Favorite Food Swaps?

[chachi]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Today I made enchiladas verde with black beans, corn, shredded sweet potatoes and tomatillos in place of the meat and topped with a tiny bit of mozzarella ! Delicious!!!

Um sounds delicious!

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by chachi

Um sounds delicious!

Even my veggie hating son ate 2 helpings

Afterwards he said I liked those chicken enchiladas! Ummm,- there wasn't a lick of chicken in there

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Hahahaha was it good?!?!

OMG I posted it here?! No wonder I didn't find it on out text thread! GD now everyone knows!

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Even my veggie hating son ate 2 helpings

Afterwards he said I liked those chicken enchiladas! Ummm,- there wasn't a lick of chicken in there

It was all veggie, with a super helping of mushrooms! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Why do all son's hate veggies? My mom still has a hell of a time getting my lil bro (32 yrs old!) to eat veggies!!

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

OMG I posted it here?! No wonder I didn't find it on out text thread! GD now everyone knows!

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

It was all veggie, with a super helping of mushrooms! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Why do all son's hate veggies? My mom still has a hell of a time getting my lil bro (32 yrs old!) to eat veggies!!

Alex says he has eaten more veggies in last 3 months than in his lifetime combined~ if he only knew

He has also lost 15 pounds since moving home

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Alex says he has eaten more veggies in last 3 months than in his lifetime combined~ if he only knew

He has also lost 15 pounds since moving home

If only it was that easy for US to lose 15 lbs!

[chachi]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

If only it was that easy for US to lose 15 lbs!

No kidding it is so much harder for a woman to lose weight than a man

[sugarmamma]

Priscilla (or anyone else) tell me what you do with spaghetti squash.

I bake and use as pasta with a red sauce or a pesto sauce or serve with butter and garlic.....

sometimes fry up into "potato cakes" but I'm looking for new ideas

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Priscilla (or anyone else) tell me what you do with spaghetti squash.

I bake and use as pasta with a red sauce or a pesto sauce or serve with butter and garlic.....

sometimes fry up into "potato cakes" but I'm looking for new ideas

Sorry, that is exactly what I do, use it for pasta. Never tried. It as potato cakes tho, sounds yummy!

[DBlain]

I have to hang out in this section more, you guys have awesome ideas

I also use sp. squash, I used to bake mine but my friend told me I can save a ton of time and not heat up the house by steaming it whole in the microwave, I just poke a few holes in the skin and it cooks up great. The skin also softens up so it makes it much easier to cut open

I forgot about mashed cauliflower I love that.

For pretty much everything other than a hamburger which we seldom eat I use ground chicken or turkey. I love lettuce wraps and you can buy the dry seasoning in packets at the grocery store, tastes just like the ones at PF Changs. I make it with ground chicken or turkey and mushrooms but have been now adding a bag of broccoli slaw. I stir fry the slaw first and then add it to the ground turkey when that is almost cooked then through the seasoning in. I am now at about 6o% slaw to 40% turkey and you can never tell that it is so full of the veggies. I was adding spinach to the regatta mix when I make my husband his lasagna but he started complaining so now I throw the slaw into the meat and so far he does not know, but I have to make sure not to overdo it, his idea of veggies is frozen peas which is not the best choice you can make in greens.
Have any of you read the book that Jerry Seinfeld's wife wrote on all the substitutions she does, she had a name for them, perhaps it was puree's she had it where she added things like the spinach puree to brownies and so forth, I always thought that was an intriguing idea especially for those with kids

LOL does anyone else have the problem on here with the percent signs I typed in 60% slaw above but it turns it into something weird

[sugarmamma]

My DS swears he doesn't like mushrooms

I grind dried mushrooms in my coffee/spice grinder and voila!! We have mushroom powder that I add to everything

[DBlain]

I will have to try grinding the mushrooms up,

LOL last night I tried to sneak two teaspoons of mashed cauliflower into my husband's HUGE plate of mash potatoes but he could tell and boy was he pissed, of course I denied it but he was adamant on how much I ruined them LOL he was so mad I swear I had to continue the lie, I told him all I did was use the same spoon to stir both dishes with. He wound up throwing it all out, I guess I will not be trying that again anytime soon

[capt_noonie]

Originally Posted by DBlain

I will have to try grinding the mushrooms up,

LOL last night I tried to sneak two teaspoons of mashed cauliflower into my husband's HUGE plate of mash potatoes but he could tell and boy was he pissed, of course I denied it but he was adamant on how much I ruined them LOL he was so mad I swear I had to continue the lie, I told him all I did was use the same spoon to stir both dishes with. He wound up throwing it all out, I guess I will not be trying that again anytime soon

Wow! Imagine if he was a dog and you were trying to sneak some meds in his food. OMG

[DBlain]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Wow! Imagine if he was a dog and you were trying to sneak some meds in his food. OMG

too funny, he is a PITA with his foods, he tries very little new things and can tell if his stuff has been altered.

[sugarmamma]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

Wow! Imagine if he was a dog and you were trying to sneak some meds in his food. OMG