Hi we are going to the in laws for Christmas so I have decided to take a platter of allsorts. Cold Meats, nuts, grapes, cheeses and various fruit and veg for dipping in a nice dip, then I will enjoy my lunch.I have also decided to coat some strawberries with low carb chocolate so i can partake. Does anyone have any other nice suggestions for lunch.

Have a great Christmas everybody
Keep up the Good work.....

well, if you're concerned about dessert, george stella's new york ricotta cheesecake is delightful, and even carb eaters will like it...

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Thanks that sounds good, but is that a shop bought cheesecake cos I am in New Zealand so I have never heard of it. If not where would I find the recipie?

Thanks Have a great Christmas

Kauritree

it's a recipie. george stella is on the food network here in the us, and his recipes are great. the food network site is slow today, but a found a copy of the recipe here...if you get a chance, do a search and check out his story..inspirational and then some!

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... and the recipe is really fine! ... and I'm from NY city, self-proclaimed capitol of cheesecakes.

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Goddess: Thanks for the link... printed off the cheesecake recipe... has anyone tried the pizza recipe????

I'll vouch for the cheesecake recipe also, it's excellent.

I'm probably going to bring Moderator Marcie's CAuliflower brie fauxtatoes to my niece's house. Here's a link to the recipe in LCE's articles section.

Cauliflower-Brie Puree

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Ooooo, I copied off that cheesecake recipe, too. I've suddenly developed a cooking jones. It was the "pumpkin thingies" that set me off, I think.

Chef Trina's chocolate truffles were a big hit with coffee at a friend's house last night. I took half the batch and left them there, so I wouldn't be eating them all myself! The recipe is on this site, with Trina's other holiday treats.

Of course, Mashed Fauxtatoes are a frequent favorite of mine. Guests at a family Thanksgiving dinner kept referring to the delicious "grits" until I realized they were referring to my cauli casserole. Obviously, they were inexperienced with either grits or fauxtatoes, but the taste was great anyway.

I'm off to borrow a springform pan from my sister....

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Thanks for the links I am going to try and make the cheesecake on Sat I also decided to try the Old Fashioned Egg Mock Potato Salad tonight as I miss Potato Salad. I love the site the Recipies came from and will definately be checking it out a bit more..

Just going to check out Trinas holiday treats now..

Thanks

Other things I will be eating: (on christmas eve)
Sauerkraut soup
piroges
egg nog
turkey
other things people bring....

these are the things that are coming out of our house
c

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Well, I am cooking for my family this Christmas, we are having the following:

- braised pot roast (using pork loin)
- cauliflower brie fauxtatoes
- squash casserole
- cherry cream pecan delight

Found all recipes on this wonderful website - thank goodness for "lowcarbeating.com," all of you have been my saviors!

Have a wonderful Christmas holiday!

Well,
Born and Raised in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, I will share with you what I will eat for Chrsistmas. In Ukraine, as well as any other European country, there is NO actual traditional Christmas food. We do NOT celebrate Christmas in the meaning as US and other countries do... BUT, the Christmas do exsist and we celebrate it as a religious favorite holiday - people are doing to Church and have lots lots candles and praying around the Russia and Ukraine.. Especially, the older generation - respects Christmas all the way. All Churches are gorgeious at Christams time - they are bright and golden and ready for Christmas' ceremonies.
Now, the REAL "Christmas " and holidays for us is December the 31 - this is a true European holiday and everyone is waiting for the gifts on this New Year Night.
The gifts are placed on December the 31st under the Christmas tree or under the kid's pillows ( and yes, the gifts will fit under the pillow, since there are no enormous sizes or amnts like here, in the US) , and the holiday starts there....
The night of the December the 31st is the real celebration, and everyone in the family gets together - the Christmas tree there, smiles, gifts, and lots lots of food.
There is NO traditional meal for Ukrainian/Russian Christmas - everything is cooked from your recipe book-from baked duck with apples to carrot salad with raisins , from potatoes salad - to smoked salmon and so on.... The food starts in the everning and continues throuh the night - until the morning of January the 1st. The whole night celebration supports by all programs and channels TV ( just like here , in the US) and the people are counting till the cklock beats 12... It is very pretty and memorable holiday in my back home. The importance of the holiday is that family stays together and eats, drinks and ( no, don't get married most of the times) and enjoys their memories of the past year and saying " hello" to the new year.
The best memories of my New Year Eves are related to meals , such as : different Jewish salads and fish dishes cooked by my grandmather's friend, different cheeses ( mostly Holland cheese), salami ( Russian salami is the best- made from horse meat - sorry !), and lots of other meat selections. My family had always lots of enteries , such as small sandwiches with smoked fish, ham, baked fish and jello-fish - the delicious plate of nice white fish in jello - taste like a lemon - paper jello. I am sure, Maggie, lots of NY Russians will do this dish this Christmas. This is one of the favorite meals of Russians and Jewish families. Also, as a variation to this, pork and chicken are boiled and the meat is streapped - the boulion from meats is used as the base for "jelly-frozen meat" dish. I am not sure what would you call it here, in the US, but I have seen some similar deli meats like that here. The taste is NOT the same, very acid. We use a lot of garlic and onion to garnish ower meats and enteries.
I am getting hungry by now, hope my egg breakfast would last... at least 5 hours.
Well, juts wanted to share with you my " Christmas" meals.
Happy eating, guys, and enjoy your food, because this is the Greatest Holiday Ever...
You know, Santa is the Best

I made the Stella cheescake and it was loved by all. Thanks for posting that one!!!
Now that all has been devourerd off to clean the kitchen, does that count as exercise?!?!

Hope everyone enjoyed their day.

I made the Stella cheesecake yesterday, and it's chilling. I'm chilling while it's chilling, so I haven't tasted it yet. But that's my last holiday fling. Trina's Chocolate Truffles were fabulous.

Induction for me in the new year!!

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I am going to make Stellas Cheesecake. It sounds delicious. But, any suggestions on a particular brand of "sugar free" vanilla extract?

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