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[GreenTealael 24,866]

7 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Pure comfort food
Cheesy grits, Mac & cheese, chicken tenders w hot honey

Ate too much and am suffering for it right now

Where are the yams ?!?!?!

Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[GreenTealael 24,866]

As promised a wrap using lettuce: pastrami/turkey/gouda

I left it opened/unrolled for the pic to show the size of the lettuce leaf (A really large tupperware top for scale 😂)

Edited February 7, 2020 by GreenTealael

[MarvelGirl25 2,168]

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

Haha, technically, chicharron is fried pork skin, fat & meat (think crispy fried pork belly). Sometimes its called cracklins, I think. (Different from Pork rinds which is just the skin and kinda puffy like a cheetoh)

It gets a bad rap as being super unhealthy due to its super high fat content (but really, sugar is waaaaay worse for you than fat is). I wouldn't recommend eating it during weight loss phase though, as its quite high in calories and not very filling. It does have a good amount of Protein, but still...there are better choice if you are trying to lose weight.

I find it a suitable snack in my own maintenance diet: decent Protein, virtually no carbs....and sooooo yum.

@MusicalKate13

What @ms.sss said lol But I will add that the meaning of the word "chicharron" varies per country. Here's an example:

A few years ago one of my friends invited me over her house to eat. She said she was frying up chicharron so I skipped the dinner my parents offered me to eat at her place. Ill add that my friend is Mexican and when i arrived at her house I was devastated because for Mexicans, chicharron is just the pork skin/pork rinds, no meat at all. She made the Pork rinds and these pin wheel things made out of flour. They call the pin wheels chicharron as well.

For Peruvians, chicharron is mostly meat. Basically fried pork chunks with no skin and a little fat, sometimes including the bone. For salvadoreans, chicharon is similar to the Peruvian version but it gets shredded. For Colombians, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and I believe Filipinos, chicharron is the pork belly with fat, crunchy skin, and meat.

And then theres chicken chicharron, calamari chicharron but thats a whole different thing lol

Here are those pinwheels

[sillykitty 10,705]

2 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

@MusicalKate13

What @ms.sss said lol But I will add that the meaning of the word "chicharron" varies per country. Here's an example:

A few years ago one of my friends invited me over her house to eat. She said she was frying up chicharron so I skipped the dinner my parents offered me to eat at her place. Ill add that my friend is Mexican and when i arrived at her house I was devastated because for Mexicans, chicharron is just the pork skin/pork rinds, no meat at all. She made the Pork rinds and these pin wheel things made out of flour. They call the pin wheels chicharron as well.

For Peruvians, chicharron is mostly meat. Basically fried pork chunks with no skin and a little fat, sometimes including the bone. For salvadoreans, chicharon is similar to the Peruvian version but it gets shredded. For Colombians, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, and I believe Filipinos, chicharron is the pork belly with fat, crunchy skin, and meat.

And then theres chicken chicharron, calamari chicharron but thats a whole different thing lol

Here are those pinwheels

Interesting, I've only seen/heard the pinwheels called Duros

Adding on the Chicarron in Mexican food, it is very often fried, just like a Pork rinds or crackling, but can also be braised, and used in tacos etc..

[MarvelGirl25 2,168]

1 minute ago, sillykitty said:

Interesting, I've only seen/heard the pinwheels called Duros

Adding on the Chicarron in Mexican food, it is very often fried, just like a Pork rinds or crackling, but can also be braised, and used in tacos etc..

Ive heard of duros too and the longer version, chicharrones de harina.

When i went on vacation to Mexico city I forgot what I learned going to my friends house and ordered chicharron street tacos. It was braised jiggly pork skins in sauce. I had to give it to my boyrfriend because I hate pork skin 😥

[sillykitty 10,705]

Finally!

[GreenTealael 24,866]

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Finally!

Ahahahahaha

[sillykitty 10,705]

I've never shown my face on here before y'all. But there has never been a reason like today's ....

Edited February 8, 2020 by sillykitty

[sillykitty 10,705]

Valentine's Day this Friday! 😍

Anyone have some sugar free, or lower calories candy recipes?

[GreenTealael 24,866]

7 minutes ago, sillykitty said:

Valentine's Day this Friday! 😍

Anyone have some sugar free, or lower calories candy recipes?

Dipped fruit !

https://www.thespruceeats.com/sugar-free-chocolate-dipped-strawberries-3151406

[GreenTealael 24,866]

And my all time favorite quick indulgence

[MarvelGirl25 2,168]

1 minute ago, GreenTealael said:

Dipped fruit !

Dipped fruit is my favorite sweet treat! Especially dipped strawberries and bananas!🍌

[GreenTealael 24,866]

2 minutes ago, MarvelGirl25 said:

Dipped fruit is my favorite sweet treat! Especially dipped strawberries and bananas!🍌

And now there's no reason you can't have it! I ❤ sugar free stuff

[Sheribear68 3,200]

On 02/09/2020 at 11:13, sillykitty said:

Valentine's Day this Friday! 😍

Anyone have some sugar free, or lower calories candy recipes?

Lol, I’m skipping any candy and going for 2 glasses red wine. 🍷

[GreenTealael 24,866]

2 minutes ago, Sheribear68 said:

Lol, I’m skipping any candy and going for 2 glasses red wine. 🍷

Any low calorie red wine suggestions?