Re: Semi OT - Mini Meals and make aheads

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Menus and quantities, please.

Lili

>From: topper2@...

>Reply-To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

>To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

>Subject: Semi OT - Mini Meals and make aheads

>Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 14:07:29 -0500

>

>I'm still working on a thing for the website on this.. but in the mean

>time I thought I might run some stuff by you guys... a way of seeing what

>is interesting to folks... How to explain things in a way to make it

>understandable... and maybe see if anyone is even interested in it ..

>well, if enough folks are interested in it... I've had quite a few of you

>ask about how to do it.. both here and by direct email.. so there is some

>interest...

>

>I might move this over to the Cafe too... we'll see....

>

>A question first... Which way sounds better, for now.... run through the

>'theory' of how to set up mini meals and cooking food ahead... or do

>something more on the order of a journal of what I did on a

>baking/cooking day? Today happened to be a baking/cooking day for me...

>

>This is just for now... For me to get a direction to move... See, I've

>been doing this stuff for years and it's like second nature to me.. yet

>I've seen folks just raise their hands running and screaming away from me

>when they hear things like making several recipes at the same time and

>setting up a few dozen meals for the freezer... Today I did turkey

>burger with oatmeal meat balls (enough for 29 mini meals), garlic and

>herb bread (32 servings), peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate icing (2

>dozen, for 2 dozen servings) and plain lemon cupcakes (1 dozen jumbo

>sized, for a dozen servings)... all the stuff was done this morning and

>it's all down in the freezer now... tomorrow morning I'll be able to bulk

>bag it all and I'll have a stash of these items to last through a LOT of

>meals.. (yeah, I'm bad, I'll do a cupcake as a mini-meal... I never do

>them in addition to a meal, as a dessert).

>

>I invested about an hour of solid work this morning.. the rest was just

>washing up between stuff and then putting stuff into the oven - as one

>came out the next went in and I was back to reading emails and later was

>checking out Racheal Ray's new show (which is awesome so far!)... it's

>like no work to do it.. I started at 6:30 and was totally done, stuff in

>the freezer, dishes already put away by 11:30.

>

>Anyway.. if anyone has any suggestions.. what they would be interested in

>seeing.. stuff that they want more info on how to... or what not to do...

> HELP!!! hehehee

>

>Topper ()

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See, there you went and hit on something..... when I set up portion sizes.. like the cupcakes today... I determine I can have this much of the batter (I actually calculated nutritional content/calories on my recipes) to make a mini meal size portion (for total calories) then I cut the recipe to that number of pieces....

So it could be set up that way.. this total recipe contains XX number of calories... once you determine whether it will be an entire mini meal or a dessert, you can cut to that portion size suitable for your calories...

Does that make sense to anyone other than me??

If one meal is 'over' what it should be, either the meal before or after (or sometimes both) is a bit less, to compensate... but I try not to skip meals.. even if it's only to have a few bites of bread to keep my body convinced that food is aplenty and there is no reason to make fat.....

Okay.. I'll let that whirl in my brain for a while....

Thanks Spiff...

Topper ()

On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:43:14 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff writes:

I don't think it's overthinking, it's trying to be thorough. What I think might help is, here's the recipe, here's how much it makes/portion size, and how many calories it contains, give or take for starters. And what can be used as replacements, say can you put pork or tuna or beef in for chicken or turkey? Since I can't eat any fowl, then the replacements would work great for me. Just a few ideas from my end of things.

Spiff

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........mmmmmmthinkin on that....I'll get back to ya Spiff ( looking for her fishing pole.......)topper2@... wrote: But... ahhhhh... how will you get around the rat trap??? *wink* Topper () On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:35:36 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff <mzspiff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: Ya, I've got a

question, how do you back your fridge up to the back of MY fridge and we put in a little trap door? LOLSpiff

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This is gonna be cool when you get it up and going....I can't wait! Spifftopper2@... wrote: See, there you went and hit on something..... when I set up portion sizes.. like the cupcakes today... I determine I can have this much of the batter (I actually calculated nutritional content/calories on my recipes) to make a mini meal size portion (for total calories) then I cut the recipe to that number of pieces.... So it could be set up that way.. this total recipe

contains XX number of calories... once you determine whether it will be an entire mini meal or a dessert, you can cut to that portion size suitable for your calories... Does that make sense to anyone other than me?? If one meal is 'over' what it should be, either the meal before or after (or sometimes both) is a bit less, to compensate... but I try not to skip meals.. even if it's only to have a few bites of bread to keep my body convinced that food is aplenty and there is no reason to make fat..... Okay.. I'll let that whirl in my brain for a while.... Thanks Spiff... Topper () On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:43:14 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff <mzspiff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: I

don't think it's overthinking, it's trying to be thorough. What I think might help is, here's the recipe, here's how much it makes/portion size, and how many calories it contains, give or take for starters. And what can be used as replacements, say can you put pork or tuna or beef in for chicken or turkey? Since I can't eat any fowl, then the replacements would work great for me. Just a few ideas from my end of things. Spiff __________________________________________________

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really gonna look for that pole now! chocolate peanut butter rules! spifftopper2@... wrote: By way of incentive... today I'll be doing the chocolate peanut butter frosting that goes on the peanut butter cupcakes that I baked yesterday (they are already frozen, so the icing goes on quick, the frosting tops freeze super fast and then can be bagged again).. and I did a huge batch of my rice gnocchi... a bunch of those are already in the freezer, with a big chunk of dough in the fridge

that I'll make into dumplings tomorrow.. dumpling and pasta making are GREAT for doing while watching TV.. keep your hands busy while watching TV and yummy food stashed to show that you did something and weren't just sloughing off! hehehehee Tomorrow, other than making dumplings and laying them out on trays to freeze... I don't think I'm doing any kitchen stuff... unless I get a bug up my nether regions and make some baked donuts for the freezer... Thursday I'll be making a batch of turkey burger Salisbury steaks, with gravy, and freezing those in portions for the freezer... I want to get a good stash of stuff made up this week... cuz, if weather permits... I'm hauling a puter out on the deck every day that I can and I don't want to have to mess with cooking when I want to be outside.... not that much nice weather anymore... and I want to take advantage of this week being cool and wet and next week being nicer

and dry (unless they change their minds, the weather gods, of course! heheh) Topper () On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:55:56 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff <mzspiff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: .......mmmmmmthinkin on that....I'll get back to ya Spiff ( looking for her fishing pole.......)

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Well ya! I can help if you'd like, let me know what you need me to do. Spiff-at-your-servicetopper2@... wrote: Did I just see your hand go up to volunteer to help??? hehehehe Topper () On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:56:43 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff <mzspiff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: This is gonna be cool when you get it up and

going....I can't wait! Spiff

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Eeeek... I don't know.... I need help figuring out how to lay it all out.... I should know how.. but there is a cog off kilter in my brain and I can't see what step is broken!!!!

Topper ()

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:36 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff writes:

Well ya! I can help if you'd like, let me know what you need me to do.

Spiff-at-your-service

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Eeeek... I don't know.... I need help figuring out how to lay it all out.... I should know how.. but there is a cog off kilter in my brain and I can't see what step is broken!!!!

Topper ()

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:36 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff writes:

Well ya! I can help if you'd like, let me know what you need me to do.

Spiff-at-your-service

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Eeeek... I don't know.... I need help figuring out how to lay it all out.... I should know how.. but there is a cog off kilter in my brain and I can't see what step is broken!!!!

Topper ()

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:36 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff writes:

Well ya! I can help if you'd like, let me know what you need me to do.

Spiff-at-your-service

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When you're ready, I'm here..... Spifftopper2@... wrote: Eeeek... I don't know.... I need help figuring out how to lay it all out.... I should know how.. but there is a cog off kilter in my brain and I can't see what step is broken!!!! Topper () On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:25:36 -0700 (PDT) DerSpiff <mzspiff (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> writes: Well ya! I can help if you'd like, let me know what you need me to do. Spiff-at-your-service

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