Something like baking

Since it was a day ending in "Y" I had a big mug of coffee.One last go at the asparagus, emmental omelet. At least until I have both real swiss cheese and fresh asparagus in the house again at the same time.
Scooter meet today. Great big coffee at the Black Stilt. We were all giddy with the thought that in just 5 days we'll be leaving for the third annual Saltspring Island Scooter Rally. Woot!
Shared some veggies, sliced meat and cheese with Doug. We pretty much split what you see here although I made sure he got extra cheese. My half was about 30g each of deli turkey and Pepper's real roast beef as well as 45g of cheese and lots of low-carb veggies.
While at Pepper's I found some lovely fresh cod on sale as well a few large scallops. I made a cream sauce with a little garlic and threw in handful of the prawns we had in the freezer. About 30g of green beans to give it a little colour and we had a very tasty dinner. Also salad.
Sometimes I think I miss baking almost as much as I miss eating baked goods. Somewhere in the last week or so I got it into my head that I should try and make a cobbler/crisp/crumble dessert with some of the rhubarb I had previously stewed up. For this attempt I used oat bran, ground flax, whey protein concentrate, ground almonds and some butter. It was quite tasty but the rhubarb, having been frozen was very runny and the mixture sunk in so very little of it was actually crispy.
A dollop of whipped cream on the still hot crumble was a lovely dessert and the 'recipe' came in at just 200 calories per serving.
That gave me a total of 1,576 for the day and 38g carbohydrates.

Remember last Monday I set a goal to have 4 days in the next 7 under 1,500? Since I didn't make it today, tomorrow is my last chance. On the other hand I still haven't come up with a reward if I do manage. Still... wish me luck.

fish again?

Last night after I finished my blogging and shut down the computer I made my lunch for the next day as usual. There was a tiny bit of jell-o left in the bowl after I filled my little container so I took a picture of it so I could just finish it off. This morning, like most mornings, coffee, bacon and eggs.
Feeling a little tired what with working on a Saturday and all. Bought a coffee and had a morsel (about 1/4) of an Atkins bar.
Lunch was salmon salad since for some reason I didn't want any more tuna. I really must do more meal planning so that I can have a better variety during the week. Also featured were radishes, a little jicama and a couple of cauliflower florets.
I got a few groceries during my lunch hour. I was hoping for a small bottle/can of diet gingerale but couldn't find any, I did see a diet Dr. Pepper while waiting in line. I've been pretty thirsty lately - drank a large cup of water at breakfast and finished my litre of water before I started on the pop. I guess since the weather is getting warmer I need more liquid. Either that or it has something to do with all the fish I'm eating. Had the pop with 25g of cheddar cheese and 5 pepperoni tidbitz.
With no plans for dinner, I dug around in the freezer and figured the fastest thing to defrost would be seafood. Featured are 200g basa, 100g scallops, 80g shrimp, also some mushrooms and shirataki noodles (like konnayku only noodle shaped). At the top centre of the photo is a small bowl with a bit of celeriac. This ingredient spent the evening in the microwave and didn't make it into the mix.
I made a little white sauce with some cream, olive oil and xanthan gum to thicken it. A little garlic for flavour and we were very happy with the result. We made sure to have a good salad since dinner was so very white.
In spite of being spot on with carbs and calories I ended up having a pot of tea and the rest of the Atkins bar from earlier today. I'd like to say that tomorrow I'll have fewer calories but it's mother's day and I promised my mom a good meal. Monday then. My goal will be 1,500 calories or less four of the next seven days.
Total calories today 1,871, double yikes!