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Spicy Sicilian Style Ⓥ Wedding Soup

Posted on February 5, 2024 by jeffreylatty

When I worked for the Sicilians, it was a special time when owner//chef//Sicilian native, Sebastian, made the Italian Wedding Soup. I remember cutting up so much Celery.

This was a spontaneous idea with ingredients on hand. Yepppp – I have a surplus of Ancini di Pepe pasta on hand.

V MEATBALLS
CARROTS
CELERY
SPINACH//ARUGULA
PASTA
WATER
V BROTH SEASONING
CAYENNE
Jalapeño POWDER
SEASALT
WHITE PEPPER
GARLIC
Capers
PARSLEY//BASIL//OREGANO
NUTRITIONAL YEAST

A little spicier than expected, this Vegan soup hit the SPOT and brought back a few good memories:)

Ellie Cat – mid yawn 🤭 🤣

CHEERS.

Ⓥ MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger

Posted on January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 by jeffreylatty

The goals in mind, when created a meal, are both simple and complicated. Often puzzling, the brain is exercised to stay in//around simple guidelines. It’s not always easy.

Vegan//Vegetarian
Between 20-40 g Carbs – depending on my Blood Sugar prior to deciding meal based on inventory in kitchen
High Protein
Lower Fat
Medicine timing with meal prep//cook time

Counting Carbs is the most important thing other than always eating Vegan//Vegetarian. Serving sizes are often a struggle when I’m hungry and preparing a meal. I make extra. And I’m getting better at saving food rather than eating the extra food. A ballpark Carb count has been implicated in satisfying my hunger and my glucose levels. I don’t want to dive into my medical complexity in this posting, but I’ve been taken off of the Insulin sliding scale that I was originally prescribed. The sliding scale is now the Carb count in a sense. Salad and Veggies are given slack – rounding the Carbs down. The mindset is to always consume more Veggies. I’ll dive more into my Diabetic rollercoaster on my next blog – after my next doctors visit;)

EAT YO VEGGIES:)

I was excited to see the new MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger online and notice the nutrition facts, actual size of the patty and its Veganism. It’s a Hearty ingredient to build a wonderful meal with.

These ‘Burgers’ were cooked in the oven with deliciously Ⓥegan additions:) to create a Southwestern style Taco slider – paired with a side salad and panfried Carrots. Four sliders were made. Two sliders were saved for a different meal.

MorningStar Farms Steakhouse Style Burger = TWO THUMBS UP

CHEERS.

LOWERCARB CHIPOTLE BBQ PINEAPPLE VEGAN BUNLESS BURGER

Posted on July 11, 2023 by jeffreylatty

CHEERS.

Shroom Daiya Ⓥurger

Posted on May 20, 2023 by jeffreylatty

Pretzels are truly amazing. Pretzel Buns are what any good sandwich deserves. Unfortunately, Type 1 Diabetes (and Type 2) does not welcome the Carbs involved with pretzel greatness. Pretzilla offers Dinner Rolls or lower Carb ‘Buns’. AND

…It’s game time:)

Spontaneous, Simple and Ⓥegan, this sandwich hit the spot thrice.

CHEERS.

Happy New Year Tomatoes

Posted on December 31, 2022 by jeffreylatty

I’m hopeful for an outstanding and prosperous 2023. We’ve all had some interesting and challenging last couple of years.

All of us deserve an easier year!

Roasted Tomatoes were made and thoroughly enjoyed.

Simple, versatile and delicious.

I sliced the Tomatoes and placed on parchment paper to be seasoned and topped with Ⓥ Parmesan ‘Cheese’ or regular Parmesan Cheese – depending on diet and preference:)

Cheers to a new year!

Best (Just Photos:) of 2022

Posted on December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 by jeffreylatty

Pasta Zero Spaghetti

Posted on November 19, 2022 by jeffreylatty

Probably the most difficult thing about being diagnosed with Type One Diabetes, for me, is having to cut out a lot of my favorite foods from my diet. Monitoring Carb intake isn’t hard – it takes discipline and low carb food.

My goal is Not to take insulin if I don’t have to. The deciding factor is food consumed and the carbs included. Vegetables usually have moderate to extreme Carbs. Luckily, not all.

I tend to make exceptions for higher Carb foods that are high in Fiber and/or Protein. Also, I am not perfect.

I found this Pasta! It is Pasta Zero by Nasoya. It’s Vegan, gluten free, low Carb and Calories. For the first time since being diagnosed Diabetic, I enjoyed guiltless Spaghetti. It was delicious and I give it two thumbs up without the insulin:)

Cheers.

Lower Carb Pizza Cheat

Posted on November 4, 2022 by jeffreylatty

Since being a young child I remember how special and comforting Pizza has been and my addiction to this wonderful food. The older I become, the less Pizza I can consume. Chicago style deep dish pizza is one of my favorite styles of Pizza to eat. That style has always been a occasional enjoyment because of its higher price. Regular deep dish or pan Pizza has been, in my eyes, the most economical for amount of Pizza density.

Since, checking my blood sugar 40-50 times a day with my Freestyle Libre 2 sensor, I’ve noticed how much Pizza and its large amounts of delicious Carbs bring havoc to my glucose levels. It’s unfortunate, but my Pizza addiction evolves, significantly, this year.

Store bought (frozen to be cooked) pizza is no longer good for me unless I want to inject extra insulin, being type ONE Diabetic. My goal is not to inject insulin, however, my body isn’t that simple.

Here’s my latest Pizza cheat. These low carb Tortillas aren’t very low carb, but the Fiber excuses the carbs – for the most part. The Egg White “wraps” along with the Mozzarella Cheese aren’t Vegan, but I do not see Veganism offering the delicious food in a low carb state as much as the Vegetarian food.

The Aldi low carb tortillas were 19 g carbs, 4 g protein and 15 g FIBER… Still jumping my blood sugar levels, just not as much as any other regular Pizza.