Home again.

Most restaurants, authentic or not, only serve Menudo on weekends now,
unless special-ordered as I did for my DB. Yes, everyone "knows" it'll cure
hangovers, I can't attest to it.
I don't drink any alcohol, not even a glass of wine.
Emily

As a public service, I submit to you:http://www.pk.org/pottedmeat.html

With a lovely picture of the various potted meat products offered to the
American consumer.



Looks yummy! I can't decide between the Pork Brains or the Lamb
Tongue. As dumb as pigs are, I guess it would take at least 8 or 10
to fill up one of those little cans!! I know pigs are dumb.......they
must be, if they are donating their brains to a lunch meat
company!!...............LOL

just me,
Cathy from Ky in CA

ellice wrote:
On 6/27/07 7:20 PM, "Kathleen" wrote:

ellice wrote:
On 6/26/07 6:25 PM, "Katherine" wrote:


On Jun 26, 3:16 pm, Karen C - California wrote:

Katherine wrote:

Yepper! Which is why home cooking is better. You can regulate what
goes
into the meal.
Absolutely. But you can't regulate what goes into the husband when he's
not home.

When we first got married, I was puzzled how he could be gaining weight
on what I was feeding him. Then I found out. On his way to work, he
supplemented my healthy breakfast with a 600-calorie muffin slathered
with butter. He topped off the low-cal lunch I packed with a bucket of
the Colonel's finest. After a low-fat dinner, he'd run an errand by way
of either Dunkin Donuts or the ice cream shop.

It's not that I'm a bad cook, it's that I don't cook the way his mother
did (with lots of salt, lots of fried food, gravy on everything) and my
healthy meals made him feel "deprived".
OK, how long have you been married to m y Keith? g
I remember one summer when he swore that he wasn't eating anything
but what I prepared and he kept gaining weight. Turns out he was
DRINKING a minimum of two iced cappucinos every day!

Higs,
Katherine

Hey, the cappucino's won't do anything - they're just milk and some
expresso. But, the extra junk if it's full of syrup, etc - that'll drive
the calorie count way up.
I worked for a couple of architects who owned a tiny firm. Them, an
apprentice and me. Swenson's (an ice cream shop) opened up downstairs.
Afternoon malts quickly became a semi-weekly tradition. Although it
was the partners' treat I quickly realized that no good could come of
this and switched my own order to a blueberry phosphate with *lots* of
ice and seltzer. The guys stuck to their large hand-scooped chocolate
malts.

I totally understand this. When I first stopped my "real" job, I ended up
as a supervisor/asst mngr in a Starbucks. Lots of fun. But, quickly I
learned what the calories were in those hefty drinks. So, also, not being
very much of a sweets person, that helped. But, you could see the regulars
coming in for their daily 500 calorie drink. The worst - a very nice
youngish woman, kind of puffy, with some skin issues - every day - a Caramel
Macchiato, made with 5 or 6 shots of expresso, and extra caramel syrup (in
the cup) and extra caramel sauce (on the top) and....instead of milk - with
Half'n'half. What a killer - clog your arteries, hype you up, and fatten
you up all at once.

Personally,I'm a cappucino drinker in winter, and iced latte's in summer -
maybe with 1 pump of syrup (about 20-30 cal). Always skim milk. Even on
Weight Watchers - that way I get my milk in. I do need something about
mid-afternoon.

As a good low point fix mid shop, a bucket of skinny latte is a great
pick-me-up. In the UK unsweetened, it works out at about 2 points.
The killer is the passion cake at 12 points a wedge! I only get 18
points in a whole day!

By about Labor Day, the three of them were bemoaning the extra notches
in their belts and were dumbfounded when I pointed out that their
Swenson's habit added an extra 3000 calories to their weekly intake.
They dropped the malted milk monkey and with no further effort, lost
their big bellies within about 6 weeks (I hate guys sometimes).

I can see this. One of my contractors years ago in science world had put a
cappucino machine in their kitchen for that particular group. When we'd go
over to meet - review some seriuos calculations, the first thing one of the
guys would immediately say (the chief investigators were a great pair, one
Israeli, the other German - both now American) "C'mon - let's make
cappucinos" . It was a hoot.

I hate guys for the quick weight loss thing as well. DH - who only does the
visit to the colonel when he's away or I'm not around - about once every 3
mnonths - can lose it sooooo quickly. His biggest issue - he still can eat
like the teenage boy jock that he was - so getting him to go with smaller
portions on some things, is the key. But, if he just cuts some sweet
indulgence - he loses quickly. Life just isn't fair.

ellice


Humph! DH has lost a stone just cutting down on the beer and swapping
some snacks to lower point stuff (but he has to be careful doing this as
he's a type 1 diabetic). I lost 70 lbs by being good, and am now
finding maintenance less easy than losing. 4 lbs up on goal, but still
staying to meetings!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

ellice wrote:
On 6/27/07 10:47 PM, "spampot" ""spampot"@NO SPAM orph.org" wrote:

ellice wrote:
On 6/26/07 6:25 PM, "Katherine" wrote:

On Jun 26, 3:16 pm, Karen C - California wrote:
Katherine wrote:
Yepper! Which is why home cooking is better. You can regulate what
goes
into the meal.
Absolutely. But you can't regulate what goes into the husband when he's
not home.

When we first got married, I was puzzled how he could be gaining weight
on what I was feeding him. Then I found out. On his way to work, he
supplemented my healthy breakfast with a 600-calorie muffin slathered
with butter. He topped off the low-cal lunch I packed with a bucket of
the Colonel's finest. After a low-fat dinner, he'd run an errand by way
of either Dunkin Donuts or the ice cream shop.

It's not that I'm a bad cook, it's that I don't cook the way his mother
did (with lots of salt, lots of fried food, gravy on everything) and my
healthy meals made him feel "deprived".
OK, how long have you been married to m y Keith? g
I remember one summer when he swore that he wasn't eating anything
but what I prepared and he kept gaining weight. Turns out he was
DRINKING a minimum of two iced cappucinos every day!

Higs,
Katherine

Hey, the cappucino's won't do anything - they're just milk and some
expresso. But, the extra junk if it's full of syrup, etc - that'll drive
the calorie count way up.

Ellice

The iced cappuccinos are usually sweetened, though.

The stuff the BK and MacDonalds is serving - absolutely. It's purposely
being marketed that way, iced coffees, etc. Dunkin Donut's as well.
Read/saw some show about the coffee wars.

But a true cappucino isn't. Of course, an iced cappucino is kind of an
oxymoron - in that cappucinos are traditionally espresso with a 50/50
foam-milk mix. Lattes are the straight milk - with a tiny bit of foam.
So, well, an iced cappucino is a tough thing - unless you're pouring foamed
milk into a glass with ice & expresso. And then if you really get into it -
there is the "wet" cappucino - which is higher percentage milk/lower
percentage foam & the "dry" cappucino - the opposite - more foam, less milk.

In a coffee bar they won't sweeten unless you ask them to, or you're
ordering a sweetened drink recipe. Bottled Frappucino - definitely
addictive and sweet.

The things you can learn as a barista. So, I drink cappucinos because it's
a little less "milky" than a latte.

ellice


Better yet: straight filter coffee with a splash of milk and no sugar or
sweeteners! That's what I usually drink unless I'm feeling shopped to
death!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Kate XXXXXX wrote:
ellice wrote:
On 6/27/07 10:47 PM, "spampot" ""spampot"@NO SPAM orph.org" wrote:

ellice wrote:
On 6/26/07 6:25 PM, "Katherine" wrote:

On Jun 26, 3:16 pm, Karen C - California wrote:
Katherine wrote:
Yepper! Which is why home cooking is better. You can regulate what
goes
into the meal.
Absolutely. But you can't regulate what goes into the husband
when he's
not home.

When we first got married, I was puzzled how he could be gaining
weight
on what I was feeding him. Then I found out. On his way to work, he
supplemented my healthy breakfast with a 600-calorie muffin slathered
with butter. He topped off the low-cal lunch I packed with a
bucket of
the Colonel's finest. After a low-fat dinner, he'd run an errand
by way
of either Dunkin Donuts or the ice cream shop.

It's not that I'm a bad cook, it's that I don't cook the way his
mother
did (with lots of salt, lots of fried food, gravy on everything)
and my
healthy meals made him feel "deprived".
OK, how long have you been married to m y Keith? g
I remember one summer when he swore that he wasn't eating anything
but what I prepared and he kept gaining weight. Turns out he was
DRINKING a minimum of two iced cappucinos every day!

Higs,
Katherine

Hey, the cappucino's won't do anything - they're just milk and some
expresso. But, the extra junk if it's full of syrup, etc - that'll
drive
the calorie count way up.

Ellice

The iced cappuccinos are usually sweetened, though.

The stuff the BK and MacDonalds is serving - absolutely. It's purposely
being marketed that way, iced coffees, etc. Dunkin Donut's as well.
Read/saw some show about the coffee wars.

But a true cappucino isn't. Of course, an iced cappucino is kind of an
oxymoron - in that cappucinos are traditionally espresso with a 50/50
foam-milk mix. Lattes are the straight milk - with a tiny bit of foam.
So, well, an iced cappucino is a tough thing - unless you're pouring
foamed
milk into a glass with ice & expresso. And then if you really get
into it -
there is the "wet" cappucino - which is higher percentage milk/lower
percentage foam & the "dry" cappucino - the opposite - more foam, less
milk.

In a coffee bar they won't sweeten unless you ask them to, or you're
ordering a sweetened drink recipe. Bottled Frappucino - definitely
addictive and sweet.

The things you can learn as a barista. So, I drink cappucinos because
it's
a little less "milky" than a latte.

ellice


Better yet: straight filter coffee with a splash of milk and no sugar or
sweeteners! That's what I usually drink unless I'm feeling shopped to
death!


You & me both, Kate. I stopped sweetening my coffee and tea back in
college (30-some years ago). And if I can't have real cream for my
coffee, I'll drink it black.

Ohhh Noble lady ,,,

i ground my coffee beans , half Brazilia Half Arabica ,,,, than make
my OWN filter ,,,,,,The whole house smells well ....
mirjam


Better yet: straight filter coffee with a splash of milk and no sugar or
sweeteners! That's what I usually drink unless I'm feeling shopped to
death!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Ohhh Noble lady ,,,

i ground my coffee beans , half Brazilia Half Arabica ,,,, than make
my OWN filter ,,,,,,The whole house smells well ....
mirjam


Many years ago, there were three grocers` shops in our main street, who
roast and ground their own coffee! As they were pretty evenly spaced out,
you could practically walk from one end of the street to the other breathing
in that wonderful smell. I think I almost prefer the smell to the taste!

Pat

spampot wrote:

You & me both, Kate. I stopped sweetening my coffee and tea back in
college (30-some years ago). And if I can't have real cream for my
coffee, I'll drink it black.

The only coffee I've ever drunk sweetened is Turkish coffee, which is
usually half honey and half coffee grounds! Mad, but devine! I had
a Turkish bloke on one of my courses at college back in the 70's that
used to make it for me occasionally, as a swap for his other passion - a
shot of my duty free Laphraig!

I never have liked cream in coffee. It's best like the Laproaig -
unadulterated. These days I have to bow to the IBS and the gall bladder
hangover, and drink the coffee with a splash or three of skimmed or semi
skimmed milk, and the Laughin' Giggin' Water as a very occasional treat!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:
Ohhh Noble lady ,,,

i ground my coffee beans , half Brazilia Half Arabica ,,,, than make
my OWN filter ,,,,,,The whole house smells well ....

We keep whole beans (currently a mild roast Columbian, some Celebes
Kolossi, and some Chiapas) in the freezer. I think my favourite is the
very seasonal Elephant ear. DH had a mill and grinds to order... We're
getting through 2 large 12 cup filter jugs per day at present, on the
days he works from home! The rest of the time I try to stick to weak
Earl Grey tea! I don't think we've made anything but filter coffee
since we got married, 25 years ago, and most of that time we have ground
it ourselves. I got used to such lovely coffee when my aunt lived in
Nairobi that...

OK, I'm a coffee snob! I don't like coffee well enough to drink
bad coffee, so we always have Whittards best efforts!

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Pat P wrote:
"Mirjam Bruck-Cohen" wrote in message
...
Ohhh Noble lady ,,,

i ground my coffee beans , half Brazilia Half Arabica ,,,, than make
my OWN filter ,,,,,,The whole house smells well ....
mirjam

Many years ago, there were three grocers` shops in our main street, who
roast and ground their own coffee! As they were pretty evenly spaced out,
you could practically walk from one end of the street to the other breathing
in that wonderful smell. I think I almost prefer the smell to the taste!

Pat


After that smell the taste of even the best coffee is a slight
disappointment...

--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!