Good Food

[Friday]

Life is too short for bad food.

I'm trying to eat better. Not healthier, just at all, right now. Even in good runs, though, I eat whatever the hell I want and then just work it off. Had frenchfries dipped in chocolate shake earlier this week for the first time in years. Holy wow, I'd forgotten about that one. Crunchy, hot, creamy, cold, salty, sweet.

Ive forgotten a lot this run. 2 concussions last year didn't help. Every time I bang my head more falls out of it!

Anyhow, I'm hoping all y'all have some food, comfort food, heart attack on a plate, super healthy, cut me and sunshine streams out, whatever... things ya might throw on here to help me remember I should do the chew & swallow thing. I know. Who forgets to eat? But since I can barely remember what day it is, and the the idea of cooking for 1 just seems pointless. Eh. I've got a full belly right now, and I'd forgotten how delicious that feels, in and of itself. I might actually sleep.

Ideas? What food makes you feel better?

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2Night

Deep Fried Eggs (in bacon grease)
Blueberry Vegan Waffles
Maple syrup
BBQ pork
Sugar snap peas

 

[dutchiedelta]

"frenchfries dipped in chocolate shake" For real?
THUD!

Hmm the cooking thing. I don't often eat right.
Try to but some days...

Yesterday basmati rice, spicey meatballs and a cucumber-tomato salad.

Grabbed one of the last chutneys I made last year and had delicious zuchinni chutney which makes any sandwich taste better.
Packed with minerals as well.

Been canning a week ago.
Tomatosauce/catsup as base for pasta or pizza. Also jars of nectarine-lime marmelade. Or more a jam kinda thing.
Makes a great stock in the pantry.
Need to make chutney and can for the coming year.

Can't eat this morning.
Had a nightmare about a funeral and had it over and over again.
Been sick and eating is off the menu for now.

When ok-ish I cook like a demon and eat well.
Other times it's weeks of barely eating or living on chocolate.
Son isn't fussed and will cook for himself. Trying to get me to eat something healthy bless him.

 

[Grizzly]

Yesterday I forced myself up and went to the market. Some ground lamb, beef and pork. Italian sausages, pork chops. Garlic onions and tomato sauce.

It's an all day process. Homemade meatballs with the ground meats. The other meats get fried and cooked in with the sauce to make an awesome italian gravy. It's an old school recipe. The meats give it a nice rich flavor. Good comfort food.

I like to cook. Seems like one of those things that you have to complete once started. Good therapy. Also the wife and kids love it.

 

[Friday]

Challah & Nova Lox

 

[Grizzly]

Challah & Nova Lox

That is something I have always wanted to try Friday. One day I will get someplace to try it.

I had a close friend in the Army who was jewish. Being 18 and my first exposure to the religion was. Unique. Some of the cuisine I enjoyed. Some...well it was OK. I loved when his wife sent him bagels and lox though.

 

[Friday]

Lox is almost exactly, but not quite, like Atlantic salmon sushi.

I don't know where abouts you are, but it blew my mind being in upstate New York recently and not being able to find lox. I though I was just doing the me-thing and not being able to find something in front of my face (I mean, Nova Scotia is a few hours that way, and NYC a few hours that way, how can there not be lox???). Apparently in that region, I wasn't blind. Fries with gravy? Yes. Cold smoked salmon? Nope! Not only had the store clerk never heard of it, but my brother's inlaws hadn't either. Say what??? Color me mindf*cked.

LOL... So I'm assuming you're talking Lox. Since I just had that experience.

If it's challah... It's like French baguette and a cinnamon roll had a fat bland baby. Which doesn't exactly do it credit. Amazing delicious. Especially as French toast Saturday morning. With cinnamon. And syrup.

 

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I can't help but remember how my therapist was speaking during group meditation while back. "Ok now focus on the taste. Does the taste change? Take your time with the food. Enjoy the food. Think about the texture. Does the taste change after a period of time? What do you recognize about the food...etc...etc..."

I take my time with food now. If I remember. Just try to savor the moment.

Marinated (To your liking) white grilled chicken breast.
Red, Green, Yellow bell peppers coated lightly in oil.
Then grilled for a little bit as well.
Get some gnarly bread. Cut it up put some lettuce.
Go from there. :)
Mmmmmm.

 

[Grizzly]

DrBlack. Your explanation on focusing on the taste is spot on with what I have been trying to do as of late.

I usually have chow hall eat habits. Get it in get it out as fast as you can. A book I read about meditation spoke of eating. Taking a bite, setting the fork down and chew, taste enjoy. It's improved my eating experience drastically.

And I eat much less.

 

[Grizzly]

Lox is almost exactly, but not quite, like Atlantic salmon sushi.

I don't know where abouts you are, but it blew my mind being in upstate New York recently and not being able to find lox. I though I was just doing the me-thing and not being able to find something in front of my face (I mean, Nova Scotia is a few hours that way, and NYC a few hours that way, how can there not be lox???). Apparently in that region, I wasn't blind. Fries with gravy? Yes. Cold smoked salmon? Nope! Not only had the store clerk never heard of it, but my brother's inlaws hadn't either. Say what??? Color me mindf*cked.

LOL... So I'm assuming you're talking Lox. Since I just had that experience.

If it's challah... It's like French baguette and a cinnamon roll had a fat bland baby. Which doesn't exactly do it credit. Amazing delicious. Especially as French toast Saturday morning. With cinnamon. And syrup.

I have had challah. And Nova Lox. Just never together. I loved them both. So the combination would have to be awesome. Sweetness of the bread with the creaminess and saltiness. Yum. Jesus! What a bunch of f*cking hens we are LOL.

 

[Friday]

Yeah... For years it was trying to avoid letting food touch the sides of my throat on the way down and washing down with peanut butter and jelly to kill any possible taste that might longer from whatever meat-creature may once have made up the bits. Not that cow-goat-guineapig-gimp is inherently bad tasting. It's more that it died when I was about 4 years old and sealed in a tin or plastic and left to plot it's revenge all that time.

 

[dutchiedelta]

Lox is the sliced thin marinated salmon right? We call it lax (what's in a name?)
In case of emergency, IKEA carries a lot of Swedish foods. Including marinated salmon slices.
Dill on the outside and 200gr per pack.

With a bit of luck they might have the same in the USA.
They also have great herring in a jar.

Taste, texture, smell, sight of food. Good thing to concentrate on and focus on the good things in life.

 

[Kaishi]

Man, I'm grateful for this thread already, thanks for that.

Sort of still tend to think I'm the only one with food issues, because every other guy just takes care of something so ''basic'' when it's available, right.

Anyway, I've gotten fond of milk products. They're something I can stomach on most days. And rice. Rice in everything. Plus pasta, pasta is plain ol' comfort food for me.

Which almost reminded me what I can be having for dinner come tomorrow. Dilemma out of sight. And they say 'internet support' is good for jack. >__<