Weigh? No Way! Challenge #2 ~ A Board Wide Challenge

[jimmie 48]

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thank you bio!
it's good to know that several of you are paying it forward in such a way. well done!

[hubbys_girl]

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Hey hey! I'm finally here! I was soooooooo tempted today to put the scale back together, but I DIDN'T DO IT!!!!! (not sure if that is cuz' I couldn't find a screw driver or if I really just didn't want to give in...lol) Yay! I am proud.........

Anyways, hope all are doing well.

I made the most amazing dinner for my son's first b-day yesterday. He loves gravy on anything......so here is the dilemma, how do atkineers make gravy? Thank God for xanthan gum! OMG I will never feel like I have to make gravy the "old fashioned way" ever again! i am finding ways of converting some of my favorite foods to be induction and atkins friendly, and it is not that hard to do. Now I can have family over for a traditional roast beef dinner and it is all ok for me to enjoy! sooooo happy!

[Alexa]

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Thanks Jimmie 48

Hubby's girl - taking the thing apart is a good idea! Mine is electronic, so I daren't do that. I kind of enjoy staring it out too

[hubbys_girl]

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BTW.....thanks jimmie for my star.....I always wanted a gold star........it is making me smile as we speak!

Baarb......I am a weak willed woman at times and never have been good at the staring game....LOL so better off taken apart than giving in!

[Erin68]

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Very cool HG! I've been tempted by that mean little monster myself, but, wooo hooo.. we're winning the battle!

Do tell on that gravy! I'd love to find a way to thicken gravies and sauces!

That shining star is lookin mighty nice on you also! I think it brings out that smile!

[jimmie 48]

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you all are making me so proud of you! your attitudes, your stars, your ability to help each other. i feel like a mom watching her children grow. you are a real encouragement to me.

[ChristyAL]

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Another scale free day today!!

[biogeek]

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Won't the xanthan gum thicken the gravy or your sauces?? Arrowroot is good, but it's got 0.8 g of carbs per gram. Thankfully, you don't need more than that to thicken sauces. Never made a gravy with it though. I think xanthan gum has some carbs, but it's all fiber so it doesn't count. If you can get that to work, you're set!

[hubbys_girl]

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Hey Erin, Ilike my star....and yours too! As for the xanthan gum, I'll send you a pm about how I got the best ever gravy! K?

hugs hg~

[hubbys_girl]

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Biogeek, did you want the recipie too? Oh well, I'll just do a quick overview, hope no one minds!

Ok, I put my roast on a rack in a roasting pan and cook it at 325 for 30 minutes per pound. I put a bit of water under the rack(not touching the meat) so the drippings don't burn, I don't put a lid on my roast.

When meat is done, I remove it from the roaster, add about 1-2 cups of liquid from whatever veggies I am having with dinner, (in this case broccoli and cauliflower), and then add about 2 tablespoons of heavy cream, this gives it a normal gravy colour. I then turn my heat on a burner to medium heat, and sprinkle the xanthan gum lightly over the surface of my gravy, whisk it constantly. I maybey used a total of 1/4 tsp. It makes it a bit thickened, but not too much. You can adjust the amounts according to your liking, but try less to begin with. It will thicken as it boils. I also add a bit of salt, pepper and celery salt for flavour. Try your favorite spices. Let me know how it goes.

Because I use so little of the xanthan gum I don't count it in my carb totals, and I probably only use about a 1/4 of a cup of gravy total. I put it on my fauxtatoes and meat. yummy! I also don't take cream in my coffe or tea so this is my alotment for the day and the carbs from the cream are very low in my gravy ratio.

[biogeek]

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Thanks for the recipe, HG! I'm gonna have to give it a try!

[hubbys_girl]

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Let me know if you like it, have you made fauxtatoes?

[jimmie 48]

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we're on day 7 of the first week! make it through today and your 1/2 home!

your fun for the day, should you choose to take it on, is to see how many words you can come up with from the word SCALEAHOLIC.
USE EACH LETTER ONLY AS YOU SEE THEM IN THE WORD IE: THERE ARE 2 "L'S SO YOU CAN USE THOSE TWICE BUT ONLY ONE "O". YOU CAN USE "O" ONCE.
DON'T LIST THEM TILL I TELL YOU. JUST SAY HOW MANY YOU HAVE COME UP WITH. THE ONE WITH THE MOST WORDS, CAN HAVE ANOTHER STAR!



i'll go work on my list right now.

[biogeek]

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HG, no I've never tried to make fauxtatoes before. Maybe I should try that, too.

Jimmie, I'll work on my list this afternoon when I'm in the lab & have some downtime.

[jimmie 48]

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i'm working on my list too.

did i say i was still scale free? i am. who wants to weigh on weekends anyway? blech!