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September 16, 2018

Four Point Butter Chicken Dinner

Getting into the third week of Weight Watchers. The blessing / curse is being allowed liberal amounts of chicken breasts. In the Matrix, they have had it figured out: chicken breast takes good, but it’s generic. About a week into WW and the Smart Points system, I thought: “crap: no Indian food” — no naan, …

September 9, 2018

One Point Pumpkin Pie

It’s Fall (well, almost). What says “Fall” better than pumpkin and pumpkin pie. This year has involved a lot of experimentation in my diet in the service of weight loss: but weight loss without misery. I was on keto a couple times, but that left me with diminishing returns. I saw an endocrinologist who discovered …

I Am vs. I Have

September 12, 2017

I am is a defining statement. If one asked an elemental– an iron bar– what it is, the answer would be “I am iron.” It has mass. Cut it in half and it’s still iron, but its mass is different. “I am” is a defining characteristic that is unchanging.

July 20, 2017

Low Carb Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Pasta is total comfort food. I love a big bowl of spaghetti and meat sauce. For people who are unable to have flour in their diet, pasta is torture. Gluten free pasta is torture-lite. I started using Miracle Noodles a couple months ago and found that they were awesome. Here’s my recipe.

July 16, 2017

Chinese Sausage Hash

Going onto keto means that I miss out on Chinese food. It’s combination of sauce, breading and noodles makes the whole cuisine clash with a ketogenic diet. I concocted a Chinese sausage hash to have for breakfast. It has all of the hits: Chinese sausage, garlic and ginger. It also works with keto: meat, fibrous …