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Skriven 2015-12-08 20:48:17 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 34094 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: menu planning 636
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Hi Michael,

 ML> >  ML> If I want low-carb, I just get fish or steak or mussels
 ML> >  ML> with no sides.
 ML> > I'll go for fish or chicken, lots of low carb veggies and a bit of
 ML> pasta > or bread--how much will depend on how my b/g reading have been
 ML> doing.

 ML> Sure, that works for you. For me, if I want fiber I'll
 ML> just as likely chew on a Kleenex. I'm not so hostile to
 ML> bread (if it's low-sodium) as I once was. Thin pasta al
 ML> dente is always welcome.

I try to keep things in somewhat of a balance but try not to go too
heavy on the carbs at any given time. Don't want to go back on insulin.
Last night we were coming home from Lexington at supper time, pulled in
to get gas and figured we'd get supper at the same time, as there was a
Wendy's set up. Steve got a spicy chicken sandwich, hold the mayo. I got
the Ultimate Grilled chicken. Next time, if there is a next time, I'll
ask them to hold the sauce on that, and give me some mayo--that sauce
was nasty tasting. The protein in the grilled chicken balanced out the
carbs of the bun but I'd have done better, taste wise, to have gone for
the spicy chicken.

Pasta is something I used to eat a big plate of, but cut back on my
serving size over the years. Now, if I'm cooking it at home, I'll weigh
out 2 portions but take maybe about 3/8 of it, giving Steve the 5/8
portion. I also try to make sure I've had a good bit of protein during
the day to balance the carbs of the pasta portion. It's whole wheat
pasta, same as 99.99% of the bread we make, so it has more fiber than
white pasta (which is rather tasteless, overall).

 ML> >  ML> Always alternatives.
 ML> > True, our choice to take or leave them however.

 ML> A good Thanksgiving spread will provide something to
 ML> suit every taste.

This did; there were several varients on mac & cheese to make kids of
all ages happy. I tried a small bit of one; it wasn't that special but
by doing so, I skipped the potatoes (white mashed) and (several varients
on) sweet.

 ML> > I wasn't that interested in trying it.

 ML> Your loss. (Actually, the tofu turkey substitutes that

Possibly but I had a good bit of protein on my plate already.

 ML> I have had have been almost uniformly unpalatable - but
 ML> there was one that my college roommate's mother made that
 ML> had nuts and onions as well as tofu, and it was quite
 ML> tasty. That was in the early '70s, and I do not recall
 ML> trying one since that was appetizing at all.) Nonetheless,
 ML> I keep trying, just for the joy of investigation.

To the best of my knowledge, I've not had any tofu turkey substitute.
The nuts and onion, especially onion, would probably have given it a
good bit of flavor.


 ML> >  ML> >  ML> Old-fashioned holiday cheese straws
 ML> >  ML> >  ML> 1 1/2 c room-temperature smoked Gouda cheese
 ML> >  ML> >  ML> 1 1/2 c room-temperature sharp Cheddar cheese
 ML> >  ML> > Hmmmmmmmmmmm, never seen them made with Gouda cheese before.
 ML> That >  ML> sounds > like a nice twist on the usual straw.
 ML> >  ML> It's the smoked part that intrigues me. Otherwise
 ML> >  ML> the Gouda would be too mild.
 ML> > Quite so.

 ML> I've seen variations that use cheeses of greater
 ML> assertiveness. If I were going to make this kind of
 ML> thing for myself I'd use just the sharpest Cheddar
 ML> I could find (preferably without crystals in it).
 ML> Certainly not this -

I generally use a combination of the sharpest cheddar I can get, a
swiss, and parmesan-reggiano or peccorino romano. Steve is pushing me to
try a blue cheese ball but I think he'd end up eating more of it; I like
blue cheese in very small quantities.


 ML> John Martin Taylor's blue cheese straws
 ML> Categories: starter
 ML> Yield: 36 pieces

 ML> 2 oz chilled unsalted butter, cut into chunks
 ML> 1/2 ts kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
 ML> 8 oz blue cheese, crumbled
 ML> 1/4 ts ground cayenne pepper
 ML> 1 c flour, plus more for dusting
 ML> 1 lg egg yolk (optional)

Cheddar is so much better than blue for something like this, IMO.

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Ruth
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