300+ Support Group-Shivering Sweeties-Feb 2013

[Eliza_Jazz]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

Oh no, feel better. I have been having sinus pain on and off all week, mostly in the late afternoon/evening. I usually take a benadryl and it works within 20 minutes.

Chewie, I think it's the crazy weather changes we've been having. Plus all the kiddies coughing and sneezing all over the place.

[chewiegand]

So our menu for today is:
deviled eggs and crabmeat/cheese stuffed mushrooms
braised chicken thighs w/mushrooms and spinach
cauliflower rice
lc cheese biscuits
mini vanilla cupcakes frosted with kahlua cream cheese frosting

[Eliza_Jazz]

Sue, meatballs look so yummy! And the buns, too! Nice little touch with the poppy seeds.

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by Eliza_Jazz

Chewie, I think it's the crazy weather changes we've been having. Plus all the kiddies coughing and sneezing all over the place.

Definitely agree. How can one day be in the 60s and the next in the 20s????

[chewiegand]

I had an egg and 1 1/2 pieces of bacon for breakfast. YUM It's almost time for my protein shake.

[Eliza_Jazz]

Melindochka, I'm watching Snapped on Oxygen. Do you watch it?

[crazyone]

OMG I LOVE SNAPPED!! BUT IT'S NOT ON HERE YET...

[Eliza_Jazz]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

I had an egg and 1 1/2 pieces of bacon for breakfast. YUM It's almost time for my protein shake.

You are doing so well, Chewie! And making all this great LC food for your family.

[crazyone]

I love all those Investigation Discovery shows...and Snapped.. and on the HSN channel they have all kinds of real life murder mysteries.. I have seen them all no doubt.. but I love them..

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by Eliza_Jazz

You are doing so well, Chewie! And making all this great LC food for your family.

It is really helpful that they are eating lc too. I am never tempted by bad stuff cause we don't have it in the house. Plus they are looking so good already. Oh to have a teenage boy's metabolism. LOL

[crazyone]

Ok so my friend.. she was living here.. until the 1994 earthquake and moved 200 miles away to where her mother was...just called and emailed me that she was taken to the hosp for Heart Failure, her blood pressure and sugar was sky high and so was her cholesterol.... and she said that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, after the EKG.. but she said to me, you know Mel, my father died of the heart disease and as you know my mother from Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol...she said why didn't I take care of myself properly.. boy that is a slap in my face to wake up already and start doing what I need to be doing..so I am going to call her now...but it has me thinking now for the past 2 days...

[Eliza_Jazz]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Ok so my friend.. she was living here.. until the 1994 earthquake and moved 200 miles away to where her mother was...just called and emailed me that she was taken to the hosp for Heart Failure, her blood pressure and sugar was sky high and so was her cholesterol.... and she said that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, after the EKG.. but she said to me, you know Mel, my father died of the heart disease and as you know my mother from Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol...she said why didn't I take care of myself properly.. boy that is a slap in my face to wake up already and start doing what I need to be doing..so I am going to call her now...but it has me thinking now for the past 2 days...

[Eliza_Jazz]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

It is really helpful that they are eating lc too. I am never tempted by bad stuff cause we don't have it in the house. Plus they are looking so good already. Oh to have a teenage boy's metabolism. LOL

Oh yeah, a teenage boy's metabolism would be a dream!

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Ok so my friend.. she was living here.. until the 1994 earthquake and moved 200 miles away to where her mother was...just called and emailed me that she was taken to the hosp for Heart Failure, her blood pressure and sugar was sky high and so was her cholesterol.... and she said that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, after the EKG.. but she said to me, you know Mel, my father died of the heart disease and as you know my mother from Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol...she said why didn't I take care of myself properly.. boy that is a slap in my face to wake up already and start doing what I need to be doing..so I am going to call her now...but it has me thinking now for the past 2 days...

Oh no.

[Mona]

Originally Posted by Eliza_Jazz

I'm sorry, honey.
Some nice hot tea or coffee with sweetener and cream may help.

Thanks for the great idea Eliza! I just made myself some cinnamon flavored herbal tea with a bit of cream and a new sweetener called Nutresse (sp?). It's made with erythrotol and monk fruit.

[Mona]

Originally Posted by chewiegand

So our menu for today is:
deviled eggs and crabmeat/cheese stuffed mushrooms
braised chicken thighs w/mushrooms and spinach
cauliflower rice
lc cheese biscuits
mini vanilla cupcakes frosted with kahlua cream cheese frosting

It must be so much work feeding your entire family on LC. Are your parents coming over to eat? What do they think about LC?

[chewiegand]

Off to make my rolls and deviled eggs.

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by Mona

It must be so much work feeding your entire family on LC. Are your parents coming over to eat? What do they think about LC?

Yes, the parents come every Sunday and holiday. They don't even notice the lc part.

[Mona]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Ok so my friend.. she was living here.. until the 1994 earthquake and moved 200 miles away to where her mother was...just called and emailed me that she was taken to the hosp for Heart Failure, her blood pressure and sugar was sky high and so was her cholesterol.... and she said that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, after the EKG.. but she said to me, you know Mel, my father died of the heart disease and as you know my mother from Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol...she said why didn't I take care of myself properly.. boy that is a slap in my face to wake up already and start doing what I need to be doing..so I am going to call her now...but it has me thinking now for the past 2 days...

It's very sobering and scary when something like that happens to one of our peers.

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by Oksue

Mona...here is the recipe. You can also use plain yogurt if you don't have sour cream. I didn't use the no fat kind. I also didn't use the muffin top pan. Mine seems to stick anymore. I just used a large cookie sheet. This time I used poppy seeds on top. They make a nice big sized bun. I am fixing some later. Maybe I will post a picture. Or maybe not.....Eli is coming over so Nana will be busy!!!

I am getting ready to head to the kitchen Melinda. Are you there yet??
I am going to make those sausage cheese ball recipe I sent you.

Lony....you see what you get from getting in one of those hot tubs!! You get sick from kissing all over your hubs in that thing!!! LOL I hope you both get to feeling better soon!!!!!!

Good morning and hello to all!!! OH!!!! I almost forgot. Hubs and I went out to Carl's Juniors just morning (it's a quick hamburger place). They have those LC breakfast bowsl. It's scrambled eggs, sausage and cheese. It was SO SO SO good!!! Try it is you have one around you sometime.

those are basically oopsies!

[debkeversole]

Originally Posted by crazyone

Ok so my friend.. she was living here.. until the 1994 earthquake and moved 200 miles away to where her mother was...just called and emailed me that she was taken to the hosp for Heart Failure, her blood pressure and sugar was sky high and so was her cholesterol.... and she said that it wasn't as bad as they first thought, after the EKG.. but she said to me, you know Mel, my father died of the heart disease and as you know my mother from Diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol...she said why didn't I take care of myself properly.. boy that is a slap in my face to wake up already and start doing what I need to be doing..so I am going to call her now...but it has me thinking now for the past 2 days...

[debkeversole]

play went really well! Ken and i went to last nights showing and Steven got 2 free tickets for being in the play so we saved 20 dollars as well! i loved it Ken liked it but his hearing aide went out half way through and he didn't so so well with Shakespearean English anyways i was telling him what was going on before but after his battery died it wasn't any use
6 kids from his high school drama class came to watch him! whoohoo! he was really pleased about that and i actually saw him TALKING to them after the play at the "meet and greet" they hold afterwards
he is there for the afternoon showing now and i think he has 3 more days this week and then it is over he has enjoyed it soo much that in spite of the late nights and gas etc i am really sad it will be over

[Mona]

Deb I'm so glad that Steven's play was a huge success! And yay for free tickets.

[chewiegand]

Originally Posted by debkeversole

play went really well! Ken and i went to last nights showing and Steven got 2 free tickets for being in the play so we saved 20 dollars as well! i loved it Ken liked it but his hearing aide went out half way through and he didn't so so well with Shakespearean English anyways i was telling him what was going on before but after his battery died it wasn't any use
6 kids from his high school drama class came to watch him! whoohoo! he was really pleased about that and i actually saw him TALKING to them after the play at the "meet and greet" they hold afterwards
he is there for the afternoon showing now and i think he has 3 more days this week and then it is over he has enjoyed it soo much that in spite of the late nights and gas etc i am really sad it will be over

That's awesome for Steven. My dad carries extra hearing aid batteries in his wallet. Maybe Ken should start doing that?

[chewiegand]

Deviled eggs are deviled, mushrooms are stuffed and the cheesy bread is made. Phew! Dh is doing the chicken dish and we decided to try quinoa---never had it and I've always wanted to try it. I still have to frost the cupcakes but the frosting needs more time to set up in the frig.

[Eliza_Jazz]

Deb, how exciting! I'm sure that even though Ken couldn't hear half of it, it meant a lot to him to be there for his boy.

[chewiegand]

We really like this recipe for bread. I use the muffin top pan and get 6. Today I didn't put the topping on them. And I skipped the baking powder---doesn't really do anything.

"Everything Bagels” Makes 6 bagels.
Dry: Mix these together
½ cup ground flaxmeal (I prefer golden)
¼ cup almond flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. dry ranch powder
1/4 tsp. each garlic and onion powder
2 T. parmesan cheese (green can)
a pinch of salt
Wet: Mix these together:
3 eggs (I use jumbo)
3 T. oil
½ cup shredded mozz cheddar
Preheat oven to 350. Add dry ingredients to wet, stirring to blend. Let sit for 5 minutes. Divide batter evenly into a greased or sprayed muffin top pan.
“Everything” Topping: (I don’t measure, but just sprinkle on a little bit of each of the following: dehydrated onion and garlic flakes, kosher or sea salt, poppy and sesame seeds. Bake in muffin top pan at 350 for 12-14 minutes. The basic bread is 1 carb per bun.

[chewiegand]

Also like these but much higherr in calorie.

LV2SUN'S ALMOND CHEESE ROUNDS Makes 6 servings
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (1 cup)
3 ounces almond flour (1 cup)
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Mix all of the ingredients well with a spoon until they form a soft dough. Divide between 6 muffin top pans and press to make flat rounds. Bake at 350º about 10-12 minutes until golden brown. Best served while still warm from the oven. Per Serving: 205 Calories; 18g Fat; 9g Protein; 3.5g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 1.5g Net Carbs
They have a crunchy, cheesy biscuit texture that would go very nicely with chili or soup. They also make a nice snack. They remind me somewhat of Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits but better because they're more cheesy and not as dry. I think if you put a basket of these on the dinner table even non-low carbers would gobble them up.

[Eliza_Jazz]

Dudes, I'm coloring my hair with that semi-permanent dye I got at Sally's. it's supposed to be a dark rich brown, but came out of the bottle swamp green, like pond scum And because its not a cream (to which I'm used) it caused a huge mess. My hands, even though I wore gloves, my neck, ears, forehead, etc., all pond scum green! I cleaned up as much as I could with baby wipes.

Now the dye is "cooking". Another 12 min to go. Will let you know how it all came out. For all I know, I could come out looking that Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street. Or, with my body shape...more like The Hulk!

[Mona]

Good luck Eliza!

Chewie those bagels sound great! One of these days I will pick up a muffin top pan.