Chicken jerky

I've made chicken jerky out of trimmed chicken thighs. The resultant jerky still has enough fat on it that rancidity is a concern, but that was as expected; it will be stored in the fridge and eaten relatively quickly. The flavor is quite good, and my next batchwill probably be made of chicken breasts.

I also made keto-friendly chocolate mousse, of heavy cream, cocoa, monkfruit sweetener, and vanilla extract. It was fairly successful, but is not something that should be eaten from the freezer. My various extracts provide interesting opportunities for flavoring; I intend to try a lemon variant shortly. In addition to the lemon and orange extracts that have been sitting for three weeks, today I started a lime and a raspberry. In a few days, when my bananas get nice and brown, they're get dehydrated (at least partially) and I'll start a banana extract.

Today was relatively easy; stretching, strength training, and trying to eat enough to keep up with my average caloric expenditure. Without carbs, that's harder than you might imagine. I'm losing weight at a rate of a pound a day (although that's likely to slow down soon), but I still find it difficult to even approach my daily amounts.

Something special came in the mail; a 1089-piece jigsaw puzzle showing a collage of 34 children's books. I worked for about 3 hours and assembled roughly half of it. I'll get it finished in the next day or two, then break it into 17 chunks. I'll send one chunk to my niece and nephew, along with the box. The rest will get sent, one at a time, every day or two. Neither of them have ever tackled such a large puzzle before, but I think they'll manage this one fine a bit at a time. We'll see.