Food Before and After Photos

[ms.sss 15,798]

20 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

where did you find these? in the 1970's???? 😂

(the packaging reminds me of my childhood)

[kristieshannon 1,679]

On 11/17/2024 at 06:00, ms.sss said:

oh dear god, i bet you $100 (CAD, lol) that the Canadian version is EVEN WORSE. i still watch it though (cuz i loooove cooking shows), i just fast forward all the talking.

love Mary, can tolerate Prue (but her ranking goes up if she's on a show with Noel, lol)).

ree bugs me too.

My fave cooking host of all time is Padma on Top chef. she's the perfect mix of constructive criticism, humour and disdain ahhahaha. plus she's super cool and dresses nice.

honourable mention is Phil Rosenthal on Someone Feed Phil. while not a cooking show (more like an eating show). he's honestly so endearing. and his parent's (r.i.p) cameos in his older shows were sooooo hilarious.

I LOVE Somebody Feed Phil! Such a fun show and I adore his goofy personality.

[summerseeker 2,351]

8 hours ago, ms.sss said:

where did you find these? in the 1970's???? 😂

(the packaging reminds me of my childhood)

I wondered why they were marketing something that was a Flamingo's eye ?

[Chatterboxdea 224]

I didn’t get an after picture. I ate two Goyzas and one bun. The husband ate ramen and the other 3 Goyzas.

[Chatterboxdea 224]

Also having my first glass of wine post surgery. We will see if I drink the whole thing.

[Arabesque 7,565]

13 hours ago, ms.sss said:

oh dear god, i bet you $100 (CAD, lol) that the Canadian version is EVEN WORSE. i still watch it though (cuz i loooove cooking shows), i just fast forward all the talking.

love Mary, can tolerate Prue (but her ranking goes up if she's on a show with Noel, lol)).

ree bugs me too.

My fave cooking host of all time is Padma on Top chef. she's the perfect mix of constructive criticism, humour and disdain ahhahaha. plus she's super cool and dresses nice.

honourable mention is Phil Rosenthal on Someone Feed Phil. while not a cooking show (more like an eating show). he's honestly so endearing. and his parent's (r.i.p) cameos in his older shows were sooooo hilarious.

No, I’ve watch the Canadian one and the NZ one is way worse. I ran into a contestant in the Australian version last year (in our local kitchen store). Mentioned how disappointing the NZ show was and she whispered, after checking around her, that age couldn’t watch it and if it was the Aust show she would never had entered.

I liked Padma too but of course she doesn’t do it any more. Don’t mind Kristen being the new host but also a firmer winner. She seems to speak from the heart especially to the chefs and understanding what they are experiencing without excusing unsuccessful dishes. My link to Top Chef is Curtis Stone. He made breakfast in our family home kitchen a few years back and is a friend of my brother’s. He keeps inviting him to his home in Hawaii. I want to go because his wife is a friend of Sarah Michelle Gellar & I want to meet Buffy. 😁

Good luck trying your first glass of wine @Chatterboxdea. Go slowly. Oh, and don’t be surprised if you don’t enjoy it as much. Took me a while to enjoy a glass as did before surgery. Actually I still can take it or leave it.

Edited November 18, 2024 by Arabesque

[GreenTealael 25,545]

Guess who decided to cook and it was a total fail 🤣

Tarta De Santiago (keto version)

4 eggs

2⁄3 cup (5 oz.) erythritol

lemon zest or flavor

2 cups almond flour

2 tbsp powdered erythritol for decorating

Either I’m just not used to erythritol anymore or i just never liked it. Next time I will try a different sweetener.

[Arabesque 7,565]

It looks good @GreenTealael so what went wrong? Just too sweet?

[ms.sss 15,798]

23 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

yum! i make cookie versions of this all the time! i've made it both sugar and sugar-free in varying degrees of success. for sugar-free i find Monk Fruit sweetener works best...but it is waaaay sweeter pound for pound so use less! you'll have to add some sort of wet/moist ingredient to make up for the volume loss in the recipe tho...i've used unsweetened almond milk and olive oil...which one depending on how many calories i want per serving in the end, ha.

Edited November 23, 2024 by ms.sss

[ms.sss 15,798]

lunch/first meal of day: SALAD!

337 cals for all of it, ate what i ate, Mr. ate the rest.

[ms.sss 15,798]

then i wanted something crunchy.

a bowl of Harvest Cheddar SunChips: 190 calories, ate it all!

[GreenTealael 25,545]

On 11/23/2024 at 8:11 AM, ms.sss said:

yum! i make cookie versions of this all the time! i've made it both sugar and sugar-free in varying degrees of success. for sugar-free i find Monk Fruit sweetener works best...but it is waaaay sweeter pound for pound so use less! you'll have to add some sort of wet/moist ingredient to make up for the volume loss in the recipe tho...i've used unsweetened almond milk and olive oil...which one depending on how many calories i want per serving in the end, ha.

It was dry! 🤔 I will try again sometime this winter with a citrus juice because I think that’s the way the bakery makes them.

[GreenTealael 25,545]

On 11/22/2024 at 11:25 PM, Arabesque said:

It looks good @GreenTealael so what went wrong? Just too sweet?

I think I used the wrong sweetener and it was a bit too dry which is hilarious because Keto recipes usually love butter and this one doesn’t require any.

[Starwarsandcupcakes 2,091]

Made our at home thanksgiving meal yesterday to free up fridge space (it sort of worked).

Turkey with a curry based dry brine, baked Chinese restaurant style green Beans, an gratin potatoes, gravy (from a packet as I couldn’t be bothered to cook more), instant mashed potatoes (see above reasoning), instant stuffing (see above reasoning), cranberry chutney, candied sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and glazed carrots.

Before, after the first try and then ended up eating the rest a couple hours later.

Had leftover green beans and an eggnog and Protein Powder shake for Breakfast this morning.

[GreenTealael 25,545]

19 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Made our at home thanksgiving meal yesterday to free up fridge space (it sort of worked).

Turkey with a curry based dry brine, baked Chinese restaurant style green Beans, an gratin potatoes, gravy (from a packet as I couldn’t be bothered to cook more), instant mashed potatoes (see above reasoning), instant stuffing (see above reasoning), cranberry chutney, candied sweet potatoes, mustard greens, and glazed carrots.

Before, after the first try and then ended up eating the rest a couple hours later.

Had leftover green Beans and an eggnog and Protein Powder shake for Breakfast this morning.

Bravo!