Another heart-healthy favorite of mine is spaghetti squash. Available at any grocery store. Cut it in half and cook it as per the attached instructions. Usually 45 minutes in a conventional oven in an inch of water or ten minutes in a microwave. Scoop it out and like magic, you have something that looks like spaghetti but is almost 100 percent fiber. I add garlic powder, Italian spices (oregano, etc blended together in a shaker bottle, I forget the other spices. Anyway, you buy them all mixed together) and some grated Asiago cheese for flavor. Top with marinara sauce. Has very low calories and high in fiber. Very high in fiber. And delicious.
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Some ovens (mine at least) have a "cool down" period. If I put something in, when the timer goes off, the oven shuts off, but inside it's still hot for several minutes. So to bake stuff precisely you need to take it out when the timer goes off or at least open the oven door to let the hot air out.Ytrog wrote:Well, my dinner just failed. I had a pizza in the oven (combi microwave actually) and it did't stop at the 11 min. I'd set it to. The pizza is charred.
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I'm not a vegetarian.Individual wrote: Also, I should've foreseen that only vegetarians would respond to this thread.
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Indeed, but I suspect this is also a failure of the oven itself. I set it to 11 minutes, however when I came back it was counting down from 35 minutes. It's no easy to make that mistake as I would have had to push the + button a lot more for 35+ minutes than for 11.Individual wrote:Some ovens (mine at least) have a "cool down" period. If I put something in, when the timer goes off, the oven shuts off, but inside it's still hot for several minutes. So to bake stuff precisely you need to take it out when the timer goes off or at least open the oven door to let the hot air out.Ytrog wrote:Well, my dinner just failed. I had a pizza in the oven (combi microwave actually) and it did't stop at the 11 min. I'd set it to. The pizza is charred.
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That's why I haven't posted in this thread yet. I didn't want it to look like I'm proselytyzing.Individual wrote: Also, I should've foreseen that only vegetarians would respond to this thread.
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Greetings,
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Likewise.Ben wrote:I'm not a vegetarian.Individual wrote: Also, I should've foreseen that only vegetarians would respond to this thread.
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My mistake, sorry.retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,Likewise.Ben wrote:I'm not a vegetarian.Individual wrote: Also, I should've foreseen that only vegetarians would respond to this thread.
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No worries, chief.
Cool avatar, btw.
Metta,
Retro.
Cool avatar, btw.
Metta,
Retro.
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Re: Make my dinner!
Here is a quick one:
Ingredients:
1 Onion
1 garlic
Extra virgin Olive oil
Chopped off chicken
1 dark beer
Baked beans
Preparation (20 minutes)
Cover the bottom of a pan with the olive oil.
Chop the onion and the garlic in very small pieces, when the oil starts boiling add the onions and garlic.
Stir for a few minutes, until the smell gets intense.
Add the chicken pieces and stir every 30 seconds.
When the chicken is half way done poor some beer and keep stirring. If the beer is added too late, it wont get into the chicken.
Take 1/3 or 1/2 of the beans, mash them and add them to the chicken with the last beer portion, keep stirring.
Add the rest of the beans, in one piece, for a few minutes until they get warm.
Decorate with mint leaves.
Ingredients:
1 Onion
1 garlic
Extra virgin Olive oil
Chopped off chicken
1 dark beer
Baked beans
Preparation (20 minutes)
Cover the bottom of a pan with the olive oil.
Chop the onion and the garlic in very small pieces, when the oil starts boiling add the onions and garlic.
Stir for a few minutes, until the smell gets intense.
Add the chicken pieces and stir every 30 seconds.
When the chicken is half way done poor some beer and keep stirring. If the beer is added too late, it wont get into the chicken.
Take 1/3 or 1/2 of the beans, mash them and add them to the chicken with the last beer portion, keep stirring.
Add the rest of the beans, in one piece, for a few minutes until they get warm.
Decorate with mint leaves.
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Thx!retrofuturist wrote:No worries, chief.
Cool avatar, btw.
Metta,
Retro.
Anyway, I've got all the ingredients I need but I ended up not cooking last night, because some friends called me out for a night of foolishness.
Re: Make my dinner!
OK here's an easy dinner to cook - and you can 'rif on it several ways - and I am most emphatically NOT a vegetarian.
In a large pot - put in cold water - salt it til it's like seawater (the only way to season the pasta) put in either high protein/low carb pasta or whole wheat pasta (tastes nice and nutty). Turn on the heat.
Meanwhile ...
Shortcut - buy pre-prepared meatballs - turkey, beef - if you had them frozen - make sure they are thawed.
longcut - make your own (take a bowl, a few pinches of basil, salt, oregano, powdered garlic and one egg to about 1.5 pounds of chopped meat - of whatever you like - mix it - roll it - tada!)
Take a package of frozen: collard greens or mustard greens or turnip greens - either let them thaw overnight in frige - or nuke them for 2-3 minutes - don't have to be fully cooked - just not frozen anymore
Take out your deep saute pan (get one) and heat it - put in olive oil - not just a coating - a few millimetres in height.
Chop several cloves of garlic (I do a lot as a love love love garlic - but do yours to taste)
chop a small onion
Chop fresh basil (or use a tablespoon of dried basil)
Some sea salt
Saute the garlic, onion and herbs first til the onions are wilted
Then put in the meat balls - let them brown - when they are brown - I like to put in some wine - white or red - no big deal - let that cook down
Then add the nuked or thawed collards - mix it well
To that add some chicken or beef broth
Let this cook down until it thickens a bit - you may need to put in a tad more olive oil
Pour it over the pasta.
While the pasta is going - you cook the 'sauce' - it's about 30 to 40 minutes - easy peasy and tastes good
You can also decide to make a red sauce by throwing in plum tomatoes AFTER you brown the meat - add wine - cook down - add greens - add broth - cook down
Make a big batch and freeze - make your own frozen dinners or lunches - that's what I do - everyone is envious of my lunches at work.
Also - cooking something like a meatloaf or chicken is easy - once you prep it - the oven cooks it - prep time is maybe 15-20 minutes at most.
Then - you can either (a) make a salad to go with it; or (b) saute various vegetables; or (c) if you need to 'cheat' - take a package of any frozen vegetable that you like - put it in a microwaveable glass bowl (corningware) - nuke for 2-3 minutes until slightly soft - then add salt, ginger root powder, garlic powder, (or any seasoning you like ) put on a pat of butter and a bit of olive oil - nuke for 2-3 more minutes and you have a nice side vegetable.
Winter squash - really easy
Pre-Heat oven to 400
Cut open squash in half - remove seeds.
Load up with salt and butter (if you like sweet - I don't but many do - add a few generous tablespoons of either brown sugar or maple syrup ) bake about 30 minutes - test with a fork - if the 'meat' fluffs up - its done. Yum!
Prep time - under 10 minutes
Meat Loaf
You can buy a pound each of beef, pork and veal - or if you feel veal is too 'evil' try turkey
Pre-heat oven to 350
Get big glass corningware (oven proof) bowl -
Put in meat
Crack two eggs in
Chop up garlic cloves - use a little if you like a little or a lot if you like a lot - throw in
Chop op medium onion - throw in
Salt it
Pepper it
As to seasoning - I do various things - rosemary/paprika/dash of hot chili powder is quite nice
Sage/Thyme/Tarragon is nice
mix it up well - if you use an oven proof bowl - you can cook it in there - if not - use a bread loaf tin (or two)
You can also:
give it a drink of wine or dark beer before you cook it
slather it with tomato sauce (homemade if you are Betty crocker like me and keep it handy in freezer OR Hunts makes a decent one - yes in a TIN and better than the fancy glass jars and less expensive)
you could also incorporate the tomato sauce within the meatloaf itself
Set time for 30 minutes and check with meat thermometer - depending on oven it'll either be done or need some more time
Chicken:
Get a chicken - take out the innards - save them
Wash chicken
Wash hands and surfaces immediately after - avoid salmonella
Get oven safe shallow-ish baking pan - put in some olive oil
Peel 2-3 gloves of garlic - bruise - don't chop
Put chicken in oven dish
Rub chicken with garlic gloves - throw one in cavity of chicken - the others in the pot
Sprinkle chicken with rosemary, garlic, paprika and sea salt
drizzle some olive oil on chicken
Shove in oven (pre-heat at 375)
chicken takes approx 20 minutes per pound
After 15 minutes give chicken a drink of wine or good beer
Every 15 minutes baste (it's not that hard)
When done - use a meat thermometer - juices should run clear
Accompany with easy peasy side vegetables.
(I don't eat many carbs so you may want to add rice or potatoes or noodles.)
Easy potatoes - get new potatoes - wash them, if they are large cut into quarters - throw in a big pot of salted water - put on cooker - test for done-ness after 15-20 minutes - then salt and butter -
Happy eating from Mt. Meru (where we love food)
V.
In a large pot - put in cold water - salt it til it's like seawater (the only way to season the pasta) put in either high protein/low carb pasta or whole wheat pasta (tastes nice and nutty). Turn on the heat.
Meanwhile ...
Shortcut - buy pre-prepared meatballs - turkey, beef - if you had them frozen - make sure they are thawed.
longcut - make your own (take a bowl, a few pinches of basil, salt, oregano, powdered garlic and one egg to about 1.5 pounds of chopped meat - of whatever you like - mix it - roll it - tada!)
Take a package of frozen: collard greens or mustard greens or turnip greens - either let them thaw overnight in frige - or nuke them for 2-3 minutes - don't have to be fully cooked - just not frozen anymore
Take out your deep saute pan (get one) and heat it - put in olive oil - not just a coating - a few millimetres in height.
Chop several cloves of garlic (I do a lot as a love love love garlic - but do yours to taste)
chop a small onion
Chop fresh basil (or use a tablespoon of dried basil)
Some sea salt
Saute the garlic, onion and herbs first til the onions are wilted
Then put in the meat balls - let them brown - when they are brown - I like to put in some wine - white or red - no big deal - let that cook down
Then add the nuked or thawed collards - mix it well
To that add some chicken or beef broth
Let this cook down until it thickens a bit - you may need to put in a tad more olive oil
Pour it over the pasta.
While the pasta is going - you cook the 'sauce' - it's about 30 to 40 minutes - easy peasy and tastes good
You can also decide to make a red sauce by throwing in plum tomatoes AFTER you brown the meat - add wine - cook down - add greens - add broth - cook down
Make a big batch and freeze - make your own frozen dinners or lunches - that's what I do - everyone is envious of my lunches at work.
Also - cooking something like a meatloaf or chicken is easy - once you prep it - the oven cooks it - prep time is maybe 15-20 minutes at most.
Then - you can either (a) make a salad to go with it; or (b) saute various vegetables; or (c) if you need to 'cheat' - take a package of any frozen vegetable that you like - put it in a microwaveable glass bowl (corningware) - nuke for 2-3 minutes until slightly soft - then add salt, ginger root powder, garlic powder, (or any seasoning you like ) put on a pat of butter and a bit of olive oil - nuke for 2-3 more minutes and you have a nice side vegetable.
Winter squash - really easy
Pre-Heat oven to 400
Cut open squash in half - remove seeds.
Load up with salt and butter (if you like sweet - I don't but many do - add a few generous tablespoons of either brown sugar or maple syrup ) bake about 30 minutes - test with a fork - if the 'meat' fluffs up - its done. Yum!
Prep time - under 10 minutes
Meat Loaf
You can buy a pound each of beef, pork and veal - or if you feel veal is too 'evil' try turkey
Pre-heat oven to 350
Get big glass corningware (oven proof) bowl -
Put in meat
Crack two eggs in
Chop up garlic cloves - use a little if you like a little or a lot if you like a lot - throw in
Chop op medium onion - throw in
Salt it
Pepper it
As to seasoning - I do various things - rosemary/paprika/dash of hot chili powder is quite nice
Sage/Thyme/Tarragon is nice
mix it up well - if you use an oven proof bowl - you can cook it in there - if not - use a bread loaf tin (or two)
You can also:
give it a drink of wine or dark beer before you cook it
slather it with tomato sauce (homemade if you are Betty crocker like me and keep it handy in freezer OR Hunts makes a decent one - yes in a TIN and better than the fancy glass jars and less expensive)
you could also incorporate the tomato sauce within the meatloaf itself
Set time for 30 minutes and check with meat thermometer - depending on oven it'll either be done or need some more time
Chicken:
Get a chicken - take out the innards - save them
Wash chicken
Wash hands and surfaces immediately after - avoid salmonella
Get oven safe shallow-ish baking pan - put in some olive oil
Peel 2-3 gloves of garlic - bruise - don't chop
Put chicken in oven dish
Rub chicken with garlic gloves - throw one in cavity of chicken - the others in the pot
Sprinkle chicken with rosemary, garlic, paprika and sea salt
drizzle some olive oil on chicken
Shove in oven (pre-heat at 375)
chicken takes approx 20 minutes per pound
After 15 minutes give chicken a drink of wine or good beer
Every 15 minutes baste (it's not that hard)
When done - use a meat thermometer - juices should run clear
Accompany with easy peasy side vegetables.
(I don't eat many carbs so you may want to add rice or potatoes or noodles.)
Easy potatoes - get new potatoes - wash them, if they are large cut into quarters - throw in a big pot of salted water - put on cooker - test for done-ness after 15-20 minutes - then salt and butter -
Happy eating from Mt. Meru (where we love food)
V.
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Fry up some pieces of ham with some onion.
Take 1 pack of Kraft Mac and cheese,cook according to directions on pack.
Add the ham and onion.
Serve hot.
Take 1 pack of Kraft Mac and cheese,cook according to directions on pack.
Add the ham and onion.
Serve hot.
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Re: Make my dinner!
Best to have a good overview of what you want, before embarking on a new enterprise.
Protein--carbs--fats. These are the basics. Get a handle on them, you have a pretty good start.
Build your diet around the proper ratio of these, based upon your exercise schedule.
Protein--carbs--fats. These are the basics. Get a handle on them, you have a pretty good start.
Build your diet around the proper ratio of these, based upon your exercise schedule.
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The suggestions look great and I will definitely cook all of that as soon as I can.
For now, things don't always turn out the way I plan... They almost never do.
My mom cooked some stuff that I have to eat first. It looks and tastes awful (looks kind of like southeast asian food -- lots of stir-fried chicken and vegetables tossed together, which all tastes very bland), but I don't want it to go to waste. And also, I have the ingredients for the Thai chicken which I haven't even cooked yet.
For now, things don't always turn out the way I plan... They almost never do.
My mom cooked some stuff that I have to eat first. It looks and tastes awful (looks kind of like southeast asian food -- lots of stir-fried chicken and vegetables tossed together, which all tastes very bland), but I don't want it to go to waste. And also, I have the ingredients for the Thai chicken which I haven't even cooked yet.
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Quick Chana Masala
1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 15-oz can diced tomatoes, with their juice
1 medium onion, diced
1 small can mushrooms, drained and rinsed (optional)
2 tsp garam masala (curry powder will work, but garam masala is better)
1-2 tsp chili powder or paprika
Salt to taste (I never add any)
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
White rice
Start cooking the rice. The rice and the chana masala will probably both be done at about the same time. If the rice gets done first, just remove it from the heat and let it sit, covered, till ready to serve.
While the rice is cooking, heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the onions till translucent. Add the tomatoes, mushrooms (if using) and all the seasonings. Stir well, cover, and simmer on low for 5-7 minutes. Add chickpeas, stir, cover, and simmer 5 minutes more. Serve over rice.
1 15-oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 15-oz can diced tomatoes, with their juice
1 medium onion, diced
1 small can mushrooms, drained and rinsed (optional)
2 tsp garam masala (curry powder will work, but garam masala is better)
1-2 tsp chili powder or paprika
Salt to taste (I never add any)
1 Tbsp vegetable oil
White rice
Start cooking the rice. The rice and the chana masala will probably both be done at about the same time. If the rice gets done first, just remove it from the heat and let it sit, covered, till ready to serve.
While the rice is cooking, heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté the onions till translucent. Add the tomatoes, mushrooms (if using) and all the seasonings. Stir well, cover, and simmer on low for 5-7 minutes. Add chickpeas, stir, cover, and simmer 5 minutes more. Serve over rice.