On Mon 28 Mar 2005 12:11:10p, Dog3 wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Mon 28 Mar 2005 12:55:59a, Serene wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>>>
>>>> (Serene), if that's their real name, wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Ohmigoodness. I just tried the mascarpone (haven't had it before)
>>>> >to give me an idea of what to make with it for supper. Um, wow.
>>>> >It's just solid cream. (Ingredients: pasteurized cream, citric
>>>> >acid (acidity corrector)). I'm in love.
>>>>
>>>> Try mixing it with Nutella. You'll love it even more.
>>>
>>> Thanks, but I'll pass. Hate nutella (or any hazelnut-chocolate
>>> combination, though I like hazelnuts just fine on their own).
>>>
>>> (Which is a shame, since Nutella is the official food of bi people
>>> everywhere. I keep my wife around just so they don't take away my bi
>>> card.)
>>>
>>> serene
>>
>> Failing having clotted cream, mascarpone is really good on
>> freshly-baked scones with strawberry jam.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>
> Yum. That sounds good. I have been diagnosed with diabetes and need low
> carb food. My glucose was 297 yesterday. OTOH I've been drinking a ton
> of Gatorade and Ensure which may have increased it. I am really going to
> hate this. I have to do the low carb diet. My nurse will call and help.

Type 2 diabetes, I presume? Did they put you on oral meds? Yes, Gatorade
and Ensure will play havoc with diabetes, but there are plenty of things
hyou can enjoy and still maintain a proper blood glocuse level.

Diabetes can play havoc with the healing process, too. This may have been
complicating some of the things you're trying to recover from.

> Ob Food:
>
> In the meantime it's egg salad (no cheese) and ham sandwiches/with swiss
> on rye. Lots of German mustard
>

Also, watch the bread!

Wayne