anyone else not excited by food?

Get_Right

TrixieCat wrote:

I think he may be thinking of Giada?
Lidia is the older lady, yes?
I like her.

You might be right.

Lidia is the older, plumper one.



Giada? She is hot, but Im not a fan of her cooking.

mookie9999

Get_Right wrote:

so you dont like her?

too much fluff?

I was about to say not because of the fluff, but because of how hot she is. I quickly did a google search and realized you were talking about :

http://www.lidiasitaly.com/index2.htm

and I thought you were talking about;

http://erincooks.com/images/links/giadapink.jpg

Not to take anything away from Lidia, the lady has it going on. I was just thinking of someone else!

sennin

I love Giada.

mookie9999

TrixieCat wrote:

I think he may be thinking of Giada?
Lidia is the older lady, yes?
I like her.

Bingo.

JOEJOEJOE

There is some deal called DineL.A. where a bunch of restaurants offer a special (discounted) menu....we are going to Ruth Chris tonight for filet mignon. I abstained from red meat for like 10 years, but damn, nothing beats a good steak!

Get_Right

mookie9999 wrote:

Bingo.

now that was funny
hey some guys like the older plumper ones!

sennin

I like Ellie Krieger too!

AllIAm

sennin wrote:

I like Ellie Krieger too!

i like nigella

sennin

Does anyone here watch After Hours with Daniel Boulud??

AWESOME SHOW!

It's in my top 3 TV shows to watch!

GraySaturday

I used to love food, like live for it.. And then when I revamped my lifestyle and began to watch what I was eating, I really stopped caring for food. But its sort of complicated:

I love food still, if I could eat out at wonderful restaurants and not gain a whole person as a result then I would totally always eat out and be excited about it. However, since I make it a point to watch what I eat, and eat healthy, I don't get excited to go out to eat much anymore because I find it stressful to find things that fit in my plan while eating out. I also feel guilty for eating badly, when I know its not what I truly want (despite how much my mind thinks I want that 2000 calorie meal!) and guilty for spending so much money on eating out. We used to eat out constantly, and then resolved to food shop and make meals at home, and we save SO much money its crazy.

I hear what you are saying about holidays and such. I like thanksgiving, but it really lost its special appeal to me recently, food wise. We used to celebrate everything as a family growing up, by going out to eat somewhere. Its hard now, I often think about "going out" as eating out, when I could really be doing something else entertaining aside from eating.

I enjoy cooking (or learning to cook) at home, and trying new things. I much rather save the money from eating out all the time and spend it on new clothes that look better on me anyways from not eating out all the time

That being said, I do enjoy trying a fancy place maybe once a month or so. Chicago does have some wonderful places. But I really only go out somewhere special once in a while.

mookie9999

NY PJ1 wrote:

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that fricking french place is empty everytime i walk by

I love going to French restaurants but I will not step foot in there! It's a sacrilege to enter!

stargirl69

Oh going to restaurants is one of my favourite nights out.The best restaurant in Edinburgh IMO is about a five minute walk from me.International Starters the menu is divided into continents and starter size portions,a bit like tapas but the range of food is huge.The idea is each person orders 2 to 3 dishes and they all come at different times.Everyone gets a small plate and digs in as the food is brought to the table.It is the most sociable way to eat sharing tastes and opinions on the dishes.Mmmm lovely.
I used to work with a guy who believed and lived with the principal that he only ate just enough to sustain the energy he would use that day.He never ate out and lived on raw veg and water.He was the healthiest person I have met but was as mind numbingly boring as his diet

decides2dream

GraySaturday wrote:

I used to love food, like live for it.. And then when I revamped my lifestyle and began to watch what I was eating, I really stopped caring for food. But its sort of complicated:

I love food still, if I could eat out at wonderful restaurants and not gain a whole person as a result then I would totally always eat out and be excited about it. However, since I make it a point to watch what I eat, and eat healthy, I don't get excited to go out to eat much anymore because I find it stressful to find things that fit in my plan while eating out. I also feel guilty for eating badly, when I know its not what I truly want (despite how much my mind thinks I want that 2000 calorie meal!) and guilty for spending so much money on eating out. We used to eat out constantly, and then resolved to food shop and make meals at home, and we save SO much money its crazy.

I hear what you are saying about holidays and such. I like thanksgiving, but it really lost its special appeal to me recently, food wise. We used to celebrate everything as a family growing up, by going out to eat somewhere. Its hard now, I often think about "going out" as eating out, when I could really be doing something else entertaining aside from eating.

I enjoy cooking (or learning to cook) at home, and trying new things. I much rather save the money from eating out all the time and spend it on new clothes that look better on me anyways from not eating out all the time

That being said, I do enjoy trying a fancy place maybe once a month or so. Chicago does have some wonderful places. But I really only go out somewhere special once in a while.

yeeesh, i hear that. well not for not enjoying eating out b/c i still soooooooo dooo! even watching what you eat, eating heathfully, you CAN still truly enjoy eating out. pick your places carefully, and relly consider what you want. also, can scale back some that day on other meals, and/or give yourself permission say once a week for one truly fabulous meal. that's what i do.


however, i totally hear ya on saving money/eating out. i LOVE eating out. it's the social, along with the food....and time alone/focused with hubby, or with friends/family......love it. have i mentioned that i love to eat out? seriously, it probably takes the biggest chunk out of our disposable income, spend $$$. we used to eat out and/or get takeout 2-3x a week, it was crazy. definitely blew the budget. nowadays we try to limit meals out to once a week, and are on a kick trying new places. it's good. we've been bad this past week, wnet out a couple times....but baby steps, eh?


anyhoo...don't let the new healthy you interfere with your food enjoyment, b/c you really can have BOTH!


i do really want to try and balance eating out and saving more $$4 for other things tho, absolutely. it IS wise. but mmmmmmm....eating out is awesome!

decides2dream

damn double post.

sennin

decides2dream wrote:

... seriously, it probably takes the biggest chunk out of our disposable income, spend $$$. we used to eat out and/or get takeout 2-3x a week, it was crazy. definitely blew the budget.

If I actually added up the total food/drink/grocery bill for Lisa and I every month....I'd probably flip out!

Get_Right

sennin wrote:

Does anyone here watch After Hours with Daniel Boulud??

AWESOME SHOW!

It's in my top 3 TV shows to watch!

DANIEL HAS A SHOW????????????????????????

where when how the f**k did I miss that

oh yeah I also really like Mark Bittman's show where a celebrity chef cooks a dish first, then he cooks a more user friendly version

sennin

Get_Right wrote:

DANIEL HAS A SHOW????????????????????????

where when how the f**k did I miss that

oh yeah I also really like Mark Bittman's show where a celebrity chef cooks a dish first, then he cooks a more user friendly version

It's in HD....on MoJo.

http://www.mojohd.com/mojoseries/afterhours/about.jsf

HD food is fucking awesome!

decides2dream

sennin wrote:

If I actually added up the total food/drink/grocery bill for Lisa and I every month....I'd probably flip out!

:eek: :eek: :eek:
our credit card gives us a year-end tally of expenditures of our charges into various categories. the restaurant tab is horrific! however, as mentioned...some of the BEST times of each year, spent in restaurants.....so, it's a-ok. i'd like to find more balance there, and we are working on it......but it's just SOOOOOO good!


man, we went somewhere new this past saturday, REALLY good.....2 bottles of very nice wine with dinner.......yikes! a GREAt night though!

GreenTeaDisease

GraySaturday wrote:

We used to celebrate everything as a family growing up, by going out to eat somewhere. Its hard now, I often think about "going out" as eating out, when I could really be doing something else entertaining aside from eating.

my family still does this. I think my parents think you can't talk to someone if there isn't a table covered in food between you. I only enjoy eating a full meal if I am really, really hungry and really craving something. I'll go out to eat to socialize, but the idea of going out to eat just because it's dinner time and we're all free just bothers me.

it's the same thing weight-wise with me too. part of why I gained so much weight last year was because my boyfriend is a big time eater-outer. and we never really knew what to together besides have dinner. And I think even if you eat at "healthy" places you still gain weight if you eat out because 1) you never really know what's in everything and 2) if you didn't go out you would probably only eat some fraction of the foods you would if you eat out (like I don't eat whole meals consisting of different foods at home, I eat one thing).

Get_Right

sennin wrote:

It's in HD....on MoJo.

http://www.mojohd.com/mojoseries/afterhours/about.jsf

HD food is fucking awesome!

sounds like it-thanks

I think I get this channel, but I dont have an HDTV, do I need one to view it?