I was about to say the same thing, but you're well ahead of me. The boys' favourite is the featherblade recipe, which is a 3.5 hrs slow cook with a delicious red wine gravy (I do reduce off the alcohol)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.
Wow, this sounds like @ravensmitten solved the mystery!Clabber (claibair) sounds very much like the drink that Tom used to make. So, it has to be raw milk - that makes sense. I like the idea of kefir but am alarmed by stories of the brew taking over the house. I wouldn't get through much at a time, so maybe not. Yoghurt perhaps. I can make that but don't - it's easier just to buy a tub at the supermarket.
don't know whether to give you a hug or a laugh! Maybe both?
Clabber (claibair) sounds very much like the drink that Tom used to make. So, it has to be raw milk - that makes sense. I like the idea of kefir but am alarmed by stories of the brew taking over the house. I wouldn't get through much at a time, so maybe not. Yoghurt perhaps. I can make that but don't - it's easier just to buy a tub at the supermarket.
Also, you hardly had any sleep, that doze off was well earned.Next thing I knew it was 1800 and I didn't feel up to doing anything - pushed myself too hard at the exercise class
Evening @jess.You're okay, @Antje77, it's legal here, thank goodness. I used to drink real milk, sadly that's now off the menu, but thankfully, the cheese isn't.
Evening @Keith Saunders and @shelley262Your Hba1c is your average blood glycation over last three months so will include all those times overnight and before you eat. A bg of 4.9 in afternoon before eating shows your background bgs are probably good. Yes you should avoid a raise of more than 2 after a meal and the reason for regular testing is working out those things that aren't our friends so we avoid in future. Having said that a few rises while working out what you can safely eat will probably have little impact on your hba1c next month provided you are not keeping raised levels for long periods. Just see it as a learning experience as you clearly have and try not to worry about impact of a few rises above the 2 starting point. I'm sure you'll get a good improvement as you are doing so well keeping going in right direction.
Evening @Annb.I had thought that the change of law to make sale of raw milk illegal was right across the UK. I was already living in Scotland at the time and didn't realise it was only this country. Interesting. Thanks.
Raw cow's milk that has not been pasteurised or homogenised is still sold by registered producers in England and Wales, The bottle has a green foil top.
There are some wonderful cheeses made with from unpasteurised milk, as you say.
Wow winner for your hba1c result - well done you. Shame about your itchy rash hope it clears as mysteriously as it arrives.Morning all, celebrating low carb here, Hba1c 33! Down from 86 in May23. Not quite officially in remission as only first test when off Metformin but I’ll take it. On the downside, Doc tested me for everything but all other bloods normal so no answer for itchy rash.
Yesterday
B Yog,blueberries,seeds
L Parma ham,cheese salad
D Late pancake day coconut pancakes which were horrible! Had with berries and cream,
Thank you! Couldn’t have done it without all the lovely people with ideas, support and help on here.First pancake day as diabetic, def need to experiment more with pancake recipes.Wow winner for your hba1c result - well done you. Shame about your itchy rash hope it clears as mysteriously as it arrives.
Edit to add just spotted your coconut flour pancakes comments I generally haven't liked any experiments I've tried with coconut flour it's hard to get the water ratio right so tend to avoid using it prefer ground almonds recipes.
Threw 1/4 cabbage, 1/2 onion, 1/2 carrot, and a few bits of leftover Mediterranean veg into the food processor and chopped it all pretty small. Large chunk of butter into a big pan, turned the veg around in it so it was all covered, put the lid on the pan and left to cook for about 5 minutes. Then whisked 3 eggs and poured that over the veg, making sure it was mixed through the veg. Lid back on and left it to do its own thing again for about another 5 minutes. Had less than 1/4 of it. It was fine, if a bit crumbly. Probably could have done with more egg to hold it together. Could have done with bacon as well, but I forgot. I will use more of it and next time add more egg (one at least) and remember to cook the bacon to have with it.This quick and nutritious dish should help satisfy your hunger.Hope you're better now)
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