Other positive snacky news

[cjsmith]

I spent (mumble) over $60 at Trader Joe's this afternoon. In addition to that $11 tub of sawdust powder and the bag of almond meal, I also got:
- my favorite kind of hummus
- three different bitter dark chocolate bars
- three different kinds of salame
- two kinds of hard cheese
- and a cheese/prosciutto/basil roll.

(Also buffalo burgers, pine nuts, ginger, and spinach -- but those aren't snacks, exactly; those are ingredients or meals.) I think the only thing I skipped was the partridge in the pear tree. Well, and the alcohol, of course. :-(

Rob says if I complain tomorrow about not having anything to eat, he will smack me. I told him that with the massive quantities of food I've been eating lately, I may very well have nothing left tomorrow. :-)

Comments

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

oh, yum, buffalo burgers. Although what I like even better than those are ostrich burgers! They're not cheap though.

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

I wonder if you could adapt a pasta recipe to the almond meal? Pasta doesn't have much by way of ingredients. It might not work for a boiled pasta, but perhaps for baked ones.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Where would one find such a thing? Does TJ's get them sometimes?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Hmm, maybe. It wouldn't hold together as well, but then, it may not have to, really.

Spaghetti squash and shaved strips of zucchini come to mind as possible pasta substitutes. (Both those ideas are stolen from that same Gourmet Nutrition cookbook. Can you tell I'm borrowing a copy for a coupla weeks?) If the whole point of pasta is to bring yummy sauces into your mouth, any of these would be okay.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

They used to, years ago, serve them at Fuddrucker's, which is where I first had them. Apparently the cost of ostrich meat went up though and they decided it wasn't worth serving them. Then, more recently, I found them at Whole Foods.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

*nodnod*. Tied House occasionally has odd meats available, but I think they don't do ostrich.

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

Having to be on a diet does feel better when there's an abundance of good stuff around!

[cyan-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm fond of spaghetti squash with pesto :-)

[moriamerri.livejournal.com]

There is a gadget that people use to make little light strips out of squash and the like. Sorry I'm not thinking of the name of the gadget, but I can find it if needed. It works well for making something vaguely pasta-like -- it is not pasta like in that it is not grain, but the fine strips do have some part of "pasta like" to them.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, that reminds me - La Fondue also has ostrich as part of their "wild thing" plate, which has lots of interesting yummy meats. This all makes me think - that might be someplace you could still eat dinner, maybe? Lots of veggies, meat, and cheese? As long as you didn't do any of the bread cubes or dessert? I dunno, maybe you're not to the point of looking for places to eat out yet. It's also pricey. It was just a thought though...

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I adore La Fondue, although yeah, it's pricey. I need to ask about cheese fondue, as it is held together by starch, and I love making it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

That is SO TRUE!