What's for supper?

[twirl]

sounds good to me   

[dwcrawford]

yea, surprisingly it was.  today I added different vegetables from the freezer and reheated.  (little baby corn )

I wish I had watermelon now.

[twirl]

I ate so much watermelon yesterday
I can not be around a melon or it is gone
I would say I am peeing watermelon seeds
but no pee for me -- or very little

[dwcrawford]

I'm eating grapes instead... bad for diabetis, good for kidneys.  this is getting ridiculous

[twirl]

between the lap band diet and the renal diet
I am damned if I do and damned it I don't
catch 22

[dwcrawford]

I have to get into a better mood by morning else I'll curse the whole center out.

[twirl]

sleep on it   

and if you need to curse then do it ---

[donnia]

Tonight I had chaulpas and spanish rice... skimpy on the rice... dang diabetes!

I would loooooove to have some watermelon!  Makes my blood sugar shoooot up tho!

[kitkatz]

Ground beef tacos, beans, rice, diet coke.

[Jean]

Home made Hamburger Helper, brown the hamburger, add 1/2 envelope of taco seasoning mix, plus brown rice. Pretty Good. Oh, plus a ciabatta roll.

[Restorer]

I like to make my own hamburger helper too. Ground beef, onions, garlic, tomato paste, whatever herbs and spices I feel like (usually chili powder, oregano, black pepper, red chili flakes), a splash of milk, some macaroni, and just enough water to cook the macaroni in the beef mixture. Sometimes I add a bit of balsamic vinegar, or a touch of sugar.

[Jean]

Balsamic Vinegar? I bought a bottle but dont really know what to do with it. Does it taste like vinegar? I love the onions too, but hubby is allergic to them.

[dwcrawford]

Try the balsamic vinegar on fresh strawberries....  jean.

 Wish  restorer lived next door to me.  I'm good at showing up  at neighbor's eating times  (accidently of course).

[Restorer]

What balsamic vinegar tastes like depends on the kind you get. Almost all the bottles you'll find in a supermarket taste pretty much like red wine vinegar, maybe a little sweeter, but many aren't "real" balsamic vinegar. The real kind is aged for a long time, and hopefully is certified by the Italian consortium on balsamic vinegar, usually costs upwards of $30 for a small bottle, and is thick and sweet like syrup, yet still tangy. You can get a similar effect by boiling down the cheap balsamic until it's thick.

[MIbarra]

It is good with tomatoes, red onions, mozarella and a little olive oil too.. I add some seal salt and maybe some basil.. but your hubby can't do the onion.

[Restorer]

A couple weeks ago in Las Vegas I had a dessert of roasted strawberries with real good aged balsamic vinegar and Humboldt Fog goat cheese. They all went excellently together.

[Jean]

Oh, thanks. I know I did not pay $30.00 for my bottle, but I did buy it at Trade Joe's and it does say made in Italy. I will try it on some tomato. Or some strawberries. Do they have to be cooked or is raw okay.

[dwcrawford]

Strawberries (fresh/raw),  Tomatoes either.  Sparingly though.  I also like to put fresh ground black pepper on the strawberries and maybe add a few leaves of that tiny lettuce (don't know what it is)

[Restorer]

Oh, thanks. I know I did not pay $30.00 for my bottle, but I did buy it at Trade Joe's and it does say made in Italy. I will try it on some tomato. Or some strawberries. Do they have to be cooked or is raw okay.

The small rectangular bottle of balsamic vinegar from Trader Joe's? That's the one I have. That about the best you're gonna get without getting something aged and certified (and thus much more expensive). I hear Costco's Kirkland brand balsamic is pretty good too.

It'll be good on raw or cooked strawberries. I like it on raw sliced tomatoes (real good heirloom beefsteak tomatoes from the farmer's market) with some coarse sea salt and fresh cracked black pepper.

[Jean]

Usually I like rice wine vinegar and olive oil for a salad dressing. Could I also use the balsamic with olive oil? Gonna try it tomorrow for sure.

[Restorer]

Absolutely. Balsamic vinaigrette is a classic dressing. 1 part balsamic, 2 parts olive oil, a tiny bit of Dijon mustard, a pinch of sugar, a pinch of salt, and maybe some black pepper, and whisk it all together. Maybe use less olive oil if that's to your taste, but I like a ratio closer to the classic 1 to 3.

[twirl]

I am going to so regret this Friday morning

watermelon
orange sherbet
ice tea and lemon   

[MIbarra]

fluids, fluids, fluids!

You are going to regret it. I know I always felt bad after having to pull too much fluid off. I hope it's not too bad Twirl.

[Jean]

thanks restorer, I had some tongiht over some store bought raunchy tomatoes and it tasted very good, not like I had expected. Weill try the saladdressing tomorrow with the olive oil and report in. Never thought I would put vinegar of any kind on a strawberry, but, that's next/

[Hanify]

Raunchy tomatoes?  Did you buy them from Wenchie??