[USER=25851]@Annb sorry the proper insulin isn't available-- but it makes sense to me that you would use what's available, that is, the old kind. What a beautiful pic! All concentration. I was barely doing straight seams at 8-- good for her on that zipper!!! You know what?-- I'd be terrified of that machine she's using. I have a vintage 1930's Singer which I can convert to treadle come the apocalypse.
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Hello all,
@Bex72 -- So glad your feeling a bit better.
@maglil55 -- Thanks for your kind words. Yes, I am absolutely fine again -- never had a cold gone so soon. Cherries in brandy sound great. I wonder whether apricots (cubed) or maybe rhubarb (maybe without the brandy though) could work too?
@zauberflote -- Yes, the egg whites were relatively stiff, once you add the other ingredients they become a bit more liquid anyway.
The icecream maker arrived today -- quite some machine, large and heavy -- happy I didn't get the larger one. It came with a bunch of recipe. Might start with the sesame icecream, there is also a recipe for tomato sorbet.
Breakfast: A double decaffeinated espresso with cream and erythritol. A tub of chicken liver pate (120g).
Lunch: Half a DD keto roll with butter and turkey salami. A spoonful of baba ghanoush. Edited to add: Romaine lettuce with h/m Caesar's dressing and parmesan.
Dinner: Three lamb cutlets with a spoonful of cauli-mash (with butter and potato fiber) and zucchini and bellpepper in a tomato cream sauce.
Edited to add -- Late night snack: Half a DD keto roll with butter. Some cheese.
Third day without wine. Blood sugars were a lot better today, maybe tomorrow they'll be back to normal.
A DGF butterscotch maple blondie saved to watch Bake off with a bit later. Discovered it was chocolate week so had to eat a couple of squares Montezuma’s 100% with orange as well.
That made me laugh. I had to buy some of the Montezuma’s with orange in Sainsbury’s yesterday. Seems to be compulsory. At least it’s only 7g carb for the bar.
Not in my Lidl at the moment. There's duck, 3 bird roasts and multiple sizes of turkey but no goose.As requested, @ianpspurs . View attachment 44595
@ziggy_w I've seen tomato extract powder & and extract capsules (lycoprene I think) in health food shops. However, I'd be inclined to think of it as a thick tomato juice. Possibly home made? I must admit for a tomato sorbet I'd edge more towards a salty flavour rather than sweet (maybe I got too used to the naturally sweet Italian tomatoes).Hello all,
Hugs, @PenguinMum -- What an awful thing to happen, I would be quite angry at the supermarket to let employees come in sick these days. Keeping my fingers crossed that your's will be a mild case.
@MrsA2 -- Sorry about the breathlessness on the crosstrainer -- it definitely does sound like a chest infection or something similar.
@Bex72 -- Glad to see you posting more regularly now, hope this means you're feeling much better.
@zauberflote and @maglil55 -- I agree, I thought the tomato sorbet sounded good too, but probably add much less sweetener than suggested in the recipe. Do any of you know by the way what tomato juice extract is? This is needed according to the recipe. Btw, there is also a recipe for parmesan icecream.
@ianpspurs -- The comment was just based on my own experience (and what I've seen some members post here). When I get hungry, often my blood sugar goes up instead of down. I also wouldn't find it very surprising if hunger caused stress, which on the one hand would lead to the release of glucose from the liver and on the other hand the release of cortisol, which again would lead to increased insulin resistance ... but might be wrong about this too. Anyway, I have no scientific source for this.
Now there's a thought, a frozen Bloody Mary!I’m looking forward to seeing some of your ice cream experiments - I love the sound of sesame ice cream. Not so sure about the tomato sorbet though, unless it has a healthy dash of vodka in it maybe? But perhaps then it wouldn’t freeze properly.
I have found, like you, that BGs are higher for a day or 2 after stopping wine. I guess it’s the liver tidying up.
For those with children/grandchildren 7-12ish can I recommend Wonder. It's in Sky Store and Prime but it's only £3.99 to buy. 10 year olds' class is reading it at school and I've never seen him so engrossed. So much so he browbeat me into buying the movie. We started watching it yesterday and even the 7 year old was totally engrossed. It's a mix of happy/sad but there are a lot of lessons that have resonated with them. It's about a 10 year old who was disfigured from birth and the effect interaction with others has on him/them. I must admit I had my doubts but the boys are really taking it on board. Told me that what's important is what's inside a person, not how they look. But the little one surprised us this morning when we asked why he kept being nice to someone who was continually mean and we were told perhaps they have issues and if I'm mean or ignore them does that not make me just as bad? Wow! 7 year old Dr Freud. Anyway, wonderful book & movie.
Not in my Lidl at the moment. There's duck, 3 bird roasts and multiple sizes of turkey but no goose.
This is itIs this a book? Tried looking on Amazon but it only comes up with lots of titles containing "wonder" but nothing that sounds like the one you are describing. Do you have an author's name? It sounds just like the thing for Em.
The boys were in fits yesterday when things went horribly wrong for the bullies but they're hopeful maybe they will become nicer people.Found it, I think @maglil55. A book by R J Palacio. There's a Kindle edition at £3.95 but the paperback is £6.95. I listened to an extract and it seems to be the one - not to my liking, but I'm not an 8 year old and I'm sure Em will find it hilarious.
Tuesday bed 6.7 FBG 6.3 but once again I got into the 4's during the day. I'm taking this as evidence I am finally on the mend as I no longer feel I'm having to battle BGs. @Annb - what a lovely picture! Em is certainly very cute. @DJC3 - I had one of the rolls for breakfast this morning (Wednesday) which I'll add later as I'm not sure what we'll be having tonight yet. However, it was a very delicious bacon & egg roll! The roll benefits from a warm up in the oven. My fridge was packed last night with SLC bread & rolls but I've taken Son & DIL supply along this morning. Still got some to get in freezer though.
Tuesday food.
B. TAG and the last 2 slices of SLC toast with ham and Philly.
L. Nothing
D. Salmon fillet Air fried with a sriracha rub and a salad of lettuce, tomato, avocado, walnuts. 2 squares 90%.
For those with children/grandchildren 7-12ish can I recommend Wonder. It's in Sky Store and Prime but it's only £3.99 to buy. 10 year olds' class is reading it at school and I've never seen him so engrossed. So much so he browbeat me into buying the movie. We started watching it yesterday and even the 7 year old was totally engrossed. It's a mix of happy/sad but there are a lot of lessons that have resonated with them. It's about a 10 year old who was disfigured from birth and the effect interaction with others has on him/them. I must admit I had my doubts but the boys are really taking it on board. Told me that what's important is what's inside a person, not how they look. But the little one surprised us this morning when we asked why he kept being nice to someone who was continually mean and we were told perhaps they have issues and if I'm mean or ignore them does that not make me just as bad? Wow! 7 year old Dr Freud. Anyway, wonderful book & movie.
Nope.Can anybody see the photo?
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