Panna Cotta Is A Low Carb Dessert To Die For

Best low carb dessert - Panna Cotta. We've been back on a low carb diet for the last month (husband down 15#s, me just 5#s).

This has got to be one of the easiest recipes:

4 TBSP cool water
2 1/2 tsp Knox gelatin
3 cups total heavy or whipping cream
1/3 - 1/2 cup granulated Splenda (I started with the 1/2 cup but 1/3 is enough
2 tsp vanilla extract
or
1/2 tsp almond extract

Put 4 TBSP cool water in a quart sauce pan. Add 2 1/2 tsp Knox gelatin (measure as this may be 1 envelope plus 1/2 tsp more). Wait a few minutes, then add one cup of heavy or whipping cream. Bring to a simmer on medium high heat, whisking frequently. When gelatin is completely dissolved, remove from heat. Immediately whisk in 1/3 - 1/2 cup granular Splenda (the kind used for baking). Add either 2 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp almond extract. Now add two more cups of heavy or whipping cream. Whisk well. Pour into 6 (1/2 cup) custard cups or other suitable container, cover, and put in frig to set up. Allow at least 4 hours or more. Total carbs for one serving is 7.5gm. We add a sprinkling of frozen raspberries on the vanilla flavored panna cotta and frozen diced sour cherries on the almond flavored panna cotta. Limit the amount of fruit, add a dab of canned whipped cream and you have about 12 grams of carbs. This has totally replaced the ice cream habit we had been developing.

Laughs on the Internet

Since the Presidential primary season, I started reading the Anchorage Daily News. They have a Dog Blog that interesting and I've sometimes contributed to the comments. The following links are to a funny article and then a really funny dog blog. I got a lot of chuckles out of both of them.
Here's the ADN.com dog blog link http://community.adn.com/adn/node/143117
Here's the Puppy Dog blog link http://puppydogdiaries.squarespace.com/
We can all use a good laugh and dogs give us that in spades. Enjoy !!