PMS: Tell it Like It Is. Your cravings, Babe (Part 1)

jennahan · January 19, 2006

A also am guilty of the sweet then salty thing. Right now, I'm relaxing in bed screaming at my husband "CAKE!" because I really, really want a big slice of moist, dark chocolate cake with a big scoop of sweet cream/vanilla ice cream. Then I know I'll want a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips.

"CAKE!"

Ah well, he's ignoring me. I'll just have to get out of bed and get it myself. Grrrrr.

suzilightning · January 19, 2006

Then I know I'll want a bag of salt and vinegar potato chips.
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oh.....

i think there are some dill pickle lay's potato chips downstairs

misstenacity · January 20, 2006

Today - the undeniable urge for a poached egg, smooth and runny and littered with a liberal dose of cracked sea salt, on toasted La Brea sourdough. Its salty, its fatty, its bread-y. Yum.

Andrea

http://tenacity.net

miladyinsanity · January 22, 2006

Korova cookie dough.

I blame Ling for this! :laughing:

Ling · January 23, 2006

^ :laugh: The Korova dough takes care of the chocolate cravings AND the salt cravings in one delicious, easily-put-together product! Not only that, the mixing bowl and wooden spoon is perfect for cradling in front of the TV--no extra bowls or clean-up required! Still need convincing? One batch of dough = one PMS-serving size. Just eat the whole thing. No need to rustle around in your cupboards, looking for extra containers to store your dough. You should be thanking me! :raz:

Edited January 23, 2006 by Ling (log)

miladyinsanity · January 23, 2006

I do thank you, Ling, for turning me onto the dough.

Except on the days my pants don't fit!!

:laugh:

peppyre · February 1, 2006

Blueberry pie will be out of the oven in a few minutes.

I have a feeling there will be an enormous amount of food consumed this week. I spent the weekend and the latter part of last week eating salads.

LainerX · February 1, 2006

My current PMS recipe goes suchly:

Take waffle-weave pretzels and lay on cookie sheet. Place a carmel Hersey's kiss atop each one. Place in 325* oven for 3 minutes. Then, remove from oven and cram a peanut butter M&M into the kiss. Allow this gooey mess to cool and then eat by the bucket full.

Salty, sweet, creamy, crunchy. Mmmmm... :wub:

Jacqui Ingledew · February 1, 2006

Lamb Chops ...lots of lamb chops with salt pepper and a wee hint of garlic :blink:

gini · February 1, 2006

Right now: cheddar cheese prezel bits with a glass of sake.

Last night: spicy sauteed sausage and brocolli rabe in garlic and red pepper flakes served over polenta

vanilla icecream with homemade limoncello

Today at work: yogurt with honey and granola

1 bag of peanut M+Ms

4 short bread cookies

1 small plate of greens with basil dressing

2 strawberries, 1 handful of grapes

2 chocolate chip cookies

I believe that means I'm on both a salt & sweet kick right now. YAY! :wink:

Ling · February 2, 2006

I was at my friend's house yesterday and he made 7-layer dip...a big bowl of it. My favourite layer is the layer with the taco mix/sour cream/mayo. I must've eaten like 2 cups worth of dip at least!!! with most of a bag of those Hint-of-Lime tortilla chips (pretty much the only tortilla chips I really like.) OMIGOD that hit the spot. And then I dove into my Valrhona stash...

ablosh · February 6, 2006

I had an intense cheesecake craving... so I took the time out and baked a big niner with a graham crust. AAHHHH...I ate 3/4 of it and shared small portions with my family!

Ling · February 6, 2006

^ Mmm yum. Wish I could eat the last quarter! :laugh:

Poffertjes · February 6, 2006

Not only am I PMSing this week, but today I'm hungover from the superbowl extravaganza that we had at our house.

Salty, sweet, greasy, dear lord, I'm craving everything!

Ling · February 7, 2006

So...I have a confession to make. I thought I had PMS last week but I guess I was just being a pig as usual...oink oink. I must've remembered the date wrong. But today I was in a FOUL mood. Seriously, I was pretty grumpy from the moment I woke up...I didn't really talk to anyone much today.

I ate non-stop. :blush:

Some of today's highlights:

-I made a tray of pain au chocolat...I ate like 8 of them.

-I had 6 Portuguese cream tarts (made those too)

-then I baked brownies, covered them in ganache and caramel. Ate 3.

-I ate a big handful of Valrhona pieces and raisins...kind of like high-end Glosettes, now that I think about it. Then a handful of cashews.

-I ate a huge plate of beef curry and potatoes

-scrambled eggs, some sort of Chinese soup with lots of pork

-a big plate of pasta and a mountain of meatballs

-a blueberry muffin (from Costco...yuck) with cream cheese

-and then if that wasn't enough, I ate HALF A GINGER CAKE

-another handful of Valrhona...(I am running low)

-a hunk of E. Guittard Harmonie b/c my friend came over and wanted to try it...so I might as well eat a piece too, right?

GRRRRRRRRRR!!!! Feel like a fatty! *sob*

ETA: OOPS I forgot to write about my lunch! It was four slices of that soft, squishy bread you get at Chinese bakeries slathered with a ton of peanut butter and sprinkled with chocolate chips (the cheap stuff), and a cup of hot chocolate (powdered mix). :wacko:

Edited February 7, 2006 by Ling (log)

sazji · February 7, 2006

Another hulking male...

So...I have a confession to make...
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I've definitely had days like this... Geez, I wish men could have PMS too, it would give me an excuse for so many of my glutfests. :biggrin: Actually I'm convinced that males do have hormone peaks that cause food cravings; at least some of us. Why else would I wake up some mornings with a desire to start the day with the rest of the brownies I made the day before, and pretty much continue that way through the day? And wanting or not wanting chocolate is especially variable, but when I want it, it just keeps calling...

Genny · February 13, 2006

Ummm, I didn't realize it was PMS...until this morning (groan!) Last night I made frosting. I just needed that sugary, buttery goodness. And put it on the banana muffins my DH made for breakfast (packaged mix). Made vanilla, took 1/3 out and made chocolate from the rest. OY. I had a spoon of frosting with breakfast too :biggrin:

What can I say, sometimes a girl just needs some buttercream.

MelissaH · February 13, 2006

Nutella. On a spoon, straight out of the jar.

MelissaH

miladyinsanity · February 18, 2006

The Korova Cookie dough is tempting me. Help!

miladyinsanity · February 18, 2006

I succumbed.

Let me tell you, there's an even better way of eating Korova Cookie dough, and that's hot, gooey and chockful of melted chocolate chips.

See, I keep a batch of the dough in the freezer for emergencies. And I had a craving for a melted, gooey Mars bar--which does not exist in the House.

So I nuked the dough... voila! It's warm and comforting, rich and gooey, sweet and salty, and it's got chocolate! What else could you ask for?

sazji · February 18, 2006

So I nuked the dough... voila! It's warm and comforting, rich and gooey, sweet and salty, and it's got chocolate! What else could you ask for?
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Um....a blob of dulce de leche on top? :smile:

miladyinsanity · February 19, 2006

Shush you! I was just thinking it was going to be perfect with a dollop of caramel! :laugh:

miladyinsanity · February 19, 2006

It's that time of the month again...

I had:

dozens of cornflake cookies

Sushi

big bowl of flat rice noodles with fishballs

more nuked Korova cookie dough

deep-fried sweet potatoes

Lotus-leaf wrapped glutinous rice

sweet beancurd

chocolate--we will not go into how many pieces

I'm dreaming about...scrambled eggs, but it's already 10pm! I really don't want to have to do the dishes at midnight....

Curlz · February 19, 2006

Although I can hardly rival some of the posters here, I now know why I came home on Friday night and cooked a few slices of bacon, then carmelized some onion in some (really, very little) of the bacon grease, and sauteed mushrooms in some butter in the same pan. Then I made an absolutely FABULOUS burger, put it on a fresh portuguese roll that I had partially gutted, topped it with some cheddar, the onions, shrooms and bacon, and sat my butt on the couch. Had the last of a bottle of one of my favorite inexpensive SuperTuscans, and was quite pleased with myself. Ah, meat. And bacon. And onions, and mushrooms, and bread, and red wine! :laugh:

Then I defrosted a piece of my birthday cake, which I froze b/c it was delicious but so rich that it would have gone bad if I hadn't done so, since I could only eat small pieces at a time. Of course, that was a couple of weeks ago... :raz: