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sweetserendipity · 2 November 2009 at 5:30PM

avstar wrote: »

Blimey can't believe someone would delete the recipe links

I think I know who it was :rolleyes:

snacking on boiled egs with chilli mayo

I think I like the sound of this strange combo!! :rotfl:
Still haven't managed to find the chilli or tikka mayo yet.

But did have a bowl of porridge....oats made with half milk half water.... anyone know how bad/good this is?

Absolutely fine. Not. It's actually really bad!! :rotfl:
Don't fret over it though, just don't make a habit of it.

Well done paula on the weight loss!! My muffin top hasn't quite re-appeared, even with the 8lbs on, but my bra feels tighter underneath

focus, hope you manage to get back on track, I know how difficult it can be to get your head in the right mode, especially if you have other things going on.

mazzers, has your mouse left the building (like Elvis :rolleyes:)??
Hope you doing ok. Time you got back on track as well!!

:p

I've just had some stewed bramley apple & a natural yoghurt due to my feeling a bit peckish this afternoon, sticking to my menu apart from that though. Might have a hazelnut hot choc with cream for supper.

mazzers · 2 November 2009 at 11:23PM

mazzers wrote: »

Hi folks, have just been going through some of the old posts :rotfl:
Very funnny at times.

I was doing really well back in March and was having lots of lovely grub it seems, so i am making a determined effort to get back to it and to have lots of lovely food prepared as i did before.
Here's to a fresh start :beer:

Ahem sweet, did you not see this then

I am back on track as of today, i want to lose a stone by xmas too

Glad you had a nice time, i did miss you

Thanks for the links AH, new recipes always welcome

I dont know whats happened to the mouse

The cat has been in a strange sphinx like position in the kitchen, which is unusual as its a cold tiled floor, so i dont know if she's eaten it or scared it but i have been leaving titbits to see if its still here and they arent being eaten so

It may have died of dehydration, as what has it been drinking

Or, it has enough dried cat food that it previously nicked to last 6 months and is in hiding

Any guesses anyone??

Mercy · 3 November 2009 at 12:08AM

mazzers wrote: »

Hi folks, have just been going through some of the old posts :rotfl:
Very funnny at times.

I was doing really well back in March and was having lots of lovely grub it seems, so i am making a determined effort to get back to it and to have lots of lovely food prepared as i did before.

Here's to a fresh start :beer:

Yay! Go for it! We'll back u up all the way luvlilady!
Reckon if the mouse has been eaing dry cat food for a while it may well have exploded. :eek: In the 'Miss Marple' way ie split down one side :rotfl::eek:

~daisy~ wrote: »

lol maz i did the same the other night - had a good old read !!

just wanted to say there hasnt been any particular reason why ive stopped posting on the thread - just went on holiday and when i came back was out of the habit i think !!
lc'ers who have me on FB know im still alive and still moaning - lol
Oh, yes And we love you

i am still lc'ing
not fitting into an amazing party frock is a great incentive !!!

will try and not be such a stranger in future xxx

Good to see you on here hunni! Get back into it, we need more peeps for more info.

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Good morning lovely peeps :hello: I'm back!!
Hurrah! You bin missed little lady!

Ok, first the bad news. I've put on 8lbs. In 4 bl00dy days!! :mad: But, I'm not going to let it bother me (much) & I'm back lcing from today!!
YAY!
Unbelievable that posts have been deleted from the recipe list. Why?? Thought we were all friends on here, past & present. Obviously not. Thank you, thank you, thank you Mercy for sorting the recipe list out :kisses3: I do still refer to the recipe list quite often for ideas so you are a gothic angel for doing that!! Btw, that chocolate sponge sounds lush, thank you for posting :drool:
Some people, well only one, are a bit rubbish at still being friends. Love the gothic angel bit, will be off to preen my wings soon :rotfl:
Well, my trip up North was great, had a lovely time. Edinburgh was lovely, Got to see the Dr. Who exhibition in Glasgow, that was great.The Lakes was beautiful but very, very, very wet!! Drove straight home after brekkie yesterday because the rain was lashing down!! Drive home was a bit hair-raising due to flooding & gales!! :eek:
So glad you had fun! Weather just makes it more interesting! (from a person jus reading's perspective anyway )
Was lovely to see the Scottish side of the family, & MIL said I had lost weight (before the carb fest weight gain kicked in, obviously :rolleyes:)
YAY! You bin noticed! Go girl!
My plan is to lose a stone before Christmas So no more lapses, I mean business, I want to be a Christmas cracker instead of a Christmas pudding!!

See you all later :wave: Get posting will you!! :rolleyes:

Love you all!

MXXX

Mercy · 3 November 2009 at 12:19AM

focus888 wrote: »

Hi everyone, havent been on here for ages *slaps wrist* been really busy with work and studying neither going well Havent been dieting one bit and have almost put on all the weight that i struggled to lose. keep trying to get back on plan but its a real struggle. Anyway hope you are all week and seems like theres drama on this thread :S not nice.

It's ok really, we just a bit shocked. Though for all the one's around long enuf to know who I mean - it's not really a shock, is it :rotfl: Par for the course, really :rotfl: Miserable person :rotfl:

MXXX

Mercy · 3 November 2009 at 12:25AM

Always_Harassed wrote: »

Am now at the bored stage with eating the same food. Last time this happened I went onto a calorie counted diet and eventually put the weight on again. To avoid doing this again I have been looking for recipes on line and have found a few websites. Thought if I listed them we could all try some recipes, post the good ones and this can replace the missing ones. Hope this is OK.

http://www.lowcarb.ca/low-carb-recipes.html

http://stellastyle.com/newPM/cgi/pm.cgi?action=show&temp=recipes

http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/index.html

Hi hunny!

Ive put your suggestions in the recipe list.

Cheers!

MXXX

Mercy · 3 November 2009 at 12:36AM

Hello all!

B - sausies n cheese
L - casserole on cauli
D - ham n brie with salad

Not v exciting but nice enough!

sweets - could you please refresh my memory re - cheesy leeks? Believe they'll be back on the menu so want em loads!

The wethers taking a turn so want winter warmers

Are they good with blue chese?

MXXX

HanSpan · 3 November 2009 at 8:31AM

It is pretty horrid that someone's deleted recipies but it has given me a kick up the b*m to post some of my favourites - many of them derivations or combinations of others, some I just can't remember where I found them! Apologies in advance for any repetitions or plagiarisms. Mercy please feel free to link to as many or as few as you see fit.

HanSpan · 3 November 2009 at 8:51AM

In a large jug mix:
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2tbsp ground almonds
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2tbsp ground flax
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]1tbsp Erythritol
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2 dashes baking powder (I have a funny mini spoon thing with dashes and pinches - it probably equates to a quarter of a tsp)
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2tbsp coca powder
add
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]1whole egg
mix, then add
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2tbsp water
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]1tbsp double cream
·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]2tbsp groundnut oil
mix thoroughly and let stand for a bit (for the flax to soak up some liquid)
if you have them add a handful of blueberries

microwave on 600 for about 2 and a half to 3 minutes. (take out, prod, put back in till it looks appealing)

Serve with lashings of extra thick double cream. I'm sure this should serve several and, if I'm feeling generous, I will share with the OH but I've often eaten the lot (and felt a bit ick afterwards!)

notes:
Adding blueberries makes it fab but be warned - the little suckers can be HOT.
I have mixed in raspberries too which were OK but nowhere near as good as blueberries.
This comes out quite gooey, almost blamangy in places, and cooked like solid sort of sponge elsewhere which is how I like it. More baking powder makes it less solid - more sponge cake like. More almond makes it more solid - I like the nutty texture of the flax mixed in. My microwave is a 900 and I found on full it cooked too fast and some bits got very hard whilst others were uncooked
I tried with part coconut flour and IMO it was disgusting, similarly with peanut or cashew butter mixed in (ewwww).

[FONT=&quot]I made a four times the size version when we visited relatives and it took ages to cook but I think was even better as it had more gooey patches, although I did have to fiddle a bit and stir and serve up some cooked bits early. (I now travel with Erythritol and ground flax when we visit friends and force this on them!)[/FONT]

HanSpan · 3 November 2009 at 9:17AM

Turn on your oven! About 180c

Mix

500ml ground flax
1tbsp baking powder
1tsp salt

beat, add and mix in

5 whole eggs

add an mix

125ml water
85ml light olive oil (or whatever you have)

leave for flax to soak up some liquid for a bit then pour/squish into a rough oblong on a baking paper lined tray. You're aiming for about 10" by 8" (or more if you want it thinner)

sprinkle on some dried herbs
cook for about 20mins till it springs back a bit.

notes:
I've not tried this yet - a friend says its fab but we have different tastes and I suspect I'll want to substitute some almond for some of the flax and maybe reduce the egg a bit - that's always been my experience with flax cake/bread type things in the past.

I wonder if I have enough eggs to give it a go today. I've been put off as I bought an energy monitor and now am horrified at experimenting in the oven - have you ANY idea how much electricity a fan oven uses? Maybe I can do small experimental batches if I can find a selection of trays. hmmmm.

HanSpan · 3 November 2009 at 9:34AM

Having posted a few I realise most of the rest I have are already up there in some form. So I've sifted through my printed off notes and am hoping for some help with my less than successful trials:

Microwave flax bread.
I've tried all manner of combinations with flax/almond, more or less egg/butter and more or less baking powder and seem to end up with either - weird, holey, unappealing omelette with flax, or savory cake. As I said in my previous post I'm loath to experiment too much in the oven (and I'm lazy and impatient) so has anyone had any success with something bread like in the microwave?

Bakewell Tart
I followed the recipe on the links page but it turned out undercooked and rather flat. Mercy your notes say you forgot to reduce the temp but I can't see in the instructions where to reduce (mind you if I did it would probably be even more underdone unless its meant to start higher?)

any help greatly appreciated as OH LOVES bakewell tart and this might keep him off the sugary stuff.

Protein shakes
Ewww. Is it just me? I've again tried various combinations and they all made me gag.
My latest was 3tbsp Protein Isolate, 3tbsp double cream, 10ml choc Davinci, 5ml cocoa and 200ml milk. God it was disgusting and at that point I just gave up. Anybody got something that's actually nice and not reminiscent of babay sick?

Mystery:
I've found a post-it note with the following;
1/3 cup almonds ground
1tbsp butter
17.5oz pack cream cheese
1 egg
5 floz tub sour cream
1tbsp sweetener
makes 9 servings.

But no title or cooking instructions. What on earth is it? It was stuck to a recipe for baked eggs so clearly nothing to do with that. If I had the ingredients I could mix them and see what the consistency was but I'd still have no idea what to do with it!

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