so far, i have had 3 breakfasts today

[minxnim]

1. bowl of oatmeal
2. bagel with peanut butter (unfortunately the guy didn't toast it)
3. granola bar

 

[lizard]

me: two leftover tacos from last night

 

[minxnim]

i'm debating going to get a muffin and a chai latte.

 

[goatschool]

those all sound good

i keep buying this maple cereal and it never fails to kill my stomach. i don't get it.

yet, i keep ingesting it.

 

[minxnim]

this is how i am going to lose 10 pounds. by eating 3 times as much as usual. makes sense right?

 

[goatschool]

is it true that some bursts of increased eating speeds up metabolism?

 

[azal]

I had burek.

the existance of this wonderful food in this country justifies the 7 centuries of tyranny, rape and murder the Turks inflicted upon us.

 

[minxnim]

nick, yes it is true. if you eat under your necessary caloric intake you will slow your metabolism. that is why when people diet they get fat if they 'go off' the diet. because they eat 'normal' but don't burn as much. did that make sense?

AZAL WHAT IS THAT

 

[azal]

it's really greasy.



Burek

• 1 pkg dry yeast
• 1/4 c lukewarm water
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 3 1/3 c all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 c lukewarm water
• 1/2 melted butter

Filling

• 9 eggs (slightly beaten)
• 1/2 lb crumbled feta cheese
• 3 TB melted butter

Butter a large round pan (15-16 in) and set aside. Prepare yeast with 1/4 c lukewarm water and 1/4 tsp sugar. Set aside. Sift flour and salt into large bowl, leaving a well in the middle. Add prepared yeast mixture into well. Begin mixing by hand and slowly add lukewarm water. Knead until dough forms a ball of medium consistency (approx 10 min). Divide dough into 14 equal parts, roll into round balls, cover and let stand for 1/2 hour. Melt 1/2 lb butter in saucepan. Roll out 4 balls into 6 in. circles, stack one on top of the other, brushing each layer with melted butter excluding the top layer. Let stand briefly, then roll out on slightly floured table to just a little bit larger than the bottom of your pan. Place in pan and brush top with melted butter. Mix filling and spread evenly to edge of pan. Now roll out one ball as thinly as you can; sprinkle with butter and gather it loosely into folds, and with a slight pull, elongate it. Starting from the center of the pan, place this dough over filling, circling it to look like a pinwheel. Repeat with remaining balls until you have reached the outer edge of your pan. Sprinkle generously with remaining butter. Cover with a tea towel and set Burek over a pan of very hot water for about 20 min. Bake in a preheated oven of 300 deg. for about 45 min or until nicely browned.



I don't like it with cheese though.

I usually eat it with no filling, or meat/mushrooms when I'm really hungry.

 

[minxnim]

9 eggs? jesus christ that's a lot!

 

[goatschool]

yeah that makes sense!

i have to go buy a shelf or something now!

 

[xfer]

wow that looks good, sans the cheese.

nick, yeah, when i lost a bunch of weight, i suspect part of it was because i started forcing myself to eat breakfast (a rice cake, usually) and midmorning snack (another rice cake, maybe with peanut butter, or some raisins), when i used to eat only once per day. so my metabolism kicked into gear.

 

[TheNewChupe]

i have started eating more, and it sort of feels like it's starting to affect my metabolism. i used to not eat until after work but now i'm eating some cereal in the morning and some stuff for lunch. it's a whack idea, but it works.

(chupe's word for the day is 'whack', as opposed to 'crazy'.)

 

[xfer]

crunk.

 

[TheNewChupe]

also: a recipe NOT POSTED BY ME.


MUCH APPRECIATION AZAL.