Low Carb Whipped Cream - Try 1

Its a Monday night, and after steak and greens (again, favorite meal, so what?), I had a bit of a sweet tooth. So, I looked in my fridge, saw a pint of heavy whipping cream, and decided to try my hand at low-carb whipped cream.

The recipe I used is as follows:

2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream

2 Tablespoons Splenda (roughly 20 packets, or so?)

2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Yields: Roughly 4 standard ramekins

Whisk that shit together until its nice and creamy. A powered hand mixer helps a lot… Don't attempt with a whisk, unless you're trying to burn calories… a lot of them.

I love this stuff, and will continue to make it… But there is a chemical after-taste. I want to try this recipe with agave nectar, or a mix of agave nectar and Splenda to try to rid this thing of the chemical taste as much as I can. Obviously, agave nectar isn't chemical, so, I think its going to come down to consistency.

I've also popped two containers in the freezer, to see how this stuff firms up. Could be on to something good here! Next time, with picture… Was a spur of the moment thing!

Mean-Mugged out of a Yoga Class…

Today I attempted to go to a Yoga class at the Gym (Gold's Dundalk). I was not late, and I went in, and it was fairly full. Instead of being accepted, and welcomed, I was mean-mugged by a majority of the women in the class. I don't know why people would ever be pretentious in a gym. That's a terrible place to be judgemental when someone is trying to enter a class.

Thanks a lot, yoga. Better luck Thursday, eh?

iPhone wallpaper... check it out!

 

Ideas....

So, every Thursday night i am a single man, but with my new-found attempt at Paleo (or, not strict paleo, but "eat decent food, eh?") I've been toying with an idea to have friends over for dinner on thursdays. Makeshift, pot luck. It could improve my culinary skills, as well as spark an interesting convo. Should I give it a go? Eh, we'll see. Sounds like fun, though.

Also, I'm seriously toying with the idea of running the Michelob Ultra Challenge in Tampa. Thats a 15k, a 5k, an 8k, and a half marathon in one weekend. GRAAAAHH!

Half Marathon!

OMG I ran a half marathon.

I never ran anywhere (on purpose) before May of this year (2011). I picked up "Get Running" on the app store, and completed Couch to 5K in the fall. Half Marathon 6 months later in Richmond, VA. Felt great!

Kibble? Amazing thought. (Reaction)

I just got finished reading Dr. Tyna Moore's article (http://renegadewellness.org/2011/05/14/would-you-eat-kibble-for-the-rest-of-your-life/). That sure did stir up some thoughts.

The idea that grains and grains mashed together and formed are kibble, and also, bread, pastry, and a lot of other carb-based products... Its amazing.

 

 

Low calorie diets, and why carbs are bad for you!

 

100 Calorie packs are the devil.

There is a good reason that calorie counting doesn't often work in the long run: Carbs don't make you full! Sugars often manifest themselves as carbs. Carbs do not keep you full, protein and fat does.

When ancient man hunted for an animal, killed it, and followed it with some leafy vegetables, he didn't need chocolate. You don't need chocolate either.

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