Blogger has lost its mind today...

I had prepared a scintillating blog today on my adventures in knitting frou-frou but Blogger is off its rocker and I can't post any pictures so it will have to wait. I thought about writing a real actual blog entry but it is cold and raining and I have a cold and am very crabby and hard to get along with today.

However, I have received a few emails asking how I am doing with the low carb diet and I have to report I am doing very well. I am going to need to start acquiring new clothes soon. My formerly tight blue jeans are hanging off my hips and last Tuesday I wore a gorgeous pale rose cashmere sweater that has always been too snug. It's now a tad large. I never measure anything in pounds --- only in how clothes fit.

So I'm going to tell you about my latest discovery in low carb living. Lately I have been craving --- I mean CRAVING --- cinnamon rolls. Maybe it is the time of the year, I don't know. I bought some of Bigelow's Christmas Teas, Eggnog'n and Gingerbread, and they are both delicious. I kept thinking they would be perfect with cinnamon rolls which are off my list. But, ever adventurous, I invented something that isn't a bad substitute.

Mission makes a soft, white flour taco called Carb Balance that have only 7 carbs each in them. So I took a taco and spread it with butter and sprinkled on Splenda and lots of cinnamon. I sliced an apple into very, very thin slices and laid it on the cinnamon and then carefully rolled up the taco. I sliced it in 1" pieces and nestled them standing upright in a small dish and popped them in the oven for 15 minutes --- just long enough to heat through and soften the apples. While that was cooking I mixed together a couple tablespoons of cream cheese, more Splenda and a few drops of vanilla. When the "rolls" were toasty and warm I took them out of the oven and spread the cream cheese on them. Oh my gosh! Yummy.

Well, I don't feel like fighting with Blogger any more so I am going to hope that this will publish and hope that you can see my frou-frou photos in a couple days.

Thanks for reading.