Carbs are amazing

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Finally figured out how to do autumn/winter - two large helpings of creamy pasta (mushroom, truffles rigatoni) >>> in a coma by 8pm >>> feel fucking awesome today.

Please share your carbiest recipes!

Carbs are my favourite food group. Pasta is the best. I'm so bored of MN's anti-carb obsession, I mean they're apparently right up there with toilet brushes. I've lost a stone of weight during the lockdown and I eat carbs every day, particularly bread and pasta.

I've been giving it far more than is healthy some thought and I think my favourite carby dish is Nigel Slater's baked gnocchi with Gorgonzola, cream and spinach, covered with a crispy Parmesan crust.

Just made a batch of ham and cheese muffins - awesome!

My dc don't like potatoes. How is that even possible?

I love every carb mentioned but I wanted to give a special mention to rice!! Biriyani, risotto, paella, arancini, egg fried, even just steamed...I couldn't imagine life without it.

Also, puff pastry!

This thread was what I needed after reading reams of 'carbs are the devil' on mumsnet! I weigh mine out when I need to, because life without them is misery. Although I cannot trust myself around any form of crisp...

I definitely can't lose weight if I eat carbs"normally", but some years ago I read that they make a huge difference to sleep, and that stuck a chord. So now, even if I'm trying to lose weight, I make sure that I have carbs in the evening. Then I feel better. The problem is sticking to a couple of potatoes or a cup of rice!

May I recommend Aligot. Pommes Aligot.

Potatoes mashed to a very soft mixture with the same quantity of cheese. Also includes garlic. You're welcome.

For those on a biscuit hunt may I suggest the ginger crunch cream things, the ones that are like 2 ginger nuts with the creamy middle. Or if you're feeling flash the fancy Co op triple? Quadruple? Chocolate chip cookies. And they must be accompanied by a big mug of tea for dunking.

Oh and cinnamon rolls the 'bready', Cinnabon type rather than the pastry kind.

Deep pan pizza and cheesy garlic bread. Magnificent.

@BrimfulOfBaba

I love every carb mentioned but I wanted to give a special mention to rice!! Biriyani, risotto, paella, arancini, egg fried, even just steamed...I couldn't imagine life without it.

Also, puff pastry!

This thread was what I needed after reading reams of 'carbs are the devil' on mumsnet! I weigh mine out when I need to, because life without them is misery. Although I cannot trust myself around any form of crisp...

Rice 👏 👏 👏

you can have all the puff pastry tho 😅

@starfish88

Oh and cinnamon rolls the 'bready', Cinnabon type rather than the pastry kind.

yes!

@lborgia mmmm and also the one that has fish in it, it’s like children’s or old people’s food, soft and mushy - you can bake it or eat as is. I’ve forgotten what it’s called?

I dated a really annoying French restaurateur for a while just for the lovely food he made even though the sex was so pointless it hardly qualified as sex at all.

Potato waffle sandwich. Thick fresh white bread, butter, potato waffle, 2 slices of processed cheese, mayo, Bread.

Another one doing keto here :(

I keep dreaming about eating carbs then waking up feeling guilty. So far it's brownies and pizza.

Advice for the anti biscuit peeps. Two Chocolate hobnobs. Pressed together, chocolate side in. Dipped in tea.

Double carb offering. Fish finger sandwiches...with mayo and sweet chilli or ketchup.

My goto carbfest. Fat, very brown sausages lots of mash and baked beans.

I switched from keto to Paleo after doing a Whole30 and as a result, I now eat more carbs. The first time I ate sweet potato (after over 2 years) I nearly wept with joy.
It's the only heavy carb I eat these days but oh boy.

My favourite recipe is a lamb mince chilli shepherds pie with sweet potato mash.

What’s the general chat about polenta? I don’t have any in the house ☹️ 💔 but it’s in my thoughts this morning 😋

@starfish88

Oh and cinnamon rolls the 'bready', Cinnabon type rather than the pastry kind.

There is a MAGNIFICENT bakery near me that opened recently and they make the most delicious cinnamon buns.

There’s always a queue down the street for them!

@Iamnotacerealkiller

Another one doing keto here :(

I keep dreaming about eating carbs then waking up feeling guilty. So far it's brownies and pizza.

Advice for the anti biscuit peeps. Two Chocolate hobnobs. Pressed together, chocolate side in. Dipped in tea.

Double carb offering. Fish finger sandwiches...with mayo and sweet chilli or ketchup.

My goto carbfest. Fat, very brown sausages lots of mash and baked beans.

Do you make low carb pizza? I make it for my husband using fat head dough.

Absolutely.....not very wintery but a big ciabatta spread liberally with green full fat pesto, spinach and a shit load of full fat mozerella.

Chip butty (mmmm double carbs) on white bread with butter salt and vinegar

In Turkey we had those lovely fresh wraps with potato IN the dough, straight out of the outdoor oven

Walkers ready salted crisps are just the nicest thing.

I love carbs too, but I've lost almost 3 stone going low carb, so I'm not sure if I could ever go back - especially now I've had a clear out of all my bigger sized clothes. I really miss croissants and chips!

sexnotgender
Fat head dough?
What's fat head dough?

A giant bowl of pasta with butter and black pepper. God I miss carbs.

I can’t eat grains due to an autoimmune disease so my carb of choice is potato in all its many forms. Almost always drowning in butter. Sweet potato too, it’s so good