What's For Dinner Tonight?

[Tommy-G]

Headed out to the local Main Street.
Nice Caprese salad, and some pizza

[KenB925]

For some reason I have felt compelled to make a leg of lamb, I have made lamb chops (delicious and the kids loved them), and ground lamb for Gyros (a favorite of everyone who has had it).

marinated it with salt and pepper, olive oil, garlic and rosemary over night. Then put 1/2 cloves of garlic into the meat before putting it on the rotis.

turned out excellent, the potatos under it caught the goodness dripping off.

[leopard print]

Originally Posted by KenB925

For some reason I have felt compelled to make a leg of lamb, I have made lamb chops (delicious and the kids loved them), and ground lamb for Gyros (a favorite of everyone who has had it).

marinated it with salt and pepper, olive oil, garlic and rosemary over night. Then put 1/2 cloves of garlic into the meat before putting it on the rotis.

turned out excellent, the potatos under it caught the goodness dripping off.

Great job! Looks perfectly cooked.

[Lady Jane]

Made a Focaccia flat bread to go with my sea food chowder.


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[RickFLM4]

Grilled chicken Caesar wrap. Healthy (sort of).

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Grilled chicken Caesar wrap. Healthy (sort of).

You would think, right. I was surprised to find out those stupid wraps had more carbs than 3 pieces of bread. Very deceiving Looks good though.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You would think, right. I was surprised to find out those stupid wraps had more carbs than 3 pieces of bread. Very deceiving Looks good though.

It definitely depends on the size of the wrap and the type of bread. Some slices of bread are 130-150 ish calories a slice. That adds up real fast.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You would think, right. I was surprised to find out those stupid wraps had more carbs than 3 pieces of bread. Very deceiving Looks good though.

Wait until y'all find out about Caesar dressing lol

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by shoei

Wait until y'all find out about Caesar dressing lol

Gotta use that dressing sparingly. I think the vinaigrette's have the lowest caloric content next to light Italian.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

You would think, right. I was surprised to find out those stupid wraps had more carbs than 3 pieces of bread. Very deceiving Looks good though.

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

It definitely depends on the size of the wrap and the type of bread. Some slices of bread are 130-150 ish calories a slice. That adds up real fast.

Originally Posted by shoei

Wait until y'all find out about Caesar dressing lol

Yeah that’s why I said “sort of” but I think everything is relative. There’s some green in it and white meat, so better than what else I could be eating!

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Gotta use that dressing sparingly. I think the vinaigrette's have the lowest caloric content next to light Italian.

Basically. Caesar's the worst for those counting cals / macros. Anchovies, raw eggs, parm, et all.

You can also go down the rabbit hole of the oils salad dressings use. Some are high in estrogen for the fellas.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Yeah that’s why I said “sort of” but I think everything is relative. There’s some green in it and white meat, so better than what else I could be eating!

It blew my mind when NY started showing calories on menus for chains. I’d look at salads and their calories were over 1,000 but a steak and veggies were half that.

[JJ 911SC]

Maple Glaze Salmon topped with Roasted Sesame Seed and Leftover Chinese Fried Rice.

Someone help herself to the left over that was on the kitchen counter...

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

It blew my mind when NY started showing calories on menus for chains. I'd look at salads and their calories were over 1,000 but a steak and veggies were half that.

Yep! Veggies amount to almost nothing and a decent 6-7oz filet mignon is about 550-ish calories.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by shoei

Basically. Caesar's the worst for those counting cals / macros. Anchovies, raw eggs, parm, et all.

You can also go down the rabbit hole of the oils salad dressings use. Some are high in estrogen for the fellas.

70 calories per tablespoon, 30% from fat. Sodium is bad too. And that doesn’t count the Parmigiano Reggiano I added in.

But tastes damn good once in a while.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Yep! Veggies amount to almost nothing and a decent 6-7oz filet mignon is about 550-ish calories.

They get you with the potatoes.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by shoei

Basically. Caesar's the worst for those counting cals / macros. Anchovies, raw eggs, parm, et all.

You can also go down the rabbit hole of the oils salad dressings use. Some are high in estrogen for the fellas.

I like homemade extra virgin olive oil and lemon dressing. My problem is I enjoy oil cured olives and shaved parm on my salads. Being Italian sucks sometimes.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

70 calories per tablespoon, 30% from fat. Sodium is bad too. And that doesn’t count the Parmigiano Reggiano I added in.

But tastes damn good once in a while.

100% lol. Most things terrible for us tend to taste great lol.

Italian spot by my house has some amazing Caesar. Don't mind if I do!!

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I like homemade extra virgin olive oil and lemon dressing. My problem is I enjoy oil cured olives and shaved parm on my salads. Being Italian sucks sometimes.

Shaved parm or cheese in general isn't too bad. An ounce is 120-ish calories, and an ounce of cheese is quite a bit when we're talking salads.

Originally Posted by RickFLM4

They get you with the potatoes.

Eat half! Baby reds aren't too calorie dense.

[shoei]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

I like homemade extra virgin olive oil and lemon dressing. My problem is I enjoy oil cured olives and shaved parm on my salads. Being Italian sucks sometimes.

Cheese is life. I tend to use only olive + avocado oil. But that's another f'ing rabbit hole to make sure you're actually getting olive or avocado oil. The mob - aka cmyx6's family possibly - have run that racket for awhile.

The problem is when you buy store bought stuff. Salad dressing, popcorn, chips, et all. Most use the cheapest oils to maximize profits and it ends up being terrible for us.

Italian food as a whole is so good though. Full of flavor and taste. And a metric fuck ton of sodium and carbs but when it tastes so good…..

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by shoei

Cheese is life. I tend to use only olive + avocado oil. But that's another f'ing rabbit hole to make sure you're actually getting olive or avocado oil. The mob - aka cmyx6's family possibly - have run that racket for awhile.

The problem is when you buy store bought stuff. Salad dressing, popcorn, chips, et all. Most use the cheapest stuff to maximize profits and it ends up being terrible for us.

Italian food as a whole is so good though. Full of flavor and taste. And a metric fuck ton of sodium and carbs but when it tastes so good…..

That's why I exercise it off. A rolling stone…..

[shoei]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

That's why I exercise it off. A rolling stone…..

Well, you tend to burn extra calories crying and being super sensitive.