I may never cook again.

[jglass]

My chubby hubby finished his dinner then gets up and rolls up his shirt..pokes out his belly and says look what you have done

I go..I did not do that. He says was it there when we met?
I said...well uhh...not so much

That image is going to haunt me lol.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Janie,

The most beautiful flattery a cook can receive is a messy child's mouth- and a chubby hubby's pot-belly! Hee-Hee! winks- k.

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Hey you two! What's all this talk about Bellies? I mean well this is a cooking forum and we sorta focus on food, and well all I cna say is..... bellies we really need to just pretend they don't exist

One of the cutest memories I have of my oldest son was his cute and dimpled tummy, he loved to eat and I loved to cook and so he made me PROUD!!!

[jglass]

Everyone pats him on the belly and says he looks well taken care of lol. Jon's pretty short so any belly looks bigger on him. When we worked at the highschool the kids called us Sonny & Cher. I am about 2 inches or more taller than him.
I understand what you guys are are saying..I love to see him enjoying something I cooked but PLEASE without the after show lol.
Cathy that reminds me of when my sister brings here little one. The baby loves Aunt Naney's cooking. Last time I made the homemade chocolate ice cream while they were here. I got to feed the baby a big bowl of it.

[Mama Mangia]

[quote=Cook Chatty Cathy;22897]Hey you two! What's all this talk about Bellies? I mean well this is a cooking forum and we sorta focus on food, and well all I cna say is..... bellies we really need to just pretend they don't exist


If we didn't have bellies - we wouldn't be eating! A nice rounded tummy means good eating - good food and cooked with love!

Too big of a nice rounded bellie - "looks like they ate at Mama's house again!"

LOL

[Jafo232]

I would not be able to handle such a schedule. I cook what I want to cook and cannot setup such a calendar for cooking.

I agree though, veggies are a must at every meal.

I think if you just tend to cook from scratch as much as possible, and limit sugars, in the end you should be allright.

Myself, I find some good exercise is a good combatant against the belly monster.

[Mama Mangia]

jafo - I agree with you - I make everything homemade - some days/special occasions we do tend to stuff ourselves more - we don't do it daily. I use no light/lite products, no fat-free orlow fat ingredients - just plain everyday foods. We love veggies and fruits - and we know when we've had too much and it's time to stop eating.

I have always said - eat everything - in moderation and you will live a long and healthy life.

Schedule cooking??? Not here either - I'd get thrown out of the kitchen for sure.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

RE: "Monday - Boiled weeds Night (dandelions, escarole, whatever)"

Mapiva- I'd be honored to be invited over ANY night- except MONDAY- HA! Though it's a healthy one, for sure... I ain't ever been one for weeds- unless they were hidden and camoflauged by hot fudge, blue cheese dressing, or sausage gravy!

However, I am accustomed to your scheduled menu-nights... though it appears some are not. Throughout my career in cooking I either worked with a restaurant-menu(s) and specific prep that needed to be done- or as in the last few years at the Alaskan work-camps we had something going like this: Sunday- Prime Rib & Taco Night, Monday- Italian/Asian Night, Thursday- Steak Night, Saturday- Gyros/Burgers & German Suasage Night, etc...

[Mama Mangia]

Kev -

I know what you're talking about - some restaurants do have certain menus for certain days of the week in addition to their regular menu - fine for a restaurant - but not at home - at least that is my opinion.

I'd go crazy eating only 7 different dinners during the week! I love my food too much!

[chubbyalaskagriz]

RE: "I'd go crazy eating only 7 different dinners during the week! I love my food too much!"

Me too, mama! These restaurants where there were daily specials repeated the same each week- also had pretty extensive menus w/ many other offerings.

And the Alaskan work-camps? Though we had certain favs served each night of the week which we repeated weekly (the habit-minded "routine-oriented" folk loved this and relied on it!) we served 3-5 entees each night, so there were always plenty of diverse options for those like you and I who required more variation. (though there was one OCD guy at one particular fish-camp who ate a bologna sandwich and corn chips then a large cup of soft-serv frozen chocolate yogurt EVERY night of the week- WITHOUT fail! Weird, huh?)