What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

[Annb]

I've made omelettes with raspberries and with cream in the eggs. That was years ago though - Neil couldn't eat it (intolerant to everything in it) but Alistair enjoyed it as did Tom and I. Haven't made it for years though. Might do sometime soon. Might leave the cream to be served with it rather than in it this time.

 

[LivingLightly]

I think it would, if you think of the omelette a a kind of pancake or crepe. A thin omelette with cream and strawberries starts to sound better and better while I'm typing.

You know, I'm warming to that idea @Antje77, now I come to think about it.

 

[DJC3]

Doesn't tickle my taste buds, but did remind me of a conversation just yesterday where various friend were bemoaning the hard and tasteless blueberries that seem to be around at the moment. I assume it's it's seasonal/transportation/ import thing?

I find a bag of frozen blueberries to be more cost effective except when good juicy 9nes are on special offer.

I shan’t bother with that recipe again. I think you’re right about the blueberries being tasteless though, I bought them as a treat as they were reduced, but not worth it.

 

[DJC3]

That omelette looked really nice; it's a shame that it didn't taste better. My non-stick pans are definitely becoming sticky, unlike yours.

I've tried some LC pasta, but was very unimpressed, like you.

Me, I had just chicken for lunch. Two big legs.
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My frying pan behaved itself today - it has phases of sulking and refusing to release the food it’s cooked. I made pancakes for my grandchildren yesterday though, my mum always said pancakes will help clean a pan. The first one is always dreadful as it absorbs all the gubbins and the rest are then ok. Maybe there’s something in this.

 

[DJC3]

Sunday 4 February - bed 7.7 FBG 7.4. Swimming lesson day.

B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with pate. Benecol dairy free.

L. Nothing - at swimming lessons.

D. I got a thick piece of sirloin yesterday to roast. I made celeriac dauphinoise (I had loads of gruyere). A mix of sprouts and green beans. Had to have horseradish. Campari and soda. CC little chocolate pot. View attachment 66052

That beef looks fantastic.

 

[DJC3]

Evening @DJC3.

How disappointing! It looks so pretty.

I've tried blueberries from different countries it must be said and, although they look attractive, the flavour has never lived up to my expectations. They taste sweet, but that's all.

I prefer soft fruit that has a bit of a kick like raspberries and blackcurrants., but doubt either would work well in an omelette!

I agree, raspberries and blackcurrants are much nicer. I think I’ll give up on the idea of a fruit omelette though.

 

[DJC3]

@Antje77 and @Annb please report back on the raspberries/strawberries and cream crepe/ omelettes. I might be tempted to have another try if you have success.

 

[MrsA2]

I agree, raspberries and blackcurrants are much nicer. I think I’ll give up on the idea of a fruit omelette though.

I seem to remember my Mum doing soufflé omelette, filled with jam/ fruit.
Where the white is whisked up first, then the yolks folded through. Think the filling was warmed separately. That could work with berries perhaps?

 

[Antje77]

@Antje77 and @Annb please report back on the raspberries/strawberries and cream crepe/ omelettes. I might be tempted to have another try if you have success.

Wait, what?
How did I suddenly become the one to test this? I don't even do dessert like food ever!

On the other hand, I think there is a bag of frozen berries of some type in the darkest depths of my freezer, likely at least 3 years past its use by date, and I did buy cream for a hot chocolate experiment but won't need all of it for that. And there are those eggs I received as a thank you for giving a neighbour a ride...

 

[DJC3]

Wait, what?
How did I suddenly become the one to test this? I don't even do dessert like food ever!

On the other hand, I think there is a bag of frozen berries of some type in the darkest depths of my freezer, likely at least 3 years past its use by date, and I did buy cream for a hot chocolate experiment but won't need all of it for that. And there are those eggs I received as a thank you for giving a neighbour a ride...

Can’t give a ‘funny’ as I use the app which only has ‘like’, but this did make me laugh. Time to get those berries out of the depths.

 

[DJC3]

I seem to remember my Mum doing soufflé omelette, filled with jam/ fruit.
Where the white is whisked up first, then the yolks folded through. Think the filling was warmed separately. That could work with berries perhaps?

Yes! My mum did those with bananas and brandy sauce and I’ve made them more recently ( I know @ Maglil55 has too) with cheese. I did wonder if it might be nicer as a soufflé/ fluffy omelette but with the fruit cooked down to a sauce.

 

[PenguinMum]

Yes! My mum did those with bananas and brandy sauce and I’ve made them more recently ( I know @ Maglil55 has too) with cheese. I did wonder if it might be nicer as a soufflé/ fluffy omelette but with the fruit cooked down to a sauce.

For some reason you have reminded me of bananas sprinkled with brown sugar and a splash of brandy baked in the oven which was one of the few desserts I used to love, in my previous life. Maybe a last ever meal option with toffee ice cream lol. I’m not even fond of bananas and never liked pancakes.

 

[RosemaryJackson]

Morning all. Two days running I've stuck to my guns and been really good and today I have had eggs and bacon for bf, will have a pork chop and veg for lunch and perhaps a cheese sandwich for tea. But ohhh, I do miss real gravy. Especially onion gravy. Even more especially, liver and bacon with onion gravy. I'm not as inventive as I used to be, I stick with the tried and tested, it's easier. Coming back to reality from nostalgia, have a great day all.

 

[shelley262]

Morning all. Two days running I've stuck to my guns and been really good and today I have had eggs and bacon for bf, will have a pork chop and veg for lunch and perhaps a cheese sandwich for tea. But ohhh, I do miss real gravy. Especially onion gravy. Even more especially, liver and bacon with onion gravy. I'm not as inventive as I used to be, I stick with the tried and tested, it's easier. Coming back to reality from nostalgia, have a great day all.

Do you ever slow cook @RosemaryJackson it's not only a good way to get cooking done before going out but it's also a brilliant way to get gravy. For example today I'm slow cooking a beef casserole. I soaked some dried woodland mushrooms (Waitrose cooks ingredients not foraging - I don't know enough) overnight and then use this as a simple but tasty stock. Put mushrooms and resultant liquid stock into slow cooker with a few veggies, the meat and lots of onion powder, and herbs and spices to taste I use some paprika, garlic and celery salt. I often just use the gravy as it is from the slow cooker as it's so tasty but if you like your gravy thicker you can put some of the resulting stock into a small pan and reduce down. If making a strogannoff type meal - add a dash of cream to the gravy as it thickens it. You can keep remaining liquid from casserole in fridge for a few days and warm in a pan for gravy to go with other meals or freeze. Ideally too you'll have made more than one portion for leftover meals and in leftovers the gravy thickens too.
Great to see you sounding happier with your food.

 

[ravensmitten]

I think you may be right. I remember @ianpspurs posting something along these lines a few years ago after noticing finger prick BG was higher after washing his hands with a particular brand of hand wash ( can’t remember which).

This happened at work with Mrs mitten, a nurse by trade, I'll paraphrase it as I understood it.

She was monitoring a patient that was getting reasonably high readings so she double checked, cleaned the patients fingers, tried again and fine - okay, not uncommon, the next observation she took it was sky high again, cleaned patients hand again, same again. Took it again to confirm, was okay. She wasn't sure what was going on for a second so asked the patient was there anything they were doing in between observations. "oh just using the loo" "nothing much", etc.. that's when she twigged, and asked what the patient was using when they washed their hands, "oh the same soap I use at home, I brought it with me."

Turns out their astronomical figures were because of the soap.

 

[ravensmitten]

I did it once too, with what must have been remnants of jam on my hand and it went to 48mmol/L and I nearly fell over thinking I'd be in hospital one christmas, second test confirmed it was my hands.

Didn't post yesterday, made my dinner, onion, mackerel, sprouts. getting ready to eat it, was umming and ahhing to put a few slices of beetroot with it to bulk it up a little because I've not been massively hungry recently (although I've enjoyed what I have been eating as soon as I do, but kind of lost enthusiasm for the desire for it at the moment.). Anyway, I went for it, as I took a bite, the beetroot had clearly gone bad, though there was 4 weeks left on the jar. problem was couldn't separate it from the rest as I laid everything else out on top of it. Ahh well in the food bin it went.

Really couldn't be bothered after all that as it was quite late and wasn't getting any shopping until today, I had an errant tin of soup which had far too much sugar and salt in it for it's own good, really realise it when you haven't had that sort of thing for a long time. Can almost still taste the salt/sugar despite brushing teeth 3 times since then.

Oh teeth, feeling a toothache coming on today as well, guess the dentist will be in order if it doesn't go away (even then probably better checked than not)

Still, I'm good spirits, don't take my post as a woe is me, minor things really.

I gotta make some kind of lowish carb mezze platter, and some kofte kebab... now that I do fancy.

 

[Margarettt]

Yesterday's food-

Breakfast- 2 heck sausages in the airfryer and a ketoroma seeded roll
Lunch- 4 rollitos an egg and a baby bel
Dinner- 2 slices of heylo toast, sausage gravy( fried pork mince with cream, cream cheese and chicken stock) followed by 2 squares of 85% chocolate.

 

[Annb]

Yes! My mum did those with bananas and brandy sauce and I’ve made them more recently ( I know @ Maglil55 has too) with cheese. I did wonder if it might be nicer as a soufflé/ fluffy omelette but with the fruit cooked down to a sauce.

When I was still cooking desserts for Alistair and Tom, I did make banana omelettes once in a while. Just sliced banana with lemon juice and some sugar, inside a folded over omelette and a dusting of icing sugar on top. They went down well but haven't made them in years.

 

[Lakeslover]

All this talk of sweet omelettes reminded me of an old recipe of mine. I must try it again.

 

[Annb]

2 more fish cakes for breakfast, left over from yesterday. Had to eat something before I went out and they were ready just to reheat in the microwave so I didn't have to move around too much.

2nd meal should be a moussaka recipe that I saw on Rick Stein programme a few days ago - slightly different to the usual moussaka, and I shall, of course, tweak it.

That's if I can stand up for long enough to do it. Still have the pain that developed yesterday. I have come to the conclusion that it is some kind of inflammation and am dealing with it, after a fashion, with painkillers, which just about take the edge off it for a short time and I can manage to walk around a bit, by sliding my feet, instead of lifting them to walk and by leaning very heavily on my zimmer. Shouldn't really be any kind of infection - I am just about to take the last pill of a course of antibiotics.