FOOD FOR THOUGHT THURSDAYS

EGG ROLLS today, meatless. Easy job to saute all the veggies, stuff the egg rolls and instead of deep frying, they will be baked in the oven till golden brown, omitting the fat from frying. Side dish of herbal rice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAVE A WONDERFUL THURSDAY!

Thursday Food Cooking-chili

A while back I was posting food on Thursdays and so have decided to post some chili's that were being toasted a week or so ago. This post should actually include what is being cooked today, but I don't have anything as of yet so chili's it is. Here they are being toasted, they will be tossed into a paper bag for a little while, the skin will be taken off when cool, and they will be bagged and double bagged in freezer bags,  and then frozen for later use. All these are from our garden this year and there are still some out there waiting to be picked.

 

 

They can be used for just about any recipe that requires chili, and they are good for you too.

 

HAPPY THURSDAY TO YOU!

 

I'll be posting my DIA DE LOS MUERTOS later this afternoon or evening. I'll be happy if you stop by.:)

 

 

 



Food For Thought Thursday

EARLIER TODAY

Cold morning and it's going to be cold throughout the day. It's cinnamon toast and coffee for breakfast and a peek into the colors of Vincent. The holiday season has finally taken over and I'm pretty much done with what had to be done. I'll be making some "Empanadas" this weekend in the spirit of the holiday and also since my dizziness has ebbed a little, I will be making tamales as well. Linking to Robin's Food For Thought Thursday. Stop by Robin's and join in the fun.

Cinnamon Toast and coffee plus beautiful book made for a fine breakfast earlier this morn.

Enjoy the rest of the day and of course the holidays! Take care.



Food For Thought Thursday

FOOD FOR THOUGHT THURSDAYS#7

Lemons, mild chili, oranges that we picked from the garden. There is a plastic clothes hamper full of oranges. I'm packing some in baskets and taking them to a center and also taking some to a friends house. I use the lemons every day. I squeeze the 3 tablespoons of lemon juice usually in a nice sized lemon into my water. It's much more refreshing. I also make a hot tea, glazed rinds, lemon jam. The chili's are going to be used for sauce for tamales and of course the oranges gets used every day for juice or to eat them.

This morning I made my husband a sandwich for his lunch. He also likes the hot/spicy soups that come in a bowl. I keep telling him there is too much sodium in those bowls, but he doesn't listen. He still wants them for his lunch. What am I supposed to do?

So I looked at this sandwich early this morning and it had roast beef, mayo, and lettuce but I get queasy when I think of the meat. I've really cut back on eating meat a lot but when Christmas comes around there is nothing going to keep me from those tamales. Unfortunately I won't be making any this year, still dizziness going on and I can't stand for long. We will have to eat someone else tamales this year. Who knows, I may still give it a stab if the days ahead get better.  So there you go, my FFTT. If you get a chance stop by Robin's, she recently started this blog and she welcomes everyone to join in

 the fun. Enjoy the days ahead.

A quick hello to all my bloggie friends and FFTT.

Hi everyone. I can't believe I haven't posted since last Friday. I finally found out what is wrong with me. It's BPPV and other than medication there isn't much I can do except the exercises for the head that I've been doing and taking the medication. I don't require surgery but there are things I have to avoid in order for it not to worsen. So that's pretty much it. Stress I have to try to avoid and hopefully I can do it. Hope everyone has been okay and you are enjoying the pre-holidays. I may only be here a couple times a week but always you are up there in my mind. Hoping to post tomorrow for PPF and now I leave you with what I had for lunch yesterday.

If you get a chance stop by Robins, click on the picture of all these beautiful veggies and you'll be there to enjoy.

I decided to make a salad with greens from the yard, an apple I had, avocado from our trees, little cute tomatoes, pineapple, crackers, V8 juice, sprinkle of lemon,  and thoroughly enjoyed it without stress.

Today I am going to celebrate life and how good it is to be alive. VIVA LA VIDA!! Have a wonderful day and go do your thing!

Just me, Gloria

Food For Thought Thursday

Sorry about the pix being blurry. That's actually how I've been seeing things lately, in a blur.

So for lunch yesterday the 16th.,  it was salad stuffed into a wheat pita bread.

Salad consisted of cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red loose leaf lettuce, olive oil, s and p, and a squeeze of lemon and then it was stuffed into the pita bread.

Coffee, salad, pita salad stuffed bread, and a few blackberries. Yay salad!

Stop by Robin's to check out the other participants. Thanks for hosting Robin.

Food For Thought Thursday

Food For Thought Thursdays #4

prepared on Wednesday.

I found this old  cookbook in a yard sale a very long time ago and there was a recipe in here that I loved. I know you aren't supposed to copy a recipe out of a book and say it's your own and I'm not doing that. I am just sharing this page of the book and a picture of what I cooked for myself today. The recipe I followed is called:

BLANQUETTE OF MUSHROOMS IN CASSEROLE

(Couverture des champignons dans le plat)

 

This is the old gray book the recipe is in.

and here is a picture of the dish prepared in the cookbook. Credit is given to the photographer of course.

(Cooking With Style, Charlotte Adams 1967/Christian Delu for the photo)

It was one of those days when one is somber and reflecting on past events, plus thinking about those mushrooms in the frig that have to be cooked. Quickly I recall "the book" and go searching for it. I'm sure there are many recipes for mushrooms and do have my own, but this one is a humdinger. With the decision made to make myself something nice for lunch, I found the book and proceeded to cook this delish concoction that is only a few minutes in the making.

The mushrooms are washed, sliced and put into a pan. White wine is added to almost cover. You add the one bay leaf, salt and pepper, 2 tbsp. butter and cook until the mushrooms are tender. I added some shredded habanero to give it a jump. Once the mushrooms are tender, they are removed from the pan and the sauce is thickened with corn starch or flour and I added a little half and half. The mushrooms are put back in the pan,  and just cooked until the sauce has thickened. You can sprinkle with a little parsley. I decided to spoon it over polenta which I had leftover from yesterday. Yummo.

This is my lunch dish for today.



This tableware I found at an estate sale and just love it. It's so much fun using on a special day and today I felt special. Can you see the orange zest in the dish?, that's habanero chili. Hot, very hot. I just used a little. Green tea was the choice of drink.

All in all, it was a fun day to treat myself like a lady of worth. I felt good as I ate slowly, enjoying each morsel. I couldn't eat the whole thing though, but it was worth the effort. So Happy Food For Thought Thursdays to you. Stop by Robin's who is hosting FFTT where you can visit the other participants.

Je suis en amour avec des champignons

(I am in love with mushrooms)



Food For Thought Thursdays (FFTT)

I'm linking with Robin  on Food for Thought Thursdays just to share a picture of food and the thoughts behind it. Today I'm making an easy meal that I've made many times. Bell peppers green and red, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, chili, spinach and pasta. When we are staying away from meat, I found that this is very easy to make. The vegetables are all sauteed  in olive oil and spooned over pasta and it's a meal in one. I serve it with french bread.

 and there you go, our Food For Thought Thursdays. Stop by Robins to do a little FFTT blog hopping. Have a great day everyone.

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