Suggestions for a low carb Xmas

[Ianc2]

Any suggestions gratefully rec'd . Probably having Turkey and lots of veg. Plan on avoiding chocs etc. Starter probably a small prawn salad, but what about the pudding and the cake?

[Hidden]

No surprises from me, turkey or large chicken, beef, loads of veg, some root veg/parsnips, stuffing, but no pudding. We will have keto chocolate cake, with yogurt and a few berries & coconut or whatever.

Two years' ago, my wife's pro-chef brother cooked the turkey with masses (and I mean masses) of butter and herbs under the skin, and wow it was soooo good.

We had goose last year and it was very expensive, very fatty, hardly anything on it, won't be bothering again.

[Ianc2 in reply to Hidden]

A keto chocolate cake - sounds great. How do you make It?

[Hidden in reply to Ianc2]

I haven't kept the recipe, but you can find various ones on the interweb.

What I do have a link to though is my favourite, keto chocolate cake in a mug, so easy and so yummy.

ruled.me/keto-chocolate-cak...

[Ianc2 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for this. Had quick look - sound great but 405 calories -aargh

[Hidden in reply to Ianc2]

Right or wrong, since being keto, I've totally ignored calories.

[PandQs in reply to Hidden]

Me too, ever since I read about "all calories are not equal"

[BrynGlas in reply to Ianc2]

BUT it would be Christmas!!! I am thinking of a cheesecake, but without the biscuit base, maybe a lemon one. Will look around for recipes.

But one thing that will be in the fridge will be trifle. Sugar free jelly, egg custard and lots of lovely fluffy whipped cream with dark grated chocolate on top! Don't tell anyone that I have given up dairy though, I am having whipped cream on my trifle so THERE!!

[TheJazzSinger in reply to Ianc2]

Have a look at sugarfreelondoner.com. Lots of keto recipes. I made the chocolate cake and it’s more like a torte and it can be frozen. Pancakes, cookies, bread all on the site.

[Cooper27]

How about a cheese plate with some kind of low carb homemade crackers?

I see lots of low carb chocolate mousse recipes out there too!

[moreless]

Loads of ideas online.

stepawayfromthecarbs.com/lo...

alldayidreamaboutfood.com/l...

mashed.com/31783/best-low-c...

ditchthecarbs.com/easy-low-...

ditchthecarbs.com/healthy-c...

[Ianc2 in reply to moreless]

Thanks for the references, there are some intriguing recipes and suggestions. So many wonderful Ideas, definitely food for thought.

[Sheperdess]

I’ve been planning too and we usually have poached or smoked salmon for the big meal. I’ll do mash made with swede or celeriac and carrots. Pan-fried or roasted radishes (they’re a fair replacement for roast potatoes).

dietdoctor.com/recipes/baco...

Sautéed brussel sprouts with lime juice and mustard. Salad of fennel with avocado and Greek yoghurt. For dessert I’m planning on doing Christmas pudding (see link)

sugarfreelondoner.com/low-c...

Also, the nut truffles (see link) are to die for 😛I used Brazils instead of hazelnut and they were fabulous 😁

healthunlocked.com/weight-l...

I hope that gives you a few ideas 🎄

[Ianc2]

Ah, yes the feast of mid-winter celebrated by the Romans with their Saturnalia to mark the end of the planting season, but then got corrupted by the roman emporers or the Celts with their Druidic Yule logs, the holly and the ivy to mark a period of 12 days when they thought the sun stood still during Mid Winter or the Norwegian whale feast to mark the glut of whales that appears at this time. Each to his own.

[Dave1000]

Any type of shellfish great as a starter and King Prawns are always a favourite in our house.

This year in High Category Covid Essex Christmas is almost certainly going to be different. Considering having a funeral for the Turkey so we can unite more people lol😂

[PandQs]

For a pudding make a knickerbocker glory with layers of cream, marscapone cheese, blueberries, raspberries, dessicated coconut and flaked almonds. Oh I'm salivating now!

[PandQs]

With lockdown I wasn't able to celebrate my birthday on the actual day either, but when restrictions allowed, we had a family meal between 6 of us. The important thing was the family being together and the cause for celebration, the date itself not so important. I was told at school that Christians chose the day so they could have their celebration under guise of Saturnalia without being rumbled.

[Hidden]

My wife made a courgette keto cake recently, and it was wonderful. Sounds revolting to me, I don't even like courgettes either, so it was a huge surprise, and well worth trying. Recipe on the interweb somewhere.

[Subtle_badger]

I am going to make a bold suggestion, and is what I did last year: indulge yourself on Christmas day. This is what our ancestors used to do; in the darkest midwinter days they spent a day forgoing all the privations that winter imposed, raided their stores of preserves and alcohol, killed their fatted animals and just let loose. The next day, back to normal + a few days of tasty leftovers.

Partaking of the modern (or at least pre-covid) month long festival of eating and drinking with party after party will set back your progress, but one day of indulgence will do little harm if you know you can reset the next day. I do realise not everyone can do that.

I did this last year, admittedly only 2 weeks into my lowcarb/weightless journey. I just ate everything I wanted in an 8 hour window. The next day I went back, started with a few hours of fasting, and the weight loss continued a few days later. I do not believe it did me any harm.

[gonnadoitnow in reply to Subtle_badger]

Absoultely agree.

(Side note: I bought the chocolate you suggested. Yummy but I see what you mean about impossible to overindulge. )

[Ianc2]

Perhaps a touch of 'hogmanay', courtesy of the vikings , and 'Samhein ' courtesy of the celts, but a little bit more restrained. However I believe that Hogmanay this year has been cancelled...