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    Gastric Bypass Surgery and Recovery

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    I'm two weeks from a Gastric Bypass (RNY). I've read lots of books. I know the complications. I just want to know if you foodies (for surely I am a foodie) still enjoy the good foods that you were eating before.

    I had the most wonderful dinners in Chicago at the Pump House and North Pond. I absolutely loved the steak I had at Emeril's in Orlando. I've had divine food at Tavern on the Green in Manhattan.

    Have you survivors done the full-on gourmet meal at some of your favorite restaurants after your surgery -- when you're in the 'you can eat anything' stage -- I can't imagine drinking a protein shake at any of my favorite places without the urge to kill everyone who was eating 'real food' at the time. ;)

    I'm currently reading Before & After by Susan Leach. I purchased it about a month ago, along with several other surgery books, and high-protein cookbooks. I chuckled when I saw it mentioned early in this thread, since I just decided to check on here for a Gastric Bypass thread on here as I read her descriptions of several meals. ;)

    Paducah, Metropolis,Cape Girardeau

    in The Heartland: Dining

    Posted

    Okay. I'm here to stretch your minds.

    I'm headed to a quilting event in Paducah, KY :blink: and would love to find a nice place to eat. :cool:

    I've already found "Pizza by the Pound" which proclaims having a 'challenge pie' for those of you who love to consume food, but not necessarily taste it. (It sounds a lot like Beau Jo's :wub: restaurant chain in Colorado.)

    Any suggestions?

    I want some damn Munchos, now

    in Ready to Eat

    Posted

    Munchos. Are they only an 'East Coast' thing?

    I love the odd potato crisps. But, I only eat them when I really crave salt ..otherwise, they taste like a 'salt lick' to me.

    I'm "fortunate" that our vending company keeps Munchos in supply at my work.

    FatGuy .. if you need a source in Central PA, I'm willing to mail a box or two to you. :cool:

    Feasting on Asphalt

    in Food Media & Arts

    Posted

    i watched all 4 episodes, and found them amusing at least. I'm now looking for DVDs for my son who missed most of them by going away to Navy Boot Camp -- to become a Submarine chef.

    I know Pikes Peak is the local thrill, but I don't understand why they didn't go up Mt. Evans -- the highest paved road in North America. It's higher, and the road is paved. I prefered Mt. Evans to Pikes Peak when I visited in 2004.

    Camping, Princess Style

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    For my birthday my hubby got me ... okay, okay ... he allowed *ME* to get tickets to a Cookin' Camp directed by Johnny Nix, host of the popular Campfire Café television cooking show.

    We'll be at the Hagerstown/Antietam KOA August 25-27.

    I've been a fan of Johnny Nix ever since I caught his show on RFD-TV a couple years ago. The show promotes easy to prepare gourmet recipes cooked entirely over an open fire.

    Hubby has declined to take the cooking class(es) with me. He said that he'd tour the battlefield and surrounding area. Of course, that was before we discovered that the Kamping Kabin (that's pretty "princess camping for a die-hard boy scout leader) will have WIFI access. That adds "just hang out at the Kamp" to his list of possible activities.

    Submarine Cuisine

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    There will come a time to during boot camp/A school/BESS/qualifications that he will want to quit, come home, and live with mom and dad again.  With family backing him up (and some of his new shipmates along side), he'll get through.  I will tell you though, just because he comes home or calls saying that his chief is a ?&^*&^, we aren't ALL bad!

    I have no doubt that there will be times he'll want to quit. Haven't we all felt that frustration in our lives at some point?

    He learned last week that his A-school is changing from Hyde Park to Great Lakes/Chicago. He wasn't real happy about that, but signed the paper acknowledging the change. Unfortunately, that means he won't be training at the CIA .. which was the original A-school destination.

    Ziploc omelet

    in Cooking

    Posted

    I've used this recipe many times while out camping with the Boy Scouts (and Cub Scouts). This is easy enough that even the little guys can do it -- just monitor them around the pot of boiling water.

    A few tricks I've learned:

    1) squish out all air -- for some reason the eggs cook quicker this way

    2) don't put in too much cheese, or your omelet will be 'runny'

    3) Find a stick (wooden spoon?) that will fit across the top of your pot and use SPRING-clothes pins to secure the bag to the stick -- this helps prevent the bag touching the metal and melting.

    We generally use quart bags -- they're heavier than sandwich bags, and have success. Alternatively, we've used gallon-sized bags (to feed 3-4 boys), with success, too.

    Submarine Cuisine

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    Shelf stabilized milk wasn't available back in those days, but I know there was a medical concern about our elevated CO2 blood levels interacting with calcium.

    My father was excited about shelf stabilized milk when he made a trip to Spain in 1987. Even then he saw the advantages of it.

    Anytime my family goes camping, I purchase Parmalat (or similar shelf stable milk) to take with us. While drinking warm milk takes some getting used to, it's great not to have to worry about keeping ice in the chest to keep things cold. [We tend to purchase our evening meat just before we retire back to the campsite to prepare dinner.]

    Dear Son continues to prepare for the Navy. We're now just over 3 months left of DEP before he ships out. He's deep into learning lingo, ranks, ratings and ribbons. It really isn't just the individual -- the whole family is learning. I know know my Alpha Bravo Charlie's and can quote at least some of the General Orders of Sentrys -- number 7 is my favorite. ;-)

    Upon recommendation of the chat-boards at Navy.com, I'm reading Honor, Courage, Commitment: Navy Boot Camp by JF Leahy. It follows an integrated (male and female) squad through arrival to graduation at Great Lakes. So far, I'm still on 'arrival' (the P-days), but have learned a lot. For some of you old salts, it would be a great 'I remember that' book. :wink:

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    Hooray! One thing my son has decided upon:

    Chocolate Bars from Aldi. They're nice milk chocolate bars that easily break into appox. 1x1 squares. Each square has a fleur-de-lis emblazoned on it.

    We're not serving whole bars, but instead taking the time to break the bars into smaller units, and placing a portion at each table.

    And, if there's extras, we'll take them to the campfire for use in s'mores. [Extra chocolate?! That's a crime! :wub: ]

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    I guess girl scout cookies would be innappropriate  :laugh:  Sorry!

    No! Don't be sorry! GS have a good thing in cookies!

    (I've heard that 1 of every 4 cookies sold in the US is a GS Cookie. Can you imagine?! Wow!)

    I regularly take GS cookies to BS events. And, of course, there's always jokes about 'our competition's products' from the adults, but they sure eat the cookies. :raz:

    I always buy enough cookies to get me through the year (they freeze well). Of course, when half of the troop have little sisters are in GS, I can spread the wealth. :wink:

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    For appetizers, we found the kids in attendance REALLY liked chicken nuggets.  Another fave is mini pizza squares.  I bake a large rectangular thin crust pizza and cut it into small squares.  I can't believe the quantity of food boy scouts can pack away.

    Chicken Nuggets ... great idea. I can see the kid appeal!

    Pizza squares. Hmmm ... another interesting option. I need to think of vegetarian items as some of our guests don't eat meat. This gives me an option for them (as long as I keep the toppings friendly.)

    Scouts can eat. That they can! Our Scoutmaster will make them wait until the others are served before letting them loose. :wink:

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    Pigs in blankets.  Hot dogs in appetizer form.

    Do Boy Scouts eat s'mores or is that a Girl Scout thing?

    PS:  Big congratulations to your son.  :smile:

    First, Thank you! :smile:

    My Hubby and I debated on 'pigs in blankets' ... we know of three foods by this name: 1) sausages wrapped in pancakes, 2) haluskis (sp) -- beef/rice wrapped in cabbage cooked in a red/tomato sauce and 3) hot dogs wrapped in biscuits ... I assume you mean the third?

    S'mores. Of course Boy Scouts eat them. :biggrin: Following the reception, he's hosting a campfire. There's a Cub Scout Pack holding their graduation (from one rank to the next) at camp the day of his Court of Honor, so, we've invited them to join us after the end of the reception for the campfire. [isn't that what you remember most about your camping experiences -- the campfire?]

    After the campfire we'll have s'more supplies.

    While I'm thinking of it ... here's an idea for you: Smacos (S'more tacos). Take flour tortillas, spread peanut butter on it, toss in some mini marshmallows and chocolate chips, fold into taco shape, wrap in tinfoil and heat on coals for 2 minutes each side to make everything gooey.

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    How about that "stew" you make by sealing up beef and a bunch of vegetables in individual foil packages and tossing them into the fire?

    Hobo packets (Foil Packs) were in the running for awhile. These were seriously considered (much longer than the hot dogs and poptarts). We have a nice large bbq pit behind the dining hall. The big drawback to this were:

    1) time -- most people only stay 30-45 minutes at the reception, and these take 15-20 minutes to cook

    2) mess -- not everyone will be in a scout uniform. There will be dignitaries and honored guests in nice dress clothes who might not enjoy the smell of charcoal, nor having to make their own dinner

    3) timing -- someone would have to miss the ceremony to stay with the fire/charcoal

    Eagle Scout Reception

    in Cooking

    Posted

    My son will receive his Eagle Scout Badge in May at a special Court of Honor beginning at 4:00 PM, May 20th. Following the Court of Honor will be a reception for the new Eagle. I expect the CoH to last about 1 hour.

    Our setting is the Dining Hall of his favorite Scout Camp. We're looking at about 200 people (waiting for the RSVP's to come back).

    At first he thought to do traditional 'boy scout' campout food -- hot dogs, poptarts and bug juice (kool-aid). :biggrin: After much cajoling, we're going for more of an appetizer reception.

    What are the MUST HAVES for such an event?

    My big, fat, elaborate, lavish wedding feast ...

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    Wedding one: full catered meal, beautiful layered cake, big bucks ... his family didn't come (wonder why we divorced two years later)

    Wedding two: lunch for 10 at our favorite Tex-Mex restaurant (he was/is a Texan), bride/groom teddybear cakes (I'm a collector). Divorced 4 years later, but remain friends.[Friends enough that when we (me and new hubby) go out west, or they (he and new wife) come east, we stay at each other's homes.]

    Wedding three: Roy Rogers Burgers and fries. Got lost in the DC-burbs (Rock Creek area) on the way back to his parent's house from the JP in Virginia. Had to be back to our house (Central PA) so he could catch a flight out for a job interview in the morning. Just celebrated 8 happy years on 1/15.

    Most interesting local diner dish

    in Restaurant Life

    Posted

    Hailing from Central PA, I'd have to say one of my favorite 'diner' dishes is Chicken and Waffles.

    I know it sounds kind of odd ... think Chicken-a-la-King served on a waffle. It's a popular local favorite. They even have big 'festivals' where that's the main food being served.

    My husband, a DC-burbs-boy, won't even TRY it.

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