Lunch Ideas - Creating Balanced Vegetarian Meals

VaniVyas · Jan 17, 2018

Between, I have learned to love black coffee without sugar and completely cut off milk from my diet except some occasional long life milk tea which we drink from tea stalls in small cup.
Otherwise, I am happy with my sugarless black coffee. Sometimes it does not taste more than that of a hot water.

VaniVyas · Jan 17, 2018

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Reduce stress if you have because stress is the first reason.
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I am not taking much of stress, but then over thinking is my bestie....

Shanvy · Jan 17, 2018

Takes a lot of self control and discipline to do this. Should be helping you a lot.

I have my two cups one with sugarcane molasses. There used to be a sunfarm milk and freshly squeezed juice and vegetables delivered at home every Friday and the kids used to wait for that. The almarai or alrawabi both don’t taste as earlier. I miss Aavin milk while dh misses his almarai
I have been trying to convince him Aavin is a better devil of the two.
Have you tried pomegranate molasses curious to try but don’t have the heart to buy that big a bottle for trial..

VaniVyas · Jan 17, 2018

What is that pomegranate molasses??
No idea

Shanvy · Jan 17, 2018

Sugarcane molasses tastes yum with Tea and coffee. Pomegranate molasses is a reduced pome juice and is tangy is what I heard from the sales guy.

Rakshini · Jan 17, 2018

Hi all
Thank you Shanvi mam.
We too had Thai amavasai.menu for lunch s broad beans sambar,raw banana fry,carrot and cabbage poriyal and chow chow kootu.vadai and semiya payasam
Today s my father in law's death anniversary (7th year).so we made whatever he likes and did pooja.

Amica · Jan 18, 2018

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Have you tried pomegranate molasses curious to try but don’t have the heart to buy that big a bottle for trial..
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You get two kinds of pomegranate molasses: sweet and sour. I use the sour kind sometimes. It tastes tangy — khatta meetha.

You can make some at home yourself. Juice a couple pomegranates and pour the juice into a pot. Add sugar if you want it sweet. Heat till the sugar dissolves and it comes to a boil, then lower heat to medium and simmer till it thickens to the consistency you want — I like it to be like a thick syrup.

No need to buy the bottle. I know you prefer homemade and healthy.

Amica · Jan 20, 2018

Amica said: ↑

You get two kinds of pomegranate molasses: sweet and sour. I use the sour kind sometimes. It tastes tangy — khatta meetha.

You can make some at home yourself. Juice a couple pomegranates and pour the juice into a pot. Add sugar if you want it sweet. Heat till the sugar dissolves and it comes to a boil, then lower heat to medium and simmer till it thickens to the consistency you want — I like it to be like a thick syrup.

No need to buy the bottle. I know you prefer homemade and healthy.
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I forgot to say: You can add fresh lemon juice instead of or in addition to sugar if you need the molasses to be tart.

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Shanvy · Jan 20, 2018

@Amica thank you. and you know me so well. this i already do. i was thinking if the local version is different. it is sold both with the sugars and also as a tangy version.

reminds me of days when dd was a baby. you squeeze the juice of a pome pearl and the way she use to taste it with her tongue and make happy noises. and it used to be a happy scene that we all will be waiting turns to do it.
the same went to feeding food from our plates.
sometimes i wonder if we have just become onsessed with too many things like cleanliness, baby food and more and lost the natural blessings of fun and immunity. sigh!!