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- Snagglepuss Cartoon Episode GuideEpisode GuideTelevisionSeriesCartoon
- Traditional Animation
- Hanna-Barbera Studios
- Distributed by: Screen Gems
- Cartoon Characters: Snagglepuss, Raindance Kid, Sheriff, Deputy, Men, Bartender.
- Voice Actors: Daws Butler, Doug Young.
- Directed By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Produced By William Hanna, Joseph Barbera.
- Animated By George Nicholas.
- Written By Michael Maltese, Alex Lovy.
- Music: Hoyt Curtin.
- Editor: Hank Gotzenberg, Greg Watson.
- First Aired on February 27, 1961.
- Originally Released in Syndication.
- Running Time: 7 minutes.
- Season: 2
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Real PCH Winner Shermoya Armstrong had her dreams come true when the Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol came for a visit!
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A few days ago, I told you all about one of the $10,000 prize deliveries I made in early February. In case you missed it, check out my blog here. Well now I'm back to tell you about how we made dreams come true for someone else, too!
On Tuesday, Feburary 5th, Marlene from our Play&Win offices and I took an early flight to Washington State. On our agenda? To deliver a Big Check to the first BIG PCHlotto winner of 2013!!!! To whom? Shermoya Armstrong of Bonney Lake, WA! She won BIG on the $10,000 Black Card.
Shermoya was easy to find and a pleasure to surprise. As soon as we walked up to her door — before we even rang the doorbell — I could hear shouting inside. Once she spotted the iconic Prize Patrol balloons, Shermoya knew exactly who was walking up her driveway. And boy was she excited!
"I won $10,000!" Shermoya yelled excitedly into her home.
Yes, she did!
As I handed her the Big Check, Shermoya's eyes did not leave my hands – where I held the REAL check for $10,000.
"Oh, I see you eyeing this," I laughed while handing over the real check.
Shermoya has been entering the PCH Sweepstakes on and off for years, more recently playing PCHlotto daily. She won an instant $50 once… the start of her good luck, I say! Shermoya says the $10,000 can definitely be used. She wants to buy her house and that prize is a fantastic start.
Shermoya told me that she often follows the clues and hints that the Prize Patrol (Danielle, Todd, Dave) post on their PCH Prize Patrol Fan Pages on Facebook! This was VERY exciting to hear because I don't think we have ever surprised someone who has followed the clues before! That day, Shermoya hadn't logged onto Facebook yet… but if she did, she would've seen that Todd Sloane was posting clues that led to her home in Bonney Lake, WA!
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Immediate family includes the following relative(s) of the (a) employee; (b) employee's spouse; or (c) employee's domestic partner: mother, step-mother, mother-in-law; father, step-father, father-in-law; sister, step-sister, sister-in-law; brother, step-brother, brother-in-law; daughter, step-daughter, daughter-in-law; son, step-son, son-in-law; aunt or uncle (whether by blood, marriage, or domestic partner); grandparent (including the parents of domestic partner); grandchild (including the child of a domestic partner's child); husband, wife or domestic partner; husband, wife or domestic partner of that individual's child, step-child, or child-in-law; or any person living in the immediate household of the employee.
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I haven't found that the fitbit tracks activities other than walking. I'll go to a 60 minute zumba class and apparently I'll only have 5 or 10 minutes of "very active" minutes. My heart rate monitor disagreed with that assessment.
I have found that the fitbit is great for helping me to be overall more active and to walk more. However, when it comes to tracking activities, increasing your fitness level, etc I don't feel that it's that helpful.
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don't have a fit bit but have had the spark tracker. Very disappointed with spark tracker. doesn't always track and it breaks a lot. I've quit using it because once again it is broken and I'm tired of having to 'fix' it. I've heard good things on fit bit and may give it a try.
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BORNTEXAN1954, I have a Fitbit but not a Spark.
About the fitbit and whether it tracks more than walking. Yes. I find it tracks just about any activity that includes walking, running, skipping steps, hops or jumps. My fitbit and heart rate monitor give similar estimates (sometimes matching) for walking, running, jumping rope, cardio drills like jumping jacks, cardio kickboxing, cardio boxing, and aerobic dancing that involves hops or traveling steps. I have a Fitbit One that I wear clipped either to my waistband or bra. What it doesn't track well--non step and resistance activities. So it doesn't do well with cycling, swimming, weight lifting, yoga, pilates, rowing, etc. I also use a heart rate monitor for some of the activities it doesn't track well or I use the METs based activity database (I use the database mainly for yoga or strength work).
Fitbit doesn't guess what the activity is. So it won't categorize walking, running, cycling, elliptical like Spark advertises. I don't know how well Spark works for these since I don't have one. Fitbit does categorize each minute by "intensity" (sedentary, light activity, moderate activity and very active). The intensity is based on how much and how fast you moved that minute. I think it does categorize walking vs. running because it asks for a stride length for both and from the distance estimates it does credit more distance per step for running and jumping type movements.
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For those who have the Spark Tracker and the Fitbit, do you have a preference of one or the other or do you like them equally the same? I bought a Spark Tracker and it seems to only work every other day although it shows up on the website.. I bought it because it registers exercise bikes and other fitness equipment.
Does the fitbit register anything besides walking or will it register fitness machines as well?
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I love my Fitbit One. I love going home and syncing my One to my computer after work, and if I am not where I want to be in my count, I am usually motivated to either go for a walk or put on a walking video and rack up some more steps.
I had a glitch in mine, and the customer service was really fast and responsive, and then checked back with me a week or so later to make sure everything was fine.
Like others have said, it is also fun if you have friends who own them too so that you can compete with each other. I will admit that sometimes I don't sync for a day or two so that I can lull one of my really competitive friends into a false sense of security. Then I sync and BOOM! Tons of steps!!!
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I have a fitbit flex and I absolutely LOVE it. I got it for Christmas and ive worn it ever since. I forgot it one day and I felt naked! I have a few friends with a fitbit so its fun to add them to my list and 'compete' and cheer them on throughout the day. Its very rewarding when your reach your goal for the day and it lights up and vibrates in celebration. Ive had multiple trackers and so far fit bit flex is my favorite.
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Camry- I was able to replace my battery on my pedometer that I bought at the dollar tree they usually carry the battery there too button cell but I have bought pedometers that have quit too there so sometimes I think at least it was just a buck I tried the ones at Walmart and got the sand results I love the sparks tracker too it's 49.99 or 59.99 I think in shop it's pretty good but I lost mine somewhere it's the size of a quarter and can put on your shoe I don't know how I lost it this last time because it's hard to fall off the socks or shoe string or even the bra strap I wore it in all places tested it out really liked and I miss it even I think I lost it at work
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My mother bought when and she seemed to like it fairly well.
A fitbit is a great way to help motivate you to move a little more. Plus it also keeps track of your sleep! It helps you form good patterns and motivates you to move even more.
That being said whether or not it's worth it depends upon who. If you have the money to spare, it's a great tool. If your having to stretch your budget for it, I wouldn't buy it. It's a great tool but I personally cannot see myself utilizing it so much that I'm willing to spend a couple hundred on it.
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@Motivate@LastPersonally, I am a little skeptical of them. After all, they are only a measurement device, and measuring more accurately doesn't in itself burn a single extra calorie - your body burns what your body burns.
Personally, I would rather spend my money on something that actually helps me exercise, whether it is a new pair of shoes, some workout clothing, a new chain for my bike, etc.
Of course, some people do get inspired by seeing numbers on tracker to get out and exercise more. But remember that it is YOU that has to get out and exercise more - the tracker is not going to do it magically for you.
I almost agreed with you one the rather spending the money on something that helped you but then I realized that a chain on your bike, new shoes, or a treadmill actually doesn't help you lose weight (burn calories/exercise) anymore than a Fitbit would. Clothes don't exercise, running the treadmill without actually running ON it won't burn a single calorie either. It actually functions EXACTLY like a pair of shoes. I mean a treadmill, shoes, bike, etc. will not magically help me anymore than a Fitbit does if I don't use it. I bought a jump rope for 10 dollars but as cheap as it was it was not worth because I don't even use it but this Dollar Tree pedometer was because I started walking and lost 5lb in a week. Those didn't work for very long so now I'm going to get the Fitbit Zip. I found it to be worth it if you use it. Since chances are I'm going to walk each day anyway might as well measure it and see if I get enough.
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I absolutely love my Fitbit Flex. For me, it was a must buy. I was a previous owner of a Fitbit One and I did like it, but didn't love it. I would OFTEN forget to clip it to myself and I wouldn't track for days on end and it didn't bother me, so I felt it was a waste of money, but I loved seeing my steps and how many stairs I climbed. I sold that since I wasn't wearing it and just recently invested back into FitBit and got the Flex.
I love it so much more than the One. Since it's a wearable bracelet, I never take it off (except in the shower) although, you CAN shower with it. It's waterproof, so I don't even need to be careful when washing my hands, getting water on it, etc. I wear it on my non-dominant hand/wrist and it is pretty accurate. I find it very motivating. I see how many steps I am actively taking and I try to beat it every day. I set a goal and I want to make sure I reach it every day so I find myself striving toward it.
The plus is also being able to track your sleep. I'd agree with what others said, the Fitbit site is pretty lacking, but I track all of my food here at Sparkpeople, but the bonus is that you can link your fitbit to Sparkpeople and all of the fitness minutes track here, and the food you track at SP rolls over into the Fitbit website.
I'd vote yes. :)
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I have the Fitbit One and I love it. I clip it to my bra or my waistband and I check it throughout the day. There are multilple times when I've been tempted to take the rest of the afternoon off, in terms of activity, and let myself coast a little -- but the numbers on the Fitbit spur me on. It syncs well with Spark. You track your calories on Spark and they show up on the Fitbit dashboard, while the Fitbit tracks your calories burned and sends that information back over to Spark, so you have two sources of measurement for calories burned vs. calories consumed.
It's highly motivating and I recommend it. I'm glad I bought it.
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I spent 3-4 weeks researching activity trackers overall. I wanted something I could sync here and on another site just in case I decided I wanted to use it instead. I also wanted something without a mandatory monthly fee. I decided to go with the Fit Bit zip to see how I do. If I use it consistently and I feel it helps, I'll upgrade to a flex or force and track my sleep as well. When I get more physically active I'll also probably invest in a HRM that counts calories burned as well. I like visual manifestations of my progress (like steps and calories burned, etc) That's why I always come back to calorie counting because its what I do best with :) If you are visual like me, its definitely worth a shot!
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I am actually looking into getting one myself. However, something to keep in mind is there are hundreds of different types of watches/clips/monitors you can get so the best thing to do is research. If you like one that will sync to SparkPeople then look for sync compatibility. If you want one that can do something else in particular than look for that. Right now I have my eye on the Garmin Forerunner 210. It is a bit pricey but it has the features I'm looking for. In my opinion, while asking others what they think can be good, this is one area where doing some self research is a good plan.
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I have a FitBit and a Spark Activity Tracker coming, absolutely worth both purchases~
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Yes for me.
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I was wondering if they are worth it also - I think I am going to go for it and see for myself.
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On the contrary, I find they do help you exercise and stay active. I got my Fitbit Force before Christmas and the amount I exercise and stay active has doubled since then. I used to do short runs, about 30 mins but lately I've been motivated to do over an hour and aim for marathon runs. It has encouraged me to see what I'm capable of in distance, speed, pace, steps. I was getting a little bored with my cardio and now I'm looking forward to it. Weight lifting used to be my first favourite but it's actually been replaced with running (of course I still weight train but have developed a new passion for running). It also motivates me to get more steps/activity in during the day in an attempt to beat previous records and to compete against my Fitbit friends. It also provides goals while I'm at work. I work harder (I work a physical job) to beat previous records and it provides mild entertainment. ;)
For me, it was a well-worth it purchase. I absolutely love my Fitbit. They're food tracker is pretty terrible compared to Spark. Spark definitely has them beat in both the extent of their database and ease of use, plus I have all my recipes, fav. foods, groups saved here but I track food here and it instantly syncs to my Fitbit account.
So far I'm finding it's very accurate with my cals burned, steps, distance, etc. My total cals burned vs. deficit matches up with my weight loss/maintenance etc. It also seems reasonable with what Spark would estimate for me. For example, yesterday I didn't work but I did a marathon run for 80 mins and burned 700 cals from my run. If I subtract that 700 cals from my total calorie burn for the day... I get just over 1700 cals burned without exercise. Now coming from someone who has extensively looked into estimations for cals burned through activity this seems spot on with the amount of normal activity I had. I was lightly active for the day; did a few chores, ran a little bit of errands. Spark gives me between 1550-1850 cals for being sedentary to lightly active. When I work I burn around 2200 cals for doing around 15k steps which is only slightly higher than the amount Spark would give me for being "active". Pretty darn, spot on.
And that's that. I love my Fitbit, I think it was worth the purchase, for me anyways. It can be a great tool to help motivate you. It also makes everything much more convenient and takes a lot of the guess work out of things.
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Personally, I am a little skeptical of them. After all, they are only a measurement device, and measuring more accurately doesn't in itself burn a single extra calorie - your body burns what your body burns.
Personally, I would rather spend my money on something that actually helps me exercise, whether it is a new pair of shoes, some workout clothing, a new chain for my bike, etc.
Of course, some people do get inspired by seeing numbers on tracker to get out and exercise more. But remember that it is YOU that has to get out and exercise more - the tracker is not going to do it magically for you.
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I've been wondering the same thing, are they worth it? I really don't want to spend more time on the computer than I need to. I would like to track everything on one site, like here. Anyone know about the other fitness trackers?
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I got a fitbit (force, i think) in November and i like it. I have discovered that I need to take it off when drying hair and doing dishes though, so it won't count those movements as steps. I also take it off at this point when am working out (unless I am running) and I track that separately. It has been an interesting challenge for me to make sure I reach 10k steps on average. I also like that I can track on here and it syncs on the fitbit site.
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Just curious for those people that have the Fitbit of the Flex type trackers - - do you feel they are worth it?? Is there one out there that was a MUST BUY for anyone and they love it or was it a waste of money? I am asking before I go spend the money on one for myself to see what people like best
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The "swan" is a great way to stimulate your partner's penis and testicles when you've been roaming around his other erogenous zones. Imagine your thumb and fingers coming together in the shape of the old-fashioned shadow puppet
This massage technique can be used on a man or woman. Get your lover to lie on her back while you warm some massage oil in your hands. Kneel astride her thighs and lean forward, placing both hands just below her neckline and above her breastbone. Start a slow, smooth path with your oiled hands outward and down either side of her ribcage, just skimming the edges of her breasts. Now slowly and sensuously draw your hands in to meet at the navel. Pause a moment before recommencing the outward sweep of the figure "8" down around her outer hips, your hands meeting over her pubis. Gently kneed her pubis and even allow your fingers to wander over her genitals before starting the sweeping motion back up to her navel and onwards. Repeat the Erotic "8" movement as many times as you wish.
This is so named because many Thai masseuses encourage skin-on-skin contact during a massage with their clients to tempt them into asking for "extras." The Thai body massage consists of gently rubbing your naked body over your lover's bare skin. It is ideal if you are both kissing, with one lying slightly on top of the other. Rise up on your hands and gently swish your chest and abdomen over your lover's body. This feels particularly erotic on a woman's breasts?skin against skin. If you have the arm strength you may also move your abdomen and hips across your lover's body.
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You can try this while sharing a bath, or when sitting on the floor with your back against a sofa, or in bed against the headboard during foreplay. One of you sits behind the other and reaches around to fondle. For example, the man can sit behind his lover in the bath, with her butt between his legs close up to his genitals. He massages her breasts and genitals from behind using a cupping, massaging or tweaking motion. One way to do this is to use his whole hand to cup her breasts, then gently massage them. From here he can run his hands down her abdomen and between her thighs. She may gently grind and wiggle her butt back into his genital region. If she's sitting behind him, she can reach around to massage his chest and then reach down to cup his genitals. It generates a different feel when touching each other while sitting Roman Bath style
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Recipes for the potato hack
It was suggested that we could start a thread for potato hack recipes. In an effort to keep this thread mainly for recipes, I'm linking the 2 main potato hack information threads below:
A DD Hack
Potato Hack Paleo Blogs Anyone Doing This?
The first is LONG, but good, but worth taking the time to read it if you're interested.
The second is shorter (at least at the time this post is being created) and more concise - a well organized synopsis of the theory & science, with some feedback from other members.
Both these threads have were created by, and have regular input from some of our resident experts!!
Both these threads contain fantastic information about the potato hack, how to do it and the science behind why it works. They're both excellent starting points, then come back to this thread for the recipes.
Thank you for starting!
Here is my favorite recipe (thank you, ladies, for talking about making this! Here is my method):
Make turkey or chicken broth by simmering bones (last time, I found turkey necks at a Mexican grocer for $1 per pound, and it worked beautifully) all day in a crock pot on low with chicken bullion cubes and flavor at the end with basil and pepper.
Boil whole potatoes (prick each with a fork or they will explode in the water!) until tender, let cool enough to handle. Score them lengthwise all the way around, then peel skins off by hand (this is quicker and easier and reserves more of the potato vs. peeling with a knife). Mash plain or with a little chicken bullion and pour broth over. Or, mash the broth right into the potatoes.
Note - I got the idea to use basil in the broth from pho restaurants.
Dottie--thanks for the sticky!
My absolutely favorite way to do the Tater hack is to use 2 or 3 small preboiled yukon gold potatoes. Pour a little bone broth over them and then dot them with Salsa con Queso (I use the target brand--2.5 g fat, 2 carbs, 1 protein/2 TBS). Nuke til hot, salt and pepper. Heaven.
Potato Broth Bake
Very popular, very yummy:
Peel & slice potatoes, layer in a baking pan (in my hands, an 8x8 holds about 3 large russets). Add about 2 cups chicken broth, salt & pepper to taste.
Bake for 70 minutes at 400 degrees.
Turns out with crispy "chips" on the top and gooey chicken goodness on the bottom. Suitable for re-heating.
i am doing my first PH.
my first foray into the taters has been very yummy and very simple.
i cut yukon golds in half length wise. placed them face up in a pan. sprinkled a little sea salt on them, then a little mrs. dash. baked them. the tops fgot browned and crispy. had i been eating them fresh out of the oven, i bet they would have been super yummy. but i was making them last night for today. so today, i just cubed them up and warmed them slightly. no dips, sauces, or nothing!! and they are soooo yummy!! :yummy:
I boiled about 3 of the red potatoes with a little bit of onion and salt and not too much water but a little extra. When done, I mashed part of the potatoes and added fat free sour cream and made a soup out of it. Very good. Could have been better with some fat free cheese.
Yenni, I used your recipe above today, and you're right, it's YUM! Thanks! I used lots of cracked pepper and added a few snipped wild green onions that had popped up in the front yard. :cool:
I hope everyone had a great day today!
Mashed potato bowl:
Make mashed potatoes with chicken (or turkey) broth, just little bits of chicken (or turkey) if you made your own broth, sprinkle in 3-4 shakes of tumeric (enough to color), salt and pepper to taste, mash. Stir in a little frozen corn (as in 1/2 cup for a 5 pound bag of potatoes).
Chicken bits and corn are condiment level.
I desperately needed some comfort food today.
Potato pizza:
Slice potatoes thin, fashion them on a pizza plate (or if microwaving, on a plate), top with fat-free spagetti sauce and spinkle with italian seasoning (or, spread with pizza sauce), bake or microwave (I microwaved - may want to cover it splatters).
Needed a treat badly tonight for dinner.
KT--sending loving and healing vibes your way. I am so happy you can actually have some comforting potatoes given what you have been going through. Just concentrate on healing right now--both gut and soul.
Thank you, Ouizoid. It has been hard. These recipes brightened up my day a bit. Potatoes are comforting - especially the mashed potato bowl! Something about the yellow coloring was really fun.
Ok, So im not usually a big fan of "as seen on tv" stuff, BUT, I got this thing at walmart called perfect fries.You stick your Potato in push down and tada..french fries :-) It was 10 bucks. I peel mine first, then I added seasoned salt, cyanne pepper, and garlic powder...soooo good...I like to make mine extra spicy :-) perfect PDD meal for me!
My son wants to do the potato hack, so I boiled a bunch of potatoes for him this morning. When he came home from school, I made some hash browns.
Now, for some reason, ALL my life, I have made hash browns from raw grated potatoes, and home fries from sliced boiled potatoes. Today I went crazy and made hash browns from grated boiled potatoes!!! :faint:
They were very good and cooked up quickly! :D
A splash of soy sauce towards the end of cooking really helps foods brown and get a little crispy.
Will burn, though, if cooked too long or too hot.
Made home fries today and instead of using the "allowed" tsp of oil to brown the potatoes, I used about 1/2oz of grated cheddar cheese. Cooked the (boiled, sliced) potatoes in a dry skillet, pushed them to the side, fried the cheese til it started getting brown and crispy, then mixed it into the taters. Yummy!
I ran across this today and thought it would be great for the hack!
Vegan Potato & Spinach Balls -- Fat Free
It was on a site called instructables. If you google it, the pics look awesome too :)
3 big Potatoes (any kind you like)
2 or 3 cups of Spinach fresh or frozen (or any other leafy green)
3 cloves of Garlic
1 tbsp Basil
2 tbsp Chives
2 tbsp Parsley
1/2 tsp Cumin
2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast (optional)
3 tbsp White Wine (optional)
Chop the potatoes in big chunks and boil until done but very firm (about 6 minutes). Add some salt to the water if you want. You can use frozen spinach, no problem with that. Just make sure to get all the water out before cooking.
Chop the Spinach like shown in the first picture, it doesn't have to be perfect. Cook it in a pan with the chopped garlic and the wine (or substitute for water) for 3 or 4 minutes until it's soft.
Chop the herbs, like shown in the pic. You don't have to use fresh, I just happen to have a mini garden of herbs. You can definitely use dried.
Mix everything in a bowl, (including the nutritional yeast if you have it on hand, if not don't worry) and let it rest until it's cool enough for you to touch it without burning your hands. It should look like pictures 3 and 4 below.
Then proceed to make small balls (like meatballs). I got 17 one and a half inch balls out of this recipe.
Bake for 15 minutes at 450 degrees. Make sure you put some cooking spray in your baking dish so they don't stick.
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Keep boiled or baked potatoes in the fridge for quick snacks, or microwave potatoes.
I microwave a potato, with the skin on, for about 5 mins, let it cool, then slice it into steak fries. Sprinkle some spices on, like mexican or chili seasoning, then broil in the oven until crispy. You'll need some parchment paper or a silicone baking sheet, so they won't stick.
Wrapping up my third potato hack day and my favorite way of eating my potatoes was.to slice them really thin, dry fry with just a bit of non-stick spray, with a mix of season salt, garlic powder, pepper and then eat with kethcup and hot sauce drizzled on them :yummy:
Sounds good!
I read on another site some folks having a blast with a Nuwave oven fries - in case any of you have that contraption (I don't).
"Hassle Free Hasselback Potatoes"
2 medium Yukon Gold or Russet Potatoes (rinsed and patted dry)
1 clove garlic, pressed through garlic-press, or minced
2-3 fresh rosemary needles, minced
Set oven to 425 degrees. Place potato on the "cradle" of a wooden spoon. Cut each potato into 1/4 inch slices, but take special care to avoid cutting through them entirely. (you don't want the potato slices to separate). The spoon will prevent you (hopefully) from slicing the entire way down.
Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spray the top of the potatoes with cooking spray (or use the "allowed" 1 tsp of oil, if you prefer). Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 40 minutes.
After 40 minutes, remove potatoes from oven. Carefully insert the minced garlic and rosemary between the potato slices. Spray the top of the potatoes with additional cooking spray, if desired. Bake for an additional 10-15 or until fork-tender and golden brown.
Enjoy! This also tastes spectacular with a combo of curry powder and "Lawry's Garlic Salt and Parsley."
I love Hasselbacks, sounds good.
Thanks, Cindy :)
I'm enjoying the potato hack, and love to try new recipes. Do you have any special dd recipes or special ingredients or supplements you've tried that you particularly enjoy?
I don't do the hack myself although I eat potatoes....
Ouiz recommended using salsa con queso. I will "bake" a few yukons in the microwave, mush with chicken broth or bone broth (depending on what I have) and then spread with 1T of SCQ. For me, the 1-2g of fat in the SCQ does not appreciably affect my losses on the potato hack. YMMV.
Along those same lines, I've done the same thing with a wedge of laughing cow. I prefer the French Onion flavor for this approach.
I'd like to try the baked Hasselbecks - those sound good!
I've yet to have a round of "microwave chips" not stick horribly to the plate. I now have parchment paper so will try with that.
As Yennie has tried the congee and liked it, for those of us who include rice on the potato hack, it's worth trying congee.
Congee is rice soup/gruel and is my standard snack on the potato hack (it's also fabulous for any gastrointestinal upsets as it's remarkably soothing). The plain version is the most useful for the potato hack and you adapt it to suit your preference for the thickness of the soup and how burst you like your rice grains.
Metric version with Thai fragrant or jasmine rice
150g Thai fragrant or jasmine rice
1/2tsp salt
2.4 litres water
Rinse and drain the rice.
Bring the 2.4 litres of water to the boil in a heavy-bottom pan over a high heat. Add the salt and the drained rice and return to the boil.
Keep the pan partly covered and simmer over a gentle heat for 90-120 mins , depending on your preferences - you should stir from time to time to make sure that grains don't catch on the bottom. The rice grains should burst open to form a soft gruel or quite thick soup.
You can thin and flavour the soup to match your needs. I add a tsp of Knorr's reduced salt chicken stock powder and/or some chili flakes. I've also tried variations of ground or shredded seaweed or shichimi togarishi (a Japanese blend of chilli and pepper) with sushi ginger and they're all good.
brown rice (volume version)
1 cup brown rice
6 cups water
Wash and drain the brown rice. Add it to the water, bring to the boil in a heavy-bottomed pan and follow the above directions, except, depending on the age of your rice, and your preferences, this can take from 3-6hrs. Season and flavour to preference after it's cooked.
There are much fancier congees where the rice is cooked in stock or some ribs and chicken along with slices of vegetables are cooked together. However, for the purposes of the potato hack, the plainer the better (although the spices or fat-free stock powders are fine and within the scope of the hack).
Plain congee can provide a good mug of (to me) satisfying soup for fewer than 40kcals and it's remarkably soothing. It can be flavoured with tiny amounts of spices or even a couple of slices of sushi ginger or 2 tiny cubes of fermented tofu which packs a remarkably pungent taste for such a small amount.
Thanks for that recipe SlowSure. I've been really curious about the congee when you've talked about it. It sounded so exotic and I thought it would be difficult to make. I'll try it sometime soon now!
Its super easy to make and really, really nice. I made 2 batches to get me through this week. It turns out to be, basically, 10 cups water and 1 cup rice. I added some ginger and chicken bullion to my batches and its really tasty.
I also expected it to be harder than it actually was.
Does the rice work as well for you as the potato on the hack?
The congee recipe sounds delish!
Rice doesn't have the same protein content as the potato so it's not recommended for sole use in the hack. I couldn't have continued the 28 day hack I did without incorporating rice (mostly as congee).
I also ate idli -these are a South Indian breakfast item of steamed rice dumplings. However you need a very specialist grinder to make your own and although you can buy the powder mix for it in the UK I don't think it's readily available in the US.
Hey guys, I'm sorry for being so lost but what do you mean by "hack"? Is this like a thing of eating only potatoes on down days?
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