I have tonight tried my first recipe from the new book I bought Keto Kitchen, it is well written, clear and takes you through he stages of the recipe which ensures a successful dish. The author Monya Palmer also gives you tips which are useful and clearly lays out the prep time and cooking times …
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Biona Organic Juice & Apple Cider Vinegar
Just a very quick post tonight as a lot going on for me at the moment .I wanted to share my husbands latest drink and the fact I managed to find the correct juices for the drink. So many of the juices I picked up which said pure lemon or pure cranberry actually had apple …
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Weekend Treat
I decided to try and make a treat each weekend that fit within my husbands Keto diet. We talked this over and believe for him it is better to keep it to a weekend as he does not want to begin craving treats. This is such a simple dish and it ticked the boxes for …
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Meet Nellie
There has been so much worry about mental health with people and teenagers during lockdown, I thought it would be good to share how as a family with teenagers we got through it. My granddaughter Summer had weekly riding lessons and worked at the stables every weekend, her passion is horses, just like her mum …
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Keto Lime & Coriander Chicken
I tweaked this easy really tasty recipe of Delia Smiths to make a Keto recipe that my husband and I could enjoy . I love it, tangy fresh and very easy and quick, I have found that since John went onto his Keto diet I spend my time looking at favourite recipes and seeing if …
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Two Castles & A Cottage
So excited! I am planning out September tip to Scotland, Wester Ross to be accurate, I have just received our confirmations back, so I now feel I can start planning the fine detail. With going through the awful lockdowns and missing our trips to Italy and various other treats we had planned over last year …
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Keto Quick Lunch
I got in from a 12 hour night shift and my husband was hungry! Normally he would have cooked something. Being on the diet he is unsure what he can have, my fault as I took over the buying and menu planning . Quick look in the fridge, I had beautiful prawns, avocados, cottage cheese, …
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A Scottish Treat Today
Firstly I am not on the Keto diet with my husband John, I am however supporting him and planning his meals and cooking for him. I thought I would quickly share the meal we had this evening with you, to let you see as a couple how we still eat together and I simply adapt …
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Purple day on Keto
Today my husband John reached ketosis, I could tell without him doing the test. He was so happy when he did a urine test and he got his purple result on the test stick, I noticed yesterday I could smell a strange metal type smell on his breath, it feels for both of us a …
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Keeping active over Easter
We are planning in June to go to North Wales, we have a beautiful cottage booked very secluded in a wonderful walking area, so very important John wears his new boots, we are also going back to the Highlands of Scotland in September, we will need our boots then. Extra exercise will also help John …
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Getting my head round Keto
As some of you know , I have been helping John to try and loose weight before we come out of lockdown. During lockdown he has been working from home in his little office and moving very little ! Not good for our bodies , we have bought the rowing machine which has proved to …
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Stress Busting Tennis
One of favourite things is to get out on the tennis court , I have a weekly lesson with my coach Carolyn, I am not a brilliant tennis player ! But I get so many benefits from that hour,when I leave I always feel relaxed and happy, also usually exhausted. When we lived on the …
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