MarvelGirl25

Batch two:

• First two pics is lomo saltado - Peruvian steak stir fry (fiancés plate)
• The other three are from a second cook out I had where I made carne asada tacos with a homemade tomatillo sauce, avocado sauce, and not in the pic but a red guajillo sauce. Also in the pic is cotija cheese and crema mexicana.

I have more pics but I'll leave it at this lol I've also went to a few AMAZING restaurant while I've been away but as usual I'm still always asked if I even liked the food because I can barely fit anything in.

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Starwarsandcupcakes!!!! ❤️

I finally finished going through the 58 pages of deliciousness I missed and all I can say is WOW 😋 everything looked sooo good! I have pork skewers, an iced skinny chai latte, salads, chilis, sushi, tofu, steak bites, and lots more stuck in my head.

Here are a few dishes I made while I been away:

• First 3 pics are from the summer when we had a cookout. I made rice, chicken wings, a rack of ribs, bbq pork, steak, hot dogs, and two types of macaroni salad with tuna and smoked ham. I still mostly stick to eating just meat and make regular sides for everyone else. (1st pic is fiancés plate)
• Pan seared salmon salad (my plate and this was an all day meal)
• Veggie and cheese omelet (my plate and something like this typically gets me full until dinner but I'm picking at it all day)
• Ground turkey veggie wraps (my plate and remember I finished it all - lighter than what it looks).
• oatmeal banana pancakes with sugar free Syrup (my plate and get me full until dinner).
• Shrimp and squash salad and I believe I used trader joes green goddess dressing for this (my plate).
• chocolate covered berries I made for a party. Colorful ones were for the kiddies and the bottom for the adults. I covered the bottom ones with coconut, choco chips, and walnuts.

Hi everyone!!

OMGGGGG..... UM WOW! I sure missed a tonnnnnnn since the last time I logged in! So sorry for going MIA ... a lot has happened with me in the many months I've been gone but I'm so happy to see some "familiar faces" and to be back.

I cant wait to go through EVERY SINGLE POST I missed! I hope you've been well and happy holidays! I truly missed you all! ❤️❤️❤️

I spent the last two weeks cooking for friends but nothing really bariatric friendly. I'll usually take like two bites of whatever I make and always make sure I have some kind of app or side dish that I can eat that way no one notices that I'm not eating what I made them. All pics are the fiancés plate or a friends plate. Featured dishes:

• Tallarin Verde (Creamy basil & spinach Pasta dish)
• Kimchi fried rice w/ pork
• Tallarin saltado tipo chifa (Peruvian/Chinese veggie lo mein)
• Arroz chaufa de mariscos (Peruvian seafood fried rice)
• Green enchiladas
• General tso tofu
• Veggie and pork stir fry

The veggie and pork stir fry is an example of what I make for myself while everyone is eating the "regular" dish I made. I usually just alter it in some way or craze on something else I prepared. I still find joy in cooking and watching everyone else eat :)

3 hours ago, Kris77 said:

Congrats!!! What an awesome Christmas present!! Did y’all set a date?!!

Thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️ And we don’t have an exact date, we are just hoping for next year. We want to elope so I’m hoping things will be better by then. My vote is on Korea and Armenia lol He doesn’t mind me choosing the destination so we’ll see!

On 3/4/2021 at 11:22 AM, ms.sss said:

Because I love engagements/weddings, AND I love photoshop, AND I have waaaay too much time on my hands it's pretty sad, I just spent the past hour doing this. LOL.

My original intention was to photoshop a whole bunch of bridesmaids in the background with a bunch of BP avatars as heads, but I'm kinda tired now, Lolololzzzzzz....

Congrats again!

Ohhhhh myyyyyyy goshhhhhh! This is the best thing I have EVER seen! 😂😂😂😂😍😍😍😍😍 I freaking love it! This is definitely going to be my new background on my computer lol Thank you!!! I’m truly amazed!

11 hours ago, ms.sss said:

HOLD. UP. A. SECOND.

Think u’d slip that in without nobody noticing??!

When did BF become Fiancé ????????

CONGRATULATIONS!!! ❤️

LOL! Thank you!!!❤️❤️❤️

And it happened on Christmas eve. I must have forgotten to mention it lol Im still trying to get use to saying fiancé instead of boyfriend.

Late dinner featuring fiancé’s plate: Seco de carne de res aka cilantro beef stew. Ate one piece of beef and half a potato and I was stuffed.

Tried getting fancy with the plating but I think it looks like I was trying too hard lol

24 minutes ago, Sophie7713 said:

Love cabbage anything!!! Do share a dish photo. Here's my favorite beef cabbage Soup, cabbage apple slaw and Asian salad.

I NEED this Soup in my life! It looks sooooo good 😩🤤🤤🤤

Ive been eating the same old food everyday.

Featured:

Shrimp tostadas topped with homemade pico, queso fresco, avocado, black Beans, lettuce and crema centro americana

Scrambed tofu wrap

On 2/25/2021 at 7:33 AM, ms.sss said:

Thanks, but I'm just small time, LOL. I do have fantasies of opening up a little cafe or bakery or something...but then I think of all the work involved, and I'm all Nah. I would however, consider applying for a PART-TIME-only sous chef position if @MarvelGirl25 would have me so I can learn all HER food secrets!

Here are the recipes, its a little time-intensive, though!

Bread : Bao:Siopao Dough (Filipino Style).pdf

Main : Char Sui.pdf

Edited to add: Oh, forgot the dipping sauce for the pork:

¾ cup dashi (or ¾ cup Water + 1 tsp dashi powder)
3 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp mirin
2 tsp sugar
1 green onion sliced
5 smashed garlic cloves

- put in a saucepan, bring to low simmer and serve with the bbq pork.

That Char Sui and Bao looks amazinggggggg! You killed it! And you awoken my cravings lol I haven't had Char Sui in years and Bao since right before surgery. I will admit though that I'm not familiar with making the dough for bao. What's the difference between the Chinese style and Filipino?

Also, I think we were best friends or even sisters in another life because my dream has also been to own a cafe with a focus on Latin American pastries and lunch (roast meat sandwiches, empanadas, etc) But you're right, its a ton of work. Both my uncle and cousin own their own restaurants and they practically live there. Maybe one day when we are both up for it we can co-own!

food from the past few days and weekend:

* Veggie and Turkey hot dog omelette w/ Keto toast (finally got my hands on some!)

* More Pho

*Chocolate chia seed pudding

*Oven roasted chicken, salad and mashed potatoes

*Steak, Mac and cheese, and sautéed mushrooms and onions (This was a fail. Went out to Longhorns for the first time since surgery, took two bites of steak and was full. Went home to eat the rest and threw it up. I didn’t even bother with the Mac and cheese, my bf ate that)

*Ole extreme wellness Turkey and fat free cheese wrap (Thank you @GreenTealael for the recommendation and @ms.sss for helping me find them!)

* 1/2 of a grilled chicken blt sandwich on keto bread

Side note: I obviously did not finish each plate. I usually over serve myself, take a couple bites, and give it to my bf or save it to eat the next day. I tend to have a lot of leftovers 😕

On 2/18/2021 at 4:23 PM, ms.sss said:

Is your friend Vietnamese? I would LOVE for someone to come over and cook me up some authentic Pho!!

Cambodian! She learned to make it from her bf who is Lao and he learned from his Vietnamese friend. It was some of the best Pho I've ever had ❤️

I'm looking forward to next month. They will be coming over again and we will be making Korean BBQ. I'm currently looking for a table grill on Amazon.

One of my friends came over yesterday and cooked me Pho 🍜 So much Pho that I will be eating it for a few days, and I couldn’t be happier! 😩

This one is beef and meatball. I later went back and topped it with siracha, roasted garlic, and hoisin sauce.

On 2/15/2021 at 6:39 PM, ms.sss said:

@MarvelGirl25!! @MarvelGirl25!! @MarvelGirl25!!

Look what I made!

Ever since I saw you post that luscious Pernil Roast last year, it has been on my recipe-to-do-list. Finally did the deed today (well, I started 3 days ago, technically), and it turned out pretty darn good.

I had cooking-method schizophrenia and kept switching how I was cooking it over a span of 19 hours cuz i just wasn't convinced I was doing it right. Started off in the slow cooker, then I moved it covered to a roasting pan in the oven, then i lifted up out of the liquid on a rack, then I removed the cover, and finally broiled it.

The result was melt-in your mouth meat with a crispy crunch skin. I left the citrus juices to the side for self-serve cuz I wasn't sure if the fam would approve and couldn't make myself commit to pouring it over ALL the meat.

In any case, I'm not sure I would do this again anytime soon unless I am cooking for a tonne of people...so much effort!!!! We have a good amount of leftovers (but the skin is all gone) so will likely transform it into pulled pork sliders tomorrow.

Next up: I'm gonna try my hand at your Estofado de Res!

I had 55g of it plus some pineapple salsa (we didn't have any peas nor plantains, so just worked with what I had in the pantry...fam had it with rice): 199 calories.

Ate all the pineapple, and about 2/3 of the portioned pork (pork is really filling for me).

WOWWWWWWWW! That came out absolutely perfect!! Seriously! You can really tell the meat is super soft, and that skin .... my mouth is watering just thinking about it 🤤🤤

Using pineapple on the pork reminds me of Cuban style pernil where they use sour oranges. I need to try making one this way! Was it sweet?

But you're right, its a ton of work just because you have to keep an eye on it. I believe the last time I made one I through it in the oven covered for 7 hours and then uncovered for about 3 so I can only Imagine what 19 hours did to it ❤️

Cant wait to see how the estofado de res comes out!

Vday dinner was Korean food. I definitely indulged! Apps were Korean chicken wings and pork and veggie dumplings and my dish was braised pork belly.

I wish I remembered to take an after pic. I was able to eat 3 wings, 3 dumplings, and one piece of pork belly. Ate more when I got home.

12 hours ago, Kris77 said:

12 hours ago, WishMeSmaller said:

And more perfection!!

Everyone is making me so hungry this morning :(

On 2/13/2021 at 3:15 PM, ms.sss said:

Perfection! 😍😍😍😍

chicken breast + lots of hot sauce with maduros aka yellow plaintains. Chicken and plaintains were both made in the air fryer.

23 hours ago, ms.sss said:

BFF just asked me for the recipe a couple days ago after I dropped off a slice so I made this up for her...which you can benefit from now too...lol:

Cream_Cheese_Filled_Banana_Bread.pdf

P.S. You could probably sub the regular sugar with baking-appropriate sweetener and skip the walnuts to lower the calorie count. I've made this a few times already and once I doubled the amount of the cream cheese filling...I thought it made it too sweet, but the fam loved it...

P.P.S. Whats the Protein on that rice dish?

Thank you! Can’t wait to try it 😩

and it’s chicken breast in the air fryer

Been craving rice so I decided to try something different and made cilantro lime “rice” with the Trader Joe’s chickpea and lentil risoni. Tasted great!

On 2/9/2021 at 1:59 PM, ms.sss said:

This morning's bake: Cream Cheese-Filled banana Walnut Bread

First pic just out of the oven, then cut into for serving, then my portion from a few hours ago: 40g (about 1/4 cup in volume): 120 calories

Ate it all.

Pretty yum, as evidenced by the fact that the entire loaf was gone by the time I came back from grocery shopping. LOL.

Wow! I’ve never even heard of a cream cheese walnut banana bread.... it looks soooo good! 🤤🤤🤤 can you share the recipe please 🙏🏼

On 2/8/2021 at 1:08 PM, ms.sss said:

Oh you lucky Americans and your variety of access to cool foods.

You can order these wraps via Instacart:

https://www.instacart.com/landing?product_id=77565&zipcode_guess=01002

Or Walmart online or Amazon.....

Omg thank you thank you thank you! So I’m not able to order via Walmart or Amazon, it’s showing out of stock and not sure if it will be back but when I clicked your instacart link and entered my zip code it showed that one of my local grocery stores, Price Rite sells it. I’m going this weekend!

On 2/5/2021 at 1:26 PM, GreenTealael said:

Pita pocket style Turkey and cheese!

My favorite low carb tortilla just leveled up. This may totally be a freak accident but when I cut it in half, both halves began to open like pita bread

My log says Tomato basil tortilla but it’s the whole wheat flax type (same macros)

I’m not mad about this new development at all. Also I only ate about 40% of this with a spoonful of coleslaw

I’ve been trying to find these wraps ever since I saw you post about them and I can’t seem to get them anywhere I went to Walmart and target and they were all out. I also saw this YouTube video on low carb Keto wraps and one of the wraps that were tested were these and they did the best as far as keeping you in ketosis.

Minute 8:33 is where she tests the Ole brand

I also went on the hunt for more keto bread from aldi and it was wiped out. I went to 3 Aldi’s ...

On 2/3/2021 at 3:48 PM, ms.sss said:

@GreenTealael : I loooooooooove those mini sweet peppers. I could probably eat 1/2 bag if I took my time. YUM. Also, does BF prefer the alt Pasta vs. regular Pasta?

@MarvelGirl25 : thanks for the recipe lady! What cut of beef did you use? Also, you should really consider authoring a food blog or YouTube channel. Your food is ridiculously awesome looking. ❤️🤤

I used beef chuck roast and thank you!! ❤️❤️❤️

PS: I’m also another one who loves peeking into your fridge and watching you making foods from scratch lol