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Recipes, Food Tips, Healthy Eating & More

Posted by Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor @debbraw, Feb 22, 2019

Some of the members of the Gratitude Discussion Group were interested in having a place to share recipes and food ideas. I’m hoping that we can use this thread as a place to have that kind of discussion. I’d love to hear your ideas for quick meals, comfort food, healthy snacks, and more.

Personally, I’ve just been through a bad reaction to one of my medications that left me with a very queasy stomach. I would love to hear ideas – or recipes – that might be used when you need to get something on your stomach, but don’t want to overdo it.

Hopefully, this thread will even be a place where we can share recipes for special treats and yummy rewards. It doesn’t always have to be healthy!

I’d love to hear from members who have been part of other discussions AND from new members who have good ideas, recipes and food tips to share. I’m excited to see who might start us off here with an awesome food suggestion!

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Just Want to Talk Support Group.

Debbra Williams, Alumna Mentor | @debbraw | Jul 14, 2019
In reply to @merpreb "@Erinmfs- Erin- I'm trying to get up the courage to try tofu. I've tried it before..." + (show)
@merpreb

@Erinmfs- Erin- I'm trying to get up the courage to try tofu. I've tried it before --it's the texture that have been able to tolerate. Any suggestions for any one?

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Merry @merpreb - if you are working up your courage for tofu, try it at a nice restaurant with a creative chef first. Read reviews. I had a tofu dish at Zambra's in Asheville, NC that was one of the best tapas I've ever had. I think it was called crispy tofu with harissa, honey and hummus. OMG. Of course, that set the bar pretty high and I've never been able to do that at home! But at least I know I can enjoy tofu.

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 14, 2019
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Dark Cherries must be in season! I have been enjoying some dark cherries recently delivered from the grocery. The dark cherry package says they are from Washington State. They are yummy!

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@Erinmfs I love cherries too, and the season is way too short. I have been buying the rainier cherries, the red ones here haven't looked really ripe yet.
I have read that they are a good snack before bed. Something in them helps with falling asleep. I haven't tested that because I take a pill at night that I need to not eat for 3 or 4 hours before taking it.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 14, 2019
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@imallears We use to fish for it in fresh water ,lakes ,ponds,. It has a pinkish scales on it Its been so long since I had it . It has small bones and a little sweet taste I think. Maybe we only had it in Northeastern states ,since the weather is cooler ,anyone else have Perch? I agree cant stand Tilapia it is trashy yes

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@lioness I have never had perch and also will not purchase tilapia. It's all farmed and that's not very healthy. YUCK.

@paulalina @merpreb I made a stew once that had firm tofu cubes in it. As soon as we took out those cubes it was delicious.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 14, 2019
In reply to @imallears "@contentandwell Hi, Malt vinegar and fish and fried cod is very much an English tradition. When..." + (show)
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@contentandwell
Hi,

Malt vinegar and fish and fried cod is very much an English tradition. When I visited England to see family (lived there for 6 months as a child) we always got the fish and chips in paper wrapping with the vinegar all over.. My mom was from Kilkenny and my dad from Manchester so I grew up with malt vinegar as a staple . Grew up eating Welsh rarebit, corned beef and cabbage, Bubble and Squeak, liver and onions with bacon (use to eat that for breakfast) and of course, fish and chips. I’m the only one in my family who loves liver. Had to make sure everyone was out of the house before I cooked it because of the smell. We always had calfs liver...not beef liver like in the markets today. Lots of butter and eggs and still everyone lived into old age.

Waxing nostalgic here in hot humid Florida

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@imallears Now that you mention it, I did know that putting vinegar on fish and chips was an English thing. I am of Irish heritage but even my grandparents were born in this country -- they must have been on the first ships over here! My mother did like Welsh Rarebit, and corned beef and cabbage but I don't even know what bubble and squeak is, and we only had chicken livers, which I do like.

We also had lots of butter and eggs but in my family, most people did not make it into their 70s.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 14, 2019
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@contentandwell
Hi,

I am from NY originally and we use to travel up and down the coast to visit family in Canada. Fantastic states, seafood!
I skied many many years in college and after in Vermont also on Mt Killington. My favorite slope was Mt Prospect...smaller slopes back then and not too many people knew about it. I never got off the Intermediate slopes but I can remember hearing the sssh sssh of the skis over the snow and sometimes I was the only person on that particular slope. A stress free healthy way to spend the day and then amble up to the bar at night for the hot toddies and then off to an uninterrupted night of zzzzzzzzs.

I’d break a bone if I tried that today although I always did want to try bungee jumping. I got over that when my son who was in his 20s back then wanted to try bungee jumping and a chiropractor friend of ours said why don’t you just drive your truck into a stone wall....are you nuts? End of bungee jumping.

Regards from FL Mary

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@imallears I've never heard of Mt. Prospect, where is that?
I was in a ski lodge (a bunch of single people rented a house at Killington) for four years and learned to ski there. My son is always perplexed that we skied so many areas when he was young but never to Killington! I think it was simply a "been there, done that". We did most of the other major ski areas in VT, Maine, and NH with the kids during their February vacations.
JK

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JK | @contentandwell | Jul 14, 2019
In reply to @imallears "@jakeduck Hi, Liver is not for everyone. Bubble and squeak is something you would like. It’s..." + (show)
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@jakeduck

Hi,
Liver is not for everyone. Bubble and squeak is something you would like. It’s the leftover corned beef, cabbage and potatoes fried up in lots of butter. Welsh rarebit is just melted cheese and onions over toast. Also not everyone likes seafood as you so stated. You are a chore indeed 😏

Did you know there are YouTube instructions on how to cook steak in a toaster? Can’t believe you murdered a fillet mignon (of all cuts) in a toaster ....the horrors! I do think filet mignon is over priced and over rated though, and I prefer the rib eye as it has more flavor and is tender because of the marbling. Perhaps Fido would like rib eye. It makes a great meatball when ground up with other cuts.

Bon appetite and all that
FL Mary

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@imallears I eat filet mignon (tenderloin steak) and my husband eats sirloin. I eat it because it has much less fat than sirloin, and rib eye is very fatty, lots of marbling, which of course is what makes it so tasty. I can't afford to eat all of that fat though and I rarely even buy it for my husband. I'm afraid if I did he would always want it but I do worry about the fat.

@debbraw I thought just about all of the shrimp in this country came in frozen, except if you are near the gulf and then they may actually be fresh. Most of the shrimp in the supermarkets is from Asia. I try to buy wild American shrimp when it is available, but I have only seen that frozen.
JK

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lioness | @lioness | Jul 15, 2019
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@lioness I have never had perch and also will not purchase tilapia. It's all farmed and that's not very healthy. YUCK.

@paulalina @merpreb I made a stew once that had firm tofu cubes in it. As soon as we took out those cubes it was delicious.
JK

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@contentandwell So some salmon so if its cheap in price it is usually farmed raised

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jul 15, 2019

@imallears, @lioness- You probably won't see perch again. First you can only kill fish once and secondly we have global warming and lakes, rivers and oceans have all changed in temperature, mineral content and food. (for other fish). Sad, but true.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jul 15, 2019
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@contentandwell

@lioness I have never had perch and also will not purchase tilapia. It's all farmed and that's not very healthy. YUCK.

@paulalina @merpreb I made a stew once that had firm tofu cubes in it. As soon as we took out those cubes it was delicious.
JK

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JK- A small amount of perch are farmed. You do have to be careful

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imallears | @imallears | Jul 15, 2019
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@imallears I've never heard of Mt. Prospect, where is that?
I was in a ski lodge (a bunch of single people rented a house at Killington) for four years and learned to ski there. My son is always perplexed that we skied so many areas when he was young but never to Killington! I think it was simply a "been there, done that". We did most of the other major ski areas in VT, Maine, and NH with the kids during their February vacations.
JK

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@ contentandwell
Hi,
It’s Prospect Mountain, not Mt Prospect ..my error and not far from Bennington. We rented a large house with other skiers and I remember sleeping in a dorm style room in the girls section and having to share one bathroom. We all ate at an amazing bed and breakfast type place where they just heaped on the food and the owners came out to our tables to make sure we were all eating enough.
I use to cut classes to ski when we were in college but sometimes we got caught in a snowstorm and couldn’t get back on time.
Still a small resort even after the college years so I think it was fairly new back then. It was less crowded than Killington which is why we liked it.

Wish it was snowing now......FL Mary

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