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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

I was astonished at my first New Year in Scotland when my MIL insisted on rushing around cleaning, tidying, making sure all washing was done, ironed and put away (she even ironed towels and wash cloths). Best tablecloth on the table and glasses, whiskey, sherry, cake and black bun, all set on the table ready for visitors. I didn't know what was going on, and she thought everyone in the whole of the UK did it! :D
 
Sunday 31 December bed 7.1 FBG 6. Hogmanay - and it will be quiet apart from the cleaning!

B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with ox tongue and coleslaw. Benecol dairy free.

L. 3 M&S cheese crackers with red Leicester & port salut (your cheese fest made me want cheese @Antje77 )

D. Campari and soda. Chicken breast with honey & mustard sauce (Skinny Food Co Honey), and cauliflower fried rice. LC creme brulee with raspberries. 2 vodkas & diet coke later.

Monday 1 January - bed 7.6 FBG 7.1

B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with ham and cheese & onion. Benecol dairy free.

L. Cheese & crackers again. Just port salut this time.

D. Stewing steak with sprouts & KC pastry. I found the texture a bit bread like & didn't finish it. CC little chocolate pot.

Happy New Year everyone ️

Lang may your lum reek.

(Although the literal meaning is "long may your chimney smoke," it is a wish for a long and prosperous life.) 20231231_182002.jpg20240101_185957.jpg
 
Annb said:
I was astonished at my first New Year in Scotland when my MIL insisted on rushing around cleaning, tidying, making sure all washing was done, ironed and put away (she even ironed towels and wash cloths). Best tablecloth on the table and glasses, whiskey, sherry, cake and black bun, all set on the table ready for visitors. I didn't know what was going on, and she thought everyone in the whole of the UK did it! :D
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Just most of Scotland. Not so much now, unless like me, you were brought up with it. I always feel that my mum & Grandma are watching to make sure it's done.
 
Evening all

Today, the nineth day of Christmas:

B: Two poached eggs topped with a knob of butter, avocado and crab, seasoned with a good grinding of black pepper.
Water to swallow tablet.
Espresso.

L: Clams and king prawns in garlicky white wine sauce with passata, sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, onion, double cream, rosemary, butter and parmesan cheese.
Steamed French beans and mangetout with toasted pine nuts.
Garlic chestnut mushrooms.
Water to drink.
Skipped pud.

D: Assorted cheeses with lettuce, chicory, Romano peppers, apple peel, celery, baby plum tomatoes, salad onions and halkidiki olives with a dollop of home-made aioli for dipping, topped with toasted almonds and hazelnuts.
Water to swallow tablets.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a carb killa bar.
Dinner: ribs with broccoli, Brussels and carrots.

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Black coffee this morning then goat milk kefir and vitamins. Just water for the rest of the morning ( new year resolution is to drink 8 glasses a day. It’ll be hard, I’ve never liked drinking water)
L- leftover slice of brisket with salad. Montezuma’s Absolute black used to scoop up some of the brandy clotted cream.
D- Hake with more fairly dull salad and sauerkraut. I’m too cold for salad but it’s all the veg we have left. Brie and nuts to follow.

@maglil55 thanks for the cake tip. I won’t make it this month but will bear it in mind for a few weeks time. Also thanks for the translation - I’ve often wondered what lang may your lum reek means.
@shelley262 hugs for the flooding, I remember you saying the river has burst its banks before when it’s rained a lot. It’s been raining a lot here too, and so windy. Daughter lost a chunk of her roof in the wind this morning so the rain has poured straight into the house! IMG_1704227067.016052.jpg
 
DJC3 said:
Black coffee this morning then goat milk kefir and vitamins. Just water for the rest of the morning ( new year resolution is to drink 8 glasses a day. It’ll be hard, I’ve never liked drinking water)
L- leftover slice of brisket with salad. Montezuma’s Absolute black used to scoop up some of the brandy clotted cream.
D- Hake with more fairly dull salad and sauerkraut. I’m too cold for salad but it’s all the veg we have left. Brie and nuts to follow.

@maglil55 thanks for the cake tip. I won’t make it this month but will bear it in mind for a few weeks time. Also thanks for the translation - I’ve often wondered what lang may your lum reek means.
@shelley262 hugs for the flooding, I remember you saying the river has burst its banks before when it’s rained a lot. It’s been raining a lot here too, and so windy. Daughter lost a chunk of her roof in the wind this morning so the rain has poured straight into the house! View attachment 65296
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Heck. What a nightmare. I hope her insurers are helpful.
 
DJC3 said:
Black coffee this morning then goat milk kefir and vitamins. Just water for the rest of the morning ( new year resolution is to drink 8 glasses a day. It’ll be hard, I’ve never liked drinking water)
L- leftover slice of brisket with salad. Montezuma’s Absolute black used to scoop up some of the brandy clotted cream.
D- Hake with more fairly dull salad and sauerkraut. I’m too cold for salad but it’s all the veg we have left. Brie and nuts to follow.

@maglil55 thanks for the cake tip. I won’t make it this month but will bear it in mind for a few weeks time. Also thanks for the translation - I’ve often wondered what lang may your lum reek means.
@shelley262 hugs for the flooding, I remember you saying the river has burst its banks before when it’s rained a lot. It’s been raining a lot here too, and so windy. Daughter lost a chunk of her roof in the wind this morning so the rain has poured straight into the house! View attachment 65296
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Hope your daughter manages a roof fix quickly - the heavy rain getting in will have done some damage I'm sure. As @AndBreathe says hope her insurers get it sorted and are helpful.
 
Breakfast: bacon, eggs and a couple of slices of tomato - bacon and tomato done in the little oven, eggs fried.

2nd meal: More of the butter chicken to use up.
maglil55 said:
Lang may your lum reek.

(Although the literal meaning is "long may your chimney smoke," it is a wish for a long and prosperous life.)
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Tom's cousins always used to add "wi' someone else's coal" but I don't know if that's traditional, or just their own addition.
 
Annb said:
Breakfast: bacon, eggs and a couple of slices of tomato - bacon and tomato done in the little oven, eggs fried.

2nd meal: More of the butter chicken to use up.

Tom's cousins always used to add "wi' someone else's coal" but I don't know if that's traditional, or just their own addition.
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That's perfectly true. The response where we were was "with ither folks' coal." In later years, it always made me think that you would be prosperous in that case!
 
Floods rising still here and forecast to peak at a historic high overnight on Thursday. Very sad to see homes flooded again and even the flood works to build flood barriers on the East side are now under water and they are unable to put up temporary barriers because of the permanent barriers work in progress. Unfortunately our historic high flooding peaks seem to be becoming more frequent. Thank heavens dry forecast so hopefully water will peak on Friday and then crossing fingers start to retreat.
Back to topic
Mid morning small kefir with my supplements
Lunch time some kimchi with olives and celery with range of cheese and four low carb seeded crackers
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Dinner roasted pork with cauliflower cheese and glass of red wine followed by LC crumble and yoghurt.
As regular followers of this thread know I'm very keen on fermented food and have kefir daily so I got excited when I heard that M and S in partnership with Zoe had brought out a new product a gut health shot then I checked the nutrition! It's basically kefir with some fruit puree which makes it higher carb than normal kefir. Presumably fruit added to sweeten it see:

M&S x ZOE The Gut Shot | Ocado

Buy M&S from Ocado. Find your favourite groceries, household essentials, and value delivered at Ocado.
www.ocado.com www.ocado.com
May order and see as OH is keen
 
Annb said:
Thought I'd add some roasted Brussels sprouts to my 2nd meal so I blanched them and now have them in the oven with some bacon fat (might as well use it up and sprouts with bacon or ham is a well known combination).
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I wish I’d seen your post before cooking my dinner. I had sprouts but no bacon. I did however have a little pot of bacon fat from 2 days ago that would have been perfect to cook them in. I agree, It’s a tasty combination.
 
shelley262 said:
Floods rising still here and forecast to peak at a historic high overnight on Thursday. Very sad to see homes flooded again and even the flood works to build flood barriers on the East side are now under water and they are unable to put up temporary barriers because of the permanent barriers work in progress. Unfortunately our historic high flooding peaks seem to be becoming more frequent. Thank heavens dry forecast so hopefully water will peak on Friday and then crossing fingers start to retreat.
Back to topic
Mid morning small kefir with my supplements
Lunch time some kimchi with olives and celery with range of cheese and four low carb seeded crackers
View attachment 65303
Dinner roasted pork with cauliflower cheese and glass of red wine followed by LC crumble and yoghurt.
As regular followers of this thread know I'm very keen on fermented food and have kefir daily so I got excited when I heard that M and S in partnership with Zoe had brought out a new product a gut health shot then I checked the nutrition! It's basically kefir with some fruit puree which makes it higher carb than normal kefir. Presumably fruit added to sweeten it see:

M&S x ZOE The Gut Shot | Ocado

Buy M&S from Ocado. Find your favourite groceries, household essentials, and value delivered at Ocado.
www.ocado.com www.ocado.com
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I saw on the news yesterday night what the floods are doing in your neck of the woods. They also said how much more frequently they are happening. It’s such a worry. I do hope the water starts to recede on Fri as predicted.
That’s really disappointing about the M&S /Zoe kefir collaboration. Shame on Zoe in particular.
I’ll stick with my goat kefir. I’m getting quite addicted to the ‘fizzy Parmesan’ taste
 
Kefir and vitamins to start the day and a couple of black coffees through the morning.
L- boiled eggs with a SRSLY seedy roll, chorizo and cheese. 1 baton HC 85% choc
D- roast beef, sprouts and mushrooms. I was really happy with this beef- I usually buy pasture fed from local farm but they are shut atm. This was a half price, unspecified ‘roasting joint’ from the Coop, I wasn’t expecting great things. Cooked for 6 hr on dehydrate function of my Ninja Airfryer then wrapped in foil for 1/2 hr or so. It was perfectly cooked and will definitely be my go to method now.
Pudding was the last of the brandy clotted cream. (I’m supposed to be doing dry January, but forgot about the brandy aspect. Never mind)IMG_1704309596.077820.jpg
 
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