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Bit of a cook-off this evening. Have made piles of dry chicken tikka for with salad and snacking. Also made a celeriac dauphinoise which looks fab and some celeriac mash with lots of butter and white pepper, so good! I've made celeriac puree style mash before but never a chunkier more rustic one and it is lovely. Would be fab with a steak and pepper sauce or with Black farmer sausages, definitely wouldn't miss the spuds! Next to try, celeriac chips and crisps!
I've also made up a batch of vietnamese chicken salad, some tzatziki and some egg mayo so I'm sorted for the next few days and should have to do much in the way of cooking
Hope you've all had a good Monday x0 -
murphydog999 wrote: »Re. leg cramps, although salt may be a factor, it's more than likely to be magnesium deficiency, it was mentioned a few pages back, i'll try and find it.
Specifically for veggies and clean-eating people - who may struggle to get enough protein and Vit B - but also anyone not in the best of health or cutting right back on inflammatory foods, or not eating enough seafood, or actually anyone interested, have you tried Hemp Seed, or Hemp Seed Oil?
Thanks for this, I discovered I had some hemp seeds, so I whizzed some in my grinder and had some tonight with my berries. I look forward to all the good things that will now come my way!!!
I've been trying to work out which butter to buy- Anchor advertises itself as being from cows that eat grass, does anyone know any other butter that comes from grass fed cows(as opposed to grain fed cows??)0 -
cherrypies wrote: »Bit of a cook-off this evening. Have made piles of dry chicken tikka for with salad and snacking. Also made a celeriac dauphinoise which looks fab and some celeriac mash with lots of butter and white pepper, so good! I've made celeriac puree style mash before but never a chunkier more rustic one and it is lovely. Would be fab with a steak and pepper sauce or with Black farmer sausages, definitely wouldn't miss the spuds! Next to try, celeriac chips and crisps!
I've also made up a batch of vietnamese chicken salad, some tzatziki and some egg mayo so I'm sorted for the next few days and should have to do much in the way of cooking
Hope you've all had a good Monday x
I can definitely recommend celeriac chips and crisps.
The only trouble with the crisps is they disappear as soon as they come out of the pan
I like to make a dauphinoise of celeriac, white turnip and swede, but I've never tried celeriac on it's own. I shall buy me another celeriac and try it tomorrow :A0 -
I've been trying to work out which butter to buy- Anchor advertises itself as being from cows that eat grass, does anyone know any other butter that comes from grass fed cows(as opposed to grain fed cows??)
I know that Kerrygold advertises that it is made from Irish grass fed cows milk, not sure of others - I use Sainsbury's organic, which is the next best option, but it doesn't mention grass-fed anywhere. A local farm/dairy/farm shop would be your best bet if you have an option.
Well done on the continued weight-loss, by the way. :T0 -
Anchor butter is on 2 for £2 at Tesco for the next week or so, need to stock up!
The dauphinoise is gorgeous! I tasted a little crunchy bit from the side of the dish, delish! Having it tomorrow with some of the lovely 'Finest' pork loin steaks that are currently glitching at Tesco, served with green beans I think.
Has anyone every made any low carb pitta breads? I'm not one for low carb baking or substitutions really, avoiding bread in any form keeps me on the straight and narrow (for the most part!) but the chicken tikka I made tonight is begging to be wrapped up in something with loads of shredded salad, chilli sauce and tsatziki! I should be good and go for a lettuce wrap but I am intrigued as to how low carb a wrap/pitta/nan type thing I could make and how good it would be. I make amazing homemade garlicky flatbreads for the family but I haven't made them for weeks as I know I'll probably end up eating one myself and I'm trying so hard to be good! Any suggestions?0 -
i love lettuce as a wrap. i dont tend to do the low carb bread etc as i think i may still make me binge or be too high carb for me.
anyway have found this http://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/nutrition.aspx?section=lowfat&id=13033 how gert lush to do they look0 -
Dangerous road for me trying to bake low carb... sorry I can't help.
If I buy butter for eating, as opposed to baking, I usually opt for Yeo Valley or one of the premium brands - but I know I'm more than a bit fussy. I make my own butter from raw cream, it's dead simple really, just stick the cream or even full cream milk in a food processor and whip it. 600g double cream gives me about 450g butter which I then freeze in small blocks. I use the buttermilk to bake bread for those who eat it - btw you need to use a tad more liquid if you do that or the dough won't rise properly, I up it from 350g to 400g. It's amazing how fresh and soft home made butter tastes.Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
48 down, 22 to go
Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
From size 24 to 16 and now stuck...0 -
Dangerous road for me trying to bake low carb... sorry I can't help.
If I buy butter for eating, as opposed to baking, I usually opt for Yeo Valley or one of the premium brands - but I know I'm more than a bit fussy. I make my own butter from raw cream, it's dead simple really, just stick the cream or even full cream milk in a food processor and whip it. 600g double cream gives me about 450g butter which I then freeze in small blocks. I use the buttermilk to bake bread for those who eat it - btw you need to use a tad more liquid if you do that or the dough won't rise properly, I up it from 350g to 400g. It's amazing how fresh and soft home made butter tastes.
i got the kids to make butter. put the cream in a jam jar (about 2/3 full) and get the kids to shake it for about 2 hours. tires them out, and give me butter! :rotfl:
i used the buttermilk to make scones for the kids as a thank you :rotfl:
but i have only done this when i have got whoopsie cream.0 -
i got the kids to make butter. put the cream in a jam jar (about 2/3 full) and get the kids to shake it for about 2 hours. tires them out, and give me butter! :rotfl:
i used the buttermilk to make scones for the kids as a thank you :rotfl:
but i have only done this when i have got whoopsie cream.
LOL, that was how I was taught at school but I wouldn't make butter if I still had to do it by hand. It takes a matter of minutes if you've got a powerful mixer. Actually takes longer to wash the butter than to make it in the first place. (you need to wash the remaining buttermilk out because that goes off before the fat). If anyone wants to give it a go wait for the whipping cream to go on whoopsie as that isn't usually homogenised and converts better.Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants - Michael Pollan
48 down, 22 to go
Low carb, low oxalate Primal + dairy
From size 24 to 16 and now stuck...0 -
You're all right (of course!) and very well behaved! going to stick to lettuce wraps and not trail further down the enticing corridor that is low carb baking!0
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