Low-carb diets support thread

sweetserendipity wrote: »

Good thinking. When you say corned beef stew, what do you mean??
I bought some corned beef today so think I'll make myself a hash tonight. Is that the same as a stew?!

Did a foodie shop in M&S (only because they have a few deals on) & have bought 3 lots of fish (lemon sole, cod & salmon) as I'd really like to incorporate more fishy stuff into my diet. Might buy some prawns (if I can find any on offer) & make prawn mayo sometime too.

Nah, it's a chunky soup thing.

Fry onions in oil, mix in tbspn-ish flour (to thicken) add some beef stock, season, then throw in the veg, i use parsnip, swede, carrot and potato, when veg is cooked, stir through some frozen peas (they cook in the hot stock in 2 mins) and add cubed corned beef.. scoff
Is so tasty, me and my middle son adore it, so hearty with some crusty bread when its cold outside.

I also make dumplings to go with it, which is basically flour, suet and crumbled oxo, mixed together, then water added to make a dough, roll into small balls and boil in the stew with the veg before the peas are added, i take them out then and add later as required.

Obviously not lc, but i spose you could use lc veg for a lc version.

Edited as i just read Daisys post, i stir the c beef through lastly so it stays chunky, but melted-y, i usually let it cool then reheat with the dumplings in the micro.
It really is lush and so cheap for a panfull

Morning all :hello:

mazzers, think we would call your corned beef soup thing pernackelty (no idea if that's how you spell it!! ) Tis nice though.

Menu for today:
B - 2 egg cheese & mushroom omelette
L - 2 low-carb crispbreads with butter & cheese, garlic sausage, still no soup
D - roast chick, cauli mash, green beans, cheesy leek/mush

Will hopefully buy a butternut squash today & will roast that at the same time as the chicken so that I can make soup tomorrow.

Bought a big tub of S&V peanuts in Netto yesterday (£2 instead of £2.50)so had a few last night - lush!!

Hope everyone doing ok. Happy low-carb days :wave:

Very misty this morning, the sun is coming through now though, lots of snow left lying around, feel very restless as not had a nice day out for ages :rolleyes:
Roll on summer.

Not had anything to eat yet, just coffee, read in the Harcombe book that as coffee raises blood sugar its best not to have a 'fatty meal' as it will get stored due to sugars being raised, makes sense i spose, so waiting a while for brekkie.

Am loving the butternut squash soup, bet it'd be nice with parsnips.
Sweet, Aldi or Lidl sometimes have them really cheap, they are too expensive in Tesco for my liking, the last one my son picked up, and paid over two quid :eek:

sarahs999 wrote: »

I saw SS wanted to incorporate more fish into her diet so I thought I'd post the Jamie Oliver recipe we always do when we're at a loss; it's really tasty. Best done with oily fish like salmon.

Thanks sarah, it does sound lovely. I've never eaten anchovies but would give them a go in this dish as I'm trying to be a bit more adventurous with my food!! Variety is the spice of life, as they say!! Have bought watercress sauce to go with the salmon I bought yesterday but will give it a try soon & let you know what I think.

mazzers wrote: »

Am loving the butternut squash soup, bet it'd be nice with parsnips.
Sweet, Aldi or Lidl sometimes have them really cheap, they are too expensive in Tesco for my liking, the last one my son picked up, and paid over two quid :eek:

How big was it?! I usually buy a smallish one from Tesco, costs about £1.20, that one must have been huge!! :rotfl:
Don't have a Lidl nearby but have an Aldi that I've never been in Just remember years ago Aldi was thought of as a 'cheap & nasty' shop & not somewhere I would dream of going I'm not a snob, that was just the kind of shop it was. It's had an image overhaul in recent years & I will have to get my backside in there one of these days, especially if they sell cheap butternut squash!!

not a bad day really ..

bacon and egg
salad with some ham cheese and avocado
hm turkey soup
2 crackers with butter and cheese spread
flatbread and houmous

xx