Oopsie Bread - Low Carb Bread

Tonight I made "Oopsie Bread" - it's a low carb bread substitute.

 

First thing I did was separate the whites of 3 eggs from the yolks.  I then whipped up the whites in to stiff peaks.

200 grams of cream cheese was mixed with the 3 yolks.

When I mixed the yolks and cream cheese together it turned in to a creamy mixture.

The creamy cheese mix was folded in to the egg whites.

I spread the mixture on to a baking tray and baked at 150 degrees Celsius for 25 mins.

Tomorrow I will have the Oopsie Bread for breakfast with scrambled eggs and bacon!

 

To update.....

Oopsie Bread is not too bad and it certainly is an option if you are desperate for bread!!!

It is best a day or two after baking as it dries out.

 

Cup Song in Irish (as gaeilge)

A friend in the USA sent me this cool video of school kids singing the cup song in the Irish Language (as gaeilge).   It is definitely worth a look.

In Ireland it is compulsory to study Irish until you leave school at 18.  Many children take additional classes during the Summer Holidays by travelling to Summer Camp in the Gaeltacht region (all Irish speaking region) of Ireland.  This video of the cup song was filmed in one of the Gaeltachts.

While at the Gaeltacht, they stay in the homes of families who converse through Irish (Gaelgoirs) and they do classes during the day through Irish.  The classes are a lot of fun and consist of singing, Irish dancing, acting, sport and quizzes - this is all done through the Irish language.

In the evening time the kids attend "Ceilidhs" (prounounced Kay-Lees) which are dances where set dancing is done.  For many teenagers it is a rite of passage to meet their first boyfriend at a Ceilidh in the Gaeltacht!

Generally it is children from the age of about 13 to 16/17 yrs who go to these camps and it is very beneficial as they tend to come home with a fluency that you don't get from studying in the traditional classroom during the year (case in point being able to translate the cup song in to Irish!).

By the way the cup song is extremely popular at the moment here in Ireland, click here for another version by Irish school children which was performed on the Late Late Toy Show just before Christmas.

New dress!

I went for a browse around shops in Dublin City yesterday.

The first shop we visited was the Kilkenny Shop.  As per their website, Kilkenny is "Ireland's Largest Emporium for Irish Designed Products".  I enjoy looking around this store - it's like a mini department store with lots of lovely products including jewellery, clothes and household items.

Look what I bought! A beautiful silk dress in a tropical Hummingbird fabric!

It's by Irish designer Jennifer Rothwell

Here's the link to my Square Neck Silk Dress on the Jennifer Rothwell website.

It's Friday!!

Wow this week has been tiring!  I hope it is due to the fact that it was my first full week back in work after the Christmas Break.  

I am back in Swords for a meeting this morning and then in Blanchardstown for the afternoon.  My drive this morning took me past the National Conference Centre. I took the below photo of it as I was stopped on the new bridge over the Liffey.  I'm unsure of this bridges name - I just call it the new bridge.  In fact I don't think I know the names of any of the other bridges except the walkable Ha'penny Bridge (so named because it used to cost a Half Penny to cross!) and also Millennium Bridge

Currently there are issues with the Ha'penny bridge - damage is being caused by people attaching "Love Locks" to it. Along with damage, it costs Dublin City Council a lot of money to remove the locks.

Have you heard of "Love Locks"? They are currently the scourge of many European Cities.  The concept is that a couple buys a padlock, writes their names on it, locks it to a landmark bridge and then they throw away the key.  Cute concept perhaps - but not when it destroys heritage sites.  Maybe the council should provide a particular site for these love locks to be attached to???

 

Next time I am in the city I may take a stroll down to the Ha'Penny Bridge and take a few photos of the bridge and maybe a few locks if I can spot them.

 

I had a little time before my meeting so I went to Starbucks in the Pavillions Shopping Centre.

I bring my own cream to Starbucks - is that weird???

I can't use their cream because they add a vanilla sugar flavoring and I am not consuming sugar these days (I'm substituting fat for sugar to aid weight loss!)

Swords, County Dublin

I spent the day in Swords today.  It was a grey day here in County Dublin but I still got out for a walk during my lunch.

 

Here is Swords Castle which the Council has done a great job in removing all of the hoarding in front of the castle and making it a focus at the end of the town.

County Hall Swords, Fingal County Council - this is a very attractive building sited across the road from the Castle. 

Here's a picture of the main street.

I was saddened to see so many boarded up shops.

I am very surprised to see this café is closed - it seemed generally busy when I used to work in Swords.

 

This used to be a busy deli/supermarket.

And this store used to house a large hardware shop which seemed to do good business.

 

This seemed to be a shut up men's suit shop.

 

The other end of main street seemed to have less empty units with pubs, banks and a few other businesses.  I guess many of the businesses have moved to the large newish Pavilions Shopping Centre at the other end of the town.

 

I should mention that I am still losing weight on the LCHF diet - if you are interested in joining the Fat Revolution, click here for more info.  This diet is for you if you want to give up counting calories, feeling hungry all the time or constantly feeling like you have low blood sugar. 

 

LCHF in Ireland

Yesterday we started our day with coffee in Starbucks Rathmines.  I bring my own cream as I think they may put sugar in their whipped cream.  Rathmines is a nice new Starbucks. However, it can be quite loud due to the spaciousness of the design.  It also has a lot of hard surfaces - I think the new Starbucks have been designed to be a lot less comfortable than the older ones.  It means that people won't stay as long, hogging chairs and using their free wifi!

Afterwards we did our grocery shopping in Dunnes.  I bought meat, nuts, butter, cheese and fish.  Hopefully it will do us for 2 weeks as I am not too keen on shopping for food.

We bought rashers (bacon) for breakfast and had them with scrambled eggs.

Today the weather is quite wild and windy here in Ireland.  Annoyingly I woke up and remembered that I had put a rack of clothes out in the yard yesterday to dry and had forgotten to take them in last night.  They are soaked!  So that's two loads of clothes I have to rewash today.   :-(

Last night we went to see "American Hustle" which is based on true events.  There are parts of the film that are somewhat unbelievable but we thought it was an enjoyable film.  I do love the style of the 1970's - Amy Adams wore some awesome clothes in the film.  Of course we were unable to enjoy any popcorn, ice cream or candy at the cinema because we are on a LCHF diet.  We brought nuts and seeds with us and bought bottled water when we got there.  I won't lie seeing everyone around us eating goodies was difficult!

For fun check out this video of my sisters cat "Harry", being shocked by a wet feather.  Normally he is a big brazen cat that is shocked by nothing so it's cute to see him acting a little vulnerable!

Click here to read "Twingenious" a blog my twin sister and I write about the LCHF Lifestyle in Ireland.

It's the weekend!

My plan for the day is
1. Coffee in Coffee Society
2. Pay bills in the post office
3.  Breakfast of bacon and eggs
4. Go to the city with Ciaran - he's buying new clothes
5.  Clean my house - take down the Christmas tree
6.  Dinner of pulled pork (have it in the slow cooker currently)


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Update>
Went in to town and browsed a few shops.  Bought a top in Zara and also a jumper and another top in TK Maxx.

Ciaran bought a shirt in Zara and a pair of black brogues in TK Maxx.

Then we got straight back in the car and drove home.

We visited French Connection, Dunne and also H&M.  We did not find the sales to be any good   :-(

  Later on I made LCHF "Chips". 

All you need to do is grate cheese in to piles on a baking sheet.

Pop the cheese under the grill.

Voila!  Cheese chips!

A tasty high fat low carb snack

 Have you ever tasted cheese chips?