Food Before and After Photos

[kristieshannon 1,685]

On 06/11/2022 at 20:07, Arabesque said:

dinner out with my colourist & her husband. Pre dinner gin & basil cocktail at local boutique hotel followed by dinner at nearby restaurant. Started with Brie baked in wood fire coals with fennel jam & fermented garlic honey. It was delicious. Wanted to scoop it up in spoonfuls but I used two small pieces of lavosh which sat ok. Then duck breast with puréed parsnip & baby carrots. Also sipped a glass of a lovely Grenache which I sadly couldn’t finish. I ate almost one piece of duck & 1/3 of the purée & carrots & have the leftovers for dinner tonight. Yippee!

Lots of young beautiful girls at the hotel. All dressed the same, with their matching laminated brows, lip & check fillers, lash implants & blonde hair. All mirror images of each other. Not an individual amongst them. Sad really.

That is one beautiful cocktail! Looks so refreshing :)

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

9 hours ago, SleeverSk said:

Nice, Lettuce is a bit of a luxury item in Australia atm up to 15.00 dollars each !!!

Geez, that’s expensive! You can grow it from seed indoors on a window sill in a planter. Loads cheaper and takes about 30 days.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

9 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Oh no! Well if it’s any consolation I’m trying to regrow my lettuce from the stalk. If it works (and is fairly easy) I’ll let you know if that may be an option.

You can do celery and scallions the same way!

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Enjoying a week off work so let the home meals commence!

Today’s included feeding Beans (a true feat!) to usually reluctant humans. Mine- crispy street style corn tortillas, homemade refried beans, homemade pico, shredded cheese and sour cream I didn’t even need. Theirs were on fajita size flour tortillas as they still balk at corn ones.

I was too lazy to calorie calculate homemade refried beans so used what seemed close. Also, all dinner items were $13.44US but there’s tons of leftovers for lunches this week and I’ll end up freezing half the beans for later.

[Spinoza 1,526]

19 hours ago, Arabesque said:

dinner out with my colourist & her husband. Pre dinner gin & basil cocktail at local boutique hotel followed by dinner at nearby restaurant. Started with Brie baked in wood fire coals with fennel jam & fermented garlic honey. It was delicious. Wanted to scoop it up in spoonfuls but I used two small pieces of lavosh which sat ok. Then duck breast with puréed parsnip & baby carrots. Also sipped a glass of a lovely Grenache which I sadly couldn’t finish. I ate almost one piece of duck & 1/3 of the purée & carrots & have the leftovers for dinner tonight. Yippee!

Lots of young beautiful girls at the hotel. All dressed the same, with their matching laminated brows, lip & check fillers, lash implants & blonde hair. All mirror images of each other. Not an individual amongst them. Sad really.

OMG that looks and sounds absolutely lush

[Kris77 1,540]

On 06/12/2022 at 17:19, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Enjoying a week off work so let the home meals commence!

Today’s included feeding Beans (a true feat!) to usually reluctant humans. Mine- crispy street style corn tortillas, homemade refried Beans, homemade pico, shredded cheese and sour cream I didn’t even need. Theirs were on fajita size flour tortillas as they still balk at corn ones.

I was too lazy to calorie calculate homemade refried beans so used what seemed close. Also, all dinner items were $13.44US but there’s tons of leftovers for lunches this week and I’ll end up freezing half the beans for later.

That looks delicious!!
Only one of my kids eats beans. I love beans!!

[sillykitty 10,789]

This is as close as I get to cooking these days.
No afters, I ate it all. It was a few bites too many tbh

[GreenTealael 25,624]

10 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Dessert and alcohol 😂

I never want to give up dessert

[SleeverSk 635]

5 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I never want to give up dessert

Strangly I have, I want it and I think about having it but never do

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Breakfast this morning- a take on akki roti (an Indian flatbread made with rice flour) made with zucchini, onion, and scallion with a dip made of whole milk yogurt, turmeric and garam masala. The $.45US is the cost for a whole serving and 2Tbsp of the yogurt dip so I ate closer to $.23US.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Y’all, I’m thinking about starting a food blog about budget meals. I went shopping for my personal weekly groceries (no kids included this time as we mostly eat separate meals) and spent $35.38US.

So far I’ve made these-

lunch was a salad with scrambled tofu, roasted peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and romaine with a homemade dressing.

dinner was roasted chicken thigh, roasted sweet potato, spinach and a smidge of garlic confit.

[GreenTealael 25,624]

10 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Y’all, I’m thinking about starting a food blog about budget meals. I went shopping for my personal weekly groceries (no kids included this time as we mostly eat separate meals) and spent $35.38US.

So far I’ve made these-

lunch was a salad with scrambled tofu, roasted peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and romaine with a homemade dressing.

dinner was roasted chicken thigh, roasted sweet potato, spinach and a smidge of garlic confit.

I think you should do it! ❤️

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Day 2 of meals- oatmeal pancakes, chickpea mash on lettuce, onions, green split peas, and chicken thigh, a chicken congee, and some rice congee with cinnamon, nutmeg, and honey.

Daily calories in last picture.

[GreenTealael 25,624]

Who else is watching food prices soar?

There’s no rhyme or reasoning either. This is a parfait with fresh peaches because the price on cherries doubled since I last bought them.
Also I remember why I stopped eating granola, too much sugar!

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Day 3- I was really missing veggies by lunch time. Breakfast- oatmeal with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and whole milk yogurt. Lunch- tuna, cucumber, Tomato, and whole milk yogurt mixed with garlic powder and dill. Snack- roasted chick peas. Dinner- a zucchini bake with chicken thigh, homemade tomato sauce (Roma tomatoes, garlic, onions, and oil) with chicken thigh and mozzarella cheese. After dinner snack- a piece of roasted chicken skin