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Neil also bought a pack of "white fish" yesterday, which turns out to be basa. I'm not too sure about this fish. As an Asian river catfish, it is cheap because it is easy to farm but I'm not sure about the quality of the fish since it is farmed in the Mekong delta and similar rivers, which I believe to be fairly heavily polluted. Should be safe in terms of bacteria if I cook it well enough but not so sure about getting rid of some of the industrial pollutants in these rivers. Does anyone have experience of cooking with basa?
 
@Annb I’ve never fancied basa for the very same reasons you mention. I also expect river fish to taste muddy. I do hope it turns out to be tasty.
Today my first meal was a cobb salad at 1pm
I’ve been fancying stew for a few days as the weather has been so horrible so today I made it in the instant pot using lamb neck, leek, swede and aubergine. Of course it’s turned out to be a lovely sunny day, not stew weather at all but I still enjoyed it.
Sort of raspberry ripple ice cream made by mixing cream onto frozen raspberries so they begin to melt and the cream begins to freeze.

I’m out of Montezuma’s. I keep looking at the website then changing my mind as I’m too tight to pay postage. I might treat myself to an Absolute Black advent calendar this year though
 
@Annb . I tried basa fillets once but found them tasteless, grey and somehow wet. The cats didn't mind them though!
Another IF day.
Morning. Black tea, black coffees.
12.30pm. Feta and spinach omelette.
Mid-afternoon. Almond and quinoa scone and tea in cafe with 5000 steps.
6.30pm. Salmon tray bake with small potato, small beetroot, onion and cauliflower. Boiled the potatoes first, cooled and crushed them then roasted them. Strawberries and Greek yoghurt.
 
@DJC3 the sprinkling of Cuban rum definitely uplifted the DGF pumpkin latte cakes today lovely !
Ended up with late night yesterday booking an online Christmas food delivery as they were released at midnight and of course site was very busy so took a while!Making me think of Christmas as it did then started me thinking about things I needed to do achieve or sort before Christmas - so poor sleep was result ! I know it’s only October 1st and Christmas is really mainly one day - well it definitely was last year in fact it was just a few hours with close family!
Breakfast one each of slice bacon,tomato,egg and hm lc bread
Lunch one slice of hm lc bread and slice of vintage cheddar followed by a few raspberries from garden and 0% Fage yoghurt
Mid pm finished last bit of my Lindt 90% - two squares
Dinner salmon in lemon butter with cauliflower cheese and glass of dry white wine followed by DGF cake warmed with sprinkle of rum and yoghurt.
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a Carb Killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and packet of coconut bites
Dinner: salmon and cream cheese sandwiches made with LC bread with coleslaw followed by SF cherry jelly, cream and LC nutty granola.
 
Antje77 said:
Today's meal is worth a picture. :)
I used two leaves of savoy cabbage instead of a bun for burgers (made one large burger into two small ones) with some fried onion, a slice of cheese, some jalapeno, slice of tomato, mayonnaise and hot sauce.

Very tasty, but equally messy. :) :hungry:
I suddenly remembered I didn't do burgers on buns even before diabetes for exactly this reason! :hilarious:
Still, it looked very pretty until I started to eat. :D
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Problem solved!
Same ingredients, no mess!

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Annb said:
Does anyone have experience of cooking with basa?
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We have bought Basa as a cheap fish, it has to be ok quality wise or it would not be allowed to be imported into Australia. It's cheaper to go down to the Burnett river weir where the salt and fresh water meets and catch catfish there though.

We eat a fair bit of fish at times, Nile perch is one of our favourite imported fish at the moment comes from those big lakes in Africa and is reasonably priced.
 
Found on the internet. It looks as though Australia is pretty vigilant but perhaps not infallible. I hope the UK is vigilant as well but these days, who knows?

"...the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service tested 100 samples of imported seafood for chemical residues. Each sample was willingly provided by importers and collected from imports at four strategic points of entry in Australia : Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane. The report showed that residue of one or more chemicals were detected at quantifiable levels in some of the samples tested, and the highest levels were found in Basa from Vietnam. Peter Collignon, director of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Australian National University Medical School, told ABC Radio that the results were worrying..."

http://australianelectronicgoldprospectingforum.com

You're probably better sticking to the local catfish, @Riva_Roxaban.

I eventually had my pea soup. Took until 8 pm to make it. Tasted fine, but one bowl was too much. I'll cook the basa tomorrow and hope for the best.
 
Two egg and cheese omelette, three bbq sausages, tomatoes for breakfast.
Tub of chobani 15% protein greek yoghurt, usual cordial and Osmoalax mixed in for smoko.
Skipped lunch as my eye test was at midday.
Leftover chicken and veggie curry for dinner.

Eye tests was good, although the body has copped a flogging since the last time I had them tested (18 months ago) my eyes are still pretty good.

The optometrist said every thing was ok, although my left eye might be starting a macula problem, pressure are ten, retinas are good no bleeds, dark spots etc.

I asked if I need new glasses, and she said if wanted to waste my money she would give me the script for them but I do need them. Got them cleaned in there hurdy gurdy machine, I cannot think of the name off hand, new nose supports, sanitised and a cut and polish of the lenses. Just like new again.
 
Annb said:
You're probably better sticking to the local catfish, @Riva_Roxaban.
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I do not go fishing anymore unfortunately, any catfish we caught went into crab pots as bait. A friend across the road brings some reef fish over every now and then when he catches a lot out on the artificial reef in his boat.

I did not see that about the basa being tested and failing.
 
01-10
No breakfast, just two cups coffee with cream.
Lunch: 2 cripbreads with mashed avocado. Bought a different version of the crisbreads, thinking to have some variety and deciding 1 extra gramme of carbs would not hurt. However they are crousillant, crunchy is possibly the best translation, either way really hard and unpleasant to eat. Must remember not to buy those again.
Snack: slice of pain kapnor toast with a boiled egg because we were invited to a neighbours house for Ápero, drinks and nibbles, remembering previous occasions when there was an abundance of wine but very little to eat and i got a bit overdone. Hoped the snack would help. It did but only just, food was unsuitable for LC, crisps, tiny toasts spread with boursin and slivers of home made quiche. MrSlim saved my blushes by deciding it was time to go before i embarrassed myself. Unsurprisingly high FBG this morning.
@Antje77 how is Poes getting on, I do hope the medication has helped.
 
SlimLizzy said:
@Antje77 how is Poes getting on, I do hope the medication has helped.
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I don't really see a change, he still has sorry sounding coughing fits a couple of times a day. :(
Looks like it's back to the vet after the weekend. At least I managed to video his coughing, perhaps that's helpful for the vet.
 
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Yesterday
No breakfast
Pub lunch of 2 starters, prawn cocktail and a very nice tomato and onion salad. Wine and soda. . Best of all was having it with cousins I hadn't seen since before covid. Such good company.
Then on to a hotel as we are away for a dance weekend. Not a very good hotel but have been before so know what to expect
Starter of hard boiled egg with mayo, ham salad main and cheese for 'dessert'. A large wine then 3 hours constant dancing.

Woke to a 4.8, first 4 for months so that was a pleasant surprise.

Breakfast 2 fried eggs, 4 bacon 1 tomato. Left the sausage as it was obviously full of fillers.
3 more hours dancing
Snacked on nuts mid afternoon
Dinner will be broccoli and stiton soup, fish and a treat dessert of ice-cream. There will be 1 large wine and 3 more hours dancing

Already looking forward to tomorrow's cooked breakfast, love a breakfast buffet cooked by someone else
 
MrsA2 said:
Already looking forward to tomorrow's cooked breakfast, love a breakfast buffet cooked by someone else
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Me too - the best but about staying in a hotel. All the dancing seems to be doing you the world of good. What sort of dancing do you do?
 
Trying to be more strict with my time restricted eating so just coffee and tea this morning. Both black and all except 1 coffee was decaf. I’m gradually making changes.
Lunch was salad, half a chicken breast, avocado, sauerkraut, cherry toms, pumpkin seeds and spinach. Followed by DGF Notella and cream.
Dinner was bunless burger with a Babybell hidden in the middle so it melted. Lovely. Bit more salad.
Peppermint tea for the rest of the evening ( unless the Montezuma’s I ordered arrives…..)
 
Breakfast: pea soup - a small bowl and there's plenty left. I put some in the freezer and kept the rest in the fridge - should be OK for tomorrow. Missed my bacon and eggs though.

2nd meal: baked basa fillets with some fruity kind of veggie (tomato, sweet pepper, courgette and onion). Plenty of butter and finished with a very juicy lime. It tasted OK, if a little "muddy" - even all the lime juice didn't cover that. Asked Neil not to bother with basa in future - checking the label showed it was from Vietnam.

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Breakfast just coffee - off early for this years flu vaccine and I needed some shopping as well.
Lunch three eggs scrambled in butter with one slice of hm lc bread followed by raspberries and yoghurt
Managed to avoid snacking now my 90% choc has run out!
Dinner chicken curry with two pataks poppadoms and lots of Corriander with glass of gin,soda water and slices of lime followed by DGF raspberry bakewell with yoghurt.
Arm aching from flu jab but luckily remembered last year and got it done on the arm I don’t sleep on! Last year had flu in one arm and pneumonia in other and as a side sleeper I remember that I had a difficult nights sleep!
 
Antje77 said:
I don't really see a change, he still has sorry sounding coughing fits a couple of times a day. :(
Looks like it's back to the vet after the weekend. At least I managed to video his coughing, perhaps that's helpful for the vet.
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My first vet found the video of Errants cough useful but he was heavy handed and his surgery was dirty, so we didn't go back.
Edited to add: we have found a lovely vet in a different town now and he is cheaper as well.
 
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B. Black tea, black coffee. 1 slice lc toast with trout pate and cucumber.
Off to get flu jab then out.
L. Ethiopian injera with pumpkin stew. Black coffee.
Snack. Peanuts and cashews
D. Hash made from the leftover cooked vege in the fridge with some cooked salmon. Reheated griddled hispi cabbage as well.
Stewed rhubarb and Greek yoghurt.
interestingly, while I was at the surgery I mentioned that I was due for an annual review and I was booked in straight away for this Wednesday. Not what I expected but then I remembered that they do get paid for this!
 
Breakfast: my usual low carb coconut ‘porridge’ with strawberries washed down with a black coffee.
Late morning: black coffee and a Carb Killa bar.
Skipped lunch.
Mid afternoon: black coffee and a SF jelly.
Dinner: salmon and cream cheese sandwiches made with LC bread with coleslaw followed by DGF chocolate Bday cake (no it’s not my bday, it’s been stored in the freezer since Aug and it’s still delicious) cream and LC nutty granola.
 
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