What are you currently eating?

I was kidding. Starbucks is crap.

 

I am grilling as we speak, and will soon eat, this beautifully marbled grass-fed ribeye...

 

My stomach appears to be eating itself right now, I'm starved. An hour until lunch time!

 

Why is it called a rib-eye?

 

That is a fine looking piece of meat!

The "eye" is a cut of meat from the center of whatever portion (center is generally the best cut of meat). Rib eye would be the center (in French it's called "le coeur", the heart, rather than the eye) of the rib portion. Sometimes "eye" tends to signify that it's boneless, "rib eye" as opposed to a "rib steak" which implies it's a bone-in steak, but you'll also hear of bone-in rib eye because it's more about the cut being from the center.

 

Hello,

because the eye of a moooh is always the best part .

Regards
Gyro

 

Went out this afternoon to a pub and had battered fish and chips. It was delicious.

 

Fish and chips always tastes better to me having it out rather than making it at home. Was it wrapped in newspaper? We used to get it at a stand. The guy would wrap it in newspaper the old British way.

 

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. The best brew I have ever found. I consider it food. It`s got a lot of healthy ingrediants and tastes good.

 

i had lunch on the road

steak and mushroom poutine :drool5: it was great

 

No newsprint, to be honest I have not seen that in Ottawa in a long time. I would not mind it being served that way, rather like travelling without the cost.

I rarely make it at home because I really do not care for the smell of grease that lingers for a long time. I tend to not fry let alone deep fry very many things so it is a treat to have when I am out at a pub. Plus to get the batter to stay on the fish is always a challenge!

 

That does sound good!

So true, sometimes there's more left in the pan than on the fish!

 

I just ate some butter.

 

Just the butter by itself???

 

I've seen some people eat a block of cheddar cheese by itself, but never butter.

 

Yeah, I don't see how it's any different than eating coconut oil straight from the jar, which I have also been known to do. I actually prefer the taste of butter to coconut oil, and it's the same kind of fat. I guess the idea of it being pure fat puts people off, but I basically take a block of butter and cut about a tablespoon or two off and eat it straight. I go through about 1/4 to 1/2 block of butter a day.

 

Pistachios. Noticed them in the cupboard and they yelled out to me "Heather, eat me!" so I am!

 

So I was wondering, what about the fat in almond nuts or peanut butter? Does the first has enough to get something out of (in regards of energy/fuelling your body), or would you have to practically overdose on them? There seems to be quite some fat in them... And is the fat in peanut butter just as healthy as in the peanuts or do you think it is processed in most cases?

 

Peanuts are technically legumes, not nuts. I avoid peanuts because they're known to contain lectins and aflatoxins. They're also relatively high in carbs compared to the amount of nutrition they provide. I generally consume nuts in moderation these days because, with the exception of macadamia nuts, they have a high omega-6 to 3 ratio, therefore can be inflammatory if you eat too much too often. And because of the toxins, as I stated before. When it comes to nuts, I usually go for walnuts, pecans or macadamia nuts because they have the best fat profile. They are a good source of healthy fat, but some people do not tolerate them well. Macadamia nuts are by far the most nutritionally dense of all nuts, and are one of the best sources of monounsaturated fats.

I used to eat almonds, but not anymore. Almonds are just not as great as they're made out to be from a nutritional perspective. It's also impossible to commercially buy almonds in the US that have not been pasteurized, either with a toxic gas called PPO, or with heat, which turns the already inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids in the almonds rancid.