Everybody Wants to be a WISH Cat (or dog, or goose, etc...) - October 2016 WISH Challenge

A belated Happy Birthday to @dsnyfn1022!! Hope you had a great weekend!

And happy Monday to everyone else! Looks like we started winter hibernation early and no one posted here on Sunday! :scared1:

I was horribly busy finishing a photo book for my DBF yesterday. I had a coupon for 12% off from the company I use and it was only valid until midnight yesterday, so a lot of time was spent on the computer... Those photobooks are lovely keepsakes. But they are so much work!

However, I did go for my run. Wonderful weather, sunny 55 degrees. So great for running. I ran 4.5km, so half a kilometer more than my other runs so far and the foot was fine. I made a program for myself for very slowly extending distance. I have decided to go purely by distance, not time as that will increase the number of steps I do and I figure every step is stress for my foot. So, by the middle of November I should be up to three runs a week with 4km again. And then I can slowly start to extend the long run on the weekends. However, the good news is that I got fitted for new inserts today and it turns out that my PT really helped in lifting my arches again, so I no longer have horribly flat feet. But I still have issues...

I also have a question for you all:

In November I am going to fly to Florida and on those transatlantic flights they still feed you. Nothing exciting, but ok. And a friend who is a vegetarian recently reminded me that you can order special meals. I looked into these and found two alternatives that sounded interesting.

One is a "fruit meal". I googled that and it seems that you are mainly just getting a large plate of food. I don't think that this will be a substantial enough lunch for me, but I could always just pack a healthy sandwich or so to eat with the fruit. And somehow a whole bunch of fresh fruit just sounds far more appealing than the normal pasta dish with tiny salad, a piece of cheese and a tiny piece of cake. Especially on such a long flight (10.5 hours) the fresh fruit does sound very good. And if I brin my own lunch, I am free to eat it whenever I am hungry, not whenever they choose to feed me.

The other is called "reduction diet". It is described as "Calorie-reduced meals, rich on dietary fibre, low on fat and carbohydrates". I read one description of it that I found online and it sounded like a nice healthy meal. However, I have to confess that I am a bit picky and not sure if I would like everything that could be served. Most likely it would be some plain chicken with veggies and brown rice or something like that. No cake, but fruit for dessert. The advantage is that I would not need to bring anything. On the other hand, I might not like what I get and then I would still be hungry.

So, what is the general opinion around here? Which of the two meals should I order?
 
October 22 & 23 - Question for the Weekend

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Man, these are some groovy dancing cats!


Do you enjoy dancing like these swingin' cats?
How do you get active? What sports or activities do you find most enjoyable?

I know we have a fair few runners on here for whom that's the major activity. What do you love most about it or any other thing you do to keep yourself active?

Bonus: What are you doing this weekend to keep up your activity up?

I do love to dance. When the kids were little we would have dance parties in the living room all the time. I don't do many activities to stay active. Part of why I am in the spot I am in. I love to play soccer & horse back riding. I don't have a horse I can ride any more and lessons are just too expensive. I would love to get back into soccer but most places don't have an adult league around us, plus I don't have much time to be able to play. Maybe one day again.

This weekend was a busy one. Friday I got my hair done so that took up my afternoon. Saturday we had my daughters last vision therapy class. Then we cleaned the house. That was the daddy daughter dance I did 2 other girls hair and then my daughters. After my husband and daughter left I took my son to game stop. He had way too many gift cards. He bought 3 games for the X-box and a pack of Pokemon cards and still has gift cards left. After that we went to a Burger place to have dinner. It is my son's favorite. Thankfully my headache got a little bit better and we were able to eat their. I think it was a migraine because I was getting sick to my stomach. After that we went home so he could play his games. Sunday was a boring day. We watched football all day and I worked for about 3 hours. I am finally done reading the 73 scholarship essays that took me a week to read.

Today is the only day this week we do not have anything going on. My son's conferences are tomorrow along with my daughters dance class, Wednesday the kids have PSR and Thursday my daughter has her last vision check and my son has karate. I am hoping that the weather holds off here until over night. I would like to get out and walk tonight since it doesn't look like I will have a lot of time this week to get all my steps in.

I forgot to weigh myself this morning again. I will give my percentage tomorrow. I am not too optimistic though. I ate a lot of junk the end of last week.
 
A belated Happy Birthday to @dsnyfn1022!! Hope you had a great weekend!

And happy Monday to everyone else! Looks like we started winter hibernation early and no one posted here on Sunday! :scared1:

I was horribly busy finishing a photo book for my DBF yesterday. I had a coupon for 12% off from the company I use and it was only valid until midnight yesterday, so a lot of time was spent on the computer... Those photobooks are lovely keepsakes. But they are so much work!

However, I did go for my run. Wonderful weather, sunny 55 degrees. So great for running. I ran 4.5km, so half a kilometer more than my other runs so far and the foot was fine. I made a program for myself for very slowly extending distance. I have decided to go purely by distance, not time as that will increase the number of steps I do and I figure every step is stress for my foot. So, by the middle of November I should be up to three runs a week with 4km again. And then I can slowly start to extend the long run on the weekends. However, the good news is that I got fitted for new inserts today and it turns out that my PT really helped in lifting my arches again, so I no longer have horribly flat feet. But I still have issues...

I also have a question for you all:

In November I am going to fly to Florida and on those transatlantic flights they still feed you. Nothing exciting, but ok. And a friend who is a vegetarian recently reminded me that you can order special meals. I looked into these and found two alternatives that sounded interesting.

One is a "fruit meal". I googled that and it seems that you are mainly just getting a large plate of food. I don't think that this will be a substantial enough lunch for me, but I could always just pack a healthy sandwich or so to eat with the fruit. And somehow a whole bunch of fresh fruit just sounds far more appealing than the normal pasta dish with tiny salad, a piece of cheese and a tiny piece of cake. Especially on such a long flight (10.5 hours) the fresh fruit does sound very good. And if I brin my own lunch, I am free to eat it whenever I am hungry, not whenever they choose to feed me.

The other is called "reduction diet". It is described as "Calorie-reduced meals, rich on dietary fibre, low on fat and carbohydrates". I read one description of it that I found online and it sounded like a nice healthy meal. However, I have to confess that I am a bit picky and not sure if I would like everything that could be served. Most likely it would be some plain chicken with veggies and brown rice or something like that. No cake, but fruit for dessert. The advantage is that I would not need to bring anything. On the other hand, I might not like what I get and then I would still be hungry.

So, what is the general opinion around here? Which of the two meals should I order?

I am a picky eater and one that can't eat certain foods because they make me sick. I would go with the safe route. I would get the fruit and bring my own lunch so I know I would have something I like. That is a long flight to be hungry. If you go with the chicken meal I would still bring my own lunch just in case. If I didn't eat then that is fine. I would rather have it and not eat it then to not have it and be hungry.
 


Happy Monday All!

I will be back in a few to post the question and weekly checkins! I wasn't too active this weekend on here or in general. I feel like I was super busy but nothing really got accomplished.... Yeesh! Saturday, DH and I went to Miami thinking we were going to be driving back his friends old car for him after purchasing a new one. But the car deal fell through after we were already down there. Kinda wasted the day, but the friend is from El Salvador and took us to an authentic Salvadoran restaurant that we wouldn't have known about, let alone could have known what we were ordering without speaking Spanish. LOL So that was a wonderful consolation. I did go way off plan, but ended up eating only a third of what came out. It was delicious and worth the calories. So surprised that it didn't derail my progress-- I'm at 90%. Woohoo!

And a BIG Happy Belated Birthday to @dsnyfn1022 !!!!

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Hope it was magical!!!!
 
Question of the Day - October 24

This scene always makes me laugh.

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After seeing Roquefort chasing the alley cats, the Parisian man pours out his wine!

This scene along with a few others nod to the cultural cuisine and beverages of France.

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Sorry, Waldo-- anything prepared a la Provencale with garlic and olive oil sounds delicious to me!


All of us are from such diverse backgrounds, which means our food comes from diverse backgrounds.

What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?


Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?


And.... If none of this is relevant to your journey, then which cultural cuisine is your favorite?! :-)

 
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I'm going to go ahead and jump in here with my answer to the QOTD-- It's going to be a busy day, but I hope to be back on here later.

Sooooo this is very relevant to me (obviously - I asked it haha!). My mother is a dyed in the wool southerner, and I grew up cooking like that. It's NOT healthy at all. Then I met my husband. And while his family cooks more healthful than mine did, there was still a lot of meat and potatoes and not many vegetables as well as A LOT of take out and ready made meals.

I think there is also a generational disconnect with food. I read an article about this and for the life of me can't find it to quote it properly. But basically it was talking about how us millennials grew up in the prepackaged food craze, and so we are struggling to learn how to cook more so than maybe previous generations did. My solution to this is Blue Apron, and I don't think I'm alone in thinking this really reaches out to our generation!

It's been quite a journey learning how to fuel my body correctly. I have dabbled in other cuisine as well-- my cousin married a Hungarian man, and I loooove learning their food, particularly soups. That was never a staple in my house growing up. Now, they actually have cold winters there, so some of their soups are way too heavy for a Florida girl, but I love learning how to make some of the summer soups.

But I think the crux of my issue stems from family views of food. We are big celebratory eaters and food represents so much tradition in my family. One year, a cookbook of all of our old family recipes was printed and given as a gift to all of us younger generation. So that pretty much sums up how we feel about the tradition surrounding our southern cooking. While I would love to eat that stuff regularly, I am trying to balance this by only eating those foods at Thanksgiving and Christmas. It's important to our family that we cook those traditional foods and that we enjoy them together, but for me, it can only be twice a year.
 
Thank you for the birthday wishes! It was a great weekend. I got two Funko Pop figures. One was an unmasked Kylo Ren and the other was the newly released Darth Vader doing the force choke (I have a soft spot for the bad guys in the SW universe) and a couple of other Disney decorations. I live in an apartment and there's an alcove in my wall that would have been for a tube TV but I call it the "Disney Hole" (which doesn't sound super appropriate LOL) and I just have it filled with all my Disney figurines and decorations. I'm obsessed with Jim Shore stuff. I'll have to take a picture tonight when I add my two figures and post it! So much Disney happiness in a small space. And no, it's definitely not the only place in my apartment that's Disney-fied :)

@Lady Marie my percentage for the month is 45%! Thank you!

What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?

Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?

I have an unhealthy amount of italian heritage so we love our food. Every gathering has food and LOTS of it. Plus my mom is an amazing cook so I love to eat the food. The only blessing is that as I kid I grew up with home cooked meals all week and then on the weekends is when we "splurged" and would go out to eat. Which is probably why I maintain that mentality today of healthy during the week but not the weekend. So I struggle to reinvent my upbringing and culture to better fit my healthy lifestyle.
 
@dsnyfn1022 Happy belated birthday!

I love dancing but I really dont get the chance to do it much anymore. I do love running though. Its my therapy, my cardio, my social outlet and my excuse for going to disneyland more often! DD is going to do the star wars 10k with me in January, it will be her first 10k. So she ran 4 miles with me yesterday so that was pretty fun.

My family is Italian, DH's is Mexican. Food is a huge part of our culture. I learned at a young age how to eat my feelings and I do it well. Its really hard sometimes to not fall into those old habits. Its probably something I'll work on my entire life.

@Lady Marie I totally agree with you! I have no idea how to cook more than a handful of meals honestly. Thank goodness DH grills lots of meats for us and I throw into the mix the handful of meals I know. The crockpot helps too. I just recently discovered blue apron and I LOVE it! We only do it once a month cause it is pricey for us. But I love learning new techniques and getting new ideas. Its like a cooking class for me quite honestly.

Update: I slipped this weekend due to eating out and drinking. I'm down to 25%. It probably wont improve. With my bday and my dads on Wednesday we have more eating out to do it looks like.
 
Do you enjoy dancing like these swingin' cats?
How do you get active? What sports or activities do you find most enjoyable?

I know we have a fair few runners on here for whom that's the major activity. What do you love most about it or any other thing you do to keep yourself active?

Bonus: What are you doing this weekend to keep up your activity up?

I am not a dancer (I don't think I have the rhythm for it) and I don't really enjoy it unless it is with the kids :) I love running because it something I do alone. I just put in my earbuds and go. It also has goals(races) that I work towards that keep me motivated. I don't think I have ever stuck with a exercise or activity like I have with running. This weekend I got two runs in and one was with DH. I was super excited it has been months since we have run together alone.


What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?

Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?


And.... If none of this is relevant to your journey, then which cultural cuisine is your favorite?! :-)

I don't think I have any cultural influences on my food. I came from a house where my mom didn't like to cook so we ate fast food almost every night. I was not an adventurous eater and avoided anything that wasn't deep fried until I was out of high school. Then I slowly started to branch out. I have found that I really like Greek food. But I am determined to change that with my kids. We all eat around the dinner table every night and I am always trying new recipes.

I am checking in this week at 83% I had one day this week I just was not up to getting in all my protein. I was upset the scale wasn't moving but this morning I put on a pair of pants I haven't worn in 5 years! So even though I'm not losing weight it looks like I am losing inches!!
 
Question of the Day - October 24

This scene always makes me laugh.

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After seeing Roquefort chasing the alley cats, the Parisian man pours out his wine!

This scene along with a few others nod to the cultural cuisine and beverages of France.

sddefault.jpg


Sorry, Waldo-- anything prepared a la Provencale with garlic and olive oil sounds delicious to me!


All of us are from such diverse backgrounds, which means our food comes from diverse backgrounds.

What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?


Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?


And.... If none of this is relevant to your journey, then which cultural cuisine is your favorite?! :-)


On my mom's side my grandpa is a second generation American. My great-grandparents came to America as kids/teenagers. My grandma is Hungarian but I think they have been here longer. (she once told me that her family was royalty and had to escape Hungry in the middle of the night. She has Alzheimer's and I am sure this was not a lucid moment). My mom also grew up on a farm where they ate the food from there land. My grandma really did not cook Hungarian food but she cooked pasta. I have a recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce that has been passed down. They also had a lot of things like meatloaf. So more of a meat and potato family.

On my dads side they are from West Virginia. They grew up in Montcoal a small coal mining city that is no longer there. Cooking was never a huge thing over their. For Christmas my grandma has a deli tray or buys food from some where. The only tradition on this side is the bacon gravy. I love it. It is made from the grease from bacon. She would make it for me every time I stayed the night. I am one of the few if not the only one that can make it. I don't make it often though. Maybe twice a year.

My husbands side is part polish and the other side is also from West Virginia. They are from the Gully River area. On the polish side they eat a lot of smoked kielbasa in sauerkraut. It is gross and smells gross. They usually have something else for me. The other it seems to homemade potato salad, macaroni salad and cole slaw. I love the potato and macaroni salad but they are made with egg and I feel sick eating it so I have been staying away from it.

A big difference between our families is flavor. My family cooks very bland and my husbands does not. I have learned to eat foods with some flavor other then garlic, salt and pepper. My husband has gotten me a little bit out of my comfort zone with food. I used to think mild salsa was too hot now I like mild to hot salsa. We have been trying to find some new recipes that we can cook that are health.

As for the traditions, they are changing. Ever since my mom has been diagnosised with Celiacs there a few things she can't have. I have tried a lot of her food and it is good but really expensive. Dinner is usually something she can have. At Thanksgiving we I will made the stuffing since she can't. For my husbands side I have been cooking lately. Turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas and Pork on New years. Easter is Ham.
 
Checking in at 75% of goal.

I am back from Canada and loved Vancouver. Such a beautiful and friendly city that was amazing to run through. Managed to not only PR on the 10K with a 1:18:30 time, but also took six minutes off my half marathon PR with 2:53:14. :banana:


I'll check in more today. Have a meeting with the boss after lunch and I'm not thrilled - would really love to find a new job already!
 
Good Monday to you all! I didn't realize how much NOT having a laptop to use would impact my DIS time! (Not sure if I mentioned that DD's laptop crashed so she is using mine for the time being..... so I have to use the family desktop if I want DIS time.)

The bridal shower Saturday was lovely.... very small, but lovely. Food was excellent and there were enough healthy choices to make it a pretty good day. I did indulge in one blueberry scone (it was small) along with fruit, vegetable soup, salad, and a wedge of smoked gouda. DD and I shared a slice of party cake for dessert. My Dad's party yesterday was a bit tougher because the treats were there in front of me for hours! I had a small pumpkin pecan bar (maybe 1" x 1") and a small slice of birthday cake (single layer cake with frosting, maybe a 2" x 2" slice), and a half a slice of pumpkin bread..... and then fruit and popcorn for dinner :rolleyes:. Not a great day, not a terrible day.

I ended up staying overnight with DD last night and made my slow poky way home early today (stopped at a few shops along the way). Now I'm prepping for my busy work week ahead. Being away from home for 4 nights is a bit unusual and now I need to get back into the swing of things and start thinking about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a New Year's Eve wedding out of state! Yikes!

So excited to see that a small core group of you are STILL making great progress! WOOHOO to you all!!

I'll be back soon to chat!............P
 
What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?

Direct family cultural influences have long gone from our family having been here for many many generations now. However, as Australia like the US has people from many countries that now call it home the cultural influences from their home countries become part of our diet especially when eating out. And you probably won't be surprised if I say that the US takeout culture certainly found its way into the Australian diet we have many McDonalds, KFC's and Hungry Jacks (rebranded but owned by Burger King) and Pizza Huts around. When I was little we mostly ate at home and had takeout from the local fish and chip shop on a Friday night or Chinese takeout. This extended to special occasions at Pizza Hut - back then they only had 2 topping options Hawaiian and Ground Beef. McDonalds was a very rare and special treat along with KFC. However, further into my teen years these became a more frequent option for us and many other families. A couple of things that I think are Aussie culture are meat pies and weekend BBQs.

Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

I make homemade burgers sometimes - but apart from that I don't really reinvent anything much - just draw from lots of different cuisines to cook at home in an effort to heat healthier. Over the years BBQs have moved from very sausage/steak to chicken but still a sausage or 2 and healthier side options.

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?

Birthdays tend to be eat out or get favourite takeout options in our family to celebrate and always with cake - usually chocolate mud cake.

And.... If none of this is relevant to your journey, then which cultural cuisine is your favorite?! :-)

Currently we are eating a lot of Mexican food - but one of my long time favourites is Chinese - although it is harder to get more tradition 'Chinese' takeout here these days it has moved to many more Thai takeout restaurants.

Oh I almost forgot a cultural food that has gotten some attention lately - our FAIRY BREAD - apparently it received some recent attention in the press from a US writer - but I must say they were completely wrong in their impression of it and when we eat it! Ok if you haven't seen the article our Fairy Bread is a childhood party food - we use white bread, margarine or butter, and then sprinkle the slice with hundreds and thousands. So you get a colourful, sugary treat. Now the writer of the article advised making your own butter - we definitely don't do that lol - and that we eat it for breakfast! again definitely not. LOL.

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I have fallen into stress/comfort eating the last few days - I have to go for some medical tests today - hoping that it all just part of a woman ageing but as we know we have to get these changes investigated in case its something else ..... so of course with my anxiety - I am struggling a little at the moment.
 
What sorts of cultural influences spill over into your diet?

Have you had to change things up or reinvent the culture of your cuisine to reflect your journey to a healthier you?

Is food a big part of your family's culture? If so, how do you navigate keeping a balance of family food traditions with a healthy outlook on food?


And.... If none of this is relevant to your journey, then which cultural cuisine is your favorite?! :-)

Well, being German I am heavily influenced by the German influence in my diet. The way you recognise it the most is that we are a bread eating people. Here bread very much is the main event. However, rarely is it served as a side dish with a warm meal. I love bread and I love the variety that you can get here.

One thing I have cut down a lot though is all kind of sausages. I love them, but there is just so much fat in them. It is not even the processed meat factor as I have a very good local butcher who I trust that nothing unsavoury goes into them. So, I do get them as a treat now and then and I have learned to use moderation as well as to make wise choices.

My family loves food. However, while most of us love large portions, we are very much a quality over quantity family. That really helps with limiting social eating. And everyone in my family loves veggies. My parents might use more butter/oil with them than I would, but those are the compromises you have to do. I also find it easier to splurge on a family holiday meal if I know that I will really love the food. And I usually do with my family.

I think there is also a generational disconnect with food. I read an article about this and for the life of me can't find it to quote it properly. But basically it was talking about how us millennials grew up in the prepackaged food craze, and so we are struggling to learn how to cook more so than maybe previous generations did. My solution to this is Blue Apron, and I don't think I'm alone in thinking this really reaches out to our generation!

Being a generation X member I had to laugh at the idea that it is typical millennial that you would use an internet based mail order company to learn how to cook. ;) I have to say a good (!!) cook book should do the trick as well. :goodvibes

I am checking in this week at 83% I had one day this week I just was not up to getting in all my protein. I was upset the scale wasn't moving but this morning I put on a pair of pants I haven't worn in 5 years! So even though I'm not losing weight it looks like I am losing inches!!

Congratulations on fitting into old clothes again! It is always an amazing feeling!

A big difference between our families is flavor. My family cooks very bland and my husbands does not. I have learned to eat foods with some flavor other then garlic, salt and pepper. My husband has gotten me a little bit out of my comfort zone with food. I used to think mild salsa was too hot now I like mild to hot salsa. We have been trying to find some new recipes that we can cook that are health.

If you want to experiment with flavour, it does not always have to be spicy. Just start adding a few more herbs and such and you wil be surprised what a difference that can make!

I am back from Canada and loved Vancouver. Such a beautiful and friendly city that was amazing to run through. Managed to not only PR on the 10K with a 1:18:30 time, but also took six minutes off my half marathon PR with 2:53:14. :banana:

Fantastic!! Well done! And I am happy that your view of Canada has improved now!

I'll check in more today. Have a meeting with the boss after lunch and I'm not thrilled - would really love to find a new job already!

Hope it was not too bad...

Good Monday to you all! I didn't realize how much NOT having a laptop to use would impact my DIS time! (Not sure if I mentioned that DD's laptop crashed so she is using mine for the time being..... so I have to use the family desktop if I want DIS time.)

We miss you!! :sad: (Only kidding with that smiley, but we do miss you! :goodvibes)

I have fallen into stress/comfort eating the last few days - I have to go for some medical tests today - hoping that it all just part of a woman ageing but as we know we have to get these changes investigated in case its something else ..... so of course with my anxiety - I am struggling a little at the moment.

:hug: Hope all is well!
 
The only blessing is that as I kid I grew up with home cooked meals all week and then on the weekends is when we "splurged" and would go out to eat. Which is probably why I maintain that mentality today of healthy during the week but not the weekend.

That's a good way to keep balance as long as the weekends aren't too crazy!

The crockpot helps too.

Oh yes! I always forget about the crockpot! I should pull that our and wipe off all the dust haha!

I have found that I really like Greek food. But I am determined to change that with my kids. We all eat around the dinner table every night and I am always trying new recipes.

Greek food-- yum!!!! And good on you for branching out and trying new things!

My grandma is Hungarian but I think they have been here longer. (she once told me that her family was royalty and had to escape Hungry in the middle of the night.

More Hungarian! As long as they aren't descended from the blood Countess Erzsebet! :eek: LOL

My mom also grew up on a farm where they ate the food from there land. My grandma really did not cook Hungarian food but she cooked pasta.

Was the pasta the spatzel-like Nokedli? That's my all time FAVE! Sooooo carby but delicious!

Being away from home for 4 nights is a bit unusual and now I need to get back into the swing of things and start thinking about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a New Year's Eve wedding out of state! Yikes!

Glad you popped in to say hi! :-) And Ahhhh! The holidays are rushing in at full speed now aren't they?! I hadn't really processed it til you said that


Oh I almost forgot a cultural food that has gotten some attention lately - our FAIRY BREAD - apparently it received some recent attention in the press from a US writer - but I must say they were completely wrong in their impression of it and when we eat it! Ok if you haven't seen the article our Fairy Bread is a childhood party food - we use white bread, margarine or butter, and then sprinkle the slice with hundreds and thousands. So you get a colourful, sugary treat. Now the writer of the article advised making your own butter - we definitely don't do that lol - and that we eat it for breakfast! again definitely not. LOL.

I saw that article yesterday! I didn't read it, but saw the pictures. I had no idea it was an Australian treat. I'm not sure if I would like it, but it does look cute!

Being a generation X member I had to laugh at the idea that it is typical millennial that you would use an internet based mail order company to learn how to cook. ;) I have to say a good (!!) cook book should do the trick as well. :goodvibes

:rotfl2: Yep-- what can I say?
 
Good morning friends! Big surprise that I did NOT get called to work at school today, so I've been doing some laundry, catching up on some email, and of course, "wasting" some time on Pinterest! But I do have my WW meeting tonight, so after lunch I will need to shower and get myself presentable. I've got some great Northern white beans cooking and plan to make a ham and white bean soup for later this week. As much as I hate the colder weather, I love an excuse to keep making soups!

I'm on the family desktop which is in the "family" office, but since DH works at home it is primarily his office....and he is on a conference call and I type loudly and I can hear him making some big "sighing" sounds because I am typing too loud..... so I will dash away for now! TTYL.............P
 

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