I tried IF for a few days, bc I can generally hold off on eating for quite a bit in the day. But then it dawned on me that I’d have to forgo the 1/2 & 1/2 in my morning coffee. So, that’s out.
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The recipe is very easy. Just heat the milk and oil, then stir everything together. This is not a delicate, finicky dough that needs to be babied.
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I once worked with a guy — his desk was right next to mine — who’d pull out a bottle, curse (in a foreign language) take a swig, put it back, and continue on …
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Not gonna lie, that is currently the roughest part of my transition. I was never a big breakfast eater, and not eating a meal until noon or later is effortless. I cannot stand black coffee, and not having a bit of dairy in coffee means no coffee for me. I do enjoy tea, and when I’ve traveled abroad where coffee want early available in the mornings, I have been ok. The tea or hot water in the morning is so far tolerable, but the coffee remains tempting. I’ve only been at this for about 2 weeks; maybe it’ll get better.
The no snacks part after 8 or 8:30pm though… Not too bad on week nights. Was rough in the weekend. 
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I concur. I like homemade chips and homemade salsa. Tostitos and some store salsa just don’t do it. Go fresh like your favorite Mexiresto.
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I suffer GERD, also. Tomatoes can set me off, too. I use ginger, star anise, cuachalalate and bay leaf tea to treat it and I can eat almost anything, just not a lot at once.
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I like scoops and bite-sized Tostitos. I don’t fry my own chips.
I like pico de gallo and fresh salsas, but I don’t make my own very often.
I have too many other things on my plate.
One local indie grocer makes a good 7 layer dip, so I buy that as a treat. Almost as good as homemade.
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Those look really good 
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They are good, but these are my favourite store-bought lately.
Tate’s (the chocolate chip and macadamia white chocolate)
Island Bakery’s white chocolate lemon and the chocolate ginger
Tonight’s snack was Hungarian and German salami, followed by a couple handfuls of chocolate-covered peanuts.
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Those Tate’s cookies are delicious. The tiny chocolate chips are in the vending machine at my job.
I’ve never seen the Island Bakery brand here in the US… but I will look for it. Seems like a specialty shop might have them.
Do you like stroopwaffels?
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Daelmans-Caramel-Stroopwafels-10-94-oz-8-count/53760681?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&wl13=5752&adid=2222222227753760681_117755028669_12420145346&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=501107745824&wl4=pla-294505072980&wl5=9004252&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=local&wl12=53760681&wl13=5752&veh=sem_LIA&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn9qOx4yRgAMVcEpHAR1uXAXXEAQYBCABEgJCCvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
These I can get at Walmart and many supermarkets. I put them on top of the hot coffee cup to soften. Mmmmm
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I like Stroopwafels. I live in a part of Canada with a lot of Dutch immigrants, so they’re pretty common! There’s a bakery in Norwich, Ontario that supplies a lot of local grocery stores, and some places sell the imported ones.
There are mini Stroopwafels as well as some flavour variations, as well.
They even have gluten-free Stroopwafels for celiacs.
Island Bakery might be sold at shops that specialize in British or specifically Scottish goods.
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Not bad advice.
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I get cartons of the bags of Tate’s little bitty chocolate chip cookies and leave them out in a basket for Those Who Pass Through. They’re popular.
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We don’t have the tiny Tate’s in Canada, as far as I know. Just the 12 packs , either regular or gluten-free. The prices vary a bit. They’re often $8.99 Cdn at the regular grocery store chain Metro, so I stock up when they drop to $6.99 Cdn. They were on sale for $6.99 Cdn at Farm Boy last week.
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We all need that installation in our kitchens, maybe. 
Yes. The big reefer at the beach house usually stores nonperishables over the winter. This spring I found a full box of the Costco stroopwaffels–like 6 nonsealed stacks. Back in they went until last week.
Guess what? They were in As New condition after about a year. I’m still trying to understand how this could be.
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Had this very late last night, or more precisely this early morning.
Maybe this belongs in the breakfast thread. 
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Any time of day, any meal …
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“late nights” seem to be getting earlier as I get older"
With you on that…
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