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MaryAnnSingleton · 19/02/2013 14:04

new thread - bring the trolley over here....

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Gigondas · 09/03/2013 21:14

There is a good nigella chocolate cake with olive oil .

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:20

I will have a look. Porridge with a couple of squares of dark chocolate is delicious.
Waitrose can't tell me if their bread or mayo has iodine. I am sitting on my hands so as not to send ranty emails.
I have salt free peanut butter and can add non iodised salt to stuff. Matzos are ok. It is not too bad but the combination of terrible mood and no ice cream is not good.

Gigondas · 09/03/2013 21:21

Go into aibu or relationships -pick one of the more get a grip type posts and rant away.

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:24

I am having to stop myself believe me ! I am not even looking at the 'I have flu poor me' ones. I am not to be trusted. Cancer Tourette's at a maximum.

Gigondas · 09/03/2013 21:25

Grin At cancer Tourette's - i get that. There is a gem in aibu about someone who is sulking about her bil coming to dinner and how she wanted to have roast beef and now they are having to have roast chicken...

jchocchip · 09/03/2013 21:26

I've made cake with no eggs 'cos my ex-sil was vegan for a while. Think I added baking powder and an extra splash of milk - aargh that's dairy. My parsnip cake is good, very moist - you could leave the eggs out of that so basically marge - substitute with a bit of oil, sugar, flour, whatever dried fruit hanging around in cupboard cinnamon, mixed spice and a ripe banana - sprinkled with demerara sugar and baked until done. One version had the boozy currants from my sloe gin currant vodka in it... Fraid I'm from the try it and see what happens school of cookery :) but parsnips are great in cake - bit like carrots...

jchocchip · 09/03/2013 21:29

xpost. gosh its a bummer that! Fancy having to have roast chicken!

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:34

That sounds lovely choc . Tofu is out too so I can't whip up a vegan cheesecake.
The actual food is ok but the fact I have to prepare and plan anything that is not fruit / veg / matzo s whilst feeling wooly headed, fatigued and murderous is a bummer.

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:35

I roasted a chicken that lasted me a few days bit all mayo has salt in that may or may not be iodised AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH

Sorry I will shut up now and make my own dressing.

jchocchip · 09/03/2013 21:41

I thought all mayo had eggs in.... But look on the bright side some of us chocolate addicts gave up chocolate for lent...!

jchocchip · 09/03/2013 21:43

you could make your own peanut butter cups with green and blacks and no salt pb in silicon cup cake cases.... Heck how am I going to last until Easter? I could live on pb cups...

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:47

I can have up to 1 egg OR half a pint of milk a day. It is hard to keep a mental note of what I have had so I am allowing myself a little bit of milk on my porridge and no more egg/ dairy. Due to the unknown salt in shop bought mayo I am not having it at all. My home made garlic dressing is nice though.

coorong · 09/03/2013 21:48

Hey pen, sorry you're not having much fun. You could try Jewish websites for recipes. During Passover you can't eat bread so there are quite a few matzo suggestions. Can you exercise at all? I get severe but sporadic bouts of depression and find that if I walk and walk and walk it sort of releases some of the tension. That and lying in bed staring at the sky and watching clouds (or looking at some of the really loopy threads on mumsnet).

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:49

I made a lovely peanut butter thing with maple syrup, coconut oil and dark chocolate. Yummy but as the hypothyroid state means weight gain I am trying not to scoff too much nice stuff !

PenPerson · 09/03/2013 21:55

absolutely wonderful peanut butter cups

jchocchip · 09/03/2013 22:04

I am so going to have to make those after Easter Grin

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MaryAnnSingleton · 09/03/2013 22:19

mmm, yum- I once made Nigella's peanut butter cups which were very unhealthy,particularly as am the only one in the family who likes them...

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topsyturner · 10/03/2013 13:13

Happy Mother's Day everyone
Hope you are all being treated like the goddesses that you are x

PenPerson · 10/03/2013 14:02

Happy Mother's Day all.

We went for a walk this morning and now the giant puppy has turned from white to mud coloured. Picture on FB !

I feel better today but am waiting for the swing of mood. Off to waitrose to see if that hold off the bad mood but the lack of free coffee on our local one makes me cross.....

Thanks for the support last night ladies.

What are you all up to for Mother's Day ?

Gigondas · 10/03/2013 14:17

Glad you had ok morning and happy Mother's Day all.

I am meant to be finishing my essay (not quite half done) but curse you topsy for that game Wink.

KurriKurri · 10/03/2013 14:50

Happy Mother's Day one and all Smile

Hope everyone is doing well today and having a relaxing time.

DS came over to Norwich yesterday and took me out for a cappuchino and a scone, DH has got me a DVD of Jane Eyre, and DD has given me a bowl of Hyacinths - so I've done really well - terribly chuffed.

Old lady dog had very big seizure last night - it was quite distressing Sad - she seems to have recovered today, - it is very stressful, I don't know what to do, she is well when she isn't having the fits.

This morning I thought she was going to have another one, so I leapt out of bed, slipped and crash landed on my bottom (fortunately I have inbuilt padding), dog looked at me as if I was mad, and wandered off to look for her breakfast Hmm

pen - massive hugs, the diet sounds tough, - well the whole business is tough, - will be thinking of you. Are you stocked up with things to keep you occupied while you are in isolations? - I had the RI drink, and had to keep out of the way of family for about a week (obviously not as tough as your treatment) but it was hard, - my Dad had just died a couple of weeks previously, and I really needed to be able to be with my family. Can you have whatever you like to eat once the treatment has been given? - if so stock up on treats and good books and DVD's, to make the time go quicker xx

Gig - what is the essay on? - have you nearly finished it? - I always found sticking to the word limit hard in OU essays, - I am a bit of a waffler (!) and used to spend more time editing afterwards than it took to write the thing.

topsy - are you watching Shetland tonight? - I've read the books, and think they might have messed about with the story quite a lot, but I shall give it a go anyway.

Hope T is feeling better today MAS.

We have snow here again where is spring? and why has it missed Norfolk?

Love to all xx

topsyturner · 10/03/2013 15:06

Shetland starts tonight ???
Thanks for the timely reminder KK

Sorry Gigs
not really , send me more lives

Gigondas · 10/03/2013 15:50

Yes kurri - word limit tricky and the referencing convention taking me more time than actual essay!

Back to work Grin

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MaryAnnSingleton · 10/03/2013 19:31

poor old lady dog - send her a hug from me. Hope bottom isn't bruised.
Lovely mother's day things too from your dcs kk
Is essay finished gig ?
Would it be an idea for me to bother gp with my finger,which is v painful at top joint (and swollen -like a lump ) am sure it's arthritis - would he just say take paracetamol or something. Don't suppose there's much to be done.
T much better - phew.

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topsyturner · 10/03/2013 19:36

You'd be better off with some ibuprofen Mas , it contains anti inflammatories .
(Unless you're asthmatic , then you shouldn't take them)

How's Old Lady Dog tonight ?
Is she still laughing at your sore bottom kk ?