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Glad you’re feeling better. Need to find a way of getting ice while at work!
The hordes of people made it very easy to decide to focus only on the market hall. The bit I hate is having no short cuts to the tills once you’re done. Feels like you’re in a never ending maze.
@BibaBee I’ve made these a few times
www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-english-muffins
They are a bit like the Scotch pancakes you can buy in packs of 8 on the bread aisle. Not like traditional crepe type pancakes. I’m going to do them the American way with crispy bacon and (sugar free) maple syrup this evening. Like you I’ve never missed pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/keto-english-muffins
They are a bit like the Scotch pancakes you can buy in packs of 8 on the bread aisle. Not like traditional crepe type pancakes. I’m going to do them the American way with crispy bacon and (sugar free) maple syrup this evening. Like you I’ve never missed pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.
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Totally agree - I’ll be flipping several pancakes for my daughter tonight and it won’t bother me. But I have to walk very swiftly past hot cross buns when I go shopping!! Sure if I even look at them for too long my BG will spike
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Fasting.... Day 3 of 5
Just calorie and carb free drinks various coffees and herbal/fruit teas plus lots of water.
(Ahhhhhh Mr C has just bought me a jar of Irish Cream flavour coffee - thoughtful!)
Just calorie and carb free drinks various coffees and herbal/fruit teas plus lots of water.
(Ahhhhhh Mr C has just bought me a jar of Irish Cream flavour coffee - thoughtful!)
BibaBee
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Here is the lemon curd recipe: https://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/sugar-free-lemon-curd/
And this is the Low carb meringue recipe @maglil55 uses:
https://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/shannons-sugar-free-meringues-low-carb-and-gluten-free/
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@Goonergal my favorite thing for sore or ticklish throat is sugar-free Hall’s menthol eucalyptus cough drops. They numb my throat, smooth it out, keep the saliva running, and the menthol apparently shuts down the cough reflex. Sorry you are sick - try and keep it out of your chest!!
@ianpspurs sending you a tempting meal of sausage, bacon, plain old down home buckwheat pancakes loaded with butter and (since we’re pretending) real Vermont Dark Amber maple syrup, scrambled eggs, and buckets of coffee. I can’t tell you how good my kitchen smells!
Good going on the fast @Chook !
@ianpspurs sending you a tempting meal of sausage, bacon, plain old down home buckwheat pancakes loaded with butter and (since we’re pretending) real Vermont Dark Amber maple syrup, scrambled eggs, and buckets of coffee. I can’t tell you how good my kitchen smells!
Good going on the fast @Chook !
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We have made meringues for Eaton Mess in a similar way. The biggest drawback for me is that I really dislike the taste erythritol leaves. Anyone made them with other sweetener as the link implies it is that type of sweetener or none.
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Totally agree - I’ll be flipping several pancakes for my daughter tonight and it won’t bother me. But I have to walk very swiftly past hot cross buns when I go shopping!! Sure if I even look at them for too long my BG will spike
I think I read somewhere a few years ago that the smell of baked goods and sugary foods does something to your..., something (eye roll at my lack of memory), and so it is indeed possible to have the result of weight gain from merely walking into a Krispy Kreme. I wish I remembered more! It probably was indeed insulin response.
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I think the difficulty is that you will need to use a granulated sweetener for bulk. I don't tend to use artificial sweeteners but Canderel might work? I'm thinking Splenda is a big no no, as it contains Maltodextrin which I believe isn't always good for BG. Or what about a monk fruit based sweetener? I've not used it myself, so no idea if it would work
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@ianpspurs The wonders of the internet....she mentions she has used monkfruit sweetener. Worth a try? https://twoluckyspoons.com/sugar-free-meringues-with-orange-mascarpone-cream/
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Hey all CMT peeps - (and if you’re not in my recipe circle let me know and I’ll fix it) - when I look at other folks’ recipes, the ingredients are listed, but then it says “cooking directions found at whichever website the recipe was lifted from”. I often edit the author’s directions to suit my kitchen skill-type. What do youall see when you look at one of my recipes?
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Thanks for that. I think we will try triple zero stevia which, in the past, we have made into icing sugar to dust things. That doesn't offend my taste so worth a go. Considering the volume of exotic ingredients we have monkfruit may be a step too far for the few times I eat dessert.
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I’m with @ianpspurs and @Emma_369 in never liking pancakes though I might make a couple for OH since I have been off on a few days break in Bath!
Had some lovely brunches while away. First day son took us to a trendy student hang out place where I had fried mushrooms and spinach (sans sourdough) topped with 2 poached eggs and the best coffee I’ve had in a while. The breakfast where we were staying the next morning was a let down. The bacon was I think zapped in a microwave, had no colour and the fat was still raw. The sausage was tiny dry and tasteless. So ate my eggs, mushrooms but the tomatoes were cherry and uncooked. So had a mushrooms and poached eggs breakfast this morning at a Farm shop instead.
Suppers included a visit to a French restaurant where had scallops followed by Hake on bed of veg, puy lentils and sea veg. Second night Nandos. Didnt do lunch except a pit stop yesterday for bowl of tomato and basil soup to keep out the bitter cold.
A couple of gins last night and couple glasses red wine first night. I think I navigated choices well. Nack to reality now. Roasted med veg for me tonight and defrosted chilli for OH. Bet son is missing me back to student rations though Zindid bring lots of food up.
Had some lovely brunches while away. First day son took us to a trendy student hang out place where I had fried mushrooms and spinach (sans sourdough) topped with 2 poached eggs and the best coffee I’ve had in a while. The breakfast where we were staying the next morning was a let down. The bacon was I think zapped in a microwave, had no colour and the fat was still raw. The sausage was tiny dry and tasteless. So ate my eggs, mushrooms but the tomatoes were cherry and uncooked. So had a mushrooms and poached eggs breakfast this morning at a Farm shop instead.
Suppers included a visit to a French restaurant where had scallops followed by Hake on bed of veg, puy lentils and sea veg. Second night Nandos. Didnt do lunch except a pit stop yesterday for bowl of tomato and basil soup to keep out the bitter cold.
A couple of gins last night and couple glasses red wine first night. I think I navigated choices well. Nack to reality now. Roasted med veg for me tonight and defrosted chilli for OH. Bet son is missing me back to student rations though Zindid bring lots of food up.
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LOLOLOL @DCUKMod and @Chook
Sounds like you had a good time, @PenguinMum , culinarily and otherwise!
Sounds like you had a good time, @PenguinMum , culinarily and otherwise!
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Yep, “directions at acookingwebsie.com”
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Dang!!! I guess that’s the price we pay. Thanks for checking, dunelm.
My IT son has always said, “if something is free for you to use, you are the product”. I guess that goes here too. Sigh...
