Where I live in Bundaberg in Queensland the fires are mostly under control around the area where our block of land and shed is on.
Where I am now in West Australia there are fires but a lot further east out in the middle of nowhere really, but none in where we are staying on the coast.
According to the environment minister 30% of the Koala population have died in the NSW fires
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...of-koalas-killed-in-nsw-mid-north-coast-fires
Another volunteer firie died yesterday fighting the fires in NSW when the truck overturned.
https://www.theguardian.com/austral...-australian-bushfires-rip-through-four-states
It's not going to get any better until we get loads of rain such as it's raining pick and pick handles, cats and dogs, buckets, for several weeks to help put the fires out.
Good to see you back @shelley262 and in good spirits.
@DCUKMod I’m chuffed to bits: I successfully made clotted cream in the IP. @Goonergal beware if you make this, it is seriously delicious.
After a day of high BGs yesterday, today’s been a lot better.
B: Scrambled egg on a slice of Emmental and 1/2 avocado.
L: Out at a pub, sometimes it’s hard to know what is the best lc option. Went for a Cajun salmon salad (sans spuds). It was odd but very good - the salad was a bit of rocket with Brie, Parma ham and olives with garlic mayo. Bg stayed the same pre and post. Soda water to drink. Couple of strawberries when we got in with the new clotted cream.
D: Pork and mushroom stroganoff with cauli rice.
Middle daughter and her partner are home and the grandchildren are staying over again so it’s a noisy household.
It's seriously good, isn't it? Did you have much runnyness (is that even a word?) at the end?
Did you do the whole process in the pot, or PIP?
I keeps really well in Kilners, we've found. I tend to use smaller jars so that as much as possible of the "crusty" bitscan be preserved intact.
Yes agree, it’s fab, I made everyone who passed through the kitchen try a little spoonful, Young and old, they all loved it and most didn’t even bother having a strawberry with it.
I did PIP and no not much runnyness - it was really quite solid. Do you use Kilners directly in the pot as your PIP containers? (This batch will be gone very soon, but for future reference)
I don't do the Kilners in the IP. I keep thinking I'll try it, even with part of a batch, but as yet, it just hasn't happened.
I usually do it in a stainless blow, as wide as I could find, to still fit in the pot with the require space around. That way there's more "crust", than using something narrower.
Now, please don't ask where the bowl came from, as I can't remember.
I'm not near the fires although they are around me. I have a brother down south he is safe but on watch. it shocking the fires and been sad two days of 3 people being caught up in the fires and dying. The sun has been red here for months and can't believe we have had no real rain its so dry this is a photo and video about 26kilometres from where I live.Good morning (oh, its afternoon now)
Firstly @Tipetoo and @annabell1 - on most of our news programmes we are seeing the awful devastation Australia is suffering with these dreadful bush fires. I hope both of you are far away from them or are able to stay safe. (The picture of the little koala bear drinking water from a bottle had me in tears.)
@Brunneria - thank you for your really helpful post - its given me a lot to think about. I can empathise with you about the firecracker knees - I've got the same and a firecracker thumb (which is pretty weird). I really found the nightshades connection interesting as I eat quite lot of the peppers, aubergine and tomatoes, especially in the big salads I've been eating recently. I've also looked at my food diary and found that one or twice a week I've eaten breadcrumbed quorn products (carbs have been counted but they are a recent introduction to diet) AND I've recently started drinking coffee with caffeine (one large mug first thing in the morning) which Dr Google says can contribute to arthritic pain.
( @Brunneria and @Goonergal Do you get a buzzy feeling in your hands with your arthritis - feels like a very mild electrical current running through them all the time? )
@Rachox - I wish I could lose some weight, I really do. When I first started keto it was after five years on ever increasing insulin injections and over the course of those five years I'd gained five stones - a stone a year. After discontinuing the insulin and starting keto I lost those five stones quite quickly but it stopped there and I've never permanently lost any more.I'd love to permanently lose another 3 stones but I've accepted its never likely to happen.
@SlimLizzy @Tipetoo and @Lotties - Mr C's favourite way of eating Marmite is stirred in to a fairly stiff egg mayonnaise and I have used it a few times as a flavouring in a vegetable casserole.
@Goonergal - OMG - please don't say that!! I eat a lot of cruciferous veg and they would be the hardest to give up!!!
I think that I'll discontinue the caffeine and gluten immediately and then start an exclusion type diet after we've got this next traumatic weekend safely out of the way. (*This Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning are likely to see me hiding under the table with a bottle or two of gin and a big tub of icecream!!) So, first to be excluded will be the nightshades (which I've just deleted from my next Asda order), then my beloved cruciferous veg. Then IF - and its a big IF - those exclusions don't work then I'll try removing cheese from my diet as Dr. Google says it can cause inflammation.Do you think a month's exclusion (before reintroducing) would be enough before moving on to the next one?
*You may remember that several people were looking to find free board and food during MIL's funeral weekend (Thursday to Sunday) - well, guess what, they've invited themselves here!! Just what I need.
I'm not near the fires although they are around me. I have a brother down south he is safe but on watch. it shocking the fires and been sad two days of 3 people being caught up in the fires and dying. The sun has been red here for months and can't believe we have had no real rain its so dry this is a photo and video about 26kilometres from where I live.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/n...s/news-story/93ed4262f4013bc21f86f1f2bda8831f
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Morning All. @Annb I hope you feel much better today.
Today have had slice HiLo toast from the freezer, thick butter, large tea.
We are going to the coast for a long walk so there is a possibility of fish and chips which is small cod for me and both for Mr PM. Tonight we are having a Thai takeaway which will be something stir fried for me and pak choi. We may or may not stay up if tv is interesting and we’re not too tired but we are not big revellers on NYE.
Happy new year to everyone. Stay well, stay safe.
Gin and a darkened room works for most things!Good morning (oh, its afternoon now)
Firstly @Tipetoo and @annabell1 - on most of our news programmes we are seeing the awful devastation Australia is suffering with these dreadful bush fires. I hope both of you are far away from them or are able to stay safe. (The picture of the little koala bear drinking water from a bottle had me in tears.)
@Brunneria - thank you for your really helpful post - its given me a lot to think about. I can empathise with you about the firecracker knees - I've got the same and a firecracker thumb (which is pretty weird). I really found the nightshades connection interesting as I eat quite lot of the peppers, aubergine and tomatoes, especially in the big salads I've been eating recently. I've also looked at my food diary and found that one or twice a week I've eaten breadcrumbed quorn products (carbs have been counted but they are a recent introduction to diet) AND I've recently started drinking coffee with caffeine (one large mug first thing in the morning) which Dr Google says can contribute to arthritic pain.
( @Brunneria and @Goonergal Do you get a buzzy feeling in your hands with your arthritis - feels like a very mild electrical current running through them all the time? )
@Rachox - I wish I could lose some weight, I really do. When I first started keto it was after five years on ever increasing insulin injections and over the course of those five years I'd gained five stones - a stone a year. After discontinuing the insulin and starting keto I lost those five stones quite quickly but it stopped there and I've never permanently lost any more.I'd love to permanently lose another 3 stones but I've accepted its never likely to happen.
@SlimLizzy @Tipetoo and @Lotties - Mr C's favourite way of eating Marmite is stirred in to a fairly stiff egg mayonnaise and I have used it a few times as a flavouring in a vegetable casserole.
@Goonergal - OMG - please don't say that!! I eat a lot of cruciferous veg and they would be the hardest to give up!!!
I think that I'll discontinue the caffeine and gluten immediately and then start an exclusion type diet after we've got this next traumatic weekend safely out of the way. (*This Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning are likely to see me hiding under the table with a bottle or two of gin and a big tub of icecream!!) So, first to be excluded will be the nightshades (which I've just deleted from my next Asda order), then my beloved cruciferous veg. Then IF - and its a big IF - those exclusions don't work then I'll try removing cheese from my diet as Dr. Google says it can cause inflammation.Do you think a month's exclusion (before reintroducing) would be enough before moving on to the next one?
*You may remember that several people were looking to find free board and food during MIL's funeral weekend (Thursday to Sunday) - well, guess what, they've invited themselves here!! Just what I need.
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