"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
> yeah-sure wrote:
>> Just talking to an aunt on the phone. Am going to visit in
> June and
>> she told me about restaurants she wanted us to go to. Told
> her I'd
>> skip the italian fare because of the diabetes... maybe
> just an
>> antipasto. She told me she was, also. diabetic but didn't
> worry about
>> it. She just finished a spaghetti dinner. Her doctor told
> her that her
>> fbg was just a little high - 159 - nothing to worry about
> cause 130
>> was normal.
>
> I haven't given up eating in Italian places. Minestrone soup
> doesn't do me any damage, ymmv. I can get an Italian salad
> (lettuce, cucumber, peppers, onion, tomatoes, fetta cheese
> and nice juicy black olives). Garlic prawns, yum. Oysters.
> They do nice meats or seafood with vegetables, can request
> no potato. Dessert is the only thing I can't find a
> substitute for.
>

I would kill for a huge lasagna

John

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:01:43 GMT, "johnniemccoy@"
> wrote:

>
>"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
>> yeah-sure wrote:
>>> Just talking to an aunt on the phone. Am going to visit in
>> June and
>>> she told me about restaurants she wanted us to go to. Told
>> her I'd
>>> skip the italian fare because of the diabetes... maybe
>> just an
>>> antipasto. She told me she was, also. diabetic but didn't
>> worry about
>>> it. She just finished a spaghetti dinner. Her doctor told
>> her that her
>>> fbg was just a little high - 159 - nothing to worry about
>> cause 130
>>> was normal.
>>
>> I haven't given up eating in Italian places. Minestrone soup
>> doesn't do me any damage, ymmv. I can get an Italian salad
>> (lettuce, cucumber, peppers, onion, tomatoes, fetta cheese
>> and nice juicy black olives). Garlic prawns, yum. Oysters.
>> They do nice meats or seafood with vegetables, can request
>> no potato. Dessert is the only thing I can't find a
>> substitute for.
>>
>
>I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
>John
>

I have no problem with lasagna for dinner; "huge" is the
problem.

So I make one small modification - I share the standard
restaurant serve with my wife. If the restaurant has a
problem with providing an extra plate and cutlery to do
that, she orders the lasagna and I order a small green salad
- and then we split both between us.

There have been restaurants where we still left some of the
enormous serves on our plates after sharing.

You've reminded me - that's one recipe I haven't posted on
the blog. Must do that.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1000mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
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latest: Epidaurus

Alan S > wrote in
:
>
> I have no problem with lasagna for dinner; "huge" is the
> problem.
>
> So I make one small modification - I share the standard
> restaurant serve with my wife. If the restaurant has a
> problem with providing an extra plate and cutlery to do
> that, she orders the lasagna and I order a small green salad
> - and then we split both between us.
>
> There have been restaurants where we still left some of the
> enormous serves on our plates after sharing.
>
> You've reminded me - that's one recipe I haven't posted on
> the blog. Must do that.
>
> Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.


I just cut the piece of lasagna in half and ask for a to-go box. Oh,
and I always order a side of meatballs and put one in the to-go box and
eat one there. Then I have lasagna and meatballs for lunch the next
day.

A half-serving of lasagna and a salad or minestrone treats me well, in
more ways than one <g>

Sherry

Sherry wrote:


> I just cut the piece of lasagna in half and ask for a to-go box. Oh,
> and I always order a side of meatballs and put one in the to-go box and
> eat one there. Then I have lasagna and meatballs for lunch the next
> day.
>
> A half-serving of lasagna and a salad or minestrone treats me well, in
> more ways than one <g>
>
> Sherry

Careful with the meatballs. Most of the time they contain bread as a
filler. We always count the carbs in meatballs to be a slice of bread in
2 average sized meatballs. I make them at home with no bread or starchy
fillers.


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

johnniemccoy@ wrote:
> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
> ...
>> yeah-sure wrote:
>>> Just talking to an aunt on the phone. Am going to visit
in June and
>>> she told me about restaurants she wanted us to go to.
Told her I'd
>>> skip the italian fare because of the diabetes... maybe
just an
>>> antipasto. She told me she was, also. diabetic but
didn't worry
>>> about it. She just finished a spaghetti dinner. Her
doctor told her
>>> that her fbg was just a little high - 159 - nothing to
worry about
>>> cause 130 was normal.
>>
>> I haven't given up eating in Italian places. Minestrone
soup
>> doesn't do me any damage, ymmv. I can get an Italian
salad
>> (lettuce, cucumber, peppers, onion, tomatoes, fetta
cheese
>> and nice juicy black olives). Garlic prawns, yum.
Oysters.
>> They do nice meats or seafood with vegetables, can
request
>> no potato. Dessert is the only thing I can't find a
>> substitute for.
>>
>
> I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
> John

Lasagne doesn't really turn me on, except for my duagher in
law's version. If I was going to have a pasta dish becasue I
really wanted one I would go for a carbonara type with bacon
and mushrooms or alternatively - a bowl of steaming hot
spagetti, add butter, chopped garlic and chili flakes. I
used to eat that type of thing for a snack once

"johnniemccoy@" > wrote in message
news:H0JLh.13719$1a6.6780@trnddc08...
>
> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
> ...
> > yeah-sure wrote:
> >> Just talking to an aunt on the phone. Am going to visit in
> > June and
> >> she told me about restaurants she wanted us to go to. Told
> > her I'd
> >> skip the italian fare because of the diabetes... maybe
> > just an
> >> antipasto. She told me she was, also. diabetic but didn't
> > worry about
> >> it. She just finished a spaghetti dinner. Her doctor told
> > her that her
> >> fbg was just a little high - 159 - nothing to worry about
> > cause 130
> >> was normal.
> >
> > I haven't given up eating in Italian places. Minestrone soup
> > doesn't do me any damage, ymmv. I can get an Italian salad
> > (lettuce, cucumber, peppers, onion, tomatoes, fetta cheese
> > and nice juicy black olives). Garlic prawns, yum. Oysters.
> > They do nice meats or seafood with vegetables, can request
> > no potato. Dessert is the only thing I can't find a
> > substitute for.
> >
>
> I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
> John
>
If you read some on this group, you might kill yourself.

johnniemccoy@ wrote:

>
> I would kill for a huge lasagna

How about a small lasagna made with low-carb noodles. Portion control
works well for some people.


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> johnniemccoy@ wrote:
>
>>
>> I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
> How about a small lasagna made with low-carb noodles. Portion control
> works well for some people.
>
Naaaa... I want a big, calorie, carb and fat filled lasagna from GiGi's
Restaurant over on the beach. If I can't have that one I'll just eat a small
onion and go to bed.

John

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:44:53 GMT, "johnniemccoy@"
> wrote:

>
>"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
.. .
>> johnniemccoy@ wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I would kill for a huge lasagna
>>
>> How about a small lasagna made with low-carb noodles. Portion control
>> works well for some people.
>>
>Naaaa... I want a big, calorie, carb and fat filled lasagna from GiGi's
>Restaurant over on the beach. If I can't have that one I'll just eat a small
>onion and go to bed.

Awwwww Poor John! Good for the eyes though : )

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25

johnniemccoy@ > wrote:


: I would kill for a huge lasagna

: John

You can make a great substitute usuing either eggplant sliced
horizontally, lengthwise or zuchinni similarly sliced in place of the
noodles. I often make this for my husband and I. use ur regular recipe,
but make this one change.

Wendy

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:54:25 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker"
> wrote:

>johnniemccoy@ > wrote:
>
>
>: I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
>: John
>
>You can make a great substitute usuing either eggplant sliced
>horizontally, lengthwise or zuchinni similarly sliced in place of the
>noodles. I often make this for my husband and I. use ur regular recipe,
>but make this one change.

Dreamfields lasagne is good pasta, too. Cook it in a foil tray, John,
then you avoid the cleanup!

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.5% BMI 25

"W. Baker" > wrote in message
...
> johnniemccoy@ > wrote:
>
>
> : I would kill for a huge lasagna
>
> : John
>
> You can make a great substitute usuing either eggplant sliced
> horizontally, lengthwise or zuchinni similarly sliced in place of the
> noodles. I often make this for my husband and I. use ur regular recipe,
> but make this one change.
>
> Wendy
>
I made your lasagna with eggplant. Been eating on it for 3 days....lol.
Turned out to be really tasty. Just finished the last of it tonight. Thanks
for the idea

John
www.diabeticjunkfood.com