"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat

[Annb]

Because I was hungry, just had 2 digestive biscuits with a cup of coffee. I've been on my feet since 6 am to get this place fit for visitors. Up at 4 am but I fell asleep again in the chair under the influence of my pain killers. Right now my back and legs are killing me so I'm sitting for a while. BG was already high so took a really big dose of insulin. I am waiting until my friends come for a soup-and-a-roll brunch. Rolls for them, not me. I asked Neil to get some rolls for me and he came back with packets of huge baps, rather than the normal Scottish breakfast rolls which I had imagined. I don't think anyone will manage a whole one of these monsters.

For me, brunch will be a bowl of MIL's broth. I've also made a pot of leek and potato soup for vegetarians (not vegan because I made it with butter and cream).

Later will have some more of the pork ragout from a day or so back.

 

[Annb]

The soup went down well. Still lots of both left though. I persuaded Alistair to take home something over a litre of the leek and potato, but there's still a litre left to go in the freezer. The broth will keep for a day or so, and that will come in handy. Those huge rolls are in the freezer already - people only wanted half so shared one between two. One lady brought along some home grown rocket and another, some home grown rhubarb. Gave the rhubarb to Alistair. He tells me that it only very rarely appears in the local shops and even then is very expensive, so he was very happy to get it. I'll use the rocket in another soup tomorrow (really don't like it in salad).

 

[MrsA2]

Quiet day today.
B: 2 scrambled eggs
Lidl shop. Stuck to list yay!
L: 3 lettuce leaves rolled up around ham, cheese and coleslaw.
Gentle gardening
Mini ice cream.
D: 2 lamb chops with 3 portobello mushrooms.
Started a migraine but managed to stop it with medication.
Later 6 almonds and 1 sq 85% chocolate

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. @Annb, I'm going to try your chocolate cream for Monday's pensioner's lunch. I'm often stumped for puddings and I'm fed up with s/f jelly. I find them a bit insipid these days. I'll have a practice today.

 

[Annb]

Morning all. @Annb, I'm going to try your chocolate cream for Monday's pensioner's lunch. I'm often stumped for puddings and I'm fed up with s/f jelly. I find them a bit insipid these days. I'll have a practice today.

You've just reminded me that I intended to have whipped cream with some strawberries for breakfast. Forgot and had MIL's broth instead. Might make it anyway and keep for tomorrow's breakfast. Must also make some strawberry butter with the rest of the punnet.

2nd meal will be chicken in a spiced veggie gravy.

BG is consistently high despite large doses of insulin. I can only think it is because my Metformin has been reduced but the Diabetes Nurse asked me to try it for 2 weeks so I suppose I should keep going.

 

[Annb]

If I can find enough energy, I will be making protein bars today, as well as strawberry butter and whipped strawberry cream. This time though, I mustn't eat the bars quite so quickly. They're really good though.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Beautiful day yesterday so I went out in the garden. I've neglected it and the grape hyancinths have multiplied and covered half the garden so have started to dig them out. No mean task I can tell you! In between digging (the soil is so hard) I have been sorting the flower pots out. I need to really declutter out there so today that's where I will be. I have a leg of lamb that will be slow cooked for when I finish. Hope you all have a lovely day.

 

[Annb]

Breakfast: cold slices from a small shoulder of lamb - slow cooked yesterday, followed by strawberry cream with 2 digestive biscuits. BG was already higher than I wanted, so large dose of insulin to try to cover it. Coffee.

2nd meal: there's some chicken in spiced gravy to be used up. I was going to put some vegetables with it but insides are playing up so am avoiding vegetables again for a while. The broth was very good, but really vegetable heavy and it has had its results!

 

[MrsA2]

Saturday
Can't remember food exactly. There were carbs at a village event in the evening, but could have been a lot worse.

Sunday
B: 2 scrambled eggs
L: roast pork at a pub. 2 white wines and a few bites hubbys pudding.
Mini ice cream.

Headaches not shifting. Could be sinuses or hay-fever?