Yum! thanks. I probably will use the tentacles too. The tentacles are my favorite part. I also use dried beans instead of canned ones whenever possible just because I hate mushy beans. I like mine to retain some texture.

It's not just beans, Jfain. I eschew most anything in a can unless there is absolutely no other choice.

When I need processed produce I head staight to the frozen food lockers.

I Love chickpeas & Lima beans. I think I had squid at an Italian restaurant & hated it. Some people Love squid, just not for me. I'm going on a Diet, I made a great salad today with everything tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumber, red sweet pepper, Lima beans, with light Italian dressing. It was really good!
This morning though, went out to breakfast with my Mom & had a Belgium waffle with blue berry's & banana small amount of syrup & a Tablespoon of whip cream, with coffee. It was really good. I didn't eat the whole thing, left some. Cookie

Cookie If You And I Were Neighbors We Could Sure Encourage Each Other In The Diet! I Also Am Trying To Shed A Few Extra Lbs!!! Above All Else Start Walking, It Is A Number #1 Exercise To Help You Tone Up Without Too Much Effort, And In The Process You'll Burn Calories!

I'm with you. I swear I can tast the can. I buy canned tomatoes and sometimes canned tuna and evaporated milk to use instead of cream in my everyday recipes but that is about it.

Today for breakfast I had the last piece of Rosemary corn bread toasted topped with goatmilk butter and orange-tomato jam made from my summer tomatoes. Yum!

I still have lot of tomatoes to get through so lunch will be BLT wraps (I like to add fresh basil to them) and salad w/balsamic dressing.

For dinner we are having guest so I'm doing a blackened leg of lamb with remoulade, onion rings, greens and dessert of Blueberry-plum buckle with ice cream.

It's going to be a good day.