Like weight loss before and after photos but of your new diet !

I'm especially interested in before and after meal photos (take a pic at the point you feel restriction) but it can be of recipe substitutions, your refrigerator/pantry/shopping cart/etc

VSG2017 HW 249 SW 238 CW 167

currently on a mini road trip/getaway...

some food porn for y'all from the last few days...

roasted cauliflower salad

duck confit and foie gras with toast

tofu and pea salad

assorted sashimi

avocado toast

scotch egg (turn sound on to hear my reaction to the egg's cook level , lol)

escargot

blue cheese wedge salad

grilled octopus

28oz rib steak medium rare with twice baked potato and asparagus

shakshouka with grilled flatbread

and yes, these were all MY own orders...except the sashimi, that was shared with my pal... (i would take up pages and pages if i posted all the food my travel companions ordered as well!) needless to say i did not finish any of these dishes by a long shot. but i did taste them all!! (and drank lots too, ha!)

mr. says i have a food ordering problem cuz despite the fact i eat a fraction of what everyone else eats, i still probably order twice as much as them all. sorry, not sorry.

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Edited September 30, 20241 yr by ms.sss

On 09/29/2024 at 21:17, ms.sss said:

currently on a mini road trip/getaway...

some food porn for y'all from the last few days...

roasted cauliflower salad

duck confit and foie gras with toast

tofu and pea salad

assorted sashimi

avocado toast

scotch egg (turn sound on to hear my reaction to the egg's cook level , lol)

escargot

blue cheese wedge salad

grilled octopus

28oz rib steak medium rare with twice baked potato and asparagus

shakshouka with grilled flatbread

and yes, these were all MY own orders...except the sashimi, that was shared with my pal... (i would take up pages and pages if i posted all the food my travel companions ordered as well!) needless to say i did not finish any of these dishes by a long shot. but i did taste them all!! (and drank lots too, ha!)

mr. says i have a food ordering problem cuz despite the fact i eat a fraction of what everyone else eats, i still probably order twice as much as them all. sorry, not sorry.

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That’s how I am too, I will have a bite of all the dishes then have my family finish them all. lol

Now for a boring food pxt after those drool worthy food pxts from @ms.sss & @Lilia_90. Made zucchini fritters yesterday. Recipe said serves 2 as a light lunch. I’ll get three meals from the seven I made. Ha! As usual I started with a recipe (actually 2 different recipes this time) and then made up my own out of what was in my fridge and freezer. Peas, corn, chives, a little cumin, garlic & Parmesan with the zucchini. Forgot to add the celery I also had.

3 hours ago, ms.sss said:

assorted sashimi

The Sashimi looks mouthwatering!!! *Drools*

1 hour ago, Arabesque said:

Now for a boring food pxt after those drool worthy food pxts from @ms.sss & @Lilia_90. Made zucchini fritters yesterday. Recipe said serves 2 as a light lunch. I’ll get three meals from the seven I made. Ha! As usual I started with a recipe (actually 2 different recipes this time) and then made up my own out of what was in my fridge and freezer. Peas, corn, chives, a little cumin, garlic & Parmesan with the zucchini. Forgot to add the celery I also had.

Not boring at all! They look so yummy.

Du mind sharing the recipe?

I rarely eat new things but when I do, it’s usually desserts ?

A coconut spritz shortbread cookie

Edited September 30, 20241 yr by GreenTealael

On 9/29/2024 at 2:43 AM, Lilia_90 said:

Went out to a Michelin star Peruvian place this weekend and here’s what we ordered:

Red snapper ceviche, truffle ponzu, chives served on rice crackers. This was PHENOMENAL.

Tiger prawn gyozas with pea cream and edamame.

Spicy beef fillet (medium) with crispy shallots.

Crispy cauliflower, chipotle mayo, chives and sesame seeds.

Tres Leches (three milk cake), vanilla ice cream and salted dulce de leche. I only had 3 small bites of this as it was too sweet but good albeit.

But over all the food was 10/10!

Happy Anniversary ❤️

Y’all over here posting lavish dishes and I’m excited my groceries cost $82US this week. ?

oh and also the meal plan for this week which we’ve already veered from and made pudding pies and angel food cake. ?‍♀️

Meal prep from yesterday (made chorizo pepper bites instead of a frittata) so we’ll probably have leftovers twice this week.

Also including meal prep pictures, dinner last night and my breakfast/lunch (took me 2 meals to finish the tacos)

I find that if I meal prep breakfast everyone has a better day going forward so that’s been my focus lately.

2 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Y’all over here posting lavish dishes and I’m excited my groceries cost $82US this week. ?

oh and also the meal plan for this week which we’ve already veered from and made pudding pies and angel food cake. ?‍♀️

I don’t even understand how it’s possible? Coupons?

2 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Y’all over here posting lavish dishes and I’m excited my groceries cost $82US this week. ?

all that for $82 ??? my groceries list this week will fit in my purse and cost almost as much as that.

also that is a whole lotta meal prep, am totally impressed! ....remind me again how many people are in your household???

also ok, one last over the top food order as my road trip has come to an end and i *thought* i was starving and everything sounded so good.

the side garden salad that automatically came with the entree. i had just one forkful cuz i wanted to conserve stomach space.

french onion soup. this was probably the best tasting broth of a french onion soup i ever had omg. but it was a little oily from the cheese and lardons (! never had lardons in an FOS before and i didn't hate it). drank maybe 1/2 of the broth, with a small bite of a cheese covered crouton and a 2-3 lardon pieces.

a burger and with a side of mushrooms. I did not even try the burger because the height of it put me off and the bread looked like i would be picking pieces out of my braces for days. the mushrooms however were so yum, had maybe 5 of them.

i also ordered an "extra" side of bone marrow...i ate one with a bit of the bread (maybe 1" square?), as again, i wanted to save stomach space.

luckily, i ordered beef tartare with sweet potato fries with the intention to share with the table. since i didn't want the burger, this became my entree. tartare was delicious, ate maybe 2/3 of what is shown here, plus 4-5 sweet potato fries dipped in the the spicy mayo.

....and yes, not to worry, my meal companions ate almost all of what i didn't. i can always count on them!

i have no idea the calorie count, i did not track anything i ate the past few days.

tomorrow morning i'll see if all this food tracking abandon made a diff on the scale....

9 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

I rarely eat new things but when I do, it’s usually desserts ?

A coconut spritz shortbread cookie

did you make it yourself?! looks yummmmmm...

22 hours ago, Lilia_90 said:

Not boring at all! They look so yummy.

Du mind sharing the recipe?

This is what I did using two different recipes as a guide.

120g/4.5oz grated zucchini - squeeze well

100g/4ozs other vegetables (I used defrosted frozen corn & peas, but you could use coarse grated cauliflower or broccoli, celery, grated carrot, etc. Could use another zucchini.)

1/4 cup Parmesan (could use feta instead)

1 large egg

bare 1/2 cup plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder (I used bicarbonate)

1 clove of garlic

1/4 teaspoon cumin (could use more if you like it and use cauliflower)

salt & pepper

If mix is a little dry & stiff add a little milk though it shouldn’t be very wet at all unlike traditional fritters.

I shallow fried in about 2 tablespoons of oil. Might try air fryer next time though they weren’t oily or greasy at all.

This is probably the recipe I followed most. Recipe Tin has some good recipes. I like how she usually has the facility to select how many portions you want and the recipe will update accordingly.

https://www.recipetineats.com/crispy-zucchini-fritters/

5 hours ago, Starwarsandcupcakes said:

Y’all over here posting lavish dishes and I’m excited my groceries cost $82US this week. ?

Nothing excites me more than groceries and a neatly stocked Kitchen. It is truly a privilege