A new low-carb support thread for 2016

Just had my egg and bacon so off to clean gravel and lift turf to spruce up the terrace. Waldorf salad for lunch and roast lamb with chipotle (and honey ) crust for dinner.

Oh go on * Riverwalk* live dangerously.
Just off on a walk. Sun is shining though has rained over night. Along the canal me thinks, then home for breakfast and read the papers

Next time I'll try Shysal's microwaved with bacon recipe - if I ever buy another savoy cabbage!

Courgette spaghetti was very successful.

Oh yes must watch the weather make sure there is no frost tonight.

Pioneers of inventive cooking, that's us

Riverwalk, somebody produced deliberately burnt cabbage on Masterchef a while ago. so you are in good company!

seacliff, I have a Lakeland spiralizer, and have used it a lot. You can get a little hand-held version on Ebay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Spiral-Slicer-Cutter-Kitchen-Vegetable-Fruit-Spiralizer-Twister-Peeler-Tool-UK-/252356832291?hash=item3ac1a3ac23:g:JBoAAOSwLmVXERVf

Ooo we know how to live on the low-carb thread - mauve bread, caramalised cabbage and worthy pizza.
BTW where are wot and wilma?

Yes the bread has that psyllium husk in it. I read somewhere it can turn things purple. Tastes alright though

No - not in the slow cooker!! Steam it - oh....just spotted Mamie's post.

Pale lilac bread

Re courgetti etc, I've not yet tried it. I'm reluctant to buy yet another kitchen gadget ie spiralizer - so I was thinking of trying just julienne strips with my old Kenwood Chef. They wouldn't be curly, but I don't mind.

The other alternaive is to get a julienne peeler, cheaper and easy to keep in drawer/clean. The Oxo one has good reviews, and I love my Oxo peeler.

I may buy some ready done courgetti first, to make sure I like it!

Just wondered what you all use?

Pale lilac bread anyone?

Savoy cabbage alert!

Do not put it quartered with only a big blob of butter and seasoning to keep it company in the slow-cooker and go out for four hours

I was hoping it wouldn't stink the place out on my return - not only is there a stink but it's burnt! Looks quite attractive and 'caramelised' but tastes awful.

That'll learn me!

I would only toss it for about a minute or it will disintegrate.
Wet and miserable here. Have just moved my lovely new bourgainvillea into the potting shed because we have a frost forecast tonight.

Oh!!! Good job I mentioned it.

Cold here to although nice in the greenhouse when the sun shines. Just been repotting all my conservatory plants and planted a terrarium.

More lightly toss in olive oil whitewave.
I do steamed cabbage tossed in butter and lemon juice, gives it a nice fresh flavour.
Where did spring go today?
Soup for lunch and sea bream with spinach and creme fraiche tonight.

YesAnya you are right. I will have a proper look at my Hairy Dieters book and adapt some recipes. Just about to start on Oopsie bread and the soft low-carb loaf. It says it makes great toast. Lovely on Sunday morning with thick butter mmmm.

Slag Bol tonight with courgette spaghetti. First time I've tried that, Mamie says to fry in olive oil.

Not exotic but tasty. Shred cabbage adding seasoning, and a large knob of butter then cover with bacon rashers. Place a piece of kitchen paper on top to catch splashes, then microwave until bacon crisp and cabbage cooked. Drain any liquid then chop the bacon and mix in before serving.

Thank you for the reminder of belly pork Anya I was meaning to add that to my Ocado order.

I'm off to the hairdresser soon so will quarter the cabbage and put it dry in the slow-cooker with butter and black pepper - might regret this when I get back home if the place stinks of cooked cabbage!

BB the Hairy Dieters (that's the book) do have quite a few low carb, tasty recipes or others that can be adapted - which simply means leaving out carbs, or substituting something else or cutting right down on the carb content they suggest.

The Mediterranean Chicken I mentioned, their Peppered Steak with mushroom, their Chicken Jakfrezi, their Stuffed Peppers and so on. But yes, a lot of cooking.

Rowantree savoury cabbage is very tasty and I use it often to accompany meals like roasted belly pork and liver and onions. I have to confessed I don't 'do' much to it except add a touch of butter and lots of fresh ground black pepper.

I bought a savoy cabbage yesterday, just because it looked nice!

Along the lines of the interesting ways we cook cauliflower does anyone do anything exotic with the humble cabbage?

Hairy Bikers Diet recipes are very tasty and well thought out. Lots of peppers, tomatoes etc. Good ideas for breakfasts , lunches and dinners. But not low carb at all and a lot of cooking. I quite liked that part as I enjoy trying new things. We still have them now and again.

Haven't tried the Hairy Bikers Diet, no. Is that what the book is called?

We ate a larger than expected lunch at the V&A today - selection of lovely salads. So tonight I'm having a poached egg, tomatoes and a few other raw veggies and DH is having an omelette.
We did share a cake though.....

Anya

I'm not a hairy man.....honest!