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12 minutes ago, ms.sss said:

speaking of butter...

BP Pals: Question of the Day:

Butter: Fridge or Counter/Pantry??

Freezer because I don’t eat butter often enough to need it soft except in March/April then it’s on the counter.

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2 hours ago, ms.sss said:

speaking of butter...

BP Pals: Question of the Day:

Butter: Fridge or Counter/Pantry??

Both! I have some in a mason jar (mostly for Bagels and toast) and then about 5lbs on my butter/cream cheese shelf which is up higher where it’s colder.

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lol, i have them stored in freezer, fridge & counter all at same time, and move them about as needed.

we go through butter like Water (esp when im in a baking spree).

i buy them in bulk at costco!

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Discovered a new kind of mango. Cherry mangos!! Soo good!!

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1 hour ago, Kris77 said:

Discovered a new kind of mango. Cherry mangos!! Soo good!!

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While it does look delicious, there is NO way I’m paying $4 for a piece of fruit.

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Fridge for my butter. Doesn’t it go off sitting out on a counter? I’ll sit it out for a short time if I want it to soften for cooking but that’s it. I have a spare tub in my freezer but it takes months to get through a tub.

I love mango but I find it sets off my restriction very quickly.😩 Don’t know why? Too rich?? I found a freeze dried version I can eat if I have a craving. Not the same but better than none.

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On 07/07/2023 at 21:28, Starwarsandcupcakes said:






While it does look delicious, there is NO way I’m paying $4 for a piece of fruit.


Yea I can see how it sounds expensive but they are big. So you can eat them for breakfast like at least four times for one. So that comes out to $1. So not really expensive when you think about a meal. Even if you paired it w a yogurt.

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On 07/07/2023 at 21:28, Starwarsandcupcakes said:






While it does look delicious, there is NO way I’m paying $4 for a piece of fruit.


Yea I can see how it sounds expensive but they are big. So you can eat them for breakfast like at least four times for one. So that comes out to $1. So not really expensive when you think about a meal. Even if you paired it w a yogurt.

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Semi Homemade mushroom calzone & garlic knots (store bought dough).
The calzone wasn’t for me but I had about 5 garlic knots with 3 meatballs from the huge batch I made.

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Caramelised onion, feta & thyme tart I made to take to my cousin’s for drinks night. Bought my pastry too @GreenTealael. Too much effort to make my own. Ha! So easy to make & delicious. Got 16 nice sized squares out if it & it was gone in seconds. I was lucky to get a piece to try.

I used Danish feta. It’s my favourite. Creamy, crumbly, salty goodness.

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@GreenTealael I buy Butterball lean ground turkey and it is way less calories than what you posted here?? (And more protein) Maybe you aren't buying the lean? (purposely for burgers?)

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Let me introduce you all to the many ways I’ve eaten eggs this past week. 😂 I was feeling a little heavy so wanted switch up my diet back to Keto (which has worked for me in the past) and decided on a slightly modified egg fast to get back into things. Lost 7lbs of Water weight in 4 days.

Eggs with avocado (my modified one a day veggie choice) and feta, hard boiled eggs with mayo and hot sauce (not pictured), snickerdoodle cream cheese egg crepes, scrambled eggs with cheese, hard boiled eggs and chipotle mayo, a pizza chaffle moth marinara (my modified one a day veggie choice), garlic bread? ( this recipe needs work but the flavor was good), the recipe called it a crustless quiche (with mayo added), mini lemon cheesecakes (these were SO good!), and then cloud eggs with homemade hollandaise (these were just ok).

Annnd what I ate for Breakfast this morning was these reverse scotch eggs.

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@GreenTealael, @Arabesque omg those loom good. i've put them on my list of things to try and make (my list is loooooooong!)

@Starwarsandcupcakes: eggs. Yuuuuum!

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