! Is it in the fresh-prepared section or is it canned or jarreD?

I am obsessed with Hungary, so that sounds good to me too, actually.

Mongoose wrote:I have finally procured a fresh supply of....grapefruit! Happy mongoose.

Grapefruit is my favorite fruit. I can eat it and eat it and eat it for days, getting something like a billion percent of my recommended Vitamin C allowance. It is so good. I peel it and eat it like an orange. None of this cutting it in half business for me.

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:I have finally procured a fresh supply of....grapefruit! Happy mongoose.

Grapefruit is my favorite fruit. I can eat it and eat it and eat it for days, getting something like a billion percent of my recommended Vitamin C allowance. It is so good. I peel it and eat it like an orange. None of this cutting it in half business for me.

I would have thought it was cherries! You know, I almost said in my post that I don't split them and pour sugar on top. I love the way peeling a grapefruit feels, probably because the peel is so thick. I separate it into segments and eat it that way. No sweetener needed. I like white grapefruit over red.

I'm glad I'm not on any Rx or I'd be in trouble since it seems to mess up every Rx ever.

I once made a grapefruit balsamic glaze for asparagus. I use it anywhere I'd use OJ, which I find too sweet.

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:I have finally procured a fresh supply of....grapefruit! Happy mongoose.

Grapefruit is my favorite fruit. I can eat it and eat it and eat it for days, getting something like a billion percent of my recommended Vitamin C allowance. It is so good. I peel it and eat it like an orange. None of this cutting it in half business for me.

I would have thought it was cherries! You know, I almost said in my post that I don't split them and pour sugar on top. I love the way peeling a grapefruit feels, probably because the peel is so thick. I separate it into segments and eat it that way. No sweetener needed. I like white grapefruit over red.

I'm glad I'm not on any Rx or I'd be in trouble since it seems to mess up every Rx ever.

I once made a grapefruit balsamic glaze for asparagus. I use it anywhere I'd use OJ, which I find too sweet.

I made a grapefruit pie once, which was not an unqualified success.

Have you ever made candied grapefruit peel? It's easy and incredibly delicious.

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

Mongoose wrote:I have finally procured a fresh supply of....grapefruit! Happy mongoose.

Grapefruit is my favorite fruit. I can eat it and eat it and eat it for days, getting something like a billion percent of my recommended Vitamin C allowance. It is so good. I peel it and eat it like an orange. None of this cutting it in half business for me.

I would have thought it was cherries! You know, I almost said in my post that I don't split them and pour sugar on top. I love the way peeling a grapefruit feels, probably because the peel is so thick. I separate it into segments and eat it that way. No sweetener needed. I like white grapefruit over red.

I'm glad I'm not on any Rx or I'd be in trouble since it seems to mess up every Rx ever.

I once made a grapefruit balsamic glaze for asparagus. I use it anywhere I'd use OJ, which I find too sweet.

I made a grapefruit pie once, which was not an unqualified success.

Have you ever made candied grapefruit peel? It's easy and incredibly delicious.

I've had a grapefruit pie, but it was kinda like a key lime pie. I've not had candied grapefruit peel, but I tend not to like candied things. I definitely like sweet things, but never for breakfast and never too sweet. I think that's why citrus flavors are always my fave. I think grapefruit paired with vanilla is amaze! Zevia has a great grapefruit soda if I want to splurge on a beverage.

Also: my favorite adult beverage is The Greyhound. Perfect for grapefruit connoisseurs!

I had kind of a big lunch (panko-battered oven-fried tofu fingers with a side of roasted brussel sprouts served with balsamic glaze and then a gigantic grapefruit), so I'm chilling tonight with a spinach salad (spinach, blueberry vinaigrette, green olives, beets, cukes and like one whole huge tomato).