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I can't speak for the rest of the United States, but this area is quite diabetes friendly. My son found a quarterly magazine on the racks called Diabetic Living which is full of low carb and sugar-free recipes, lifestyle tips and news on advances in diabetes research and treatments. The...

Thank you for the compliments, Wiflib. I'll try not be a bore. And Suzi, try looking at www.amtrak.com . I bet you'll be pleasantly surprised at the choices on offer. The weather hasn't been what you might imagine a Californian winter to be. The temperature has dipped somewhat and there was...

Thanks for the wishes. Dennis, were you in Switzerland on business or pleasure? Either way, I hope things went well for you. Suzi, you're not alone in the Beverley Hills shopping spree. My wife and I went up Rodeo Drive one side and down the other side. Didn't spend a penny. Tuesday was a fun...

Can I be a bit smug? It's just under 60°F here and this afternoon my wife and I will slip on light jackets and go for a walk on the beach :D . Of course, on 15 January we'll be back in cold, cold Europe, but I'm making the most of it while we've got it :wink: .

Feeling a bit sad at the moment as we're definitely on the downward slide towards departure. We'll be leaving on 14 January and that's less than 3 weeks away now. The barbecued turkey turned out to be fine. It did rain, on and off, but once the barbecue was up to temperature Younger Son put the...

I see from my computer that it's getting on in the evening of Christmas Eve. Here it's just 11 a.m. and we've been out to buy those last minute items and we're just enjoying our morning cup of coffee. Elder Son and his wife have just left to visit the Steinbeck Centre in Salinas so my wife and I...

Hana - I found a shop called Jelly Bellies here and they sell sugar free jelly beans. And they are made with Splenda so they don't have the unfortunate after effects of the ones made with Sorbitol. On top of that, they also sell the jelly beans that got deformed in the manufacturing process. And...

Suzi, I was in Pennsylvania a couple of years ago and our friends took us along to an open day at one of the dealers who sell campers and caravans. We were astonished at the fittings in both types of vehicles. Double bedrooms, fully fitted dining areas, fridges, freezers, dishwashers, toilets...

Re: Recipes. Yes, Dennis, celeriac is a great substitute for spuds. Mixing sweet potato, celeriac, cauliflower or squash all make great combinations. We were invited to dinner last Sunday by our son's in-laws and one of the dishes they served was sweet potato fries. When we got home I took my...

Ah, Dennis, I'd have been doing exactly the same except that our friends took me out and showed me a few things before they let me loose on the California highways with their car. How it works here (I don't know if it's the same in Phoenix) is when you arrive at a junction with a stop sign on...

Re: Recipes. It just occurred to me that Wiflib's cauliflower and butternut squash recipe would serve perfectly as a topping for shepherd's pie instead of potato. And further to my watermelon recipe, I just discovered that here in California they are selling seedless watermelons. I'm not sure...

Re: Recipes. Wiflib, I made your cauliflower/butternut squash recipe yesterday and it was absolutely delicious. It will become one of my regular dishes. Thanks a lot. Another recipe for butternut squash I prepare is as follows: Lime and rosemary squash 1 butternut squash 2 tbs olive oil 2tbs...

Our eldest son and his wife arrived on Saturday afternoon from Luxembourg. After the snow in Luxembourg they were looking forward to the gorgeous weather we had been telling them about. On Sunday it rained torrentially and the temperatures dipped quite a bit. It is, believe it or not, snowing on...

Never trust a habanero pepper :twisted:

Oh dear, Suzi. Vertigo is a terrible complaint as it spoils the enjoyment of so many experiences. I hope you can manage by just closing your eyes when you come to a big drop. So when your other half retires just get on a plane and go. My wife and I are inveterate travellers and we've told our...

Well, Dennis, if you had my wife and her camera as a passenger in your car she'd have had you stopping at every turnout to take pictures. We went down as far as Cambria, visited San Simeon castle while we were there and went out to Paso Robles, which is where we got stopped at a level crossing...

Thank you, Suzi. I was in LA a few years ago but didn't make it to Disneyland, even though I've visited Disneyland Paris three times. We did make it to Universal Studios, however, and had a great day. I haven't driven much on Highway 101 but I think you would've enjoyed Highway 1 more as it...

You're lucky, Hana. I bought some sugar free jelly beans in the Gilroy outlets but unfortunately they gave me the runs. I could have beaten Roger Bannister to the 4 minute mile :x Dennis, did you try the River Inn on Big Sur? At Sunday lunch they have a Dixieland band playing in the garden and...

Re: Recipes. Here's a dessert that was served to me in France a while ago when I mentioned that I was diabetic. Watermelon dream 1good-sized slice of watermelon 4 tablespoons of mascarpone Cut the watermelon into cubes, about 1 cm square, removing all the seeds (a tiresome job, but...

Hello Dennis - Thanks for the reply. We have been here several times before and know Carmel well. Coincidentally, my wife suggested this morning that we could drive down to Carmel tomorrow for lunch. We had intended to go to Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch but they don't serve lunch, only dinner...