Hi,
It is a lovely 39 degrees. The sun is shining, I was outside without a jacket for awhile, but a person should wear one really. I even have my front window open. It's a little chilly, but it's great to have some fresh air in the house. I won't have it open long of course, the cats are loving it though.
Lynn, glad everything went well. Old dogs and old cats can be really set in their ways. When my dad died, I inherited his dog. She was a great little dog, but really spoiled. I tried to keep her in the house, but after a few years, I made her stay outside. She was a cocker spaniel and had such an aweful odor, no amount of washing could get rid of it. She was pretty pissed off about having to be outside all the time. But, she had a good life out there too.
I made legal gravy using ThickenThin not/Starch thickener. It is from
www.expertfoods.com It has 2.3 fiber carbs and if you subtract fiber from the carb total(Dr. Atkins says you can) then there are 0 carbs. It is made of different vegetable gums and is a powder that has no taste. I bought this 8 oz bag over a year ago and I still have at least a 1/4 of it left. I don't use it often. It was expensive, compaired to cornstarch, but worth it to have some gravy sometimes (to me anyway). I found out about it on Suzannes website, from some other Somersizers. Some will not use it, since Suzanne doesn't endorse it or make it. I see nothing wrong with it myself, it's perfectly legal on Atkins. It works well, but if you use to much, you get really thirsty, I guess it thickens up your saliva too
But used correctly, it doesn't. I learned that the hard way over Thanksgiving. Boy, everyone was thristy that meal
Tomorrow is my oldest DD (dear daughter) 26th birthday. She wanted a cake from one of the bakeries, I made a cheese cake today for myself. I tasted the cake batter and it is very, very good. Can't wait to have some. OHHH, I almost forgot, I got some liquid Splenda today that I ordered. It has no carbs and is really powerful. 4 drops equals 1 tsp of sugar. I used that in the cheese cake, so the carb count is really reduced now. I'll post the web address for the cake, it is an interesting website for recipies, I don't know if I posted it last week or not.
Later, Nikki