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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

zauberflote said:
Maglil, have you made this? Some reviews say dense&moist, others very light. Not awake enough to sort out whether the "light" folks are the ones who separated the eggs and folded in whipped whites at the end. It sounds delicious but am concerned about all those apples... (made ice cream last night, recipe VERY sweet, and sweet tooth may be activated again. Not sure what to think of that yet) But I do have a moldering half bushel of last fall's Granny Smiths out on the porch, where it is no longer cold storage but "fishbowl in the sun" warm.
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I see @Brunneria has already answered the question and she's correct. Minimal impact with that amount of apple. I do separate the eggs when using almond flour as it is more dense if you dont. It could also be people using ground rather than finely milled Almond flour (although I use ground and mill it with the Kenwood if I want it more fine.
I've not made it yet but will tomorrow. I hadn't read the recipe but I automatically assumed it was the whisked sponge method I.e separate the eggs and fold in the stiff whites at the end. As soon as I see no fat I automatically assume this method. Been using it for years and it works well with a fat free sponge. Personally I wouldn't blend the apple puree through the mix either. I would keep it separate, cook it in 2 sandwich tins (she's using a very deep tin) then , when cool, sandwich with whipped cream and the apple puree. Can always serve a little more apple puree on the side if your levels can take it. I suspect it would also work well with strawberries or raspberries.
I get a daily recipe from Nigella.com and this was today's.
 
Chook said:
The supermarkets are only shut for one day, aren't they? I just popped down to my local Aldi and Sainsbury for a few bits and bobs and they're crazy, crazy crowded with lots of groups of people stopping for chats in the middle of the aisles.

Breakfast: M&S kippers and scrambled eggs (M&S do kippers so much nicer than anywhere else)
Lunch: bit of cheese (no surprise there then!)
Dinner: Rotisserie pork (great way to get really nice crackling), spicy aubergine mash with pomegranate seeds sprinkled over and some cauliflower rice.

Mr C had to rescue the defrosting pork from the dog (Jack) who had stolen it off the kitchen counter and was running around the garden with it - luckily he didn't break the plastic wrapping - he is now in disgrace and sulking on his bed

Drinks: black decaff coffee, mug of decaffeinated tea, still spring water and red wine
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Ours aren't shut at all. Probably fear of an invasion by the same plague of locusts that hit the shelves at Chistmas
 
@Chook that's hilarious about the pork! We cannot leave ANY food on the counter except an undressed green salad. One of the cats likes any food, and is not shy about it. We had to give up trying to train him to stay off the counter about 12 years ago.
Thanks@maglil55 ! If I want a pound cake-ish cake I can just leave the recipe as is. I'd have thought the apples were subbing for fat. All I have is a mini Cuisinart, so further grinding of 3 1/2 cups of almond flour probably won't happen. I just don't have the dedication <eyeroll> I think it would be good for a family gathering, could use pumpkin instead of apple for Thanksgiving, spice it up right and all!
 
Bfast cimanom chia pudding, half yesterday's amount, egg, and a corner of the butter pecan ice cream I made last night. That and two very short walks kept pp bg rise to .89, and since FBG was normal (!!!!!) and the one after the first walk (during which I worked out a cramp and saw a great yard sale which I returned to after bfast) was only one US point above normal, I'm a happy camper for now.
Lunch starting early will be hair-on-your-chest DWC, and seltzer and broth.
Supper celery, spinach wilted with hm dressing, the other half of yesterday's salmon burger, a flax muffin, which in the frig for 3 days have turned into a very good gingerbread wannabe, and maybe another corner of ice cream. ETA and I'm roasting a small rack of lamb for Mr ZF. Wish me luck! Never cooked lamb in my life!
 
zauberflote said:
Bfast cimanom chia pudding, half yesterday's amount, egg, and a corner of the butter pecan ice cream I made last night. That and two very short walks kept pp bg rise to .89, and since FBG was normal (!!!!!) and the one after the first walk (during which I worked out a cramp and saw a great yard sale which I returned to after bfast) was only one US point above normal, I'm a happy camper for now.
Lunch starting early will be hair-on-your-chest DWC, and seltzer and broth.
Supper celery, spinach wilted with hm dressing, the other half of yesterday's salmon burger, a flax muffin, which in the frig for 3 days have turned into a very good gingerbread wannabe, and maybe another corner of ice cream. ETA and I'm roasting a small rack of lamb for Mr ZF. Wish me luck! Never cooked lamb in my life!
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Low and slow for the lamb, @zauberflote . We have rack of lamb for tomorrow. (Nom, nom, nom......)
 
What a glorious day!
B. 2 slices of grilled cheese on toast (HiLo bread), black tea, black coffee.
2 hour walk, pint of diet coke in pub, 1 more hour of walking.
L. Tried a new cafe, had vege and parmesan bake which would have been very low carb but it took a long time to come so I attacked the bread and butter!
D will be. Leftover spiced butternut soup, leftover mee goreng made with tofu. Might have a gin and slim in the garden.
 
Hello all. Not been able to post for a couple of days and not sure I’ll get a chance tomorrow so a quick catch up.
Yesterday no breakfast and a picnic lunch out at Tehidy Woods where the squirrels are so tane they will eat nuts and seeds out of your hand. Girls loved it.
Ate a tuna muffin ( perfect picnic food), a chicken thigh, 2 strawberries and a square of posh chocolate. Drank diet coke.
Evening meal was a gorgeous bit of brisket cooked in IP. One of the ingredients was liquid smoke which I haven’t used before. Gave a very barbeque-y flavour.

Today so far 2 boiled eggs and buttered flaxseed bun for breakfast. Strangely put bg up from 5.4 to 7.2. Ive had this breakfast loads of times with no effect on bg at all.
Lunch was a bbq at daughters. The first we have attempted since the rescue Great Dane pup Huxley arrived. It wasn’t the most relaxing of meals.
Ate ( very quickly) 1/2 a sirloin steak, 1 small lamb chop and a couple of chicken cubes from a kebab skewer. Hm coleslaw and Greek salad.
Doubt I’ll have anything else today.

Tomorrow we also have lamb. I bought the leg last week at local butcher but there were only 3 people for lunch last week so I froze it until today. Realised this morning it was too big to fit in my roasting tin so had to take it, still frozen, back to the butcher’s for him to saw 4” off the end! Going to try the 7hr roast lamb method.

@shelley262 you look fabulous, hourglass figure, and green really suits you. I think it was a really good series they ran, some of the recipes look great. I’ve saved all of it.
@maglil55 thanks for posting the Nigella recipe. It’s exactly the sort of cake I’d choose. In the meantime, I didn’t make a note of what you used for fruit crumble topping - I know Ive asked before. Was it ground almonds and milled flaxseed? How upsetting for everyone that Hmrc letter must have been. Fingers crossed for an apology, but like you said it’s probably unlikely. I still get cold callers on the phone asking to speak to my late mother ( she died in 2004, we live in the old family house) I found it very upsetting at first but now it just makes me cross, 15 years ago for heaven’s sake!)
 
DJC3 said:
Hello all. Not been able to post for a couple of days and not sure I’ll get a chance tomorrow so a quick catch up.
Yesterday no breakfast and a picnic lunch out at Tehidy Woods where the squirrels are so tane they will eat nuts and seeds out of your hand. Girls loved it.
Ate a tuna muffin ( perfect picnic food), a chicken thigh, 2 strawberries and a square of posh chocolate. Drank diet coke.
Evening meal was a gorgeous bit of brisket cooked in IP. One of the ingredients was liquid smoke which I haven’t used before. Gave a very barbeque-y flavour.

Today so far 2 boiled eggs and buttered flaxseed bun for breakfast. Strangely put bg up from 5.4 to 7.2. Ive had this breakfast loads of times with no effect on bg at all.
Lunch was a bbq at daughters. The first we have attempted since the rescue Great Dane pup Huxley arrived. It wasn’t the most relaxing of meals.
Ate ( very quickly) 1/2 a sirloin steak, 1 small lamb chop and a couple of chicken cubes from a kebab skewer. Hm coleslaw and Greek salad.
Doubt I’ll have anything else today.

Tomorrow we also have lamb. I bought the leg last week at local butcher but there were only 3 people for lunch last week so I froze it until today. Realised this morning it was too big to fit in my roasting tin so had to take it, still frozen, back to the butcher’s for him to saw 4” off the end! Going to try the 7hr roast lamb method.

@shelley262 you look fabulous, hourglass figure, and green really suits you. I think it was a really good series they ran, some of the recipes look great. I’ve saved all of it.
@maglil55 thanks for posting the Nigella recipe. It’s exactly the sort of cake I’d choose. In the meantime, I didn’t make a note of what you used for fruit crumble topping - I know Ive asked before. Was it ground almonds and milled flaxseed? How upsetting for everyone that Hmrc letter must have been. Fingers crossed for an apology, but like you said it’s probably unlikely. I still get cold callers on the phone asking to speak to my late mother ( she died in 2004, we live in the old family house) I found it very upsetting at first but now it just makes me cross, 15 years ago for heaven’s sake!)
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DCJ3, did you see the link I posted earlier for the Daily Mail pieces, all in one place, in Daily Mail Plus?

It came up on Twitter, and I thought it was an easier way to save it, with all the rercipes together too.

https://www.dailymailplus.co.uk/health/healthyeating/beatdiabetes
 
Hi All sorry for AWOLbut so busy in garden this week. I found my meal plan ing for the weekend quite perplexing with both sons coming and going at odd times. However I was determined to get the shopping in early and I did except for one blip today when Waitrose was not fun!
Thurs night there were 3 of us so made individual spicy Shepwrds Pie celeriac mash top for me. Spare in fridge for maybe youngest son’s supper later, if not will freeze tomo.
Yesterday evening I baked some cod loin defo for 3, served with pesto on side, her y new potatoes and cauliflower cheese. Yesterday made a huge Chicken Bhuna for tonight leftovers will freeze.
Tomorrow we will bbq in the evening, marinated lamb steaks, sausages and chicken skewers with spice and veg to be served with Greek salad, roasted Med veg and pots for those who can. My foray into Waitrose today was because imessage midday from youngest son to say his vegetarian girlfriend would be at our bbq! I always keep veg sausages in the freezer but felt I needed to make a bit more effort for Easter so got a small tuna steak to marinate in OO and lemon and parsley. My poor OH has no idea of the task facing him with all that.
Monday we are esting at the pub and I am happy to have an omlette if thats all thats left!!
Thanks for the link to DM article I must say @shelley262 you look amazing.
Hugs for those who are bereaved being chased by companies HMRC should be ashamed.
Have a fabulous Easter Day All and some chocolate in small measures. Enjoy.
 
Hi all. Didn’t manage to post yesterday so catching up.

@maglil55 sorry about your niece’s letter.

@shelley262 stunning pic.

Two OMAD days as spent most of yesterday and today walking about in the sun - yesterday at Kew Gardens and along the Thames Path to Richmond; today running errands first to Ikea and ultimately walking home the scenic way from John Lewis.

Yesterday’s meal was flavour of the thread - roast lamb, minus rosemary as I forgot to buy it. Dessert was various combinations of 85% chocolate, almond butter and cream.

Today has been a day of trial and - mostly - error. @dunelm @maglil55 I bought a pizza tray with holes in it. Not a success: 1) too big for oven, but carried on regardless and tilted it/forced it in; 2) soggy bottom remained. Very tasty though and made a double sized one so have half left for another day. Dessert was another experiment. A recipe for low carb creme eggs popped up on my Facebook feed yesterday - either Diet Doctor or low carb program, I think. Didn’t save it, but tried to recreate it using round moulds from Lakeland. Basically 90% chocolate shells filled with a mix of double cream, cocoa and almond butter. Hmmm. Tasted good but not very elegant - chocolate very thick at the bottom and too thin on the sides.

Pictorial evidence attached.

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Evenin’ All,

B: fab breakfast omelette in cafe with Mr B
L: chunk of Wensleydale and a small handful of crisps. Oops ;) :D
D: will be chicken livers in herbs and butter

The fabled profiteroles are in the oven as the mo. Looking good.
Incredibly easier than real choux, but the proof will be in the munching.
They have risen well (so far), much more than expected.
Am very excited. And trepidacious. :wacky:

@Goonergal
I’ve had the too-big-for-the-oven oven tray thing too. Frustrating.
 
Brunneria said:
The fabled profiteroles are in the oven as the mo. Looking good.
Incredibly easier than real choux, but the proof will be in the munching.
They have risen well (so far), much more than expected.
Am very excited. And trepidacious. :wacky:
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Will be interested in the outcome.
 
@Goonergal was the pizza bottom not crisp because you used parchment? I confess I've bought frozen pizza for years, and it's always baked straight on the oven rack. The creme eggs are making my hungry tummy growl lolol
 
DJC3 said:
I guess it probably would, I’d still seal it all over first by browning in a pan on the hob, otherwise it’ll look a bit beige.
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Thanks! I'm afraid it's way too late in the day to do 7 hours. Just got back from grocery shopping about 2:15.... so, tomorrow it could cook unsupervised, or I can cut it into chops and do something entirely different! Thanks everybody!!
 
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