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[GreenTealael 24,866]

cheese quesadilla. I overestimated the amount of cheese because I didn’t measure it ahead of time. Does anyone else overestimate calories to be safe?

Edited October 6, 2023 by GreenTealael

[GreenTealael 24,866]

Homemade Basque cheesecake (sugar free/keto) each slice is around 275 cals

[ElleRodri 39]

2 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

Homemade Basque cheesecake (sugar free/keto) each slice is around 275 cals

that looks drool worthy!!!!! I've gotta figure out how I'm going to modify all my baking! I get dumping syndrome with too much sugar or fat... and I cook with a lot of butter generally so this is a huge shift for me. But that's pretty!!

[GreenTealael 24,866]

14 minutes ago, ElleRodri said:

that looks drool worthy!!!!! I've gotta figure out how I'm going to modify all my baking! I get dumping syndrome with too much sugar or fat... and I cook with a lot of butter generally so this is a huge shift for me. But that's pretty!!

I use sugar substitutes in everything I don’t use real sugar anymore but I still use butter and oil 😂

[Arabesque 6,492]

That cheesecake @GreenTealael looks amazing. Yum! I round up the calories & down the Protein. I also call fluids in Soup, etc. & what I drink to swallow my meds bonus fluids & don’t count them either. Lol!

My oven isn’t working properly. Waaah! Interestingly it worked fine on a Sunday then three days later after the electrical company turned off our power for 8 hrs it didn’t. Hhmmm?? The top element heats. The bottom element heats but turn on the fan & nothing, no heat. Have to go back to old school non fan baking or call the service team to come out. Gracious knows how much the call out alone will cost. Service call-outs have got ridiculously expensive. Are they crazy in the US too?

[GreenTealael 24,866]

20 hours ago, Arabesque said:

Gracious knows how much the call out alone will cost. Service call-outs have got ridiculously expensive. Are they crazy in the US too?

Yes but they are an absolute last resort for me because I’m an avid DIY-er. YouTube is amazing for obscure answers.

Edited October 8, 2023 by GreenTealael

[Arabesque 6,492]

I used to repair lots of things myself. Got my own toolbox & drill. 😁 But I’m a little reluctant to do any electrical work. (My electrician has cute boys working for him 😆😆)

Thanks for the links. I’ll check them out. The fan itself seems to be working so I think it’s something to do with the connection between the fan & heatng elements. Maybe?? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Worst quote I got was more than $700 to replace a garden tap. A 5 minute job & the tap cost $25. Obscene. Said thank you but no thank you & that cos me almost $200. Only called a plumber as the tap was very old & was seizing & corroding. I didn’t think I’d have the strength to remove it plus you need a special tool to turn off the Water these days here. I swear they quite based in the suburb you live in.

[GreenTealael 24,866]

11 hours ago, Arabesque said:

I swear they quite based in the suburb you live in.

I think you may be right 🥺

[ms.sss 14,693]

On 10/6/2023 at 10:43 AM, GreenTealael said:

Does anyone else overestimate calories to be safe?

always! i probably eat less than i think i do...

[Tomo 1,138]

Haven't been posting pictures here cause I get in a "rut" and tend to eat the same thing over and over until I can't eat it again for months lol.

Here is my stir fry Bulgogi with konjac noodles (aka Shirataki noodles aka miracle noodles), Chinese sausage, napa cabbage. Total calories 185. I didn't finish it all but I counted it all anyway because I will probably finish it later today.  

[Spinoza 1,190]

On 10/6/2023 at 4:42 PM, GreenTealael said:

cheese quesadilla. I overestimated the amount of cheese because I didn’t measure it ahead of time. Does anyone else overestimate calories to be safe?

ALL the time and I think I always will.

[Arabesque 6,492]

drinks with my cousin & friends again yesterday afternoon. (Sipped a small glass of wine for about 4 hours 😁.) Made a cherry Tomato, burrata, pesto & prosciutto tart with basil leaves. I love these simple tarts I’ve been making lately. Sheet of puff pastry & a few ingredients & voila … a savour tart for drinks. Get 16 pieces from it. Baked it in my non fully functioning oven but it worked. Yay! I ate two pieces.

Edited October 16, 2023 by Arabesque

[summerseeker 1,856]

7 hours ago, Arabesque said:

drinks with my cousin & friends again yesterday afternoon. (Sipped a small glass of wine for about 4 hours 😁.) Made a cherry Tomato, burrata, pesto & prosciutto tart with basil leaves. I love these simple tarts I’ve been making lately. Sheet of puff pastry & a few ingredients & voila … a savour tart for drinks. Get 16 pieces from it. Baked it in my non fully functioning oven but it worked. Yay! I ate two pieces.

Yum. Worthy of a magazine cover.

[ms.sss 14,693]

3 hours ago, summerseeker said:

Yum. Worthy of a magazine cover.

agreed!!

[ms.sss 14,693]

so ive been sick for almost a week now, and the fact that the sight of @Arabesque's flatbread actually stirred something (positive, lol) in my stomach makes me think im finally getting better and wont die after all!

so i cut myself a slice of baguette for my first foray into solid food since last week tuesday. i've literally been living off tea, orange juice and cough Syrup for the past 6 days.

good news: it was yummy. (kinda) bad news: this is as far as i got.

p.s. and yeah, im looking a little death-ish again, like the good ol days. sigh.