On Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 2:37:50 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2016 03:37:02 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 7:37:07 PM UTC-5, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >> Dee-Licious:
> >> http://i64.tinypic.com/9jhcgz.jpg
> >> http://i65.tinypic.com/optu7k.jpg
> >> And don't miss that bodacious PIAZZA pot, no better cookware on planet
> >> Earth.
> >
> >Looks good, but a little too starchy for me.
>
> That's the magic of pot roast, one can help themself to how much
> starch they want, take one potato, half a potato, or none... those are
> small potatoes. I like to use barley as a thickener rather than
> flour, take how much barley you want or none... barley thickens by
> absorbing liquid rather than by dissolving starch.
>
> >I came home from work, had a salad, then sautéed onions and garlic
> >in olive oil, added a splash of sherry, some sliced grape tomatoes
> >that were starting to go soft, and then a little sliced, leftover
> >grilled chicken breast. Salt and pepper to taste.
> >
> >With a piece of multigrain toast on the side, drizzled with a little
> >olive oil and sprinkled with coarse salt.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> Are you dieting?

Sort of, I've lost 60 pounds by reducing my carbs and increasing
my vegetables. I don't think of it as dieting; I just eat differently
than I used to. I'm in this for the long haul, and I want to enjoy
eating.

>A small potato contains a lot less calories than
> olive oil... olive oil takes care of the cholesterol issue but fat is
> fat, a cup of olive oil contains the same number of calories as a cup
> of any other oil.

But I don't use anywhere near a cup. More like a teaspoon or two.

> With a diet salad I'd have done without the fried onions, I'd have
> placed the cold sliced chicken into the salad...

I eat a ton of cold chicken on salad. This was something a little
different from usual.

> you don't say what
> you used for a dressing.

Lime juice, crushed garlic, salt, and a little olive oil.

> Were I on a diet I'd forego the olive oil
> on bread and have two slices of bread instead... if you don't like dry
> bread spread it with applebutter... I'd forego any extra salt too,
> retains water.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll keep doing what I've been doing.

Cindy Hamilton