Food for thought...

Food is more than just sustenance; it is a language that speaks to our senses and brings people together - (www.toast.com.au).
 
Two things here:

1. Google is a great place to look for opening quotes when your brain can’t start its own engine!

   2. The word sustenance means: “A food or drink which a person, animal, or plant needs to remain alive and healthy”. 

Food is such a great way to explore your senses. The taste the texture the colours the temperature. Food can comfort us, it can be used to make us feel good, it can join families and friends together and it can be used to celebrate.
 
Today, our bloggers share their thoughts on food…
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you?
 
What's your favourite chocolate?
 
My favourite chocolate is DARK chocolate. Why? because dark chocolate is so yummy and delicious, and the flavours come together so well. It gives some kick to it.
Do you know where chocolate comes from? If not, this is where it comes from:-
Fact: Chocolate is made from the fruit of cacao trees, which are native to Central and South America.
 
Why was chocolate made?  Chocolate was made to drink, the chocolate is used during rituals and medicine because the health benefits of dark chocolate are still relevant today.
 
Do you like chocolate?
 
You will see a number on a dark chocolate packet that tells you how much cacao is in that chocolate.
 
The larger the number the more cacoa therefore the healthier for you it is.
 
Not everyone likes chocolate. Is it your go to snack? – Angelina.
 
 
Food glorious food as said by Oliver twist once said in a movie about an orphan boy, but enough about that boy, today we are talking about food, the nutrients and energy it gives us and my favorite foods I eat occasionally. Let’s Dig In!
 
Being an Australian we are lucky to get to try so many cultural delicacies from Italian to Vietnamese dishes, but my absolute favorite would be Japanese sushi and Korean BBQ along with Ramen and Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancake) and Takoyaki (fried round dough with octopus pieces). Speaking of which, I have been to Japan but I shall tell you all that story in a few months along with choose your own adventure as I will be talking about my travel journeys.
 
Now on the other hand Korean BBQ is a must if you have a big stomach for beef and pork, even lamb as well, you even get to grill the meat yourself! How cool is that! they come with dipping Sauce of spring onion, garlic oil, salt and pepper, and for just 2 hours of all you can eat grill it’ll only cost you around 52 dollars for lunch, now that’s a bargain for a all you can eat Korean BBQ (soft drink and alcohol not included with the price) The place is called SSAM Korean BBQ for you guys wanting to spoil yourself. 
The other place I love to go to in the city is called Sushi Hotaru and is very close to Melbourne central and Chinatown, each dish is around $4:20 and is very filling (most I get is 5 plates before I’m full for reference), the best dish to date there is the seared salmon as they grill the salmon right there and then and it is so mouthwatering and delicious. – Holly
 
I’m just here for the snacks.  
 Hello Friends, 
I won’t be giving away any snack ideas here (I'm done with my favourite treats being sold out guys) Biscoff biscuits being sold out hurts my heart because then we all miss out on all the creations that can be made from and with them. If you're going to buy all the Biscoff biscuits I want an invite to help you eat them at least. Anyway, moving on.  
 
I really love to get all cozy on my bed with all my blankets, my weighted Minnie stuffed toy and if he has chosen me, my dog Chopper curled up next to me. This is one of my happy places, but it makes me so much happier if I have a snack. After all, as my opener suggests “I'm just here for the snacks.”  
 
I do love comfort food, sweet snacks, savory snacks, the downright weird snacks and anything that's yummy really. As an example of a healthier choice for a snack, I love to cut up green apples, put them on a plate, make a black tea and get my cozy on. There's something soothing about black tea and cut up green apple.  
 
At our blogging group we all have our go to typing snacks, Cindy being the generous queen that she is, buys us cinnamon doughnuts to nibble on or inhale depending on our feelings. Honestly didn't know how much I needed a cinnamon doughnut at blogging until Cindy brought them for us on the very first blogging day.  
 
At home mum bakes all sorts of yummy and beautiful treats for us to eat and it's my favourite thing in the whole world to come home to the smell of fresh baking, even if the baking is not for us. Sometimes we must share her baking with others, I guess that's apart of having a mum who bakes good treats.  
 
I would like to make a shout out to all the people who have named their pets after snacks, doesn't matter to you that you might have to call “Muffin” or “Snickers” at the top of your lungs you have made the commitment to naming your favourite animal after your favourite snack or you chose the animal that looks like food. Look I don't care about the reasons why I just love it. I know a few people with dogs named after food and it's just fabulous. 
 
The only thing I don't like about snacks is that once you finish them you must get up and go get more and it's just an endless cycle of snack buying. I guess that is just how the cookie crumbles.  
 
What's your favourite snack or comfort food?  
 
Does anyone have a pet named after their favourite food?  
 
Your friend Shan. 
 
 
Hi my sunflower fan club, today's topic is "food for thought" or my favourite food. It is good for your body because it helps you grow big and strong and makes you stronger and gives you energy to keep growing.
 
My favourite food is Carbonara. If you are interested in making it yourself I would recommend you Google for how to make it, and the website I use is taste.com.au. I love it so much because it is delicious, creamy, cheesy and this dish makes me happy, it is my comfort food.
 
My favourite dessert is chocolate crackles. I love them because they’re crunchy, chocolatey and they reminds me of honey joys. What are your favourite foods and dessert? 
 
I have a riddle for you this week. What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? I’m sweet on you!
 
Thank you for reading my blog beautiful friends, from your bubbly friend Bethany.
 
 
Hello all, welcome back to my readers, spice up your food!
If you are game trying this delicious meal, you will love this dish, I promise you won’t be disappointed. I will put the recipe down below for you. The recipe is for those who are brave. You can find it on “Healthy Mummy” which is a website for healthy cooking. I enjoy cooking  mince meat dishes because it’s quick and easy to cook with and it’s a great way of learning new recipes as well.

For me learning how to cook is a great deal because it has help me understand the way I eat and what I put in my mouth. It's important to keep my body healthy. Everybody who knows me knows how much I love cooking and how it has helped me lose weight which I’m proud of.

Mexican Lasagna

You will need, 

Premium beef mince, reduced salt kidney beans, carrots, Onions, capsicum, Diced tomatoes, taco seasoning, atleast five wraps, sour cream, cheese for the top.

What you will need to do:

Sauté onion for a couple of minutes, then add 1 tbsp water (this takes away the need for any added oil) and cook until the onion is soft and translucent, and water has evaporated. 

Increase the heat to high and add the mince. 
Cook, stirring, until there are no lumps and mince is brown. 
Add grated carrot, chopped capsicum, red kidney beans, diced tomatoes and taco seasoning. Stir and then simmer for 10-15 minutes until mixture has thickened. 
Lightly spray an oven safe dish with cooking spray. 

Layer the dish with 2 x tortillas, then half of the meat mixture, 1 x tortilla, the remaining meat mixture, 2 more tortillas, then sour cream. Sprinkle the cheese over the top. 
 Cook for 30-40 minutes, or until cooked. 

How many layers should a Mexican lasagne have?

Let me break it to you: If you want to make a lasagna, three layers just won't cut it! For the perfect lasagna, you need at least four or five loads of cheese or more.

Will you be game to try my Mexican lasagne? 

Love from your COOKING QUEEN JESS!
 
 
My Favourite Foods 
 
My favourite cuisine is Indian, followed by Italian, Mexican and Asian.
 
My favourite dishes are lasagna, spaghetti bolognese, tomato bacon bolognese,
pasta bakes and everything chicken.
 
I also love macaroni cheese with bacon, mushrooms and red capsicum.
Chilli Con Carne beef and chicken burritos, Nasi and Mi Goreng, fried rice and fried noodles.  
 
I love coconut based curries, yellow and red, coconut rice and saffron rice. Naan and roti breads. Beef stroganoff, hamburgers, garlic and herb sausages, supreme pizza, garlic bread, hot dogs, sausage rolls, scallop potatoes, stews with dumplings and cottage pie. 
 
My favourite soups are chicken soup, potato and leak soup, pea and ham soup, pumpkin soup and minestrone soup.
 
My Favourite veggies include pumpkin, potatoes, zucchinis, broccoli and mushrooms.
 
My Favourite desserts are cheesecake, baked cheesecake, rice pudding and bread and butter pudding. 

My Favourite fruits are rockmelon, bananas, pineapple, grapes and apples. 
 
My favourite drinks are no-sugar Coke, creaming soda, lemonade, raspberry cordial,
iced coffee, orange juice and banana smoothie.
 
I love lots of foods, as you can see. My favourite take away is Macca’s, but I’m being good. I haven't had Macca’s for 7 weeks, and I'm really missing it, very much.    
 
I hope you all loved my blog, Gipsy.
 
 
 Today’s blog is about my favourite food. I like pizza and any food. Most foods I like but some I do not like. No matter what you eat and what the family like to eat is different. It's okay if everyone likes different foods I always make sure when I cook that there is something everyone in the family will eat. . Any of that is a good way to make food. TJ
 
 
Dear readers, Today’s topic is food for thought. What does that really mean? Something that is worth seriously thinking about and anything that provides mental nourishment.

Let me tell you about my heritage for those who know my mum is from Serbia in Hungary and I grew up eating Hungarian food. My favourite is Langos which is a deep fried flatbread, and you can have it with sour cream, bacon pieces and onion.

Sarma is stuffed cabbage rolls and you can eat it with sour cream and sourdough bread or no sour cream. Italian food like beef stroganoff, pizza mushroom risotto, pasta with mushroom and spinach, pork dumplings, lemon chicken, roast pork, leek soup, porterhouse steak and one last thing I want to add is scalloped potato.

There are many more but I have to stop here because I don't have the time to continue. Those foods make me happy and I love making them with my family.
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What is your favourite food? Written by Charlotte