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Jim's Cafe - Monday - August 19, 2024
- Thread starter Angie
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@Lisa the Goatgirl @Baywasp @JMG @Acy @MisterBGone
@snails @Road to Nowhere @AvidFan @Aurelia @Auri
just a few to get us started, help me tag!
ALL are welcome if tagged or no
@snails @Road to Nowhere @AvidFan @Aurelia @Auri
just a few to get us started, help me tag!
ALL are welcome if tagged or no
Hey @Angie, another good set of questions. Thanks for opening and for tagging me. 
I have two for that. For more everyday meals, i'd go with spaghetti carbonara. It's arguably my favourite meal overall, and it's very simple to throw together. Some pasta, eggs, cheese, and bacon, and about 20 minutes to cook it all up.
But for special occasions, i love to make these chocolate and vanilla desserts. It's an absolute pain that leaves a bunch of washing to do, but it's worth it, cos i do it properly. I take my time, ensure every step is performed to perfection, work with high quality ingredients, and use real vanilla pods too. And the end product is sinfully delicious. Rich and creamy, and with a beautifully smooth texture. The kind of food you wouldn't even be physically able to eat more than a standard serving of. Trust me, i've seen people try and fail.
A boring answer, but probably cornflakes. I used to prefer more sugary cereal, but i'm at that age now where i can feel it messing with my stomach if i start my day on that, i can't digest sugar as easily as i used to. (I know, i know, i talk like i'm a thousand
.)
On occasion, i've been known to treat myself to a chocolate twist from the bakery section in Tesco. There's something i find oddly refreshing and humanising about taking a break from rushing around, to stop, sit down, and enjoy a nice pastry.
I have two for that. For more everyday meals, i'd go with spaghetti carbonara. It's arguably my favourite meal overall, and it's very simple to throw together. Some pasta, eggs, cheese, and bacon, and about 20 minutes to cook it all up.
But for special occasions, i love to make these chocolate and vanilla desserts. It's an absolute pain that leaves a bunch of washing to do, but it's worth it, cos i do it properly. I take my time, ensure every step is performed to perfection, work with high quality ingredients, and use real vanilla pods too. And the end product is sinfully delicious. Rich and creamy, and with a beautifully smooth texture. The kind of food you wouldn't even be physically able to eat more than a standard serving of. Trust me, i've seen people try and fail.
A boring answer, but probably cornflakes. I used to prefer more sugary cereal, but i'm at that age now where i can feel it messing with my stomach if i start my day on that, i can't digest sugar as easily as i used to. (I know, i know, i talk like i'm a thousand
.)On occasion, i've been known to treat myself to a chocolate twist from the bakery section in Tesco. There's something i find oddly refreshing and humanising about taking a break from rushing around, to stop, sit down, and enjoy a nice pastry.
oh! I forgot to answer my own questions lol
❖ What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
I've been making lots of salads that are a meal lately (as these are diet friendly). Current favorite is a chicken, strawberry spinach salad.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
I had to give up cereal cuz it pushes my blood sugar too high. Lately I've been making my own version of McDonald's EggMcmuffin for breakfast.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
right now, its peaches although can't forget coffee and creamer lol
❖ What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
I've been making lots of salads that are a meal lately (as these are diet friendly). Current favorite is a chicken, strawberry spinach salad.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
I had to give up cereal cuz it pushes my blood sugar too high. Lately I've been making my own version of McDonald's EggMcmuffin for breakfast.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
right now, its peaches although can't forget coffee and creamer lol
hi Café, thank you for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl . 
@Angie this is a nice set of questions. I love food.
I'm incredibly grateful for this SF community. It's become my 3rd place, especially since selling my house, and my life is so different than it used to be but I'm trying to embrace what it is.
• what is your favorite meal to cook, and why? Probably oven-fried chicken with butternut mash, radichio and rocket sald, and a simple honey mustard dressing. I make a fantastic apple-crumb pie. But i don't do dessert often anymore.
• What's your favorite breakfast cereal? I rarely eat cereal for breakfast, but cornflakes would be my favorite with. Usual breakfast meal lately is 1/2 a small avocado, 1 or 2 eggs, a gluten free buckwheat pancake, and a small pot of black tea. I think going almost completely off gluten has been helping me. Could be less blood sugar up and downs.
• Favourite grocery item shopped locally? Hmmm. I just moved but it was blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Although, just this Saturday I had what may have been the best flat white coffee I've ever had.
Hugs to anyone who needs or wants them.
@Angie this is a nice set of questions. I love food.I'm incredibly grateful for this SF community. It's become my 3rd place, especially since selling my house, and my life is so different than it used to be but I'm trying to embrace what it is.
• what is your favorite meal to cook, and why? Probably oven-fried chicken with butternut mash, radichio and rocket sald, and a simple honey mustard dressing. I make a fantastic apple-crumb pie. But i don't do dessert often anymore.
• What's your favorite breakfast cereal? I rarely eat cereal for breakfast, but cornflakes would be my favorite with. Usual breakfast meal lately is 1/2 a small avocado, 1 or 2 eggs, a gluten free buckwheat pancake, and a small pot of black tea. I think going almost completely off gluten has been helping me. Could be less blood sugar up and downs.
• Favourite grocery item shopped locally? Hmmm. I just moved but it was blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
Although, just this Saturday I had what may have been the best flat white coffee I've ever had.
Hugs to anyone who needs or wants them.
yipeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. one of those rare dayssss when little old meeees shows up on the DAY! and on TIME! hey @Angie lookseeeeeeeeees it's me on timeseeeeeeeeeeees!!!!! for café fun. and I loveseeeeeeees food toooooo So I'm READY to gobble up some questionseeeees. thankeeeeeethankeeeees. already love this Café. ... and Lisa, thankeeeeee for taggeeeeee. (@Lisa the Goatgirl ) now, let me orient myself and to workseeeeees on these Qs. 👩🦳
❖ What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
French Toast is quick and easy to make and is one of my favorite meals.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
I don't eat cereal often for breakfast, but Lucky Charms is my favorite.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
Roast Beef for sandwiches and Lay's sour cream and onion chips.
French Toast is quick and easy to make and is one of my favorite meals.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
I don't eat cereal often for breakfast, but Lucky Charms is my favorite.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
Roast Beef for sandwiches and Lay's sour cream and onion chips.
❖ What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
fav 2 cook.... brekky... lunch... dins... hmmmmmseeeeeees
I love making waffles and bacon. tall glass of fresh SQUEEZE OJ. Steaming Hot coffee and secretly let's toss in (gently) a couple sunny side upseeeeees. maybeeess some home fries or hash browns and some favfav music and a big picture window. yeah, I'd say this is my FAV.
brekky fav cereal?
uh oh.... I got 4 tied for #1. I Will list in No Partickeeeee Order.
Hot oat meal cooked so the oats are not gooey sticky but kinda firm.
Post Grape Nuts in Fresh ice cold soy milk.
Hot Hot Wheatena with a load of melty butter and extra milk poured on.
and Shreaded Wheat! straight Shreaded wheat. not that sugary frosty stuff. and with ice cold milk or steaming hot milk. moos of course.
In my neighborhood.... well you know that's another planet and I thinkeeeees no one here actually wants to know what.... so let's localize to planet earth....
well it's gotta be pomegranates. yup. that's it.
well, short and sweet.
now let's migrate over to my fav window. it's still early enough for brekky so let's indulge. and sky's sunny as I see it. hoping it is for everyone.
hey we'll be back sooonzeeeeeeees
👩🦳
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
fav 2 cook.... brekky... lunch... dins... hmmmmmseeeeeees
I love making waffles and bacon. tall glass of fresh SQUEEZE OJ. Steaming Hot coffee and secretly let's toss in (gently) a couple sunny side upseeeeees. maybeeess some home fries or hash browns and some favfav music and a big picture window. yeah, I'd say this is my FAV.
brekky fav cereal?
uh oh.... I got 4 tied for #1. I Will list in No Partickeeeee Order.
Hot oat meal cooked so the oats are not gooey sticky but kinda firm.
Post Grape Nuts in Fresh ice cold soy milk.
Hot Hot Wheatena with a load of melty butter and extra milk poured on.
and Shreaded Wheat! straight Shreaded wheat. not that sugary frosty stuff. and with ice cold milk or steaming hot milk. moos of course.
In my neighborhood.... well you know that's another planet and I thinkeeeees no one here actually wants to know what.... so let's localize to planet earth....
well it's gotta be pomegranates. yup. that's it.
well, short and sweet.
now let's migrate over to my fav window. it's still early enough for brekky so let's indulge. and sky's sunny as I see it. hoping it is for everyone.
hey we'll be back sooonzeeeeeeees
👩🦳
Good morning everyone
Thanks for the cafe @Angie
Thanks for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
I like using my crockpot, so I like simple foods. I think my favorite is lentils, cooked in broth, with smoked sausage, garlic, bell pepper, celery and lots of onions. I also use the crockpot for chili and chicken casserole
When I eat cereal, I like frosted shredded wheat, or something sugary for cold cereal.
For hot cereal, I like Malt O Meal, grits or oatmeal, sweetened with molasses or honey
I always buy bananas, but also almost any type of fresh fruit
I hope everyone has a good day
peace
Thanks for the cafe @Angie
Thanks for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
I like using my crockpot, so I like simple foods. I think my favorite is lentils, cooked in broth, with smoked sausage, garlic, bell pepper, celery and lots of onions. I also use the crockpot for chili and chicken casserole
When I eat cereal, I like frosted shredded wheat, or something sugary for cold cereal.
For hot cereal, I like Malt O Meal, grits or oatmeal, sweetened with molasses or honey
I always buy bananas, but also almost any type of fresh fruit
I hope everyone has a good day
peace
My favorite breakfast is anything fresh simple and organic if possible, smoothies usually. But I just bought a challah so French toast it is at some point. When young breakfast was smoked white fish or lox eggs and onions or homemade blintzes with sour cream and strawberries or my mother's homemade gefilte fish in the spring.
No cerealsl.
I know Angie, the peaches and nectarines yesterday were on sale for 99 cents a pound. I bought a bunch!. Some peach blueberry muffins sound good for the girls at the office🍑
No cerealsl.
I know Angie, the peaches and nectarines yesterday were on sale for 99 cents a pound. I bought a bunch!. Some peach blueberry muffins sound good for the girls at the office🍑
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Thanks for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
❖ What is your favorite meal to cook and why?
Anything wholesome; usually one-pot meals.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
Weetabix.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
Any luxury item.
Thanks for opening the cafe, @Angie , and for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
Anything wholesome; usually one-pot meals.
❖ What’s your favorite breakfast cereal?
Weetabix.
❖ Favorite grocery item while shopping locally?
Any luxury item.
Thanks for opening the cafe, @Angie , and for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
Thank you for opening today @Angie... and Thank you for the tag @Lisa the Goatgirl
i don't have a favorite meal, however i love baking and making fudge. i enjoy giving all these away to others.
Golden Grahams and Corn Pops. Don't eat them anymore, or any breakfast foods per say... however they are still my fave.
Seasonal veg... Right now it's corn (haven't bought any yet). i live in a farming community, so many veg are fresh off the farm fields... like a farmer's market... yet not as pricy in the stores.
i don't have a favorite meal, however i love baking and making fudge. i enjoy giving all these away to others.
Golden Grahams and Corn Pops. Don't eat them anymore, or any breakfast foods per say... however they are still my fave.
Seasonal veg... Right now it's corn (haven't bought any yet). i live in a farming community, so many veg are fresh off the farm fields... like a farmer's market... yet not as pricy in the stores.
Tysm for opening a cafe for today too Angie, and for tagging me Yay more q’s, here’s my answers:
1. Fave meal to cook - Well, I don’t usually do much cooking, the person I live with usually cooks and then I do the clean up/dishes. If I did cook then it would probably not be a very “healthy” kind of thing lol, I love lasagna a lot (and how satisfying it is!) so maybe that. I should try making it sometime, then at least I’d be able to say I’ve “made it before” lol :p
2. Fave breakfast cereal - Kind of a tie between Froot Loops and most kinds of granola. Can’t really eat those ones anymore, but the one I eat every day I love a lot too (Honey Nut Chex).
3. Fave grocery item - Well this isn’t something I buy often (cos of price and also cos of how unhealthy they are, lol) - spring rolls. Ya the local grocery store has this brand that is just for its store and the spring rolls they make are as good as any Chinese restaurant I ever got them from, I love them. It is probably a very good thing I’m so poor or I’d probably end up buying them way too much lol :p
Yay more q’s, here’s my answers:1. Fave meal to cook - Well, I don’t usually do much cooking, the person I live with usually cooks and then I do the clean up/dishes. If I did cook then it would probably not be a very “healthy” kind of thing lol, I love lasagna a lot (and how satisfying it is!) so maybe that. I should try making it sometime, then at least I’d be able to say I’ve “made it before” lol :p
2. Fave breakfast cereal - Kind of a tie between Froot Loops and most kinds of granola. Can’t really eat those ones anymore, but the one I eat every day I love a lot too (Honey Nut Chex).
3. Fave grocery item - Well this isn’t something I buy often (cos of price and also cos of how unhealthy they are, lol) - spring rolls. Ya the local grocery store has this brand that is just for its store and the spring rolls they make are as good as any Chinese restaurant I ever got them from, I love them. It is probably a very good thing I’m so poor or I’d probably end up buying them way too much lol :p