Food Before and After Photos

[ms.sss 15,662]

54 minutes ago, GreenTealael said:

I thought I was the only one who loves very dark chocolate!

its funny cuz pre-surgery i was strictly a milk or white chocolate gal. now i find them too sweet and much prefer dark. the darker the better!

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,060]

18 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I thought I was the only one who loves very dark chocolate!

I purposefully buy it because im the only one in my house who’ll eat it so I know it’s safe. 😂

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[ms.sss 15,662]

k, im pretty proud of this one...my first ever attempt at paella, and it turned out really good!

1st pic collage are the different cooked components: the main rice part (aborio rice, shrimps, chorizo, onions, tomatoes and seasonings) + mussels in lemon white wine sauce + grilled whole shrimp.

the second pic is of our table spread of the finished/assembled paella plus some mexican street corn i made with and without cojita cheese (cuz one of my guests doesn't like cheese 🤷🏻‍♀️) and some extra grilled shrimp that didn't fit in the pan. looks like there was too much seafood on the paella cuz u cant even see the rice...or maybe i just need a bigger pan lol.

anyway, in my excitement i didn't take a pic of my serving before it was all gone, but i ate about 1/2 cup worth of the rice, 4 mussles and one grilled shrimp. also had a martini and 1/2 a lemon square. altogether, i estimate tonights intake at 859 calories .

im ready for bed! but i need to digest first....

Edited August 5, 2023 by ms.sss

[Spinoza 1,399]

Oh that looks absolutely amazing 😍

[LindsayT 596]

17 hours ago, ms.sss said:

k, im pretty proud of this one...my first ever attempt at paella, and it turned out really good!

1st pic collage are the different cooked components: the main rice part (aborio rice, shrimps, chorizo, onions, tomatoes and seasonings) + mussels in lemon white wine sauce + grilled whole shrimp.

the second pic is of our table spread of the finished/assembled paella plus some mexican street corn i made with and without cojita cheese (cuz one of my guests doesn't like cheese 🤷🏻‍♀️) and some extra grilled shrimp that didn't fit in the pan. looks like there was too much seafood on the paella cuz u cant even see the rice...or maybe i just need a bigger pan lol.

anyway, in my excitement i didn't take a pic of my serving before it was all gone, but i ate about 1/2 cup worth of the rice, 4 mussles and one grilled shrimp. also had a martini and 1/2 a lemon square. altogether, i estimate tonights intake at 859 calories .

im ready for bed! but i need to digest first....

That looks amazing. We're going to a place here that makes paella in September. Each month they do a Paella on the Patio event.

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21 hours ago, LindsayT said:

That looks amazing. We're going to a place here that makes paella in September. Each month they do a Paella on the Patio event.

two of my fave things: paella and patios! what could be better??

[ms.sss 15,662]

dupe post..whats been going in with the BP site these days, right?

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Edited August 6, 2023 by ms.sss

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dupe post

Edited August 6, 2023 by ms.sss

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i've been busy this morning/afternoon!

woke up and decided to clean out the fridge/freezers. there was a bunch of stuff that needed to be used before they went bad so i went to work!

a giant pot of meat sauce (used up the 3 month old frozen beef & pork, some ripe tomatoes, drying out carrots, the last of my onions and garlic, and a whole bunch of basil from the "garden" that we really need to use up before summer is over and the plant dies.

pickled beets (went to farmers market two days ago and bought a bushel of beets for no real reason!)

candied beets

maraschino cherries (costco cherries...gonna make a cherry pie tomorrow)

chinese green onion and ginger sauce (again, i blame the farmers market...bought a bunch of these steriod-like-overgrown green onions and a sack of organic ginger)

didn't actually eat any of this, but i did do alot of tasting. i don't even know where to start to log that in MFP, so im just gonna skip it.

actually, speaking of eating, i haven't eaten anything yet (aside from the tastings..ha!) ...will probably have some of the meat sauce with toast when its done simmering.

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08/02/2023 01:01 PM, ms.sss said:

Lindt chocolate bars were on sale the other day, so naturally we bought like 6, LOL

had 2 squares of the spicy dark chocolate one for 106 calories .

could've been spicier.

For the guys, the dark chocolate with 70 % Cocoa is good for the prostate. ;) one small square a day can help “rejuvenate” your prostate to that of your younger years.  No before and after pictures to post though!

[Spinoza 1,399]

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

i've been busy this morning/afternoon!

woke up and decided to clean out the fridge/freezers. there was a bunch of stuff that needed to be used before they went bad so i went to work!

a giant pot of meat sauce (used up the 3 month old frozen beef & pork, some ripe tomatoes, drying out carrots, the last of my onions and garlic, and a whole bunch of basil from the "garden" that we really need to use up before summer is over and the plant dies.

pickled beets (went to farmers market two days ago and bought a bushel of beets for no real reason!)

candied beets

maraschino cherries (costco cherries...gonna make a cherry pie tomorrow)

chinese green onion and ginger sauce (again, i blame the farmers market...bought a bunch of these steriod-like-overgrown green onions and a sack of organic ginger)

didn't actually eat any of this, but i did do alot of tasting. i don't even know where to start to log that in MFP, so im just gonna skip it.

actually, speaking of eating, i haven't eaten anything yet (aside from the tastings..ha!) ...will probably have some of the meat sauce with toast when its done simmering.

Yum to all this!!

[Arabesque 7,313]

I have to clean out my freezer too @ms.sss. Am defrosting some lamb cutlets I bought 6 months ago - yikes - which I found this morning deep in the frozen depths. I’ll make a dukkah paste & cook them tonight … and then freeze a few of them again. Ha! The circle of life.

Actually they are a bit icy. Maybe I’ll make a lamb & barley Soup instead in case they’re not tender now. (I blacked out the price because it would horrify you all. 😱)

[GreenTealael 25,377]

3 minutes ago, Arabesque said:

I have to clean out my freezer too @ms.sss. Am defrosting some lamb cutlets I bought 6 months ago - yikes - which I found this morning deep in the frozen depths. I’ll make a dukkah paste & cook them tonight … and then freeze a few of them again. Ha! The circle of life.

Actually they are a bit icy. Maybe I’ll make a lamb & barley Soup instead in case they’re not tender now. (I blacked out the price because it would horrify you all. 😱)

Now I really want to see the price 🥹

[GreenTealael 25,377]

5 hours ago, GettinSkinnywithit said:

For the guys, the dark chocolate with 70 % Cocoa is good for the prostate. one small square a day can help “rejuvenate” your prostate to that of your younger years. No before and after pictures to post though!

How quickly does it work? Asking for a friend 😆

Edited August 7, 2023 by GreenTealael