Eggs

[cjsmith]

Did you know that if you eat two hardboiled eggs for breakfast each day, you'll go through more than a dozen in a week? That seems obvious, but I hadn't done the math until this morning.

Another thing happens, too. I like eggs and I wouldn't have thought I'd easily get tired of eating them, but I'm here to tell you it happens fast.

Comments

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Are apples okay occasionally? I like apple slices with peanut butter on them for breakfast; that'd at least mix it up a bit, even if you can't have them often. Or peanut butter on celery, if apples are a problem.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Apples are on the "in moderation" list, surprisingly enough, except for anything with "Delicious" in the name 'cause they're way sweeter. (Please don't ask me why an apple is okay occasionally but a carrot is right out.) Thank you twice: I've not only been thinking about breakfast, I've been wondering what in the world people put peanut butter on except starches! I have some sugar-free peanut butter and almond butter and I don't know what to DO with them. :-)

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

"Delicious"es are supposed to be sweeter? Huh. I don't like any of 'em because they taste like nothing. (Fuji & Gala are my favorites, unless I'm dipping them in cheese or chocolate or caramel, in which case Granny Smith works better.) I wouldn't have thought there'd be enough variation between varieties to make a nutritional difference like that.

Other things to do with peanut butter:

* There is a groundnut and kale soup in one of the Moosewood books. These guys (http://jugalbandi.info/2008/05/african-kale-pineapple-and-peanut-stew/) have the recipe up and say you can replace the pineapple with bell pepper.

* Mix with soy sauce, a little extra oil, and spices of your choice to make satay dip for chicken or tofu or what-have-you.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That's what the sheet says... I think. Maybe I memorized it backwards! I haven't had apples since the start of this, so I haven't looked it up for a while.

MMMSATAY. I definitely want to learn to make this, without of course the traditional fish sauce base!

[edit, mostly for me: satay1 satay2 satay3 satay4]
Looks like there's a lot of coconut milk, soy sauce, chili pepper, lemon or lime, and of course sugar, which I'll simply omit. Woohoo!