What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

ianpspurs said:

@Krystyna23040 normal gravy seems the only way for me to go mitigated by wine and exercise if possible. My other major sorrow with Elsie is the loss of tomato, onion and garlic based sauces and casseroles. I actually ate (and enjoyed) aubergines in Pafos - can't stand them in UK. @SlimLizzy so kind of you to pass on Mr Slim's recipe but butter and or cream used that way are the reddest of red lines for me. Any foodies know if crème fraîche would would work instead but this is all a faff for one. Pure Elsie is hell on earth/unendurable for me. Hug - @Krystyna23040 - for the roadworks and need for Mr K - what an absolute legend he is.

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Krystyna23040 said:

@ianpspurs Your post about onions got me thinking more deeply about onions. I have also binned (banned) the onions because they are below ground vegetables just like potatoes. So was really shocked to read the following -
'Onions are absolutely a 100% keto-friendly food.
the net carb count of an onion is low enough that it’s easy to work with, even if you’re someone who has to be rather strict with your carb intake. On top of that, the various other health benefits that are proven to be associated with onion consumption more than makes up for their lack of protein or fat.`

You can guess what is back on the menu. Now all I have to do is to tell Mr K we have needlessly been avoiding onions.

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gennepher said:

Hugs for two year old granddaughter


And thanks @ianpspurs for my compliments.

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ianpspurs said:

Oh, be still my beating heart. I must confess that I have been eating the odd (pair of) pickled onions. Cronometer doesn't see onions as very Elsie friendly - that is only 100 gms. Where is your information from? Tell Mr K new research has come to light . Onions are now OK since Brexit - another Brexit bonus

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Krystyna23040 said:

If you limited your onions to 100G for a meal - would that be OK? 8.6 net carbs should be OK for Elsie.
Edited to correct changes made by predictive text

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ianpspurs said:

Doubt whether I could lay my hands on much more than 4000 acres of the stuff just now. Fortnum and Mason opprobrium? Because Betty's of Harrogate is so unpretentious and such good value - I must have been dreaming. Every region seems to have a wannabee - (near the fragrant Mary A.) @Krystyna23040 what is the Norwich/N Norfolk entry?

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ianpspurs said:

I think the net carbs would be fine but I've no idea what 100 gms onions looks like. Well worth a try as the upside could be huge. This looks promising if the analysis is even fairly accurate but olive oil please. I'll talk to the Food Fairy to see if she'll give it a go. Thanks for the nudge to look. As always, it is the hope that kills.

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ianpspurs said:

Doubt whether I could lay my hands on much more than 4000 acres of the stuff just now. Fortnum and Mason opprobrium? Because Betty's of Harrogate is so unpretentious and such good value - I must have been dreaming. Every region seems to have a wannabee - (near the fragrant Mary A.) @Krystyna23040 what is the Norwich/N Norfolk entry?

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SlimLizzy said:

24.11
8.30am FBG 6.4

Yes, @dunelm, three phase electricity, now we are able to access two phases. We shall no more place a tea towel over the kettle whenever the dishwasher is on. Those two items being previously incompatible and tripping out the power every time. Electrician will be back sometime early next year to replace consumer unit and presumably enable all three phases.
Heat upstairs, once I can work out how to set the radiators controls, and lights in the salon. Have also found the instructions for the oven when wading through the mass of booklets. The controls for both ovens are exactly the same and booklet refers to "the ovens" so suposedly no difference between them. I shall be taking the recommended action and poking the second oven jets with a piece of wire...
Boxes. Labelled, plus a few unlabelled, are now all in the loft, original storage in the barn until MrSlim had built a loft to put them in. Now with roofers expected the "few" that are left and all the assorted unboxed items need alternative storage again. Good thing we are not expecting guests, the unused bedrooms are about to get filled up. It's a time for another good sort out.
First sharp frost this morning. Still that's way better than rain.

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dunelm said:

Good morning everyone from a quiet and quite chilly start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north
The wonder wheel of “that will need removing before your scan” is a complete mystery

Scan yesterday. The Libre monitor had to be removed so fbg this morning is Schrödinger's guess - he kept his research to himself for years before someone let the cat out of the bag . Afterwards we went to a local Indian eatery - only one course and cauliflower instead of rice - I shall claim 4.4 and laugh in the face of incredulity. My pal of over 50 years departed this morning - Manchester to Frankfurt and then tomorrow, Frankfurt to LA. It has been good to catch up but his family want him back although he will miss Thanksgiving where the turkey is surrounded by family - just not the turkey’s. Carpet bloke coming round early evening and I need to get someone out about window blinds - can I take all this excitement?

Art bit - tree parts - International Bin day seems to be aligning with a Thursday now - all part of levelling up. Best get mine onto the road and then make some koffy. Hope your day is a good one.

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dunelm said:

What? Not tea when the dish washer is on - chuck the dish washer out
It’s all moving along in a covid sort of way. We are now finding trades and materials difficult to source - and prices keep jumping .

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