What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
pizza?
I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
What's your gentle favorite? Polly

Polly Esther > wrote:

>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
>hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
>pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.

I sometimes do warm milk -- with a touch of sugar and vanilla -- under
the theory that it might be soporific.

Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Polly Esther > wrote:
>
>>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
>>they're
>>hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains
>>of
>>pizza?
>> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>>milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>>appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
>
> I sometimes do warm milk -- with a touch of sugar and vanilla -- under
> the theory that it might be soporific.

One time I had a friend to stay and she couldn't sleep. I made her a cup
of hot milk and left her to drink it. The next morning she said "Whatever
did you put in that milk?" I hadn't put anything in it but she slept
immediately she had finished it and didn't wake up till morning

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"Ophelia" > wrote:
> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Polly Esther > wrote:
>>
>>> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that >>they're
>>> hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains >>of
>>> pizza?
>>> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>>> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>>> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
>>
>> I sometimes do warm milk -- with a touch of sugar and vanilla -- under
>> the theory that it might be soporific.
>
> One time I had a friend to stay and she couldn't sleep. I made her a
> cup of hot milk and left her to drink it. The next morning she said
> "Whatever did you put in that milk?" I hadn't put anything in it but she
> slept immediately she had finished it and didn't wake up till morning

Like right now at 3:24am... A Cup Of Hot Chocolate helps me to sleep again.

Zzzzzzzzzz...

--
Nad

"Nad" > wrote in message
...
> "Ophelia" > wrote:
>> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Polly Esther > wrote:
>>>
>>>> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
>>>> >>they're
>>>> hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
>>>> remains >>of
>>>> pizza?
>>>> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>>>> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has
>>>> no
>>>> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
>>>
>>> I sometimes do warm milk -- with a touch of sugar and vanilla -- under
>>> the theory that it might be soporific.
>>
>> One time I had a friend to stay and she couldn't sleep. I made her a
>> cup of hot milk and left her to drink it. The next morning she said
>> "Whatever did you put in that milk?" I hadn't put anything in it but she
>> slept immediately she had finished it and didn't wake up till morning
>
> Like right now at 3:24am... A Cup Of Hot Chocolate helps me to sleep
> again.
>
> Zzzzzzzzzz...


--
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On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:27:23 +0000 (UTC), Nad
> wrote:

> Like right now at 3:24am... A Cup Of Hot Chocolate helps me to sleep again.

Hot chocolate... that stuff with sugar and caffeine?

--

You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.

sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:27:23 +0000 (UTC), Nad
> > wrote:
>
>> Like right now at 3:24am... A Cup Of Hot Chocolate helps me to sleep again.
>
> Hot chocolate... that stuff with sugar and caffeine?

The caffeine is insignificant. The hot milk (tryptophan), with the sugar
seems to cause a hypoglycemic reaction in me that puts me in tired drowsy
state.

It is the prescription water pills that often wakes me up during the night


--
Nad

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:06:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

> One time I had a friend to stay and she couldn't sleep. I made her a cup
> of hot milk and left her to drink it. The next morning she said "Whatever
> did you put in that milk?" I hadn't put anything in it but she slept
> immediately she had finished it and didn't wake up till morning

I can only wish it worked that way for me.

--

You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:41:35 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 08:06:52 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>wrote:
>
>> One time I had a friend to stay and she couldn't sleep. I made her a cup
>> of hot milk and left her to drink it. The next morning she said "Whatever
>> did you put in that milk?" I hadn't put anything in it but she slept
>> immediately she had finished it and didn't wake up till morning
>
>I can only wish it worked that way for me.

Ophelia drank her milk while looking at her reflection in a mirror and
became entranced by her beauty... sf would crack the mirror. LOL

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

> Polly Esther > wrote:
>
>>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
>>they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's?
>>The remains of pizza?
>> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast
>>and milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm
>>milk
>>has no appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
>
> I sometimes do warm milk -- with a touch of sugar and vanilla --
> under
> the theory that it might be soporific.
>
> Steve

Did we share a mother?

Felice

wrote:
>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
>hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
>pizza?

I love fruit of any kind, unshelled peanuts or a Rocky Road Clondyke bar.

> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>milk.

I've lately taken to mixing those packets of dehydrated ginger tea into boiled
milk. Buttered toast would go well with that.

>The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
Even with ginger, honey or palm sugar and cardamom?

Orlando

On Sep 25, 10:00*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> hungry? *A scoop of ice cream? *A little bowl of Cheerio's? *The remains of
> pizza?
> * * I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: *buttered toast and
> milk. *The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. *Don't think I could swallow it.
> * * What's your gentle favorite? *Polly

>
>
Buttered toast and a small glass of milk is a favorite late snack for
me as well. Filling without being heavy and the milk has the same
relaxing effect on me as it does on babies.

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
> pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly

I don't like to eat a lot just before I go to sleep, so a few crackers
will calm my stomach. If I plan to stay up for a while, some cheese
or pate may accompany them.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sep 25, 11:56*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>
> > wrote:
> > What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> > hungry? *A scoop of ice cream? *A little bowl of Cheerio's? *The remains of
> > pizza?
> > * * I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: *buttered toast and
> > milk. *The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> > appeal. *Don't think I could swallow it.
> > * * What's your gentle favorite? *Polly
>
> I don't like to eat a lot just before I go to sleep, so a few crackers
> will calm my stomach. *If I plan to stay up for a while, some cheese
> or pate may accompany them.
>
>
Pate`? I'll be right there.

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:04:18 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
> wrote:

> On Sep 25, 11:56*pm, sf > wrote:
> > On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> >
> > > wrote:
> > > What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> > > hungry? *A scoop of ice cream? *A little bowl of Cheerio's? *The remains of
> > > pizza?
> > > * * I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: *buttered toast and
> > > milk. *The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> > > appeal. *Don't think I could swallow it.
> > > * * What's your gentle favorite? *Polly
> >
> > I don't like to eat a lot just before I go to sleep, so a few crackers
> > will calm my stomach. *If I plan to stay up for a while, some cheese
> > or pate may accompany them.
> >
> >
> Pate`?

Yes! My current favorite is from TJ's.

> I'll be right there.

We can make it a pajama party! This calls for champagne.

--

You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.

On Sep 26, 2:28*am, sf > wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:04:18 -0700 (PDT), ItsJoanNotJoann
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> > On Sep 25, 11:56 pm, sf > wrote:
> > > On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> > > > hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
> > > > pizza?
> > > > I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
> > > > milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> > > > appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> > > > What's your gentle favorite? Polly
>
> > > I don't like to eat a lot just before I go to sleep, so a few crackers
> > > will calm my stomach. If I plan to stay up for a while, some cheese
> > > or pate may accompany them.
>
> > Pate`? *
>
> Yes! *My current favorite is from TJ's.
>
> > I'll be right there.
>
> We can make it a pajama party! *This calls for champagne. *
>
> -- *
>
> You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I love fruit cake. I just ordered one today.

Before going to bed I like to eat some cheese and a glass of cold
milk.
Somrtimes cheese and crackers.

Hot milk makes me feel like puking.

Lucille

sf wrote:

>I don't like to eat a lot just before I go to
> sleep, so a few crackers will calm my
> stomach. If I plan to stay up for a while,
> some cheese or pate may accompany
> them.

Same here, but I don't like going to bed with my stomach growling, and
usually am up till after midnight, and take a pill for blood pressure
last thing, so like having something on my stomach, which is usually a
few Ritz crackers, or a piece of cinnamon toast maybe....occasionally
will eat a banana then. I mostly just drink water in the evening.

Judy

chizcurlz wrote:
>
> Boiled Peanuts, chocolate chips and tacos are the best midnight snacks
> for me.

Just the tacos would do it for me.

I accidently discovered a great 'late night' snack once when I didn't have
much food at home. I improvised and hit on a winner that I still make
often.

- toast 2 slices of bread (either white or multigrain)
- as soon as they pop up and are hot,
- spread peanut butter on them
- then immediately top with slices of swiss cheese.

yum! If you like swiss cheese and peanut butter, give it a try sometime.

Gary

Polly Esther wrote:

> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
> they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
> remains of pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast
> and milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk
> has no appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly

Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino (garlic, EVO oil and hot peppers). When I
have the time I do it "a freddo" ("cold"), I just let the garlic and hot
peppers in the oil in the morning so it gets flavour in the hours between
morning and noon, then remove garlic and pepper and usa on freshly cooked
pasta. When I don't have the time to prepare in advance I just make it "a
caldo" ("hot"): 2-3 minutes on medium heat until the garlic starts to change
color, then I remove garlic and pepper and it's ready. A lot of grated
cheese on the table is IMHO mandatory with this dish.
Spaghetti are my favorite for nightly snacks for their short cooking time,
if compared to the other formats I have on hand.

But now that I think of it, is this dish pertinent with the definition of
"gentle"?
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

On 9/26/2011 6:35 AM, ViLco wrote:
> Polly Esther wrote:
>
>> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
>> they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
>> remains of pizza?

> Spaghetti aglio olio e peperoncino (garlic, EVO oil and hot peppers). When I
> have the time I do it "a freddo" ("cold"), I just let the garlic and hot
> peppers in the oil in the morning so it gets flavour in the hours between
> morning and noon, then remove garlic and pepper and usa on freshly cooked
> pasta. When I don't have the time to prepare in advance I just make it "a
> caldo" ("hot"): 2-3 minutes on medium heat until the garlic starts to change
> color, then I remove garlic and pepper and it's ready. A lot of grated
> cheese on the table is IMHO mandatory with this dish.
> Spaghetti are my favorite for nightly snacks for their short cooking time,
> if compared to the other formats I have on hand.
>
> But now that I think of it, is this dish pertinent with the definition of
> "gentle"?

(laugh) Well, all that activity would have me wide awake, not
ready to doze off. It sounds good, don't get me wrong.

I just have a couple of crackers or even cookies if that's all
I have. I often have a little aspirin before I go to sleep so
I try not to have an empty stomach for that.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>> 2-3 minutes on medium heat until the garlic starts to change color, then
>> I remove garlic and pepper and it's ready.

> (laugh) Well, all that activity would have me wide awake, not
> ready to doze off. It sounds good, don't get me wrong.

I'm astonished at reading that that you find so labor-intensive a simple
two-lines and 5 minutes recipe, maybe we have different cooking habitudes
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

On 9/26/2011 9:32 AM, ViLco wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> 2-3 minutes on medium heat until the garlic starts to change color, then
>>> I remove garlic and pepper and it's ready.
>
>> (laugh) Well, all that activity would have me wide awake, not
>> ready to doze off. It sounds good, don't get me wrong.
>
> I'm astonished at reading that that you find so labor-intensive a simple
> two-lines and 5 minutes recipe, maybe we have different cooking habitudes

No, you obviously don't have huge problems falling asleep. I have
to turn the lights off for a half hour before I want to be asleep,
to trick myself. Putzing around in the kitchen, not a recipe for me
to fall asleep.

I certainly don't think it was labor intensive.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>> I'm astonished at reading that that you find so labor-intensive a
>> simple two-lines and 5 minutes recipe, maybe we have different
>> cooking habitudes

> No, you obviously don't have huge problems falling asleep. I have
> to turn the lights off for a half hour before I want to be asleep,
> to trick myself. Putzing around in the kitchen, not a recipe for me
> to fall asleep.
>
> I certainly don't think it was labor intensive.

Ah, I see: the issue is not the recipe but waking up. Maybe I'm a lucky
sleeper
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

"ViLco" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>>> 2-3 minutes on medium heat until the garlic starts to change color, then
>>> I remove garlic and pepper and it's ready.
>
>> (laugh) Well, all that activity would have me wide awake, not
>> ready to doze off. It sounds good, don't get me wrong.
>
> I'm astonished at reading that that you find so labor-intensive a simple
> two-lines and 5 minutes recipe, maybe we have different cooking habitudes
> --
> ViLco
> Let the liquor do the thinking
>
I understand what Nancy is saying. I've suffered from insomnia for years.
Doing any actual cooking at midnight, five minutes or otherwise, would wake
me up completely. Of course I don't usually want to eat at midnight,
either. <S>

Jill

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:35:21 +0200, "ViLco" > wrote:

> When I have the time I do it "a freddo" ("cold")

Is that what "freddo" means? So, semi freddo means room temperature.


--

You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.

sf wrote:

>> When I have the time I do it "a freddo" ("cold")

> Is that what "freddo" means?

Yes.

> So, semi freddo means room temperature.

Not exactly: semifreddo is used for those desserts which get stored af
freezer temperatures and are server after a period out of the freezer to let
them soften, hence the prefix "semi". Room temperature here is called
"temperatura ambiente".
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:27:24 +0200, "ViLco" > wrote:

> Not exactly: semifreddo is used for those desserts which get stored af
> freezer temperatures and are server after a period out of the freezer to let
> them soften, hence the prefix "semi". Room temperature here is called
> "temperatura ambiente".

Aha, thanks! I've never know what the heck it meant.

--

You are what you eat, so avoid fruitcake and nuts.

sf wrote:

>> Not exactly: semifreddo is used for those desserts which get stored
>> af freezer temperatures and are server after a period out of the
>> freezer to let them soften, hence the prefix "semi". Room
>> temperature here is called "temperatura ambiente".

> Aha, thanks! I've never know what the heck it meant.

Glad to help
--
ViLco
Let the liquor do the thinking

i am partial to hot chocolate and toast with butter, if jam is on toast then
warm tea instead of hot cocoa

Lee
"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
> they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
> remains of pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
>hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
>pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly


Warm milk. It is rare [every couple of years?] - and about the only
time I drink milk all by itself.

Jim

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
> they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
> remains of pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly

Peanut butter crackers (And yes, the very thought of warm milk has no
appeal, unless it's a mug of cocoa.)

Jill

On 25/09/2011 11:00 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that
> they're hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The
> remains of pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
> milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly



I usually have a small bowl of cereal with some fruit on it.

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:00:40 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

>What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
>hungry? A scoop of ice cream? A little bowl of Cheerio's? The remains of
>pizza?
> I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: buttered toast and
>milk. The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
>appeal. Don't think I could swallow it.
> What's your gentle favorite? Polly

I'm too lazy to prepare something late at night and going through the
machinations will only serve to stimulate so then I really won't
sleep. I rarely eat anything late at night (then I need to floss,
certainly won't sleep with stuck food), for me a glass of ruby port
works. But to be honest I can't remember the last time I couldn't
sleep because of hunger or anything else, purring cats are the best
sleeping pill.

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:22:11 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
snip
.. But to be honest I can't remember the last time I couldn't
>sleep because of hunger or anything else, purring cats are the best
>sleeping pill.

A deep-breathing, slow-breathing dog will slow heart beats and
breathing and put you to sleep.
Janet US

On 26/09/2011 9:57 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:22:11 -0400, Brooklyn1<Gravesend1> wrote:
> snip
> . But to be honest I can't remember the last time I couldn't
>> sleep because of hunger or anything else, purring cats are the best
>> sleeping pill.
>
> A deep-breathing, slow-breathing dog will slow heart beats and
> breathing and put you to sleep.
> Janet US

There's a thought. My dig does not quite fit the bill. He moans and
groans in his sleep. Sometimes he lies with his feet to the wall and
taps on the wood moldings. We here coyotes most nights, and if they
make enough noise he wakes up and barks at them.

Janet US wrote:

>A deep-breathing, slow-breathing dog
> will slow heart beats and breathing and
> put you to sleep.

Maybe that's why I don't have any trouble going to sleep....we have a 17
month old Havanese breathing between us and usually a couple of our five
cats purring, that we share our king size bed with! )

I have never cared for milk (just to drink that is) and the idea of it
warm makes me gag. I put it on my cold cereal...eat the cereal and dump
the milk out!

Judy

On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:25:52 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

snip
>
>I have never cared for milk (just to drink that is) and the idea of it
>warm makes me gag. I put it on my cold cereal...eat the cereal and dump
>the milk out!
>
>Judy

Yes, I agree. When I was growing up, my father liked warm milk on his
cereal so what went into my drinking cup was warm. Then an extra
special treat was added -- cod liver oil. To this day I can't stand
the taste of milk or the smell of warm milk.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:25:52 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
> wrote:
>
> snip
>>
>>I have never cared for milk (just to drink that is) and the idea of it
>>warm makes me gag. I put it on my cold cereal...eat the cereal and dump
>>the milk out!
>>
>>Judy
>
> Yes, I agree. When I was growing up, my father liked warm milk on his
> cereal so what went into my drinking cup was warm. Then an extra
> special treat was added -- cod liver oil.

Lucky you!

To this day I can't stand
> the taste of milk or the smell of warm milk.

I don't like warm milk but I don't mind it hot or cold.
--
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I look forward on having midnight snacks. But not on a daily basis though. I just eat midnight snack if i feel hungry and if I stay up late working.

I usually like to munch on cookies or junk foods.

On Sep 25, 11:00*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> What do you go for when it's bedtime and your insides tell you that they're
> hungry? *A scoop of ice cream? *A little bowl of Cheerio's? *The remains of
> pizza?
> * * I usually go for what my granny prepared for me: *buttered toast and
> milk. *The very notion of what they do in old novels of warm milk has no
> appeal. *Don't think I could swallow it.
> * * What's your gentle favorite? *Polly

Handful or dry cereal.