tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6729726969789149771..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Changing our meal timesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52074967299521130522013-09-17T08:23:04.944+10:002013-09-17T08:23:04.944+10:00Of course I will. You'll have to find a shop t...Of course I will. You'll have to find a shop that sells a strong rye flour, and if your dad likes the traditional caraway seeds on it, grabs those as well. If you go here http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/how-to-make-bread-in-bread-machine.html?showComment=1375935181703, you'll find my all round recipe for bread. Use your flour with that recipe. You can make it in the bread machine or by hand. Depending on how dense your dad likes his bread, you could add white strong flour to lighten it. One cup white to three cups rye is what I use and it gives a good dense rye loaf that is a bit springier than most. It will last well and improve in taste for about three days. Good luck!rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-10625811603383664942013-09-17T07:43:48.601+10:002013-09-17T07:43:48.601+10:00Rhonda,
I would love to know if you would share y...Rhonda,<br /><br />I would love to know if you would share your black bread recipe.? My father can not find it any longer here in the states and I would love to make it for him.<br /><br />Thank you for your consideration.<br />cmmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535222311594759462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49859521951739413752013-05-04T09:18:19.350+10:002013-05-04T09:18:19.350+10:00We have just got home from Bali and over there the...We have just got home from Bali and over there they have hardly any breakfast, maybe some fruit. They will then work in the fields until about 1pm and break for a big lunch and a sleep. After working again in the afternoon they will have leftovers from lunch for dinner. The lunch we shared with the Balinese was amazing not only the taste but because there was no waste, not a plastic bag or glass jar. It was also prepared with only a few utensils. Such a contrast to my kitchen. The Balinese culture and permaculture systems has taught me so much. I can't wait to write about it.Tillie Priestleyhttp://tomatotales.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-89717877314756633862013-05-04T09:03:57.850+10:002013-05-04T09:03:57.850+10:00Our main meal is lunch. We have a larger lunch and...Our main meal is lunch. We have a larger lunch and nothing after around 3pm most days. This way of eating relates to Ayurveda. Eating nothing (especially after 5pm) gives the digestion a chance to rest. By eating constantly we are always pumping hydrochloric acid into our system via digestion. We rest it if we don't eat late if possible. Hot countries like India usually eat late due to the heat. Dayamitranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-81950119343611687442013-05-03T15:50:30.750+10:002013-05-03T15:50:30.750+10:00We have our main meal in the evening - at around 8...We have our main meal in the evening - at around 8. We've always eaten then, and it suits us. Greek people have their meal very late - usually around 9.30, but we've never adapted to Greek hours. We have a light lunch at midday, at the hottest time of the day; don't want to eat much then. I love the idea of abendbrod - it reminds me of the breakfasts served in continental hotels, where you can serve yourself from a big buffet. The meat & cheese choices are lovely. - Overall I'm very keen on buffet style meals - they are great when people have different tastes in food. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332731223601172953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18558059411052325652013-05-02T22:52:20.854+10:002013-05-02T22:52:20.854+10:00We have to have the main meal in the evening as we...We have to have the main meal in the evening as we both work and take some<br />sandwiches or a salad for our lunches. But, when we are on holiday we usually change habits. I`m also used to the same meal distribution like Hanno. In Bavaria we call it Brotzeit. And a selection of breads and cold meats were the norm for me back home. Mum would also make a mixed salad in the summer time. Bear or lemonade would be served as well. I miss the local sourdough based farmhouse bread from my home region and shall eat myself sick of it when we go to visit mum and dad again in July this year. On Saturdays we occasionally have Brotzeit here in the UK, too. It`s the weekend and then feels like a tiny holiday for us when we lay out different meats and cheeses. I guess, as we get older our eating habits will also change. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114653674812242486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-59435501076197097352013-05-02T20:18:08.566+10:002013-05-02T20:18:08.566+10:00Oh I loved this post! It brought back very fond me...Oh I loved this post! It brought back very fond memories of Abendbrot after school in Germany. :-)<br />More usually soup and so forth in the winter. <br />Thank for sharingRebecanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49391803067827333212013-05-02T08:22:57.264+10:002013-05-02T08:22:57.264+10:00When I worked on a ranch many years ago, we would ...When I worked on a ranch many years ago, we would plan the next day's meals in the evening. If we planned on being any distance from the house, we would plan a meal to take along (sometimes just a hearty picnic type thing, other times serious eats). We usually had soup or stew on those nights because we could drag in late if need be, grab bowls and bread then head for bed with the least effort.<br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00536191701757095495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61314098578154761812013-05-02T02:57:09.129+10:002013-05-02T02:57:09.129+10:00My son and I ate our largest meal around 3:00 when...My son and I ate our largest meal around 3:00 when my husband was deployed for a year. Now, we are back to eating our largest meal in the evening, because hubby doesn't eat much during the day and is hungry when he gets home. Still, we eat fairly early as he gets off at 3 p.m. I would prefer two larger meals, mid morning and mid afternoon, with more of a snack in the evening. The kids are variable . . . my son is a teenager, and is *always* hungry :) and my five year old daughter is very attuned to her hunger and eats accordingly--something I'd like for all of us!<br />Heather in CaliforniaHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077997412081029396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63072810710025155202013-05-02T02:27:17.448+10:002013-05-02T02:27:17.448+10:00We are nearly always changing up our mealtimes. O...We are nearly always changing up our mealtimes. Our schedule is different right now with my husband working overtime hours each day, so we needed to adjust our evening meal. We tried eating all together at 7:15pm when he arrived home, but the younger children were really too tired and cranky by then... Now, we eat earlier without Daddy and get everything all cleaned up so that when he does arrive home, we can sit with him while HE eats his supper and the kids eat their bedtime yogurt snack at that time. So much less stressful than rushing through a late supper/dishes/bedtime routine.<br /><br />On weekends, we often eat our main meal in the afternoon. It works well for us because we usually have a full cooked breakfast on weekend mornings and aren't really hungry for a lunch until afternoon. We eat a nice big meal mid-afternoon and then if needed, we put a "snack tray" together for casual eats in the early evening. <br /><br />I have also noticed that my husband and I eat less than we used to... we don't seem to require as much food at mealtimes. Aging? Probably :) <br /><br />Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-14891451235196791672013-05-02T02:11:56.148+10:002013-05-02T02:11:56.148+10:00My husband and I became empty nesters last year wh...My husband and I became empty nesters last year when our son graduated from college and got married.<br /><br />We've been talking about having our larger meal in the middle of the day, too. It's hard to change what we have been used to for so long but we both feel we'd be healthier if we made the change.<br /><br />We both remember when farm families had their bigger meal mid-day.<br /><br />I'm also changing what I cook more often. Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46849816092244891152013-05-01T23:57:41.942+10:002013-05-01T23:57:41.942+10:00We eat our main meal in the evening, I try to make...We eat our main meal in the evening, I try to make it no later than 6:30 - 7 pm but ranch work is sometimes unforgiving of its times and we often don't drag back to the house until 8 or so. I'd love to shift our main meal to the afternoon and may work toward that, but oftentimes it's in the middle of the day when we're furthest from the house - checking pastures, working cows, etc. This has give me something to think of though.<br /><br />~Taylor-Made Ranch~<br />Wolfe City, TXTexas Homesteaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875287623361173707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17788235114714786722013-05-01T22:40:50.260+10:002013-05-01T22:40:50.260+10:00Thanks, both of you!
Years ago, when I started to... Thanks, both of you!<br /> Years ago, when I started to bake bread at home, I tried both ways, I even brushed the bread with water, and, yes, it is crispier, but still, not the way the comercial rolls are.<br /> Maybe it comes down to what type of oven we use. Mine is electric, but traditional. Bakeries have convection ovens.<br /> I hope one day I'll be able to bake bread in a wood fired oven, like our grandfathers did. <br /><br /> Dianaretete-de-viatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11076316690907900949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-1210320824151977192013-05-01T22:34:18.561+10:002013-05-01T22:34:18.561+10:00Very interesting post! Since I am out of the comm...Very interesting post! Since I am out of the commuter workforce now, I eat when I am hungry...breakfast when I wake up, nibbles for lunch such as crackers and cheese and fruit, and then a hearty mid day meal at about 4:00 PM. I find that way I am not snacking as much in between meals. If I'm hungry in the evening, I have popcorn or another small snack. My energy fades as the day goes on, so cooking in the afternoon suits me.Jingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357961722537445285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-21695614422421480232013-05-01T21:44:07.628+10:002013-05-01T21:44:07.628+10:00Hi Rhonda,
my husbands Israeli family eat exactly...Hi Rhonda, <br />my husbands Israeli family eat exactly like this! When I first visited them I was confused- breakfast was usually mid morning and consisted of homemade cheeses, vegetables, quail eggs and olive oils. <br />A meat meal maybe twice a week, and the evening meal was more of a mish mash of leftovers from the more substantial afternoon meal. <br />I grew to love this type of eating, and have tried to continue since we returned to Australia. Drors family are originally from Europe, Germany included. Many of the recipes you include remind me of the recipes I have gotten from my mother in law, my husband loves them as well :-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-82342777984117191322013-05-01T20:42:09.798+10:002013-05-01T20:42:09.798+10:00I am thinking of moving the main meal permanently ...I am thinking of moving the main meal permanently to midday. At present it is a bit of a mix. Dinner is usually between 6 and 7.<br /><br />We often have lunches and evening meals similar to the abend brot you describe. We probably put out more Italian style foods. I love that as there are a lot of different taste and textures. It is perfect way to eat in summer. Cheese and bread is a delight for me.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-18729355567822249432013-05-01T13:41:52.296+10:002013-05-01T13:41:52.296+10:00We eat early in the evenings, I tend to eat a lot ...We eat early in the evenings, I tend to eat a lot of smaller meals rather than 3 big ones. I do love the idea of a hot lunch though.The Life of Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664575290861091769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56103994474950868872013-05-01T13:33:13.816+10:002013-05-01T13:33:13.816+10:00Sounds like a great way to eat your meals, now if ...Sounds like a great way to eat your meals, now if it could just come with a siesta afterwards id be in heaven. I should be living in europe. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11814204653886069712013-05-01T12:35:24.219+10:002013-05-01T12:35:24.219+10:00That looks very good indeed! It reminds me a littl...That looks very good indeed! It reminds me a little of the Italian antipasto that is usual in Daniel's family. This is very similar to what we have started to eat for lunch on the weekends. A selection of cheeses, sometimes cold meats or eggs, saurkraut and perhaps some salad. Quick to whip up and doesn't leave you hungry.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123593037593548003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86512204172272998732013-05-01T12:11:32.936+10:002013-05-01T12:11:32.936+10:00funny you should ask this question today rhonda! i...funny you should ask this question today rhonda! i've just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes- for the first time in 3 pregnancies- and i'm desperate to control it with diet (although they say it might not be possible in my case because my diet and health is already good- for me unforunately it's a genetic and age related thing) so i am actually in the process of changing the way my whole family eats... the timing of meals is becoming MUCH stricker as is what is served at them! it's a bit stressful, but at least it is only short term.... it makes me understand my nana a bit more (who had type 2 diabetes) and the way/times etc she ate!<br />amyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53446134995906728502013-05-01T11:19:35.389+10:002013-05-01T11:19:35.389+10:00I love the idea of abend brot! We have done that n...I love the idea of abend brot! We have done that now and then where we will buy cheese and pears and french bread. We eat seasonally too so as it gets warmer, the meals will get lighter. <br />Right now I have been cutting back on serving grains with our dinner. I may make salmon and veggies or eggs and soy sausage but no rice or bread. We have noticed that we are not as full, but feel good. Not that we are against having grains sometimes. Tonight we had buglur and it was yummy!MissFifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09948141818594611257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87704659150851925162013-05-01T10:35:18.733+10:002013-05-01T10:35:18.733+10:00We all still like our main meal in the evenings, b...We all still like our main meal in the evenings, but eat it early (5.30ish) as that's when hubby gets home and we're all 'starving'. Hubby (and the kids on heat up days) like to take leftovers for lunch, and I'm a big fan of a toasted sandwich or, if I ate bread for breakfast, I have my porridge or muesli for lunch - a backwards day! I will often do a meal like yours on weekends though of if we have visitors - everyone enjoys mixing up their own plate of what we tend to call a ploughmans lunch. Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798861028989004417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-25271731577982793872013-05-01T10:30:52.038+10:002013-05-01T10:30:52.038+10:00Our primary school has a 'heat ups' day on...Our primary school has a 'heat ups' day on Thursdays. The kids are encouraged to bring in leftovers, soup, sandwiches to be toasted, pies/sausage rolls etc and (ick) noodles. Basically they can take anything that can go in the pie warmer (the grade 6s put them in after morning play) or be heated in the microwave, have boiling water added or be toasted. A parent goes in half an hour before lunch time to do the work. It's lovely to be able to send something hot for lunch once a week, my boys love it. <br />And I love those tiffins too! Awesome!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10798861028989004417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-34763144468791578022013-05-01T10:20:24.443+10:002013-05-01T10:20:24.443+10:00You should be proud of your mending. Look at how m...You should be proud of your mending. Look at how much money you've saved. You're giving those jeans a new life. Well done!rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58386279799415632022013-05-01T09:44:28.236+10:002013-05-01T09:44:28.236+10:00When I was younger I used to make fun of "old...When I was younger I used to make fun of "old" people ie: my grandma and nana.<br />You know, how they have dinner at 4pm with the table set 'just so'.<br />How they get up in the middle of the night for a cup of tea (or milo).<br />Or tell you proudly at 8 o'clock in the morning that they have stripped the bed, washed the sheets and hung them out to dry.<br />The care they went to cooking their midday lamb chop and vegies.<br />I used to think their world was so small.<br />Ha! The arrogance of youth.head in the sun https://www.blogger.com/profile/05289594775531378079noreply@blogger.com