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Ms. Toad

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26. I'm doing a lot more cooking these days.

Thu Feb 5, 2026, 12:37 AM

Feb 2026

My spouse's inherited diabetes is off the rails - finally bad enough that she now needs insulin. She has no clue what foods have carbs in them - her idea of "being good" is eating a large slice of no-sugar-added pie (on top of mashed potatoes, noodles, etc.). After all, it has no sugar added, so it must be OK. So I'm cooking things that are relatively low carb . . . she's still spiking nearly dangerously high every day then crashing to dangerously low. But it's better than having her fend for herself.

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I had to go to Effingham Il today, [View all] JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 OP

Omg real bread? SheltieLover Feb 2026 #1

I'm almost embarrassed to say that I've eaten 2/3rds of the entire loaf now. JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #3

Good for you! SheltieLover Feb 2026 #5

Have you ever thought or tried to make No Knead Bread? FarPoint Feb 2026 #9

Bread is actually easy to make and makes the price much cheaper -- nothing fierywoman Feb 2026 #11

Absolutely.....soooo cost effective and delicious. FarPoint Feb 2026 #13

This is terrible, your description just made me really hungry again. I sent recipe to my email, Thank you FarPoint JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #14

You are most welcome.... FarPoint Feb 2026 #16

To buy a loaf of bread like this at store or bakery.... FarPoint Feb 2026 #19

Agreed though Effimgham is a relatively small town, so it's only $3.49 YIPPEE JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #20

My sourdough costs under $1 to make around a 15 oz loaf. n/t Ms. Toad Feb 2026 #23

Exactly! FarPoint Feb 2026 #24

I'm doing a lot more cooking these days. Ms. Toad Feb 2026 #26

I understand the diabetic diet complexity... FarPoint Feb 2026 #28

She's been refusing to test - Ms. Toad Feb 2026 #33

Good flour prices at Costco. And if you throw in a bit of cooked oatmeal it makes the dough more chewy. fierywoman Feb 2026 #27

Oh yes! FarPoint Feb 2026 #29

BTW my Costco had 00 flour (which I've never seen in the US) for about 5 seconds -- went back fierywoman Feb 2026 #34

I have some of the No Knead.. r�is�n_dubh Feb 2026 #30

I like this lady, she's very simpatica. fierywoman Feb 2026 #35

I'm going to try it. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2026 #31

Roger that, sometimes it's the simple things. Permanut Feb 2026 #2

All I can find is bacon and hotdogs... waddirum Feb 2026 #4

I bet the Effingcat got it. nt sl8 Feb 2026 #6

It's in Effing Illinois. usonian Feb 2026 #10

Lmao, it honestly trook me three and a half years to stop doing that. So please, have at it. JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #17

good bread is essential to most meals lapfog_1 Feb 2026 #7

My experience with Effingham is much more mundane EYESORE 9001 Feb 2026 #8

Beef stew is comforting in winter. Yum! surfered Feb 2026 #12

i agree. i grew up w/ my grandparents close bakery that was the best. plus the people who had it after dobke's retired. pansypoo53219 Feb 2026 #15

I don't spend money on movies or pretty much anything else, JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #18

bow to thy god of carbohydrates. good bread is a priority. pansypoo53219 Feb 2026 #36

Yum! JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #37

Hey, I know Effingham Il.... reACTIONary Feb 2026 #21

Correct, Correct and Correct, oh wait, the Tuesday night bingo subs as senior singles meet and greet JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #22

Next rime I'm passing through.... reACTIONary Feb 2026 #25

lol Kirby Foods is the name of the store JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #32

When I was in sixth grade, murielm99 Feb 2026 #38

That has to be such a wonderful experiential memory Murielm99 JMCKUSICK Feb 2026 #39

Thank you, JM. murielm99 Feb 2026 #40

I've driven past Effingham on I-57 more times than I can count; never stopped except for gas Martin Eden Feb 2026 #41

I used to deliver once a week to the AutoZone store in Effingham. I Emile Feb 2026 #42