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[SpacecityPaula]

Good thoughts in here Anne

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Originally Posted by SpacecityPaula

Good thoughts in here Anne

Yes, but it will be years before I know if I'm right, or if I was just talking crap.

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The weather was decent enough this morning that I did my two 30-min walks in circles around the pool. I managed to get them in before the rain started, but it didn't even last long. I've been talked into making rhubarb orange marmalade tomorrow. Okay, I think I may have offered. My mother used to be the jam maker in the family but I think it's been probably decades since I took over that task. Even when we weren't living together I would come over and do some canning (using her equipment and much bigger kitchen).



See - gadgets are a good thing. It took less than a minute to get the peel off the oranges - in one long thin shred. Very cool. I used to make a citrus bread where I would peel lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit, etc. and dehydrate them first, adding them into the bread. I'm not sure why my parents ever bought it (assuming it was my father), since they weren't much into boiled/mashed potatoes.

Anyway, really just here to add my food and HRM info for the day.

HRM info:

Exercise	Time	Cals	Max HR	Avg HR	Max %	Avg %
Walking Outside	0:30:00	251	145	130	81	73
Walking Outside	0:30:00	262	149	132	84	74
Totals	1:00:00	513

Food for the day:

Total: 2408 (31% fat, 33% carbs, 35% protein)

Breakfast: two fried eggs, cracked wheat oatmeal bread, grapefruit (419)
AM Snack: protein shake, almonds (344)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, mustard, smoked turkey, cheese, apple (497)
PM Snack: soy nuts, protein shake (314)
Dinner: whole wheat pizza with olives, mushrooms, turkey pepperettes, cheese, salad w/dressing (524)
Late Snack: cherry yogurt sorbet, protein shake (310)

[LWilson212]

Rhubard orange marmalade - yummmmmmm!

And I'm glad it looks like your cherries will survive. That reminds me of my grandparents house in eastern Oregon. When I was growing up we would spend a week there every summer and my mom would help grandma can cherries. I think they had three or four trees, but the crop would be huge. I would eat so many I'd make myself sick for the entire week. I still love them so much I generally don't buy them because I can't control myself - especially the yellow Royal Anne's. What varieties are you growing?

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We have a Bing cherry and another one called a Hedelfingen, which is also a sweet cherry like the Bing. We usually end up grabbing a few cherries before they're fully ripened and the birds get the rest. It's mainly because we keep the trees trimmed back because of space limitations. My parents used to grow tons of fruit (cherries, peaches, apricots, etc) and birds aren't usually a big deal when the trees are 15-20 feet tall. You let them eat the top stuff and you get the rest. I'm determined this year that we'll get some ripe cherries ourselves. The birds can still have plenty, but I want some truly ripe ones myself.

We can the sour cherries a lot. Within 30 minutes drive is peach/cherry country here. We'll go and buy 30-lb buckets of pitted sour cherries and can those. I'm usually really bad with fruit, but I can get my carbs from all fruit, I don't mind.

I think the marmalade turned out well. Cooling and setting will tell if the consistency is right.

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Okay, so technically the recipe was called a marmalade, but still. The thing I'm most happy about is that it worked out to 45cals per Tb. I've been using the generic jam entry in FitDay (56 cals) but wasn't sure where the homemade ones were in comparison. This ended up lower but I will check the rest when I'm making them this year. I also counted both the orange pulp and the peel when working out the recipe, since I suppose normally people don't eat the peel.



A Recipe for Weight Loss: Rhubarb Marmalade

[sidonia]

Mmmmmmm that looks good....you make them all yourself? That is so cool! I wish I was crafty with food like you are...maybe that'll be my new year's resolution!

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Originally Posted by sidonia

Mmmmmmm that looks good....you make them all yourself? That is so cool! I wish I was crafty with food like you are...maybe that'll be my new year's resolution!

Yes. I don't think I've bought a jar of jam for decades. My mother occasionally will buy a jar of citrus marmalade, but I've told her I'll take a shot at those as well this year. The catch is that we have the equipment already. You don't need a lot to start, however, it's an investment. Over the years (between my mother and myself) we have two ~14-qt kettles, a jam kettle (which I hate and don't use), and a sterilizer for sauces/pickles, etc. I see most jam recipes now tell you to sterilize the jars in a boiling water bath after filling the jars, but we've never done this.

I think that is part of my downfall though - I like to cook - and eat.

Having said that I find commercial jams just a little too sweet for my tastes. I like a tartness to my jams, so there's a little less sugar in them (or some added vitamin C crystals if the fruit is too sweet).

[sidonia]

I like to cook too...I just don't have the time to do it all the time... Do you ever make any kind of blueberry jam/preserve...and do you sell your creations???

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Originally Posted by sidonia

I like to cook too...I just don't have the time to do it all the time... Do you ever make any kind of blueberry jam/preserve...and do you sell your creations???

I've made blueberry melon jam, although I don't think it was a favourite (ie. never made it again). I suspect it has more to do with the fact that the blueberries around here are nice, but nothing special. I suspect you would want wild blueberries to make a really good jam. And no, I don't sell them. I made salsa once for a friend to give to a parent for a gift. However, in Ontario, selling food you've made requires a kitchen to be certified. I like cooking too much to ever turn it into a job.

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Well, it was a pretty quiet day overall. I made the jam in the morning and had a nice Sunday brunch egg dish for lunch. I did a few things outside but came in when the weather started to look a bit dodgy. We had a bit of a torrential downpour for about 15 minutes with a bit of hail. Oh joy. There's a little water in the back of the crawlspace, but I just saw it now so it can wait until the morning. Since all the plants are out for the summer it's just a small patch of wet in the middle of the floor.

And... we had barbecued steak for dinner. Only particularly special because the barbecue is finally back in one functional piece. Now I'm looking up calorie counts for corn on the cob, although it will be a while before it's local corn.

Food for the day:

Total: 2166 (31% fat, 33% carbs, 35% protein)

Breakfast: grapefruit (53)
AM Snack: lemon ginger pecan bread, jam(+), protein shake, almonds (433)
Lunch: baked egg/egg whites with mushrooms, turkey pepperette, cheese, cracked wheat oatmeal bread, apple (523)
PM Snack: soy nuts, protein shake (269)
Dinner: sirloin steak, mushrooms, asparagus, butter, salad w/dressing (646)
Late Snack: cherry yogurt sorbet, protein shake (243)

[stephanie932]

As always, Anne.........Your pasta salad and jam pictures are just awesome! I have one of those Rotato thingies........lol I forgot all about it! Thanks for the reminder.

I can't wait to try your cornstarch water trick for oil. Does it have any kind of funny taste? Or do homemade dressings taste the same when using it? The reason I ask is that I usually make a dressing once a week during the school year because I take salads in for myself and 4 others every Friday. If it really works, I can't wait to share with the others!!!

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Originally Posted by stephanie932

I can't wait to try your cornstarch water trick for oil. Does it have any kind of funny taste? Or do homemade dressings taste the same when using it? The reason I ask is that I usually make a dressing once a week during the school year because I take salads in for myself and 4 others every Friday. If it really works, I can't wait to share with the others!!!

I don't think it has any odd taste. When you thicken it the mixture should be quite thick when warm, and pretty close to solid when refrigerated. The only thing I've noticed is that you need to cut hot spices down a bit. I suspect it has something to do with the oil cutting the heat a little, but pepper I usually cut in half and then taste. I've noticed the same with horseradish, but other than that they seem fine.

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Well, for the first time in a long time I woke up feeling like crap. The first issue was not sleeping any more than 5 hours, and interrupted hours at that. Even with wake/sleep issues I've been getting usually 7 hours. As well I'm a little (TMI) constipated, and my period started. I figured some fresh air would do me good so I went outside to do some light trimming. I just stopped a minute ago because I almost fell over when standing up and thought breakfast wasn't going to stay down (it did).

Waaaa... I just want to go back to bed.

I actually think the dizziness is a combination sinus / hydration issue so I've come in to get some water. I do feel a little like just crawling back into bed until tomorrow though.

[Bytsi]

Sorry you feel bad... if your body demands rest, then get some!!!