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Food for thought

July 28th, 2005 (08:28 am)

This week I learned to cook Matt's and my favorite meal: Chicken Bryan, Carrabba's style. It's what we have every time we go to Carrabba's, which is at least once a month, and I finally decided I should try to find a recipe for it - one of the reasons I love the internet. I found a version, cooked it up a few days ago, and yeah, verily, it tasteth heavenly. Any recipe that uses three sticks of butter, sun-dried tomatoes, and goat cheese is just bound to be good. Unhealthy, but good.

Alas I have not the motivation to cook so well every night when it is so beastly hot. I find my usual cravings for sweets are raised to the power of ten during summer, when visions of ice cream and popsicles dance in my head, and in an attempt to stave off Little Debbie binges I've been manically buying in-season fruit by the bushel (note to self: forget ambrosia - nectarines are the food of the gods).

It was so nice of God to make eating such a pleasurable experience, seeing as we have to do it anyway...

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Posted by: The Firebyrd ([info]firebyrd)
Posted at: July 28th, 2005 06:22 pm (UTC)

I've found buying frozen berry mixes can be a nice replacement for popsicles. Either eat them frozen right out of the freezer or throw them in a blender with some other fruit and plain yoghurt and you've got a nice cool smoothie.

But yes, that's the one nice thing about summer-all the delicious fruit coming into season. I've been gorging myself on watermelon the past week, with some cantelope on the side and a honeydew I need to chop up and eat.

Posted by: D ([info]saeriellyn)
Posted at: July 29th, 2005 12:01 am (UTC)
Mmmmmm....

That's a great idea. I am inspired to buy a popsicle-mold and make my own frozen yogurt/fruit bars.

Posted by: The Firebyrd ([info]firebyrd)
Posted at: July 30th, 2005 03:59 am (UTC)
Re: Mmmmmm....

Mmmm, that sounds like a really good idea too. Far better than leaving the pathetic remnants of the smoothies I make in the fridge, where they get very nasty after a very short time.

Posted by: meant4othrwrlds ([info]meant4othrwrlds)
Posted at: July 29th, 2005 09:47 pm (UTC)

Another thing you can do that is really good is put vanilla yogurt (low fat or whatever) on the frozen berries- the yogurt freezes and it is soooo good. It's even better if you put some granola on the bottom. Oh my, such a good snack...or meal.
jessica

Posted by: The Firebyrd ([info]firebyrd)
Posted at: July 30th, 2005 04:00 am (UTC)

That does sound good! Like a sorbet!

Posted by: Eric ([info]witteafval)
Posted at: July 29th, 2005 05:06 am (UTC)

Three sticks of butter would probably make anything better. And take a year off your life. Decisions, decisions.

Posted by: D ([info]saeriellyn)
Posted at: July 29th, 2005 04:31 pm (UTC)

Life is too short to subsist on oat bran!

Posted by: meant4othrwrlds ([info]meant4othrwrlds)
Posted at: July 29th, 2005 09:47 pm (UTC)

Amen sister!

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