Healthy Living Photo Thread v. What did you cook today?

[addictivepersona]

^ There's a raw vegan place out this way and it is so good. Can't wait to see your dish though! :)

 

[RedLeader]

12 fried shrimp w/ garlic, oregano & black pepper
1 slice grain bread
8floz 2% milk in a wine glass

~500cal, 10g fat, 47g protein

Really enjoying getting back into cooking!

 

[SirTophamHat]

Quinoa, chopped avocado, sriracha, lemon juice & sea salt.

 

[Miss_vanilla]

^ nice. I love quinoa salad with avocado.

No photo tonight as I was hungry and couldn't be arsed but I whipped up a frittata with mushrooms, corn kernels, grated cheese, herbs, sliced zucchini and little halved cherry tomatoes on top, baked in the oven. Was great with a salad, chopped walnuts and French dressing.

 

[nooneanymore]

sounds better than it looks...

 

[L2R]

12 fried shrimp w/ garlic, oregano & black pepper
1 slice grain bread
8floz 2% milk in a wine glass

~500cal, 10g fat, 47g protein

Really enjoying getting back into cooking!

as tasty as that looks, i think oxygen would be more filling

 

[rm-rf]

if its the brand name sirracha, that shit is loaded with sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate... kind of liek tossing some nuclear waste at your gut flora

 

[modern buddha]

^ Do you mean the hot sauce Sriracha?

Sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate are in many, many processed foods these days.

 

[addictivepersona]

Per Cane2theLeft's recommendation, I threw together some random ingredients and got a pretty tasty meal. :)

Enlarge to show tastiness: Right-click for full-size image. ;)

Ingredients: Quinoa, white Jasmine rice, black beans, spinach, garlic, onion, capers, and olive oil. And whatever remnant seasonings keep coming off my wok, mmm.

 

[Dave]

^That looks killer!

 

[RedLeader]

That does look amazing (aside from the onions)! I don't think I've ever had quinoa, but looking it up it appears like something I'd enjoy.

 

[ColtDan]

some of the random healthy stuff ive been eating for the past few weeks,

etc. slapped it together. some of it looks crap. very healthy either way

 

[modern buddha]

^ mmmmmmmmm, beets.

 

[Dave]

Red: Quinoa is delish. Loaded with protein, and when cooked properly it's tender, fluffy, and with a slight creamy/nutty flavour. It's my go-to grain on the rare occasions that I make something that needs a grain base.

 

[RedLeader]

^ I was at the supermarket tonight too, and I totally forgot to look for it! I love all of the other ingredients aside from the onions. I want to try and make that meal. Tomorrow.

 

[addictivepersona]

^ Add green or red peppers. I thought that was what it was missing. :)

And out of curiosity, why do you not like onions? Is it the texture or the taste? Because if it's the taste, there are a few different varieties out there. I know I don't really like white onion, but really like Vidalia onions.

 

[RedLeader]

I will try it with red pepper!

I think a bit of both, haha. Probably the texture more, though. My skin crawls when I bite down into one and hear/feel that CRUNCH. I'm open to the idea that I've learned to associate the taste with the crunch, and that's why I don't like it. I probably eat more meals containing onion powder than I know.

 

[addictivepersona]

I can understand that. Try using onion powder more though--Onions really do add a lot of flavor to meals. Or, try cooking 'em longer. ;)

OH, and you might want to consider rinsing the quinoa prior to cooking--I know many people do not, but I have found that when I don't, there is a rather soapy taste to the seeds. Apparently quinoa has a natural pesticide in it to keep the birds from eating it.

 

[addictivepersona]

Made another quinoa recipe tonight, though I don't know if you could even say I "followed" the recipe as I made numerous substitutions/changes.

NSFW:

Ingredients: One cup (uncooked measure) quinoa, probably half a cup chopped mushrooms, about half a cup onion (all I had left), five or six cloves of garlic, 2 Tbs EVOO, some dried basil, ...and I just realized I forgot the spinach. Ahaha, oh well.

Unfortunately the "bites" didn't stay together. I'm sure they would have if I had used a binding agent for the eggs instead of a fat (the EVOO), and if I had used a mini-muffin pan (which I unfortunately do not have). Still one delicious meal though. :)

 

[Dave]

Flax eggs would have probably done the trick there. 1-2 tbsp whole flaxseed in 1/4 cup water, then blend the everloving hell out of it. You'll wind up with something that has the consistency of runny snot, but it works great as a substitute for eggs as a binder.

Rinsing quinoa is a MUST. They're coated in a bitter mucilage that needs to be removed prior to cooking for maximum deliciousness.