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What have you eaten today? (Low carb forum)

Bildad said:
@zauberflote please excuse my ignorance but what is, or where do I find, your CMT? The cake looks very tasty. I am not sure however that a pound cake would be a sensible thing to have in as I would eat it I am a sugar addict and if it is there I have to eat the lot but I do miss cake and the crunch of biscuits.
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There is no shame in ignorance, especially of acronyms!! CMT stands for Copy Me That, a smartphone app available wherever your phone gets its apps from. It's a very clever and useful recipe/recipe-sharing method. It will effortlessly snag recipes off the web for you, allow you to edit them, write your own recipes, and share them all or one-by-one with as few or as many people you'd like. Once you create an account, you can look people up by screen name, and after a little hand-waving, have access to their recipes and give them access to yours.
Clear as mud?
ETA Also, this is Low Carb pound cake, made with almond meal not flour, and erythritol not sugar. As it's almond flavoring flavored in my version, the almond meal is invisible. I have a problem with any sweet-- sugar or no, I will want more!
 
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Evenin’ All,

Today was a bit odd, but ended up OK foodwise.

No B
S: 2 squares 70%
L: a fabulous lump of fabulous Cornish Brie. Did I mention it was fab?
D: chicken curry with lots of butter

Mr B took over Puppy Entertainment and Pre-Existing Pack Monitoring today. I had been doing it 24/7 since Saturday, and boy did it cut into forum and work time. But today I managed to catch up on work, at least. Plus, added bonus it meant Mr B had some quality Sofa Pack Snuggle and Bonding Time. All good, really.
 
Goonergal said:
How does it compare to your original one? A can of chicken? That’s a first.
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It’s certainly a taste difference but the texture is fine. I may try replacing the egg with some cream cheese as it’s only there for binding. Still think that the original one is hard to beat.
 
@Chook re menu plan: yes. As in, some of both. More "sightreading" mostly. I hope to cook something from time to time but life does get in the way, as yesterday's traffic incident where my son was the front car in a three-car rear-ender, and today's painfully constipated cat. He hurts so badly he keeps startling or spasming on the bed here, poor poor poor baby.
Bfast (always planned) 1/2 avocado, pecans, a flax crisp, DWGoatM, 1.6 sq 90% choc
Lunch (usually unplanned) a few olives and some kefir
First supper, (often planned a couple of hours ahead) in car driving home from taking Mom for lovely walk, going to market looking for a certain olive and coming out $36.00 poorer but none of those olives: 4 olives I did get, and too much Vermont quark, should not graze indiscriminately in while driving on foods you haven't read the labels of, and besides you will spill quark juice all down your front!
Supposed to be a 3 mile walk day then:
Second supper will involve flax and spinach.
 
Rachox said:
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries and cream washed down with a black coffee.
Lunch: 2 x boiled eggs with Marmite soldiers made from 1 slice of LivLife bread followed by Greek yoghurt and raspberries.
Mid afternoon: coffee chia pudding and black coffee.
Dinner: courgette topped with bolognese, cheese and mushrooms followed by SF jelly, cream and LC chocolate granola and a small piece of Lindt dark choc Easter egg.

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The choc log has *mushrooms* on it?!?!
Maybe by reposting this pic I can get the front page arachnid removed. I thought my pound cake would do it.
 
Iiiiiinteresting day today.

One may have popped to IKEA and cornered yet more of the Kilner-likeeee jars, and their clip topped pots and containers. I also discovered a handy undershelf clippy thing and bought yet more teatowels. (No, don't ask.)

I only went to look at light fitting, bit still spent 30-odd pounds on "bits".

I also hd a response from the IP people, to my enquiry about baby (3ltr) pots. Allegedly it'll be June. I just hope I can get one early doors. To be honest, my intent is it will become any over-featured, over-priced yoghurt maker, but just don't tell me I'm bonkers. I am already well appraised of that.

On the food front, I had m usual brekkers of Greek Yoghurt, with the stewed deliciousness that is rhubarb. No lunch as I was strolling the isles, but dinner was focused around chicken wings. I have often, often said I didn't see the point of chicken wings, due to their lack of meat and fiddliness. Oh bot. The airfryer changed that view.

In terms of chicken wings, thighs, or portions, the airfryer is a complete game changer. I thought I might do a little Cornish hen on the rotisserie over the last couple of days, whilst MrB has been away, swinging his clubs, but it just didn't happen. He's home tomorrow, so all is well in my world.
 
@DCUKMod I have yet to make yogurt in my 6-qt IP, sigh,,,,, bought the goat milk months ago, now drinking it in decaf where is is JUST what's called for! Better than creamIMNSHO.
 
Saturday attending a cookout birthday party for neighbor. Bringing Waldorf salad. I intend to make some for me too-- celery, pecans, mayo. Hoping they have chicken for the grill. Sounds like a good Saturday supper to me! ( @Chook planning way ahead! Two days!)
 
Catch up on yesterday. All this football is knocking me for 6. Amazing achievement all 4 finalists being EPL teams. Looking forward to the finals now.
Meal planning- usually I plan about 2 or 3 days ahead @Chook. I have been known to use the diet doctor meal planner and it is really adaptable now but I am prone to changing my mind about what to eat. @zauberflote - yes, I wouldn't object to that arachnid leaving my front page either. @Brunneria - is that you got a new puppy? I must have missed the post. How many dogs now?
Bed Wednesday 6.8 FBG 6.3 - still got DP but it's showing signs of returning to normal particularly as the overnight dips to the low/mid 4's are back.
B. TAG with ADOC.
L. One of the M&S caramelised onion posh dogs, fried egg, slice GF black pudding.
D. Thai red curry with tiger prawns, cauliflower rice and mushroom stir fry veg.
2 squares of G&B mint dark chocolate.
Think I'll stay off the Halo Top for now. It's becoming too permanent in my diet.
 
Ohh I might be interested in the 3 litre IP when it becomes available. Can I watch this space?
Todays menu
Breakfast: usual slice HiLo toast, butter, tea.
Lunch: can mackerel in spicy tom sauce, lettuce, cucumber, 2 cherry toms.
Supper: stir fried prawns with oriental veg with lemongrass, noodles for OH extra veg for moi
@zauberflote I love Waldorf Salad but have to have a little chopped apple in it. Have a fun evening.
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks for another endorsement of the Skin So Soft spray. It’s really interesting that the gnats don’t feast on you now you are eating lc. Your blood must taste boringly savoury now. I’m hoping the same might apply to midges.
Your menu sounds absolutely delicious. How do you cook your red cabbage? I’ve had a few tasty suggestions from the gang on here in the past.
Rgarding your question about meal planning - I go through phases. I found the DD menu planner very useful for a while and would plan a week’s worth and print a shopping list. It’s something I’ll go back to if I start going off track or bg starts rising. For now though, (because I’m trying to live within my means - retirement is fantastic but I have to keep an eye on the bills more than I once did) I tend to walk to the shops every day - helps to get my step count up - and I get whatever has a yellow reduced sticker and work around that. There are fabulous bargains to be had at my local Sainsbury’s and M&S if you get there at the right time.
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I cook red cabbage long and low but vary the spices / flavours depending on what I'm eating with it or what's available. This lot was cooked with olive oil, sherry vinegar and Chinese five spice but Mr C's favourite is made with juniper berries, garlic and a splash of gin (eaten with venison). I make up a big pot with 2-3 red cabbages at a time and freeze it in portions.

A nice one to go with pork is red cabbage, rhubarb and red wine vinegar.
 
DJC3 said:
Thanks for that - I’d heard of the Skin So Soft option and have already stockpiled several bottles to take. I’m going to try @DCUKMod ‘s home made repellant too though
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Rumour has it that the SAS use Skin So Soft. I have my doubts about that though. :joyful::joyful::joyful:
 
@Rachox tooo funnnyyy! re choc log!
Pre-post: this cookout may have keto s'mores at it if I ahem have time. Probably won't; no allulose. But I snagged recipes for both graham crackers and marshmallows from gnom-gnom. One day this will happen!
 
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