food for thought

[dreamagreatdream]

so this morning i had steak for breakfast.. I was broiling a sirloin when my roomates came down for their breakfasts as well.. I got that "steak for breakfast???" talk and it was like i was the wierdo..However, i didnt make them feel wierd when they sat down for some chocolate peanut butter cocoa puffs. I dont get why people are so retarded and think sugarly cereal is better for breakfast than real foods, like my sirloin!! uhhh, just ranting.

[not2late]

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Times have changed!

When I was in college, my boyfriend took me to visit his grandparent's farm in Idaho one spring break. His grandparents were in their late '70s. His grandfather still did farm work along side the younger farm hands. While my boyfriend and I had oatmeal and fruit, his hard-working grandfather had eggs over-easy and a thin steak, in addition to a small bowl of oatmeal. If he didn't have steak, he had bacon or smoked ham or salmon cakes. He always had that for breakfast, as did his father and grandfather. He was thin and wiry; my boyfriend and I were college-chubby. Go figure.

[mizski]

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Steak for breakfast is great!! Mr. Ski gave me the same reaction when I first made it. He was soon "crying" over his bowl of cold cereal especially as the house filled with that wonderful aroma.

Fortunately (for him LOL) after over 20 years together, I knew this would happen and made him some too. He now waits to see what I'm having before grabbing the cereal bowl.

I don't know why or when people started thinking that breakfast had to be some sort of sweet, sugary thing. When you think of the purpose of this meal...break fast...sugary stuff makes the least sense.

p.s. I love having a small steak with radish home fries. Breakfast doesn't get much better (or tastier) than that!!

[susan423]

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Yeah, I don't get that either. When I went to visit my parents my dad couldn't get over the amount of fat I was eating. And yet he had chocolate cake and ice cream after dinner every night (and he's diabetic!)

[GRAPES]

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QUOTE: p.s. I love having a small steak with radish home fries. Breakfast doesn't get much better (or tastier) than that!!


Mizski...does the recipe for your radish home fries cut the flavor of radishes? I love home fries, but really dislike radishes...thanks in advance

[mizski]

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Mizski...does the recipe for your radish home fries cut the flavor of radishes? I love home fries, but really dislike radishes...thanks in advance

I really hated radishes before this. I had only had them sliced raw in salads and to me they tasted like dirt. Then on ADBB I read how some people loved them cooked and I think it was Carole (imagood1) who mentioned she liked them fried in butter.

My thinking: EVERYTHING is better in butter! So I tried Linda's radish home fries recipe and I was amazed. Shocked really. No dirt or funky radish taste. Now they look sort of weird with the pink color but they are fabulous. I have them a lot now. Mr. Ski loves them too and didn't even make fun of the pink girly color. LOL They are also good as reheated leftovers and Linda says they can be frozen too.

p.s. I make mine without the bacon but that addition would be tasty too.

[FwL]

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Steak and eggs is pretty common on restaurant breakfast menus.

I've never been able to figure out how certain foods have become designated for certain meals only. I've always been the type to eat whatever is handy and seems tasty regardless of time of day.

[not2late]

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Steak and eggs is pretty common on restaurant breakfast menus.

I've never been able to figure out how certain foods have become designated for certain meals only. I've always been the type to eat whatever is handy and seems tasty regardless of time of day.

I think it's cultural. Eggs are typically eaten for breakfast in other parts of the world, but they are eaten for lunch or supper. Soup is eaten for lunch or supper, but in parts of Asia, soup is breakfast.

And also, foods have changed over the years/centuries. Mincemeat was really made with minced meat, in addition to the fruit. Things like cakes were made with alot of butter and eggs and modest amounts of flour. So these were much more substantial than the stuff we have today.

[imagood1]

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QUOTE: p.s. I love having a small steak with radish home fries. Breakfast doesn't get much better (or tastier) than that!!


Mizski...does the recipe for your radish home fries cut the flavor of radishes? I love home fries, but really dislike radishes...thanks in advance

If you are lucky enough to get the white icicle radishes they look more like potatoes -- but I like the pink color - they look like red potatoes (or new potatoes or B size potatoes, whatever they call them where you live). You can also take the red skin off the radishes and they look like little potatoes in the skillet. I use a mix of olive oil and butter to fry them - I don't add the onion until the radishes are almost done because I like them just a little less done than the radishes.

I use either green onions or yellow onions depending on if I have a few extra carbs leftover for dinner (or whatever meal I'm having them for). They are wonderful and a staple in our home -- even the hubs and mom eat them!!

[Aways2Go]

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I think people have learned to eat processed sugary crap for breakfast because it is fast and doesn't require cooking when they are in a hurry to get out the door to work or school, or in the case of eggs maybe just because it cooks up fast.

I too have never understood why people have such a hangup about what you are eating at what time of day for what meal... sugary foods like what most folks I know eat for breakfast have always made me feel a little ill (or left me ravenously hungry an hour later), so I have eaten supper leftovers for breakfast frequently for most of my adult life. I have had more people make comments or act astonished about that... it does get annoying sometimes. Who cares if I have a hamburger patty and cauliflower for breakfast? Would it make them feel better if I ate eggs and sausage for supper, thus offsetting each other for that 24 hour period? LOL! I doubt it.

[GRAPES]

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I really hated radishes before this. I had only had them sliced raw in salads and to me they tasted like dirt. Then on ADBB I read how some people loved them cooked and I think it was Carole (imagood1) who mentioned she liked them fried in butter.

My thinking: EVERYTHING is better in butter! So I tried Linda's radish home fries recipe and I was amazed. Shocked really. No dirt or funky radish taste. Now they look sort of weird with the pink color but they are fabulous. I have them a lot now. Mr. Ski loves them too and didn't even make fun of the pink girly color. LOL They are also good as reheated leftovers and Linda says they can be frozen too.

p.s. I make mine without the bacon but that addition would be tasty too.

Thanks, Mizski... I'm definitely going to try this. I am allegic to eggs, so I can only use them sparingly, which makes breakfast a challenge for me. I can't wait!!!

[GRAPES]

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If you are lucky enough to get the white icicle radishes they look more like potatoes -- but I like the pink color - they look like red potatoes (or new potatoes or B size potatoes, whatever they call them where you live). You can also take the red skin off the radishes and they look like little potatoes in the skillet. I use a mix of olive oil and butter to fry them - I don't add the onion until the radishes are almost done because I like them just a little less done than the radishes.

I use either green onions or yellow onions depending on if I have a few extra carbs leftover for dinner (or whatever meal I'm having them for). They are wonderful and a staple in our home -- even the hubs and mom eat them!!

Thanks for the information Carol...I didn't know there were different types of radishes...I just always thought of them as those nasty things I avoided in salads...lol. I'll have to look more closely now.

[mizski]

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Thanks, Mizski... I'm definitely going to try this. I am allegic to eggs, so I can only use them sparingly, which makes breakfast a challenge for me. I can't wait!!!

There are a lot of posts around on alternatives to eggs for breakfast. A lot of people have leftovers. Besides the steak and radish home fries here are some other ideas.

[mitzimarie]

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Thanks for the information Carol...I didn't know there were different types of radishes...I just always thought of them as those nasty things I avoided in salads...lol. I'll have to look more closely now.

This is what the daikon radish looks like (I have only seen them at Whole Foods):

daikon = white radish = Japanese radish = Chinese radish = icicle radish = lo bak = loh baak = loh buk = mooli = Oriental radish = lo pak Pronuncation: DIE-kon Notes: Daikon is larger and milder than its relative, the red radish. The Japanese like to grate it and serve it with sushi or sashimi, but you can also pickle it, stir-fry it, or slice it into salads. Japanese daikons tend to be longer and skinnier than their Chinese counterparts, but the two varieties can be used interchangeably. Choose specimens that are firm and shiny. They don't store well, so try to use them right away.

[GRAPES]

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There are a lot of posts around on alternatives to eggs for breakfast. A lot of people have leftovers. Besides the steak and radish home fries here are some other ideas.

Thanks, Mizski, I'll check these out, especially the moc and cheese...yummmmm.