so this alabama lady gives me ideas

on foods to eat.

never heard of most of this.

she said she grew up eating food like this, that it is good to satisfy your hunger without eating a lot of meat.

1. banana sandwich

-1a. banana and mayo on bread.
i guess she meant white bread. but she just said nothing fancy like rye. so maybe wheat bread would be ok. i dono. this is the main one she told me about then mentioned a couple variations. not sure i'd like this one.

-1b. banana and peanut butter.
basically like above but add only a little pb. dont remember if you put mayo in too.

-1c. banana and pb like elvis.
basically banana and pb but grilled. she said she wasnt sure if elvis put butter or mayo on it.


2. mashed potatoes with mayo.
youre supposed to mix mayo in it. sounds good to me.


3. tomato gravy and sausage with biscuits.

the tomato gravy part is about making a white gravy, mixing in some diced tomatoes or whatever.

the sausage and biscuits part was a little confusing.

i think at first she was saying to mix in some sausage into the gravy, and then eating that gravy with  a good biscuit or cornbread.

then at the end it sounded like she was saying to make the tomato gravy without sausage. then put the gravy inside of or on top of a sausage biscuit sandwich.

the tomato gravy part by itself is pretty interesting, i think.

my kind of food

yesterday at souplantation

spinach - mandarin orange - walnut salad
my salad
ginger broth topped with green onions, wonton chips, and mushrooms
orange-cranberry muffins
blueberry muffins
sugar-free chocolate mousse
low-fat tapioca

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

wanna try this: spinach rolls

tortilla
chopped spinach
mayo
sour cream
green onion
hidden valley ranch dressing powder (i would omit or sub w/ onion soup mix or w actual ranch dressing)
bacon bits (i would omit)

i might also consider:
peppers
cheese (cheddar or parmesan or mozzarella or blue cheese)

Corn and black bean salad

My contribution to Thanksgiving dinner here.
I totally made this up from random ideas here n there.

3 small bags of frozen corn
2 cans of black beans
1 pkg of diced red onion
2 jalapeno peppers, diced
2 habanero peppers, diced
1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
1 pkg Lipton onion soup mix

From a couple weeks ago

Steamed rice
Eggplant tofu
Mushroom chicken
Broccoli chicken

All good.
Experinced it cuz they were out of my regular stuff.

pizza craving alternative

spaghetti sauce $2 on sale
16oz mozz cheese $3
pepperoni $5
salad $3

@ 2-4 servings: $13

cheaper and healthier and faster than ordering $30+ worth of pizza

Grilled PB, marshmallow, and Nutella sandwich

black beans n...

corn. works for me.

tastes fresher and feels better on the GI than black beans n rice
also faster for me to make
also way cheaper than buying canned soup and 90second rice

90sec rice = 3 bucks
canned soup = 2-3 bucks

vs

can o beans = 1 buck
1/2 pack frozen corn = 1/2 buck

Carne asada tstada

I think this more my style than c.a. chips. More vegetable, less tortilla chip. Just lighter overall, but plenty satisfying.

Fruit salad

Fruit cocktail (lite)
Mandarin orange
Pineapple in pineapple juice
Condensed milk
Nestle cream

Maybe nxt time will use cream cheese like mom suggested

I think u have ti give time to chill. Doing it now.

Mango smoothie

From jack in the box

Not rly a smoothie, more like a semi-creamy shaved ice drink

But that's ok cuz I like it

Mango in pic. Strawberrys the fave. Hanent tried strawberry-mango yet...soon.

Dinner

Creamy cheesy broccoli

Broccoli
Cream of celery
Cheese
Velveeta
Croutons

With lunch

Appletini in grn cup

Lunch

Nachos supreme

Carne asada chips

From sergios ystrday. Tasty.

Lunch

Eggs w string beans, spinach, raisins, n cheddar

Not as tasty as w spin, rais, velveeta. I think the shrp cheddar plus string beans added a slight bitterness, and the string beans, I added lots, made it kind of watery. May try same but w velveeta nxt time.

From yesterday

Papa johns large original crust
Smoked sausage, spicy italian sausage, green pepper

So.much.win.

Sure why not

Raisins, peanuts, raw oats
In almond milk.

Was tasty and cooling.

Breakfast

Was good.

Onion bagel
Cantaloupe
Watermelon juice
Eggs with spinach, raisins, topped w/ velveeta

Made eggplant parmesan

with mushroom.
Series of pics wouldnt upload from camera. So this.