impish
Senior Member
When I was growing up, I ate 'em to please my Mother; my Dad & I were meat & potatoes guys at heart. I was the only kid I knew who LIKED spinach! She made it tasty and appealing, like a garlicky soupy gravy.
Now in my older years, I realize I likely ate way too few veggies during the past decades, so I contrived to make them more like-able.
My one meal yesterday, finished by 10:00PM, was mostly veggies, though 2 Alfresco Chicken Sausages were cut up in it, for the protein. They have no preservatives, colorings, or flavorings. 1/4 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup for sauce, blended in. Still boiling it looked like this:
1 Zuch, 1 C. cut up red and yellow peppers, 1/2 Sweet Onion, 2 sprigs of Cauliflower, 1/2 C. Black Beans my wife pressure-cooked that afternoon, tossed into my trusty ceramic fry pan, sprinkled with No-Salt, pepper, powdered garlic; these were "caramelized' as my wife calls it, fried up in 2 Tblsp. Canola oil, until the Zuch felt a bit soft, then added the cut-up sausage, enough water to allow boiling awhile longer, then the chopped up sausage stirred in, when the veggies feel soft to my wooden "probe", I toss in the Mushroom Soup, stir pretty constantly until consistency seems good, not watery, just a bit of nice sauciness left. The beans impart a nice brown gravy-like texture, as well as taste.
A huge amount of food, the overall calorie count being far less than would be guessed by the volume.
I actually weigh the same as I did in my 20s, a fact I'm happy with, though the weight today is no longer mainly muscle.......
Now in my older years, I realize I likely ate way too few veggies during the past decades, so I contrived to make them more like-able.
My one meal yesterday, finished by 10:00PM, was mostly veggies, though 2 Alfresco Chicken Sausages were cut up in it, for the protein. They have no preservatives, colorings, or flavorings. 1/4 can of Cream of Mushroom Soup for sauce, blended in. Still boiling it looked like this:
1 Zuch, 1 C. cut up red and yellow peppers, 1/2 Sweet Onion, 2 sprigs of Cauliflower, 1/2 C. Black Beans my wife pressure-cooked that afternoon, tossed into my trusty ceramic fry pan, sprinkled with No-Salt, pepper, powdered garlic; these were "caramelized' as my wife calls it, fried up in 2 Tblsp. Canola oil, until the Zuch felt a bit soft, then added the cut-up sausage, enough water to allow boiling awhile longer, then the chopped up sausage stirred in, when the veggies feel soft to my wooden "probe", I toss in the Mushroom Soup, stir pretty constantly until consistency seems good, not watery, just a bit of nice sauciness left. The beans impart a nice brown gravy-like texture, as well as taste.
A huge amount of food, the overall calorie count being far less than would be guessed by the volume.
I actually weigh the same as I did in my 20s, a fact I'm happy with, though the weight today is no longer mainly muscle.......
