There are some foods in our world that have captivated my attention; culinary wonders that feel like you have been transported — for a moment or two — to the land that created the dish. Bobotie is one of those meals… add some Mrs. Ball’s Chutney and you are set!
This is a lamb and pork dish with the flavors of apricot, onion, peri-peri , garlic, sultanas and much much more! Oh, if you didn’t think this unusual…well… it’s topped with an egg custard with sliced of banana! YUM!
Try it if you dare… but then, you may have found something extraordinary!
I am on a diet today, especially after a wonderful 4th of July Picnic and an equally lovely lunch. So I thought — for a moment — that I would fix a couple of hot dogs. I thought, how bad can that be anyway? It is WAY BAD!
I love how things get disguised. My love-the-earth all natural whole grain hot dog buns were 150 calories each… by contrast, I normally fix a wrap for lunch and the wrap itself is only 100 calories! Now the hot dogs were exquisite, but they were a meal unto themselves! 350 calories is some hot dog!
To put this in relief, there isn’t a meal in the Jenny Craig plan that is over 500 calories… and this ‘little’ meals counts for 2 on the Jenny plan! There is a lesson here, we have to be a bit cautious in ‘assuming’ that the ‘diet’ food or the meal we ‘think’ is low in calories … actually is. It is a case of ‘inspecting what you expect!’
Karen wanted to give me something special for a belated Father's Day present! CLICK on the picture to see who made it!
Karen is now all grown up and teaching at the University of Louisville and looks back fondly to her 10 years in track and field. In those days, Karen called me ‘Coach Dad” which was very sweet. While in Annenberg graduate school she finished her last year of eligibility as a Southern California Trojan and their record holder in the women’s shot put. She made the cup in cardinal not only because the Cardinal is the symbol of the University of Louisville… but because — to me — it represents my fondness for the Trojans.
Karen gave some special mugs to her professors at Tennessee to celebrate her Ph.D… and she wanted something for me ,too. Thanks, Karen
Well, we always enjoy the fourth of July and all of the celebrations associated with it! Of course, most ‘celebrations’ in our family center around what we are baking, grilling , stewing, smoking, sauteing or cooking!
Nothing says the fourth to me like: hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and salsa, baked beans… and cake!
In our family, everyone who has put on a few pounds gets a little teasing from Karla and its poor Laura’s turn in barrel. Most people would call Laura ‘slim’ at 5-9.5 and 132 pounds… but she ‘ballooned” up to 135 and complained. Karla drew the picture above to add to Laura’s distress! oh well! Laura’s working on the weight loss now! 😉
The truth is that our family is a bunch of ‘super tasters’ and ‘foodies.’ Given the fact that we all enjoy cooking, it means that we have to watch our weight from time to time and hop back on Jenny Craig. As diet food goes, Jenny Craig is the best… but it isn’t our food and it isn’t 1500 calories for a slice of cheesecake, either.
As for me, I am paying for my visit and trip to beautiful Florida with a full-on diet! Therapy for me is making food that I can freeze away for when I am slim… which will take a bit longer this time.
CLICK on the picture to see how many folks have lost a lot of weight... including me as we are in this book,too.
So, to all those who have found some unwanted and unloved pounds … get the weight off and you can occasionally enjoy what you once had daily… and be a lot happier.
