**Its the WEEKEND! 23/24 Jan Chat-Please join in!****

elfen

OK, that's another £17 made through musicmagpie. Now to find/create uni receipts for my thingum....the create is for the 'net which I pay in my rent

bank_of_slate

clairewop wrote: »

whats an mm run?

Just had a phone call from a very upset mum, one of my friends died this morning, she was only 32, (was very ill most of her life in and out of intensive care but she always pulled through,) still a shock though

It's a huge shock!
was she in pain?

Will you be going to the funeral?
...Linda xx

becky_rtw

I peel mine Ames but you dont have to I dont think - otherwise as you say

(I also chuck whole garlic cloves in too for a bit of extra flavour!)

ZTD

I always thought white tea was a euphemism for water....

katsu

bank_of_slate wrote: »

are there any other things such as mashed carrots/butternut squash or sweet potatoes you can use instead? Why can't you use regular potatoes?
...Linda xx

It is all to do with the GI or glycaemic index of the foods. The GI rating is a measure of how fast it turns to sugar in your body. High GI = fast to sugar = bad for OH. As he is on tablets we are unable to adjust the dosage to suit the meal. Therefore we need to keep the GI as low as possible.

Potatoes, for example, are best if boiled new potatoes in their skins and worst if mashed. Roast and Jackets are too mushy inside so higher GI than boiled. Sweet potatoes are better than ordinary ones.

We use wholemeal pasta instead of white, rice is basmati only, and potatoes are new. People do GI diets to lose weight, so as a non-diabetic I find it a healthy lifestyle, but it isn't easy to follow always.

I can tell you the sugars per 100g of every major supermarket's egg custard tarts. My OH has been told 15g of sugar per 100g of product is "a lot" and so he should keep below that level. Sainsburys are best at 11.xg, Morrisons & Asda are a bit higher (around 13 IIRC), Tesco worst at 14.xg. The difference may not sound a lot but Tesco tarts are nearly 1/3 higher in sugar that Sainsburys :eek:

This does nothing for my grocery bills as it means I visit different shops for different versions of foods, to keep the sugars down. Whilst there, of course, random carp leaps from the shelves begging me to take it home

PS - only cheesecake I've ever found below 15g of sugar is Waitrose own brand pack of 3 (I think) mini ones for around £1.50. Tasty top tip to low sugar cheesecake hunters out there. You would not believe how long it took me to find a cheesecake he could eat - he adores cheesecake so missed it so much.

clairewop

bank_of_slate wrote: »

It's a huge shock!
was she in pain?

Will you be going to the funeral?
...Linda xx

Not sure if i will be going to the funeral i want to but mum got hospital apps every day this week that i have to go to with her depends when the funeral will be

don't know if she was in pain, i didn't know vshe had gone back in. Although drs said she wouldn't live past a few months old, so to battle on and live till the age of 32 she did very well, drs didn't know how she was still alive!

She was a lovely girl very bright and bubbly too

InkyCats20

clairewop wrote: »

sammy115 wrote: »

:rotfl: but I can remember the long number, the start date, end date and the security code on it, so I have ordered my bar stools for my breakfast bar....:rotfl:

how on earth can you remember all that?

spud30 wrote: »

Claire, sorry to hear your news.

Sammy, I remember my card number and details too. You never know when you'll have lost your card and need to shop

I can remember mine too, it's the way our minds work :cool:

Claire - sorry to hear your news, you must of been shocked.

I've just had homemade lasagne, followed by raspberries & ice cream - yum, yum

Burlesque_Babe

I can remember all my card details too - I'm a bit weird like that - phone numbers, old car registration plates etc!

Bed stripped and changed
Apple tart for class baked, washing up done
Washing out of machine and hung up
hair washed and dried
Farm harvested, ploughed and re-planted

Wine time........finally...............phew.

sorry about your friend, such a young age

Ames

Could you make your own cheesecake? I don't think it's very hard, and you can control what goes in it.

Thanks Becky, I'll see how hard it is to peel. The salmon I'm having is marinaded in lime and coriander so I don't think garlic will go well with it, but I'll bear it in mind for next time!

clairewop

Burlesque_Babe wrote: »

I can remember all my card details too - I'm a bit weird like that - phone numbers, old car registration plates etc!

Bed stripped and changed
Apple tart for class baked, washing up done
Washing out of machine and hung up
hair washed and dried
Farm harvested, ploughed and re-planted

Wine time........finally...............phew.

feet up time