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    Dilemma for bday and Christmas

    Well my bday and christmas are coming up and present lists are being requested. I always never know what i want lol its like all year i have wishes then draw blanks when the wishes needed to be known lol

    Soooooooo, since i now have a new fridge, and am trying to learn to cook low carb, what are some things (not food, but things) you all have found you can't live without in the kitchen??

    I've already got crockpot, low carb crockpot recipe book, food processor, and food saver bags and canisters. I've already have tons of lowcarb recipes a 3inch nb and cookbooks.

    I would love some ideas of things i wouldn't know i need or should have to benefits my low carb lifestyle.

    Thanks for any ideas
    May you all be losers, Sher

    I am female, hear me roar!!!

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    Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

    good spices!! (look at www.penzeys.com)
    Female, 30 , 5'9
    234/182.0/not shopping in the fat girl store.
    start 1/9/06 (down 49.5inches as of 7/7/06)
    10/03/06- Im in a size 14 jean!!!!
    (Modified OWL-moving up rungs for convenience when travelling, keeping carbs moderate)
    Foods I cannot have-
    Black beans.- instant headache and upset belly.
    spaghetti squash mixed with tomatoes- ravenous


    I Made it!!!! TWICE!!!! (10/06 and 1/07!!!)

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    • #3
      Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

      My personal dream cooking gift is a Kitchen Aid stand mixer, i debated whether to get dh to be me that for that for xmas or an eliptical..i figure i better get the eliptical first or my only exercise will be polishing my mixer

      i've heard great things about george forman grills if you don't hae one

      a really good omlette pan (a good one can be pricey..but is well worth it).
      Jen, 39, F
      In maintenance



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      • #4
        Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

        ohh thanks ladies, i appreicate the ideas!! I have an elliptical trying to sell iit as i have never really used it and now am part of a gym.

        What's a stand mixer?

        I have a GF grill but its old like the 1st one he made that was for more than 2 burgers. But it still works, i think that would be a good idea as his new ones are better.

        SPICES.. yes! I was looking at spices yesterday while shopping waiting for my parent's plane to get in.
        May you all be losers, Sher

        I am female, hear me roar!!!

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        • #5
          Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

          a coffee grinder for your spices and seeds and nuts
          one of those stick blenders think the right name is emersion blenders
          by the book atkinseer

          started 6/1/02 at 313
          goalie 5/04 at 167 with under 15% body fat ADBB Presidents exercise Challenge


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          • #6
            Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

            This is the Kitchen Aid stand mixer:




            Here they range in price from low $200's to $799 . You can also get a meat grinding attachment as well that is very cool.

            I just remembered 1 other thing...for christmast last year I got a convection toaster oven that I love too! Since it's just me and hubby, it's perfect for making meals and not having to turn on the big oven. I also bake lc muffins etc in it.

            also I don't have one..but how bout a deep fryer?
            Jen, 39, F
            In maintenance



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            • #7
              Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

              Oh cool, thanks 2big and Sadie.

              Yesterday i saw a personal deep fryer at Walmart, it was small but looked simple and perfect for that.

              THANKS ladies!@!
              May you all be losers, Sher

              I am female, hear me roar!!!

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              • #8
                Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                subscriptions to different cooking magazines? I personally enjoy Cooking Light (most things are convertible to LC).Bon Appetit is popular as well.

                Good knife set
                nice cutting boards
                parchement paper
                silicone baking dishes (square pans, cake pans, muffin pans etc)
                nice mixing bowls
                probe thermometer (for meats. the ones with a degree desired setting are nice! they go off when the temp is hit so you can take the guess work out of when somethings done for carryover)
                Female, 30 , 5'9
                234/182.0/not shopping in the fat girl store.
                start 1/9/06 (down 49.5inches as of 7/7/06)
                10/03/06- Im in a size 14 jean!!!!
                (Modified OWL-moving up rungs for convenience when travelling, keeping carbs moderate)
                Foods I cannot have-
                Black beans.- instant headache and upset belly.
                spaghetti squash mixed with tomatoes- ravenous


                I Made it!!!! TWICE!!!! (10/06 and 1/07!!!)

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                • #9
                  Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                  Grins at tired, shhhhh lol i LOVE cooking magazines lol. i love recipes lol now i just have to organize them.
                  May you all be losers, Sher

                  I am female, hear me roar!!!

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                  • #10
                    Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                    LOL I have the same exact problem! I have scraps of paper with recipes all over the place. a three ring binder that I started 2 years ago, a recipe box, recipes burned on cds. You get done organizing yours, come over to my house. Please? LOL
                    Female, 30 , 5'9
                    234/182.0/not shopping in the fat girl store.
                    start 1/9/06 (down 49.5inches as of 7/7/06)
                    10/03/06- Im in a size 14 jean!!!!
                    (Modified OWL-moving up rungs for convenience when travelling, keeping carbs moderate)
                    Foods I cannot have-
                    Black beans.- instant headache and upset belly.
                    spaghetti squash mixed with tomatoes- ravenous


                    I Made it!!!! TWICE!!!! (10/06 and 1/07!!!)

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                    • #11
                      Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                      Can't live without my nice kitchen scales (which does grams and pounds) since doing low carb.
                      Before and after:






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                      Start 10 Jan 2005. Maintenance since Aug. 2005.
                      F/56yrs/5'.4"
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                      • #12
                        Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                        Oooh I'm still drooling over that KitchenAid...my bf asked me if I wanted one this year...and I was like, dude they're $400!

                        OK, yes, ask for a deep fryer to make mozzarella sticks
                        A nice knife set to carve turkeys, cut steak, slice beef for jerky.
                        A huge supply of DaVinci sugar free syrups...they are fantastic!
                        Low Carb cookbooks--Fran McCullough has a great one!
                        Gift certificate to Omaha Steaks.
                        New set of pots and pans--since you're going to be making all those eggs!
                        A nice springform pan so you can make cheesecake.
                        What about an indoor herb/spice garden? That way you always have fresh stuff!
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                        • #13
                          Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                          umm no tired lol.. i will be lucky to get MINE done!

                          Wow sally i didn't even think of that! Thanks

                          Lord, juli, i ordered from omaha steaks a couple times.. yum!!!! Thanks for those ideas, i haven't graduated to making cheese cake yet, the feast or famine thing again lol... but i do love that deep fryer idea more and more.

                          Thanks!
                          May you all be losers, Sher

                          I am female, hear me roar!!!

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                          • #14
                            Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                            Instead of the George Foreman grill, go for the Hamilton Beach one (available at walmart). They have two sizes, but go for the full size one. The nice thing about the Hamilton Beach vs the George Foreman is that the griddles in the Hamilton Beach one COME OUT and you can put them in the dishwasher or in the sink to be washed, unlike the GF. I *LOVE* that thing.

                            The other thing I use soooo often is my black and decker handy chopper and my immersion blender. Cuisinart has a nice one (available at Sams Club) that makes it both an immersion blender and the chopper. The chopper is like a mini food processor.
                            ~Joy

                            Start 1/2/06 Goal 6/11/07 restart 1/2/09
                            268.5/196/185
                            QUIT SMOKING JULY 23, 2006 while on Atkins


                            Just when you think you've eaten enough vegetables...EAT SOME MORE!
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                            • #15
                              Re: Dilemma for bday and Christmas

                              oh Joy, the hand chopper sounds very very useful. What is an immersion blender?
                              May you all be losers, Sher

                              I am female, hear me roar!!!

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