What's for breakfast/lunch/supper?

[Jeff Wrangler]

This morning after church, instead of a coffee hour, we basically had a Fourth of July picnic.    There were hotdogs (choice of beef or turkey),  two kinds of chips, salsa, guacamole, and cookies with red, white, and blue frosting.

The bulletin didn't list who provided the coffee hour/picnic, but it was very nice. 

[Front-Ranger]

Sounds colorful. I didn't know chips, salsa, and guacamole were a Pennsylvania thing.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Sounds colorful. I didn't know chips, salsa, and guacamole were a Pennsylvania thing.

I think salsa and guacamole are universal.

[serious crayons]

I think salsa and guacamole are universal.

At least they are at this point, for sure. Half the chip aisle is tortillas, half the Mexican foods aisle is salsa, and there are multiple commercial brands of guac plus the ones some grocery stores make.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Supper was a smoked turkey sausage sandwich, a baked potato, and corn on the cob, with ice cream for dessert.

[Front-Ranger]

So this article in the New York Times tries to strategize how t o get Americans to eat more beans as opposed to meat. They think it can be done and point to avocado toast and kale salad as precedents.

[Jeff Wrangler]

So this article in the New York Times tries to strategize how t o get Americans to eat more beans as opposed to meat. They think it can be done and point to avocado toast and kale salad as precedents.

I wasn't able to read it without creating an account, but does the author go into the gas issue? I think that will have to be dealt with if we're all expected to eat more beans.

[Front-Ranger]

No, I don't think gas was mentioned. People  who are already into eating healthy are past that, I assume.

[Jeff Wrangler]

Beans, beans the musical fruit,
The more you eat, the more you toot.
The more you toot, the better you feel,
So lets have beans at every meal!

 

[Front-Ranger]

Just a last note about the beans, and then I'll move on to another topic.

I looked up "foods that cause gas" and here's the list:

• dairy foods
  dried fruit
  fruit
  legumes (beans, pulses, lentils, etc.)
  high fiber foods (nuts, seeds, etc.)
  vegetables

How could anyone maintain their health while avoiding all these foods?

So, the new news is that I made something new yesterday: buffalo chicken. It's actually not spicy. It's tangy. You marinate the chicken in a sauce that can include butter and Frank's Red Hot (NOT!) buffalo sauce. Or you can make a slightly fancier sauce (which I did) by adding some honey, garlic, and lime juice. Also onion powder. I ate it hot with veggies for dinner and then had a salad the next day with lettuce, tomatoes, snap peas, avocado chunks, and parsley. This evening I'm putting it in a wrap. It's that good, I want to eat it for every meal!