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I've just had a slice of toast with cheese. I stopped eating bread a year ago, but I found a Burgen low carb loaf the other day. 12 carbs per slice. It has the texture of "normal" bread unlike the holes of Nimble and the slice is a standard one, so having one slice with red leicester cheese toasted on top was a real treat for tea. I'd had a lamb casserole for lunch, so didn't need much to eat. I hadn't really forgotten how nice toasted cheese is, but I loved it
 
Glad you enjoyed it. It must be nice to grab a treat now and again, as I'm new to this its something I'll be looking at once I'm more sorted. :D
 
Come on Sue could you not cook a proper meal, :shock: :shock: :shock: even I can manage cheese on toast :wink: :wink: :wink:

sugarless sue said:
Must be in the air,Hana.I had toasted cheese tonight as well,along with onions and tomato.
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Well it must be something in the air, I just had some wonderful cauliflower soup, made to be quite thick almost like a runny mash, topped with cheddar cheese and grilled till the cheese was nice and bubbly and golden brown, definitely low carb and really nice and comforting.

Karen x
 
graham64 said:
Come on Sue could you not cook a proper meal, :shock: :shock: :shock: even I can manage cheese on toast :wink: :wink: :wink:

sugarless sue said:
Must be in the air,Hana.I had toasted cheese tonight as well,along with onions and tomato.
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Had my proper meal at one o'clock Graham!!
 
I like the sound of the cauliflower soup thing. Sounds like one for my recipe list.
 
Simple and tasty. wholesome and comforting, this soup will become a family favourite and the cheesy crust makes it a bit different - plus it's low-fat! Make a batch and freeze it or store it in the fridge
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Serves: 4
1 medium cauliflower, about (850g), broken into florets (or use frozen cauli or even a mix of broccoli and cauliflower)
350g onions, peeled and finely chopped
1tbsp rosemary sprigs
A pinch of grated nutmeg
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2tbsp olive oil
1tbsp flour
900ml semi-skimmed milk (I used soya milk because ordinary milk used to raise my bg as if I was drinking pure honey)
500ml low-salt chicken stock, or vegetable stock if you're making it for vegetarians
125g low-fat hard cheese, finely grated
1tsp paprika
Ground black pepper
1. In a large saucepan heat the oil and stir in the onion and cauliflower, garlic and rosemary. Cook, stirring, for at least 10mins or until the onion is very soft and a golden colour.
2. Stir in the flour, milk and chicken stock. Season and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer gently for about 30-35 mins or until the cauliflower is very soft.
3. Cool the soup a little then puree in a blender or processor (I didnt faff around that much and jsut pureed the soup with the stick blender) Return the soup to the rinsed pan and reheat gently. Dilute, if necessary, with a little extra stock and season.
4. Turn the grill on to high and place the bowls in a roasting tin. Stir 50g low-fat grated hard cheese into the soup and ladle into shallow heatproof soup bowls (the bowls need to be quite full).
5. Sprinkle the reserved cheese and a little paprika over the soup.
6. Boil a kettle of water and pour the hot water into the roasting tin around the base of the bowls. Using oven gloves, carefully lift the roasting pan under the grill and cook for about 5-10 mins or until the tops are golden and bubbling.
7. Carefully remove the roasting tin from the grill and lift the bowls out. Gently wipe dry and garnish with rocket leaves if you want.

***You can serve the soup with warm crusty bread or cheese scones. I had one slice of buttered bread with it and was fine.
***I used only half the amount of milk and stock to make the soup nice and thick and creamy and so didnt need to use the flour to thicken it.

Bon Appétit

Karen x
 
Was it Eat Cheese Day and we were never told???

I had some marrow, cut into rings and boiled.

Fried up some chopped streaky bacon, mushrooms, red green and yellow peppers, garlic, beef mince, tomato puree, paprika, chillies and lashings of oregano, poured it over and between the marrow with some water, topped the lot off with grated cheddar and baked it in the oven.

Cheese can slow the carb so that the fast insulin outruns it, then the glucose cuts in after the insulin has faded (pizza effect) so needs extreme care for insulin users, but for some reason this kind of combination is ideally suited to my pancreatic output (provided the quantities are sufficiently unlarge)

Not many carbs in that little lot though so I had some wholemeal bread and Real Butter and washed it down with Bordeaux. Well you can never be too careful . . .
 
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