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It's really easy to make. I've been doing it for years. I got into it in Italy. You need a bottle you can seal. 500 mls extra virgin olive oil, 2 or 3 dried chillies ( we grow them every year) , about a teaspoon chilli flakes ( mixed if you can get them) and , if you want to get chocolate into it , 20 to 25g cocoa nibs ( amazon & Holland & Barrett have them).
Roast the cocoa nibs in a cool oven for about 15 mins - about 140C. Don't let them burn.
Put the olive oil in a pot with the chilli flakes and warm it slowly for about 15 mins ( don't let the oil smoke).
Put your 2 or 3 whole dried chilli into your bottle then add the oil, the flakes and the cocoa nibs.
Let it cool before sealing.
You can use after a day but the longer you leave it the stronger it gets. You'll see it getting more red as the days pass. If it gets too hot just add more olive oil. Find a nice dark, cool cupboard to store it in. Oh, and give it a shake every day.
Did you copy paste or write it out? You know it won't work if you copy pasted, do you?I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
I will not buy any more of the new Lindt hazelnut choc bar.
Cooking the chilli flakes through gently gets some heat into the oil. The alternative is just to simply get the dried chillies into your oil bottle (I have a few of these brought back from Italy) with the oil, put it in a cool dark place and wait for it to turn deep redGosh, that's very similar to the HC version.
I have to say, I'd ever have thought of using it as soon as next day, but then we like it hot, hot, hot.
I think we all undergo a major change with our tastebuds when we've been LC a while. Things I previously loved now taste unbearable sweet if I dare to taste them now. I used to be dreadful when driving from venue to venue for work to eat a Mars Bar. Mainly due to no time to eat and it was something you could eat on the move. Couldn't look at them now.So found this today is this whyI'm having trouble
https://www.dietdoctor.com/top-tips-lose-weight-low-carb-women-40
Still at mums breakfast at 8am BSL 5.6 mmol/L had grilled 2 slices of white bread with cheese black coffee bsl 2 hours raise to 12.6 mmol/Llunch had
Bsl 5.6 mmol/L had Leftovers 2 x kafta meat 1 wedge potatoe and small spoon of rice.
Bsl before dinner 4.7 mmol/L
Dinner chicken chips some lettuce and 1/2 tomato and doom garlic sauce. Just got given toblerone icecream oh dear I'm going home tomorrow night then can get back to trying eating as best I can lchf. It is what it is but it makes you realise why the SAD diet guidelines are so wrong.edited to say wish I didn't eat the toblerone icecream I felt like I was eating a bowl of sugar was so sickly sweet I'm now gulping water down to try and wash it out my system.
It's having the same effect on me.Has anyone heard from @SlimLizzy - I had a dream about her last night and just want to know that she's okay?
Confusion with FBGs today... I was up an hour earlier than normal and was really pleased when my FBGs were only 5.2!!!! Woo Hoooo!! I had my very low carb breakfast and two hours later my BGs were up to 8.4 (where it would usually be at that time had I got up at my normal time). Normally two hours after breakfast my BGs are the same or very slightly lower than my fasting test. I always thought that eating breakfast stops my dawn phenomenon from getting any higher... but maybe I have been wrong about this. More experimentation is needed.
Breakfast: Omelette with carb free syrup
Lunch: Actimel drink and a bit of cheese (Dolce Gorgonzola)
Dinner: Linda McCartney burgers and salad
A glass or three of red will
@Brunneria - now I'm going to have to track down and try some of that Lindt chocolate!!
Sending greetings to Ginnie, Minnie and Halo, and to their owner and his grandmother of course!@Antje77 - you're still grandson's favourite person. He loves the ginger pig. His 3 are Ginnie, Minnie and Halo. Ginnie is a ginger pig.
@Brunneria and @maglil55 - I found the Lindt chocolate.... £3.00 for a 150g bar in Morrison's. I've put it straight in the chocolate freezer to avoid eating the whole thing. @Brunneria When you said you ate the whole bar did you mean this 150g size bar?
...wha...!?!?
you have a freezer devoted to chocolate?!? KUDOS!!!
LOL!! It does sound funny when you say it like that. I don't eat much chocolate but am given quite a lot so it all goes in the freezer over the fridge waiting for me to remember it. My favourite is the 90% Godiva and I have a couple of squares maybe once (or, more rarely, twice) a week.
The chocolate shares the freezer with ice cubes and opened bags of things that are eaten frequently but, yes, it IS called the chocolate freezer.
Hiya - do you whisk the eggs up and then add to the mince or what do you do?Evening all. Very glad to have made it to the weekend.
Brunch today was mince fried with onions, 2 eggs and some grated cheese.
Dinner was carnivore pizza topped with pepperoni, chorizo and Polish sausage.
Some cream and almond butter plus a few squares of 85% during the day.
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