TV unit

I have been waiting on this TV unit to come into stock in Ikea, oh since only about October!!!!

And it's still not in stock - and no prediction of when it will be in stock.

SO! 

As much as I love this "Stockholm" unit I cannot wait any longer and I have started looking for alternatives.  

Enid told me about a cool place called Table Lighting Chair who sell old vintage restored furniture so I went out to have a look last week.  

Table Lighting Chair is located down a lane in an old shed and they have some very cool stuff. They didn't have anything quite to my taste/liking though.

However the guy suggested instead that they will make me a piece to my specifications!  How cool!

Watch this space!!!!!  I will post pics when it is complete.

If you are looking for vintage furniture in Dublin check them out on facebook

Homeless in Dublin - Emergency shelter/Civil Defence hostel

On the news tonight there was a report on a temporary hostel for homeless people being ran currently by the Civil Defence (in the Civil Defence HQ, Wolfe Tone Quay).

Due to the bad weather (cold and rain) and due to the amount of people homeless on the streets of Dublin the Civil Defence have been requested to run an emergency/temporary hostel.

It makes me sad to think of the homeless problem we have, but it was heartening to see the support and set-up by the Civil Defence.  They have a big hall with 20 camp beds. Every tenant for the night gets a towel, soap, shampoo (showers on site) and a sheet, pillow, blanket and sleeping bag.  As the Civil Defence man said "it's not the Ritz, but....."    

But it must be so much better than sleeping on the streets.  They also are provided with soup, sandwich and tea or coffee.

The temporary hostel will probably run for another two weeks over the cold spell.   And after that it is back on to the streets :-(

Edit.
See comments below - scheduled to run until the end of March

Pantigate

For the last three weeks a large debate about homophobia, gay marriage and gay adoption has been raging.

It all started when a man named Rory O'Neill (alter ego Panti Bliss) was interviewed on a primetime chat show RTE's "The Saturday Night Show" and spoke about the homophobia he encounters in his life and sees in newspapers etc.

When asked to name these homophobic people by the presenter (Brendan O'Connor) he named Breda O'Brien, John Waters and The Iona Institute.  He then finished with the immortal line "FECK OFF OUTTA MY LIFE IONA INSTITUTE".

Post this interview (and extremely quickly!!!) RTE apologised on tv to the named people and paid a large sum of money (apparently €85k) to them all.

In response to all of the above this is what Panti has to say - I URGE you to take 10 minutes out of your life to watch it.  I truly believe it is a hugely important speech for gay rights and my god did it break my heart.


You can also click here for a link to Panti's video.

LCHF coffee

This is "bullet proof" coffee or as I call it magic coffee. It is basically regular coffee with a spoonfull of coconut oil and a spoonful of butter and it serves to increase your fat intake. Most recipes advise a particular coffee but I think that's just a sales thing.. It also is advised to blend the mix up but I find that vigorous whipping with a fork or mixing with a spoon works just fine - hey let's not make an industry of making a cup of coffee! Anyhoo it tastes just fine - slight bitter taste from the coconut - and it really "satisfies" you and fills you up. Bottoms up!

I made oopsie bread

I have no idea why it is called oopsie bread!  But ultimately it is an LCHF bread substitute.

The three ingredients I used were eggs, cream cheese and salt.  You can get full recipe and and loads of other interesting stuff on the diet doctor's page here.

So the below pictures are a summary of my oopsie bread journey.  

I have put a few comments about each pic down below.

1. Splitting yolks and whites is stressful. Phew.

2. Yolks and cream cheese is mixed up.

3. & 4. You end up with a very liquid mixture

5. The egg whites need to be mixed very very stiff!!!

6. And then folded into the yolks trying to avoid getting rid of the air

7.  I need to work on my sizing of the oopsie on to the baking tray :-)

8.  Lovely and golden!

9. Oopsie bread with butter, topped with cheese and prosciutto ham. 

Nyom!

The LCHF train is chugging along, get on board!

Do you think I ate enough fat today??

Salmon with garlic butter (after being cooked in butter) - AMAZING!

LCHF food in pictures

A selection of what I have been eating over the last few days.

Fat is good!  Fat fills you up!

Ditch the sugar cravings!