Gathering Fall tomatoes and sweet potatoes.
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Question by Smart Kat: What are your favorite things to eat when on a low calorie diet?
I like grilled chicken breast, brown rice & edamame.
I also stuff tomatoes with other vegies, a few gracker crumbs & just a bit of cheese, topped with cracker crumbs & a bit of cheese. My boyfried loves them & they only have 25 calories per half a tomato.
I also keep chunks of low-fat ham & pineapple with a bit of cinnamon & sweetener in a bowl in the fridge.
It’s a low calorie diet somewhat low on sugar & fat, with a good balance of grains, vegies, fruit, meat & even some dairy.
Any ideas?
Best answer:
Answer by mrsannman
I dont know bout low calorie but i like Graham crackers on bottom with low fat fudge pudding on it then low fat cherries pie filling then top that with low fat whip cream.Hmmmm Yum!!!
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Great video Mark! 5 stars… Hey have you ever had fried squirrel? & the
sweet potatoes look wonderful!
taste a lot like chicken
I had a bad feeling about Gustav so we went ahead and picked and chopped up
7 gals. of bell peppers and 1 gal. of jalapenos right before the storm. We
also got a crate of eggplant. Had we not done that we would have lost them.
Surprisingly a few eggplants, which were planted next to the tomatoes, made
it through the storm. I would never have bet on that. I planted a few
things yesterday so we are almost back to normal. A few more days and the
cleanup will be complete.
Thanks Donald! When I first heard about Gustav, you were one of the first
people I thought of! I sure was sorry to see its effect on your garden! I
am sure you will recover though. – Mark
Wonderful video with some great tips! Really makes we want to try to grow
sweet potatoes…love them!
cool that’s a good tip; leaving them out for the skin to toughen for better
storage. thanks, didn’t know that.
Thanks! When will we see your garden at your new place???
after their skin toughens, I’ll store them in our basement (and hopefully
not forget about them). The sprouts I used to start this year’s sweet
potatoes were from 2 year old sweet potatoes I had forgotten about (ooops!)
@bigfatcahoonas Thanks! That is pretty impressive about your parsnips. I
– Mark
tried them once without much success. Perhaps it is time to try them again!
heehee! yes of course it does!
get a gun, shoot the squirrel, enjoy the extra meat
Another great video Mark, with outstanding tips and information. Hopefully
your first frost will be late this year …… Donald
yes but usually is not just one squirrel, its a bunch of squirrels!!
@markhess I realized you said you were planting parsnip in fall, we always
plant in spring and harvest in autumn to winter, a frost on parsnips might
improve flavor but they have to be fully grow for this and they are quite a
long crop. I’m not sure that you wouldn’t be better planting in early
spring, they take an age to germinate as well. Also there’s not much
evidence to show that the flavor is better with a frost and they taste
beautiful fresh from the ground frost or not.
Oh my goodness!! your sweet potatoes are incredible!! Giving me motivation
to go ahead and start my fall garden!!!
oh, I have considered it!!
@popoandtiger that would probably work fine! You might use flowing row
covers or another type mesh to cover the fruit; they would probably hold up
better after a rain – Mark
Wow Mark, your sweet potatos are amazing!great job with your garden,good
tips on rooting suckers too.I’ve done alot of experimenting this year and
have learned alot from people such as yourself, thanks for your informative
videos! I always look forward to them.
Great vid on sweet potatoes I love seeing a big veg like that, my first
year growing parsnips I got one bigger then my 3 month old baby it was
great.
Hi, I live in Hawaii and my tomato has to deal with beetle…my friend who
live in SC deal with squirrel too. Can we wrap the tomato with brown lunch
bag ? Is that affect with the fruit ? Thank you..and very nice video
I’m having a camera issue…Can’t find it!
I just built my first of four
raised beds and planted some fall veggies. I should be posting something in
the next couple weeks.
Thanks Stymye!
air pudding and wind pie?
Tex-Mex Salad with Chili Vinaigrette
Makes 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients:
Salad:
1 cup long grain rice
1 15 ounce can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen whole kernel corn
3 green onions, sliced
1/4 cup red sweet pepper, chopped
Vinaigrette:
1/4 cup corn oil
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 pickled jalapeño peppers, stemmed, halved and seeded
1 teaspoon chili powder (or more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Preparation:
Salad:
Cook rice in salted water as directed on the package. (The rice can be cooked ahead and chilled.)
Combine cooked rice, beans, corn, green onion, and sweet pepper in a large bowl. Toss lightly to mix.
Vinaigrette:
Combine corn oil, lime juice, vinegar, brown sugar, jalapeño pepper, chili powder, cumin and salt in a blender container or food processor bowl. Cover and blend or process until smooth.
Pour dressing over rice mixture; toss to coat. Cover and chill until serving time or up to 2 days. Serve at room temperature.