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*Rubbing hands together*Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy, it's………..

FOODIE FRIDAY!!

Post your latest culinary creation, new culinary equipment, fav recipe, success, flops….even new kitchen paint job….WE want to see and read about it!

This week, my entry is titled 'Redemption'.

Last week's insect fest went over like a lead ballon lol (it tasted good, really!). So this week, while still bordering on the slightly weird, I'm posting my Beetroot panna cotta with lemon mousse dessert. Inspired from a similar dessert and reproduced via Bon Apetit mag, and various paleo sites.

So, with no further delay…..

TA DA!!!!

Ain't she purdy?

Taste? Distinctive but light beet taste. Takes a bit to wrap your head around beets as a dessert instead of savoury. Paired with the lemon mousse made it a wonderful summer treat. The panna cotta on it's own, I think would take getting used to...as a mousse would be more subtle.

I had to make paleo lemon curd for the mousse, coconut whipped cream for the topping and the panna cotta. Yeah, fussy but not difficult. The small red beet specs in the panna cotta aren't detectable at all when eaten. Carby because of the beets, weekend treat.

Inna - Shalom & welcome!! Take you in? Hell, we held a strategy meeting last week deciding how to get you here (probably using Clooney)....thanks for making it easy! ))) I just love you gals that are giving it the ol' college try during chemo....I ate myself stupid....which has become a permanent SE Har! As I've said before to those in treatment, do what you need to do right now, and by the looks of things you're doing pretty good! It's a hard road. I have plenty of time to try to convert you out of that grain LOL, joking of course....kinda. Thanks for the kind words about the dessert! Delicious is questionable, the lemon mousse side is a dream, the beets, well, still wrapping my head around the taste. Yes the ladies here are hilarious, and we make fun our first course....glad you joined us to make it even funner (yeah I know, that's not a word). Looking forward to seeing you post....you seem a perfect fit!

Map - Welcome back chickee....wondered where you'd gone. Awwww, rotten luck with the breathing issues. I suppose the heat and humidity isn't helping! Leg day is my go-to in times of peril (lol), I'm proud you went! Let us know how the kick boxing goes tonight please. Crappy food, well, put it behind you and soldier on. Funny how quickly bad food sticks a finger in your eye when you move into it's zone. It's not worth it in my case. Does a dance on my tummy.....the Mexican hat dance!! Be your chef?? You might want to reserve judgement....Firestone is interested in my pot roast! ))) Tell ya' what, you can have Trudeau, but you have to keep Trump too. The Ryans? Nope. They're staying north of the 49th parallel. Cool cat names! Harry Potter? Glad you're back, missed ya!

Good afternoon cave peeps! Hope your weekends are going peachy!

I'm going for another clean week, carbs at 60 max, workout 3-4 days, at least 9 moves weights per, 3 sets each, cardio 40 mins per.

Who's with me in a clean week?

TwoH - Nice exercise numbers!! I hear you on the red meat thing, For the most part I'm a fish and chicken gal myself...sprouting fins and feathers soon, like some weird morphed out Paleolithic creature lol. I've done the So Delicious products..great in a pinch. Unfortunately they leave my tongue happy but tummy in knots LOL! This time of year basically leaves us singing 'I scream for ice cream!!!' )) You go show the DH the stuff us chicks are made of!! I know you'll do 110%!

Vamp - awwww, hate that you're under the weather. Summer colds are the worst!! tell ya what, I'll do your workouts for you this week if you give me the next 5 days at 60 carbs, lower your fat intake and up the protein. That might make the diff. Worth a shot. Besides you need more protein when you're sick for repair. Your pancakes look awesome...very fluffy, the family must have been happy!

Cowgirl - how pretty are those egg muffins!! I keep a couple of dozen in the freezer, great for everything. Gorgeous bakeware too! All my pans look like something they fix pot holes with lol! Way to jump back on the wagon.

Pixi - So sorry you're suffering too, totally stinks! Your dinner looks fab! I'm just trying to figure out what isn't paleo about it? Looks pretty much paleo to me....not to mention delicious!!

Inna (Godda Davida lol) - Heck ya, yay you! You turned down the bad and went for the good...in a rather luxe way...lobster, look at you allllll fancy on a Sunday...nicely done!!

DearLife - The quiche sounds yummy, looove sundried toms! Not sure if you've frozen them before, but I notice that if I sauté the veg before cooking they freeze better. Without the sauté, mine always defrost 'wet'. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, not sure. Share the recipe? Please? If you're going to Pixi's for din-din, I'll swing by and pick you up...I want in on that action! ))

Tonight I gently poached skin on chicken thighs and gave them a quick finish on the grill using a chilli lime garlic oil....Daikon, green apple & purple onion salad with citrus dressing, steamed asparagus. Very summery meal, ate on the deck. Neighbor started to cut his grass with his very LOUD mower...oy vey...we fled back inside, plates in hand. Life can't be perfect, but we had food, all ended well )

Morning good peeps!

Vamp - Dude! No way! I laughed hard at your comment.....There is nothing better that getting so comfy with folks that we can't poke & tease em' a bit. Funny comments are part and parcel of this thread, so bring it!! Keeps it real.

As for the carb increase, I only recommended because you were talking earlier about the scale not moving downwards and thought you might be frustrated. The lack of hunger is a natural reaction to adjusting to low carb, the fats are keeping you full. I'm the same way, and it's going on 4 years now. I only get really hungry after working out. It's the beauty of this regime, you're rarely hungry and turns the whole thing to a way of life instead of a dreaded diet. Diets don't work.....I put diets on the same playing field as torture. If you're happy, I'm happy!

p.s. if you, DearLife and I do the road trip to Pixi's place, I call shotgun!!! )))

Sassy - Visitor?!?!?!?! No. way. no. how. You're one of us... we wouldn't all be here having fun n' games if not for you! Doesn't matter what place you're at, you'll ALWAYS BE A CAVE CHICK. so cut out that 'visitor' crap...'nuff said.

My mother used to soak our brushes in a bleach/water solution when we were sick. Gotta be honest, the thought of putting my toothbrush in the DW is a wee bit yucky.....like putting undies in the laundry with face cloths and dish towels. It does make good sense though as they are a hotbed of bacteria (running right now to disinfect toothbrush!). I also go over door knobs and light switches with antibac cloths when someone is sick at home....and on a weekly basis. I HATE touching grocery cart handles (especially during flu season). Thankfully the stores have a antibac station now. Who the heck knows what the guy before me had on his hands!

I'm not a germaphobe, honest!! LOL I just try to attack the more obvious places, especially in public. Building immunities is important, but no way do I want an avoidable flu/cold.