*flail*

[ara_chan]

All right. So as many of you know, there has been a mythical "diet" in the works for some time now. Hunter and I are determined to make it work this year. To this end, the Saturday gaming *has* to be adjusted to not order six frickin' pizzas for 8 people!! Saturday is the worst for killing the diet effort. So we proposed that we cook food. This was

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[tameiki]

Onigiriiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!! You could put different things on the inside to be a surprise. Um... maybe some bacon? *cringes* :p

Katsubushi is always good. You could also take some canned salmon (drained, add a little soy sauce and mix) to be inserted into onigiri. If anyone has a problem with the nori, you could always leave that off or put toasted seseme seeds on the outside -- or maybe some furikake? ^^

You could also make your own version of obento and make the octopus weiners for them? XD

[ara_chan]

OMG -- I know at least 75% of the crowd would love onigiri. :D And who can say no to octopus weiners?? (I was the envy of all my kids in Nagasaki because I would put hot cakes and potato chips in my bento. You never did see so many wide eyes at lunch and insistent voices saying いいな and ちょうだい.)

[tameiki]

Hot cakes and potato chips. Together in the same bento? XD

With it being you, I'll bet your bento were very creative and full of fun. No wonder the kids were all envious of your lunch. Bet they looked forward to seeing what you brought each day :)

Onigiri is always a good, filling, cheap, delicious alternative to sandwiches.

[ara_chan]

I was a great teacher. Monday-Friday. I was a TERRIBLE PERSON every time they made me come in on Saturday/Sunday. Terrible, I tell you. >D I gave the kids loads of sugar and chips, taught them how to chew gum in class without looking like you were chewing gum, showed the boys how to flip people off properly (they were doing it WRONG, dammit), and I would tell any child any English word they wanted to know. >.> Did you know that children are both sponges and parrots? It's... interesting.

I agree about the onigiri. Om nom nom!! And Ryu-giri is tasty, too. It's filled with chocolate and tasty preserves. But you gotta fill the rice while it's still really hot so the chocolate gets all nummy.

[shh__dont_tell]

I always make stir-fry (chicken, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans + anything else you might like to throw in) with rice. (I use tonkatsu sauce or teriyaki to give it flavor). The guys around here all devour it and it's easy to make.

Spaghetti works too.

I like to add apple to my salad (but not so much with the bacon)

[the_reda]

Remember the meat flavoured cheese?

beef mince, egg, salt, garlic (minced onion optional)and if you have, thyme. mix.

Make a kinda flat dough shape, roll cheese in it, bake in oven.

Done.

[the_reda]

personal favorite: leek, beef, cheese soup

2lbs of leek, slice in rings, wash
2lbs of minced beef
1/2 lbs of cheese (mozarella or similar)
1 teaspoon of curry powder
salt
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon of butter
2cups of milk
1lbs of potato, finely chopped

fry beef and leek in butter, salt, curry powder
add 3 to 4 cups of water
add chopped potatoes

simmer

in another pott heat milk and chopped cheese till it becomes one sauce.

Wait till potatoes are soft, add milk/cheese sauce.

Done.

Good with baguette or beerbread:

2 cups of flour
1 cup of oatmeal
2 teaspoons of baking soda
salt
1 can of beer

mix, add beer last, bake for 45 min at medium.

This tastes like pretzels!

[ara_chan]

OMG. *___* Meat-cheese. You are a genius, btw. You get a dancing Klaus! :D

[dirtyoldlady]

Big meals where you cook a lot, most of it gets eaten, and as long as you're careful on your own portions you're Ok:

Corned beef hash and cheese biscuits
Lasagne and salad
Shepherd's pie
big pot of Chili
ham and macaroni casserole
spaghetti and meatballs
chicken cashew

I also think okonomiyaki is awesome, if you have a group of adventurous eaters. :D

[ara_chan]

I also think okonomiyaki is awesome

I was thinking of omuyaki! You put a Japanese version omelet in with it like a pita wrap around. :D

[lotusmegami]

Have you heard of the Stone Age diet? I'm thinking of trying it, since my current efforts to exercise and cut out junk food have made me feel healthier, but I've lost all of three pounds.

stolen from a wiki:

[ara_chan]

As we are designed to consume hunter-gatherer foods, we should be consuming:

-- Meat --- if you eat less red, more white
-- Eggs --- om nom, very good for you if you don't include a slab of bacon
-- Insects (and larva) --- pass, thanks
-- Seafood (fish and shellfish) --- fish is wonderful for your diet, but being landlocked makes it hard.
-- Root vegetables that can be eaten raw --- raw veggies are your BFF, don't peel them, cause that's where all the good stuff is
-- Fruits --- depends on what your specific goal is: apples take a lot more calories to eat/digest than bananas, which don't
-- Nuts --- high in fat, so keep an eye on what you eat in combination
-- Seeds --- mmm, mufas! also good.
-- Herbs and spices --- I'm not a fan, but some are
-- Vegetables --- lettuce is water in a green leaf. but filling.
-- Honey, maple sugar, date sugar (natural sugars) --- honey is THE SHIT! it's fabulous as a sweetener, and it's an all-natural antibiotic! yup. bee vomit kills bacteria

We are NOT designed to eat:

-- Grains --- keep in mind