Midnight Snack Time

[Matterhorn Fan]

It's 11:34 and I'm just getting around to dinner.

I'm having cheese empanadas and a mug of Teavana peach oolong tea.

What's your midnight snack? (Or breakfast, lunch, blinner, or whatever odd meal you may be eating right now.)

[Prudence]

In about an hour it will be chicken and three cheese casserole.

[Not Afraid]

I just had a lean sirloin burger topped with mushrooms sauteed in garlic over herb greens.

I had the same last night. Cooking for one is difficult!

It looks like I will be having chicken for the next 4 nights.

[Matterhorn Fan]

The cheese empanadas (Goya brand) sound good in theory--flaky dough around cheese--but I cannot recommend them. The filling tastes like Velveeta, which I do not have a love for. And as yummy as fried food can be, I'm not such a fan of putting frozen food (which sometimes has icy bits on it) into hot oil. It burned my foot a bit.

[CoasterMatt]

I fried a twinkie and topped it with a melted Hershey's Special Dark bar - yes, it was that bad of a day...

[CoasterMatt]

I wonder what these taste like...
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/coastermatt/images/796563.1.jpg

[€uroMeinke]

Asbach Uralt from the wine merchant next door

[Matterhorn Fan]

My tea's gone cold and it's a little bitter (I let it steep too long). But it's still good and I'll finish it before going to bed.

[Mousey Girl]

I just had Triscuits with cheeze in a can, washed down with cran-raspberry (lite) juice.

[BarTopDancer]

I'm really trying not to eat late but I'm having a craving for some martini olives (sans the martini). I think I should go to bed, because if I eat them I'll be a balloon tomorrow.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I just had Triscuits with cheeze in a can, washed down with cran-raspberry (lite) juice.I think I saw you on a Lean Cuisine commercial.

[wendybeth]

I'm still thinking of that fried Twinkie with melted Hershey bar....I'm not one for sweets, but that just sounds interesting, in a really artery-clogging and semi-revolting way. I'd try one.

[Gemini Cricket]

Brownie Bites from Whole Foods or Costco. They freakin' rock.
:)

[Matterhorn Fan]

Leftover pizza.
Same kind of tea.
Coca-Cola.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wintergreen Altoid.

[Moonliner]

Wintergreen Altoid.

"Altoid", Singular? I admire your self restraint.

[Scrooge McSam]

Amaretti cookie with a smear of nutella

[Ponine]

Orange juice

[Gemini Cricket]

Amaretti cookie with a smear of nutella
I freakin' love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif.
I love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif on croissants.
:)

[wendybeth]

Goddamit, GC- I owe you two mojos already. Could you please behave until I catch up?

[Scrooge McSam]

I freakin' love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif.
I love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif on croissants.
:)

I either have to drive 200 miles to get it or order it off the internet, but it's soooooo worth it :snap:

[Not Afraid]

I really dislike nutella. I LOVE hazelnuts and, well, chocolate is divine. I even like chocolate bars with hazelnuts. But, somehow nutella just grosses me out.

[Scrooge McSam]

I love you anyway.

What is this? "Everybody change their avatar" day?

[Not Afraid]

I've been wanting to do it for a while. I was just too lazy. Today, I'd rather change my avatar than clean house.

[Gemini Cricket]

Everyone's changing their avatars. I'm so confused.
:D

[Scrooge McSam]

Yeah... maybe it's time. Mr. Cleese has been good to me, but I'm sure he could use a rest.

[Ponine]

OKay, I joined the cool kids...

And I remembered that I have been known to eat ice cream at 2am

[BarTopDancer]

Brownie Bites from Whole Foods or Costco. They freakin' rock.
:)

Sush you.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Everyone's changing their avatars. I'm so confused.
:DNo they're not.

You're just distracted by all the product placement on the boards.

[Gemini Cricket]

I just had a few Brownie Bites. I feel sick.
:( :D

[Stan4dSteph]

Oooh. MF has an avatar!

I just had my new favorite breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Crunch, vanilla yogurt and fruit (bananas and strawberries are preferred). mmmm :)

[Gemini Cricket]

I had Kashi, too. But I had 1/2 Kashi, 1/2 Honey Nut Cheerios.
:)

[Betty]

I just had a wonderful bowl of fruit salad. Yummy. (potluck at work earlier today and just catching up to the fruit salad. As a side note - do people not understand what a potluck is? You BRING something and then EAT something... if you don't BRING something, it's not polite to EAT something. Especially when a whole bunch of people do this. Idiots.)

[lizziebith]

I'm eating fresh strawberries right now.

[scaeagles]

My wife made brownies last night for her class (she teaches 6th grade). There were some extra. I ate 6 pretty big brownies before I went to sleep. Felt really, really ill this morning. I normally don't do the late night snack thing, but at 11:00 I was thinking about them and just did it.

[cirquelover]

We had hot fudge sundaes late last night. Not the best late night snack but my husband was depressed so I joined him.
I think the boy and I are making pineapple upside down cake today so I'll be snacking on that for a few days, as husband doesn't like it.

[Not Afraid]

I was inspired by an evil friend to have cheese, crackers and salami. However, we had no salami, so I had spam.

[scaeagles]

Ick. I have never had a desire to eat spam nor do I ever expect that I will.

[Not Afraid]

When it is 11 at night, you haven't had dinner, you have salami envy but spam is all that is in the house, you stoop.

[Prudence]

When it is 11 at night, you haven't had dinner, you have salami envy but spam is all that is in the house, you stoop.

Is this about the magic wand again? ;)

[scaeagles]

So if Chris is the salami, who is the spam?????

[Not Afraid]

Wouldn't you like to know!

[Gemini Cricket]

Lots of people in Hawai'i eat Spam. Can't touch the stuff. Yuck, too salty. Now I consider myself a brownie whore but 6 brownies? Oink oink, Leo.
:D

[wendybeth]

Salt would be the least of my concerns when it comes to Spam.....

[BarTopDancer]

For some reason Otter Pops just don't taste as good when you're 29 then they did when you were 9. :(

[Gemini Cricket]

Salt would be the least of my concerns when it comes to Spam.....
Aww, little pieces of pig snout ain't gonna kill ya... :D
For some reason Otter Pops just don't taste as good when you're 29 then they did when you were 9. :(
I tried one about a year ago and almost got instant diabetes by eating one. Too sweet. My parents were mad for letting me eat that as a kid! :D I also noticed that being in my thirties means I can't tolerate a lot of sweet stuff. Bleh.

[Prudence]

All this talk of Spam reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. How that woman could bake award-winning rolls and pies - sans recipe - and also serve fried spam sandwiches for lunch is beyond my comprehension. And she taught home ec - so who knows how many future generations were contaminated!

Although I do miss the fried bologna for breakfast. if you don't make slits along the side, it puffs up into a cone shape!

[BarTopDancer]

I tried one about a year ago and almost got instant diabetes by eating one. Too sweet. My parents were mad for letting me eat that as a kid! :D I also noticed that being in my thirties means I can't tolerate a lot of sweet stuff. Bleh.

I ate something a few weeks ago that made my insides shake. I forget what it was. I suspect I'll end up eating it again.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I was inspired by an evil friend to have cheese, crackers and salami. However, we had no salami, so I had spam.I thought that spam was just for decoration.

[Not Afraid]

It was. But, I ate the decor.

[Prudence]

Please don't eat the daisies!

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm having home-made (flour) tortilla chips and a root beer.

There are scallop potatoes in the oven.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I have a rack of baby back ribs in the oven. First time making them without a grill (which I need to get very soon). I found one recipe that called for cooking them in orange juice, another calling for pineapple juice. I didn't have either so they are now cooking in cranberry juice. My improvisation has made Matthew nervous but I'm sure they will be fine. :)

[Prudence]

I was going to be all good and have a ginormous salad when I get home tonight, but then I checked my law review box and someone left me chocolates....

[LSPoorEeyorick]

I dunno! I'm still at work and I didn't bring dinner! And the boss says "stay later, we'll pay you!" And to this, I say, "OK!"

[CoasterMatt]

My monkey's makin' me orange chicken and rice for dinner - oh what wonderful service!

[BarTopDancer]

I have cookies.

[Matterhorn Fan]

What kind of cookies?

[Kevy Baby]

Stew is on it's way.

Why is it that stew is better reheated after aging in the refrigerator?

[BarTopDancer]

Chocolate chip cookies.

And KB, it's because the flavors absorb into each other.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Stew is on it's way.



Bunny stew?

Oh, and for anyone remotely curious, the ribs are done and they came out perfect. The cranberry juice added a vague acidity although the Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce overpowered the cranberry flavoring. The meat fell right off the bone.

I may never grill ribs again.

[Stan4dSteph]

Tonight my snack was everything in my fridge or cupboard.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Either you're binging or you really need to go grocery shopping.

(Everything? Even bouillion cubes?)

[BarTopDancer]

Either you're binging or you really need to go grocery shopping.

(Everything? Even bouillion cubes?)

MMmmm bouillion cubes.

[Mousey Girl]

Just orange juice here...The girls are getting tonights leftovers, everything but the meat, PoohDog gets that. After having an unexpected child walk through the door at dinner time, there isn't enough left to feed anyone tomorrow.

[flippyshark]

Juicy Pear Jelly Bellies, and later, a BMT sandwich from Subway

[Mousey Girl]

Ok, now that it is closer to midnight, I am going to behave and have a big cup of ice water. The icecream in the freezer is really calling my name, but icewater sounds better right now.

The girls are grubbing on mashed potatos and corn and Pooh scarffed the rest of the salisbury steak.

[Gemini Cricket]

No midnight snack here, but I did have a bagel with Nutella this morning. Mmm mmm good! :)

[Stan4dSteph]

Either you're binging or you really need to go grocery shopping.

(Everything? Even bouillion cubes?)To be fair, I don't have any bouillion cubes. I did eat a lot though. Pretzel crisps, a whole bag of Smart Pop butter popcorn, and a light ice cream sandwich. I think that's it. I also had baked beans and a hot dog and a pita with turkey and pepper jack for dinner.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

We are trying ....ahem....tofu dogs this evening. I'm a pretty adventurous eater and I do enjoy tofu in various dishes and yet, I'm not expecting this to be good. I'm just tired of being asked if we can try them.

I think tonight is going to be a wonderful lesson in "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it".

[scaeagles]

Tofu dogs? That is just.....wrong. A hot dog, by the very definition, is supposed to be bad for you. That is just unnatural and all practitioners of the tofu dog should be banished to the pit of hell.

[Snowflake]

I freakin' love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif.
I love http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/braddoc310/nutella1.gif on croissants.
:)

Oh God, Nutella, just by itself............it needs nothing, but it makes everything it touches, better........:evil:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

That is just unnatural and all practitioners of the tofu dog should be banished to the pit of hell.

Well, if you don't see me post tomorrow...

[Gemini Cricket]

Oh God, Nutella, just by itself............it needs nothing, but it makes everything it touches, better........:evil:
I'm blaming Scrooge McS for all the pounds I'm to gain by eating Nutella after reading his post.
:D

[Scrooge McSam]

Then I blame...

uh

France... That's where I first had it.

[BarTopDancer]

We are trying ....ahem....tofu dogs this evening. I'm a pretty adventurous eater and I do enjoy tofu in various dishes and yet, I'm not expecting this to be good. I'm just tired of being asked if we can try them.

I think tonight is going to be a wonderful lesson in "Be careful what you ask for, you just might get it".

May I recommend Morning Star Farms as a brand to try for veggie stuff. Their veggie corn dogs are amazing. They make veggie hot dogs, they're in the freezer section next to the veggie corn dogs at Ralphs.

I'm eating veggies with a ginger dressing that I made with the receipe from the Disney magazine.

[flippyshark]

I tried the Morning Star meatless corn dogs, and they got my flippy-approval. Unfortunately, I got a bad box of them last time I bought them. I don't know how that happened. But, yes, they're just like a regular corn dog. Now i want one.

[BarTopDancer]

I tried the Morning Star meatless corn dogs, and they got my flippy-approval. Unfortunately, I got a bad box of them last time I bought them. I don't know how that happened. But, yes, they're just like a regular corn dog. Now i want one.

I've have half a box of regular size and an entire box of mini. I should go to bed before my munchies take over.

I also have Gardenburger italian sausages to try.

[Gemini Cricket]

Well, my Nutellarama has slowed down. I have run out of my favorite type of bagel at home: Sesame Seed. The bagels that are left are just wrong with Nutella. You can't eat Nutella with an onion poppy seed bagel. Ick. :D

[scaeagles]

Blueberry pie. Last night at 10:30. Blueberry pie. Yummm.....

[cirquelover]

I went to the strawberry fields for the first taste of summer yesterday. Then I came home and covered a bunch in milk chocolate. That was the best midnight snack I've had in a long time!

[Gemini Cricket]

We got 8 lbs of strawberries from the Boston/Haymarket Farmer's Market this weekend for $4.00. We love strawberries.
:)

[Not Afraid]

I've been having Boysenberries on my Kashi in the morning. YUM!

[cirquelover]

We got 8 lbs of strawberries from the Boston/Haymarket Farmer's Market this weekend for $4.00. We love strawberries.
:)

8 lbs for $4, that's a screaming deal!! They cost me that if I go slave away in the field for an hour or so and pick them myself. I had to pay $15 yesterday for a flat and I live 2 miles from the field.

I love Oregon strawberries they are the sweetest I have ever tasted. Soon I'll be making jam, pies and many other wonderful creations. I love summer!

This weekend is the strawberry festival in my little town. The biggest strawbery shortcake in the US gets hauled down main street, it's supposed to be over 6,ooo pounds this year! Then they give it all away for free. They save 1,000 servings and deliver them to nursing homes, the hospital, the police and firemen. It's been going on for 97 years now. It's a big to do for our little town!

[Kevy Baby]

Please don't eat the daisies!There are a lot of girls named Daisy who don't like you saying that!

[Matterhorn Fan]

I'm just now finishing a cup of tea (I need to go to Teavana soon), and I ought to fix something for dinner. I napped through the time when I normally would have made dinner.

[cirquelover]

I had one bite of a apple turnover but my husband stole it! Now I want something hmm... I have leftover barbecued brauts maybe I'll go have one. I hate being stressed and snacking every night!

[Gn2Dlnd]

12:43 - Cheddar ThinKrisp spread with cream cheese.

[Kevy Baby]

12:43 - Cheddar ThinKrisp spread with cream cheese.Yeah... the cheddar ones have been at the top of my fav list of late.

And what's up with the parmesean? They've been looking more like cheddar.

[CoasterMatt]

I'm having absolutely delicious cold pizza, and a bottle of Heineken

[Gn2Dlnd]

Yeah... the cheddar ones have been at the top of my fav list of late.

And what's up with the parmesean? They've been looking more like cheddar.

Ah, well your supplier hasn't ordered any in a while. You'll be glad to know she got a delivery on Wednesday. The parmesans are a much lighter shade of whey.
There are, occasionally, batches of parmesan thet cook really dark, not anything I have any control over. They do, however, taste just as delicious as their lighter toned brethren.

We use only natural ingredients; color and texture may vary

[AllyOops!]

Lately, I've been a late-night chowhound. :( It seriously needs to stop. I can eat my own weight in snacks.

My favorite-late-night snacks lately (or anytime snacks?)

*A slice of cheddar cheese
*Maple & brown sugar rice cakes
*Peanut butter & chocolate chip rice cakes
*Cinnamon toast rice cakes (extra decadent if I spread butter on top!)
*Mini cheddar rice cakes
*Red licorice (the rope kind!)

Can you tell I'm hooked on rice cakes? They've become my latest obsession. I always crave them! I usually get a sweet tooth when the clock strikes 12, so I usually munch on a piece of licorice.

Last night, however, I'm not going to pretty it up. I ate many bites of cold steak. In bed. At like, 4:30 a.m. How sexy! :rolleyes:

[CoasterMatt]

Last night, however, I'm not going to pretty it up. I ate many bites of cold steak. In bed. At like, 4:30 a.m. How sexy! :rolleyes:
Depends who you're eatin' em off of... :evil:

[BarTopDancer]

Lately, I've been a late-night chowhound. :( It seriously needs to stop. I can eat my own weight in snacks.

My favorite-late-night snacks lately (or anytime snacks?)

*A slice of cheddar cheese
*Maple & brown sugar rice cakes
*Peanut butter & chocolate chip rice cakes
*Cinnamon toast rice cakes (extra decadent if I spread butter on top!)
*Mini cheddar rice cakes
*Red licorice (the rope kind!)

Can you tell I'm hooked on rice cakes? They've become my latest obsession. I always crave them!

I LOVE rice cakes. Ralphs store brand are devine. I'm hooked on the cheddar ones but I may have to give the cinnamon toast a try and put butter on top. That sounds scrumptious.

I went to Trader Joes hungry. Big mistake. Aside from the $20 in cheese and crackers I also bought cheddar corn crunchies, triple ginger cookies, waffle cookies and pita chips. I put back the wafer cookies, chocolate cat cookies and a bunch of frozen stuff.

[Kevy Baby]

Ah, well your supplier hasn't ordered any in a while. You'll be glad to know she got a delivery on Wednesday.Yes, I was there on Thursday. I think I got the last of the previous batch of the parmesean. They tasted a bit "aged".

But just so you know; I am still hooked on 'em. average about three packages a week.

[Matterhorn Fan]

I just had pizza and tea and now I'm craving rice cakes. I used to eat the Quaker (I think) white cheddar popcorn cakes like candy.

[Gemini Cricket]

I just had biscotti and chocolate pudding for dessert. Yum-aroonie. :)

[AllyOops!]

I was a total bad girl tonight. :( I stayed in on a Saturday night (which is rare, but refreshing :)) and got my late-night snack attack at 11:30 p.m. while watching SNL with my Nana.

I had:

*A quarter of a piece of peanut butter & chocolate chip rice cake with crunchy peanut butter smeared on top

* A handful of potato chips dipped in ketchup

*A few bites of steak, yet again

*A few bites of Italian chopped salad left-overs. I was digging for black olives & garbanzo beans among other yummy stuff.

It's 2:20 a.m., and I know I'm not even done yet. :(

I get teased for the potato chip/ketchup combo, and it's one of my very favorites! I only love potato chips when they are smothered in onion dip or ketchup. Sauces & dips are my biggest weaknesses- taco sauce, tabasco, salsa, guacamole, hummus & onion dip!! I don't even need anything to dip, except my finger. :blush:

A 'tato is a 'tato. If you dip your fries in ketchup, why not potato chips? ;)

[Kevy Baby]

A 'tato is a 'tato. If you dip your fries in ketchup, why not potato chips? ;) There is lard in many things I enjoy, but I sure as heck ain't gonna eat it straight out of the can!

[Not Afraid]

It's been red vines night after night.

[BarTopDancer]

I ended up eating the entire bag of cheesy corn puffs yesterday. :(

[BarTopDancer]

Allybell,

I know you are a wonderfully giving person but really, you don't have to share your midnight munchies with me.

[Gemini Cricket]

Went to a party last night and had chocolate fudge cake from a North End bakery for dessert. It was wonderful.
:)

[Prudence]

I was astonishingly good last night and had fresh pineapple as a late night snack.