Egypt4u

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:57 pm**

PRchick wrote:
Hurghadapat wrote:PRchick you really make my mouth water but i take it that you do not have a weight problem as all of these things are calorie laden really wish i was one these people who can eat and drink what they want without putting on weight as do get a little bit tired of eating all the healthy stuff all the time
haha I do and I don't usually eat out that often and I didn't choose the restaurants. I can't eat those things either except once in a blue moon. Today, had lunch at Copeland's, Catherine...New Orleans style restaurant. Host ordered stuffed mushrooms to start and they were stuffed with crab meat then battered and fried. Yum. Had the crab and corn bisque, salad and crab cake and shrimp on angel hair pasta. No I didn't finish it.

OMG, PRchick, I hope you are getting some regular exercise to counteract these wonderful tasting (but weight gaining) foods! Your holiday season is going to have some effect on your waistline . . . but hopefully once it all returns to same-old-same-old . . . it will return to normal,

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:59 pm**

Horus wrote:Oooh! crab and corn bisque not had that in ages, my brain in now in search mode

I am with you, Horus!!! I wonder if I can find a "healthy" version of this . . . they do recommend eating seafood, lol! Well, I do have a recipe for tilapia corn chowder . . . the cream is the killer

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:18 pm**

Hey folks...............I'm putting on weight just reading all your delicious recipes

I've just realised its now 9 mths since I stopped smoking & I've piled on the pounds , that Simmers butter biscuits are a killer with me

so I only hope you folks also have a good recipe for dieting after all the festivities

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:28 pm**

Kiya wrote:Hey folks...............I'm putting on weight just reading all your delicious recipes

I've just realised its now 9 mths since I stopped smoking & I've piled on the pounds , that Simmers butter biscuits are a killer with me so I only hope you folks also have a good recipe for dieting after all the festivities

Yeah, and it really sucks too!! Smaller portions, lots of vegs and fruit, cut out the bread (can have a little but not every meal every day) and reduce fat! Exercise will help too!

Sometimes I hate being healthy

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:47 pm**

Yes well unfortunately all the good things in life are either illegal,immoral or fattening

and agree it does get boring doing the healthy thing all the time

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:56 pm**

Me thinks my diet is going to be very difficult, normally I do eat healthy with not much fat intact & chocolate doesn't bother me either way.
Its the biscuits in place of a ciggie

thats the trouble, I'll have to stop buying biscuits

Posted: **Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:32 pm**

Kiya wrote:Me thinks my diet is going to be very difficult, normally I do eat healthy with not much fat intact & chocolate doesn't bother me either way.
Its the biscuits in place of a ciggie thats the trouble, I'll have to stop buying biscuits

Yes, best to avoid the biscuits . . . my downfall too . . . I try to avoid the aisle where all the yummy fattening items are place

Posted: **Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:11 pm**

Kiya wrote:Its the biscuits in place of a ciggie thats the trouble, I'll have to stop buying biscuits

[face=Comic Sans MS]It's the first biscuit in the pack that's the dangerous fattening one - why? - because it leads to all the others.

(Say's she who knows after demolishing a pack of Scottish Shortbread Fantails in the last couple of days.

)[/face]

Posted: **Tue Dec 29, 2009 5:01 pm**

HEPZIBAH wrote:
Kiya wrote:Its the biscuits in place of a ciggie thats the trouble, I'll have to stop buying biscuits
[face=Comic Sans MS]It's the first biscuit in the pack that's the dangerous fattening one - why? - because it leads to all the others. (Say's she who knows after demolishing a pack of Scottish Shortbread Fantails in the last couple of days. )[/face]

Uh oh!!! I have erred in buying that shortbread yesterday

. . . but it was ON SALE along with the ginger cookies and the cadbury rolls and . . . .

I think I need to go out for a walk as soon as the snow has cleared up! of course, that's my excuse . . . it hasn't even fallen yet

Posted: **Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:35 pm**

speaking of potatoes, does anybody have a good potato salad recipe? i love the stuff but just keep buying it from the supermarkets

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:02 pm**

Nothing magic about making potato salad just boil the potatoes until they are cooked but still alittle bit firm in centre dice some onions and then mix all together with mayonaise then sprinkle paprika on the top you can also slice frankfurters and mix in.

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:54 pm**

thank you

will try that asap. im a pretty awful cook so would be magic for me if it worked out

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:07 pm**

I like to use a bit of mustard and some pickle relish (sweet or dill depending on what you like or what is available).

Posted: **Sun Jan 17, 2010 9:22 pm**

Mint is also good with this one

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:23 pm**

sounds yummy, thanks guys

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:30 pm**

This is a good recipe using sweet potatoes:

http://erincooks.com/baked-sweet-potato-latkes/

I actually mixed about half sweet potato with half regular potatoes and I believe I changed the spices. They were crispy on the outside but without the greasiness you would get if you fried them.

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:35 pm**

Don't think thats the same potato salad as we are talking about as here in the uk it is made with cold cooked potatoes and mixed with mayonnaise and whatever else you want to put in but have just had a look at your recipe Glyph and think will give it a try as sounds good

Posted: **Tue Jan 19, 2010 5:42 pm**

Posted: **Wed Jan 20, 2010 3:21 pm**

I wasn't saying that it was potato salad, just that it was a good recipe using sweet potatoes!

Posted: **Wed Jan 20, 2010 4:02 pm**

i stand corrected Glyphdoctor my apologies for misunderstanding you

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