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04-02-2008, 08:34 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
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| | | Creamy peanut butter? Really? That sound interesting. |
04-02-2008, 08:59 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France
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| | | A really simple one using my local cheese but other blue cheeses would be fine.
50gm Roquefort
2tbsp low-fat natural yogurt
1tbsp white wine vinegar
5tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
put the Roquefort into a food processor, add the yogurt, vinegar and oil and whizz for 1min until combined. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Very good as a simple starter or lunch on romaine lettuce (baby cos), walnuts, garlic croutons (bake tiny bits of bread in oven with drizzle of oil and garlic for lower fat variety) and extra crumbled cheese. |
04-02-2008, 10:00 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada
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| | | My favourite easy salad dressing recipe:
Equal parts oil and vinegar (I use canola oil and white vinegar)
Splenda to taste
Deli mustard to taste
Mix it up and pour it on!
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04-02-2008, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg  How many single guys do we have on here that eat salads? | Salads?
Oh the green stuff beside my meat!
I didn't each much salad before DX, each much more now and I actually like them, so long as they come with meat. Dressings sound great, love Garlic, love mustard.
Nancy, I didn't always like garlic, think it is an acquired taste, but fresh garlic is so much better than dried/processed stuff.
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Metformin 500mg twice daily
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Initial A1c (14th Dec07): 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9% 
3rd March'08 6.8% 
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04-02-2008, 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by princesslinda I can tell you are speaking as a long-time married and wise man Gary!  | Oh yes. After many, many years I fully accept that a man's place is in the wrong.
As to the salad dressing. I'm not really a measurements kind of person with salad dressing. I just go by eye and adjust if it needs it. But one of my faves is:
Balsamic vinegar (really, really good stuff)
juice of 1/2 a lemon
Sherry vinegar (because ingredient A (above) is too expensive)
Extra virgin olive oil
garlic (optional for the 'garlic fairies')
mustard (decent Dijon or wholegrain)
Sea salt flakes
Fresh ground black pepper. And a hint of sugar if you must (but I don't)
Mix sherry vinegar and lemon juice with a few drops of the balsamic. Mix in the salt flakes, pepper, mustard and (if using) crushed garlic. You must mix these in first as, if you add the oil too early, the salt won't disolve and then you'll be sorry. Whisk in the oil until it emulsifies. Throw over whatever leaves you have. Or for those not carb-shy, boils some new potatoes in their skins. Drain and (whilst still hot) toss in this wonderful vinigary dressing. They slurp it up. Toss with loads of fresh chopped parsley for a fantastic alternative to the mayo fest that is potato salad. Eat whilst still hot, but they're pretty good warm as well. Had these tonight with pan-fried salmon, corgettes (zuchini I believe some folks call them) and green beans.
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04-02-2008, 01:18 PM
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| | | Taco sauce! Fairly low carb!
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8/11/08 A1c 5.2 5/12/08 A1c 4.9 2/18/08 A1c 4.9 11/2007 A1c 5.3 8/2007 A1c 5.5
6/2007 A1c 5.7 3/2007 A1c 6.9 12/2006, A1c 7.8 9/2006, A1c 8.5 6/2006 A1c 8.7 |
04-02-2008, 01:21 PM
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| | | Nancy (Notme) mixes sour cream and salsa for a yummy dressing.
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Byetta 5 mcg
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Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
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04-02-2008, 02:58 PM
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| | Jedi, I have a good male friend who has married several times. His favorite quote is a takeoff on the old philosophy question...
If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman around to hear him is he still wrong?
Linda and Nancy, We use Nancy's dressing for our fish tacos! Or fish taco salad.
We frequently crumble blue cheese on top of salads dressed with italian dressing.
We also whisk Smucker's sugar free jam into vinaigrette to dress spinach salad with blue cheese and candied walnuts (not too many for me  ) |
04-02-2008, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mich Jedi, I have a good male friend who has married several times. His favorite quote is a takeoff on the old philosophy question...
If a man speaks in the forest and there is no woman around to hear him is he still wrong? | Depends on if you ask a man or a woman. If a woman asks if she is wearing red he is wrong, cause it's most likely maroon or rose red or fire engine red. Red just doesn't exist to women.
On topic, I've truely never tried any other salad dressings besides Catalina. Well, I've tried but never liked. And one bottle of Catalina goes about 3 times faster than it should with me.
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04-02-2008, 04:09 PM
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| | Catalina dressing? Isn't that kind of a FIRE ENGINE RED?
I suspect many of us diabetics overindulge in salad dressing. One of the few things we can get away with. |
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