Ah yes in French we say “gratin dauphinois”. I make it mostly with white potatoes.

I have a pneumonia and started antibiotics. Hopefully will be recovered next weekend. It is already ten days…

oh no @Maya440 - hoping the antibiotics will work quickly!

@AnnPT77 the crust sounds delicious, I might have to try it!

I cooked quite a bit the last few days, but nothing related to Thanksgiving. Still enjoyed the break and the food.

Hum from your question I understand I didn’t get the sweet potato pie.
I went back to read your description. So in fact you use sweet potatoes to replace the crust of a pie. Then you can choose whatever fillings. Ah. My family is not very found of sweet potatoes. But I like them simply roasted in the oven.

There is a version of the gratin dauphinois on the Monkey and Me kitchen adventures that I like but usually I would simply replace the milk and cream by plant-based versions. It works well. The secret is to cut the potatoes very narrow (not sure that’s the good word).

I didn’t eat much today, not even 1000 kcal.
I think I’m going to try a 3-day water fast as from tomorrow to help my immune system fight the pneumonia.
I have done water fast in the past, the longest was eight days and I know I will feel better because I don’t feel hungry, my body signals for it.
However it will be the first time I do this type of fast since I’ve stop bingeing earlier this year so I’m a little bit afraid of the days after but I think if I eat adequately and enough when I stop my fast it should be okay … and I know I will do this again in the future so it is a good moment to try.

Talking about falls, I almost fell twice today…first I almost slipped on a wet spot in the hallway at home while cleaning two bathrooms in parallel, then I almost slipped on some unexpected ice on our way to dinner. Nothing happened…I hate the idea of falling, since I’ve busted my rotator cuff twice already.

I’ve tried to fast only once and it didn’t go well, I got very cranky and faint. But it sounds like others have different experiences! Hoping you’re recovering @Maya440 !

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I hate the idea of falling, since I’ve busted my rotator cuff twice already.

I strongly recommend taking up a martial art if you haven’t tried that. I did tai chi for a few years (had to stop for reasons that had nothing to do with the tai chi) and I credit it with DRASTICALLY improving my balance, coordination, and proprioception (awareness of where I am in space). I haven’t tried any others, but I know for a fact that tai chi, kung fu, and judo teach you how to fall properly, i.e. without injury — which could be a lifesaver someday as we get older! I used to constantly sprain my ankles since childhood, and haven’t done that in years now.

I like that one @Marilynsretired !
How are you doing ?

Happy to read you're recovered Eva ! I am almost there as well.

I am sorry your mother is sick. It will certainly be good to see her.
Yoga is great, I try to do it at least 20' per week... always sleep better afterwards.

This morning my son refused to go to school. he'd already sulked for 2 hours last night over a stupid frustration and I think he was just having trouble getting up. What a nightmare. What do you do when your teenage boy says no and doesn't move. I was at lost for ideas. Threaten to deprive him of his computer, blackmail him ? I hate that. I felt so powerless. And I know it is only the beginning.
We will need to have a discussion tonight with my husband, the three of us...
I take any advice you may have !

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But this morning he HAD to go to school… that was really not comfortable.

We have had a good discussion tonight and he said “since mom annoyed me yesterday evening, I wanted to annoy her”.
Well I suspected that lol.

Haha well in that case, you can flip the script by not being annoyed. Walk away if you have to, at almost 14 years old he knows that he needs to go to school, and you can choose to let him deal with the consequences of missing school if he decides to be annoying But you can't annoy someone who doesn't play along, you know?

Just to be clear, I'm not telling you how to raise your kiddo. Just because you asked for advice. My point is that with this kind of power struggle, doing the unexpected can defuse the situation because everyone's prepared for battle and you can turn that dynamic on its head by refusing to engage in the fight. I'm glad you had a good talk and hopefully he learned something useful from the event, too

Hi everyone -

I don't have any insights into dealing with teenagers, but was a difficult teenager myself. I tried to get out of school for about two years straight by saying I have headaches, but it almost never worked. I also didn't do any homework for several years. In retrospect, I wish my parents would have talked to me about what's wrong with going to school rather than just telling me that I have to go - I would possibly not have wasted as much time sabotaging myself if we would have gotten to the bottom of the problem. In my case, I probably wasn't feeling engaged, interested, or challenged and all of that could have been fixed. Anyhow, I turned out alright in the end.

Heading on my trip today and will see how it goes. My flight is in the late evening, so I'll eat dinner at home and skip the food on the plane. I'll pack a snack for breakfast or might eat the breakfast. I'll be staying at my sister's the first night and she knows I'm tracking and is on board (she's tracked in the past). We're also going to get groceries for me to carry to my parents. Since I'm the only vegan in my family, they're used to me being semi-independent food-wise. For exercise, I plan to do some bodyweight stuff, yoga, walking, and will carry my resistance band. It's a short trip...

Yeah welcome back 🥰
Congrats on the weight loss.

I am finally feeling normal and my old self again. Today I went for a run with a friend and the weather is very cold and sunny. This was so good 🤩🤩🤩

For Christmas we will go to my parents in law so I have no idea what we gonna have for dinner. I must say it’s not very important for me. I will eat the vegetables that are available and certainly a bit of crackers and crisps and maybe there will be squash soup or mushrooms toast or similar. I love Christmas but what I mostly love about Christmas is the atmosphere and the warm feeling it gives me to be with the family so I don’t really think about food I just see what is there.
Also, I don’t really like the food that we eat in winter. We try to eat seasonal food and that means leeks, mushrooms, carrots, squash and kale… I’m under the impression that I have already cooked all the variation you can think of with those veggies 😂😂

Yesterday we had friends and I made a Nazi Goreng with peanuts and carrots, pack choy, tofu and eggs (optional). It was a receipt from Anna Jones and this was absolutely delicious. I can send it on the appropriate post if you are interested ?