you eat a pizza and worry about the salt, fat and protein? what about the carbs? they are the enemy in that meal (imho).

:)

-- joel.

I really want to make this Southwest Ranch Casserole that I have a recipe for but can't for the life of me figure out what "tomatillo sauce" is. I am thinking it might be salsa verde. It is in a Whole Foods cookbook, so I am thinking it might be a product there, but don't want to drive there.

If I don't make the drive, I will have BBQ chicken sandwich and salad

I think it IS salsa verde bbro. Yum that stuff is good.

If you make it sometime please post picks and the recipe.

Yesterday, I bought a gourmet vegetarian pizza with artichokes,spinach,zuchinni,roma tomatoes and cheese of course. Oh and with white sauce.

There is so much left over it's what's for dinner tonight too.

Strictly speaking, tomatillo sauce is to salsa verde as tomato sauce is to salsa. Which is to say, your salsa verde may be a little spicier and contain more ingredients than a straight-up plain tomatillo sauce, but it should work fine in your recipe.

who said i'm worried about them? :) Just acknowledging that they were there, and in some excess given how much I ate that day. But really, in general I find that it's not so much what I eat in terms of macronutrients so much as it is how much I take in overall in terms of calories. whether it's a block of lard or a pot of spaghetti, if the total caloric intake is below metabolic needs then weight gain just can't happen, i don't think. on the other hand when you go from eating just a little to a sudden large boost of protein, fat, and carbohydrates, that's when the body can do the "starvation mode" thing and try to save it for later. but if your intake goes back to being low, it'll go away again.

the truckload of salt is just the extra kick in the cahones to make you feel icky about it later when your mouth is dry and your blood pressure skyrockets. but man it tastes good.

For dinner, I made my very own sushi rolls and am very proud of myself! They are simple cone-shaped handrolls and don't even look all that great, but I've got to start somewhere.

They were supposed to be California rolls but the avocado was A) a weird, low-fat variety and B) incredibly underripe. So just imitation crab meat and cucumber in here.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/...d907790937.jpg

wow, not bad on the hand rolls there, looks good :)

also i can tell you that making regular rolls with the little bamboo mat thing isn't nearly as imposing as it may seem - if you have the hardware give it a whirl and wham, you'll be making rolls before you know it. i always found that the most PITA part of the process was just making the rice right. the wrapping isn't bad at all, and this from a guy who still can't do a christmas present that doesn't look like it was done by a baby monkey with stumps for hands.

Sky and Clod - Thanks for the information. I might try it and maybe blend it a bit just to get out the chunkiness. I am also contemplating using salsa I already have.

I will try to find my camera to post the pictures. I can't remember where I put it!

Lunch.

My first attempt at a chicken salad American-style.

Yummy.

Chicken
bacon
green apple
red apple
celery
fresh picked baby green beans
onion
chives from garden
parsely from garden
sage from garden
mayo
dash of black pepper
dash of powdered mustard.

:yum:

btw, the tomato and cucumber look nice, but don't really complement it imo.

Carbs aren't known (proven) to cause heart disease.
Every sucessful weight-loss programme I've been on has been high-carb.
When I'm eating healthily I am pretty much a vegetarian and get almost all of my protein from carbs (save a few dairy products).

Like anything else, complex carbohydrates are not the demon. Over-eating is the demon. I spit on the bogus claims of Atkins, which has encouraged people to stay away from high-fibre food.

PS - two nice dishes above, both spoiled by komkommer.

looks good MONSTER. In fact it looks a lot better than many a chicken salad I've made.

Chicken salad looks GOOOOOD. In fact, that is what I am having for dinner on a Martin's potato roll with a regular salad as a side. Well, mine isn't going to have as many ingredients. Just seasoned chicken, celery, onion, and pomegranate craisins.

Looks good... and I don't like chicken salad, no matter which country it's from.

No, like anything else, everyone's metabolism (and demons) are different. My mother has struggled with weight her entire life, and I have watched her eat like a bird since I was old enough to notice that sort of thing. Just a little over 2 months ago she took the plunge to cut out most carbs and specifically all gluten--and at the same time started allowing herself to eat as much as she wanted of what was left--and she has dropped 20 pounds already.

Lunch (Banana Lady is 65 today)!

Smoked salmon, seasoned potato wedges sauteed in olive oil with rosemary (from the garden) and garlic, salad with viniagarette dressing.

:yum:

(I added the cucumber deliberately to keep SG at bay :lol:)

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