Posts by Andrea Wilson

Kielbasa Sausage with Onions, Peppers and Sauerkraut (Recipe)

250g (more is fine) Kielbasa/Kolbasa sausage, sliced; 1/2 onion, sliced; 2 peppers, chunked; ~750ml jar sauerkraut (drained); 1/3 cup sauerkraut juice; 2 bay leaves in the Instant Pot. 10 minutes on high pressure. Add some baby tomatoes after the pressure cooking is finished; sauté the mixture for a few minutes to soften the tomatoes. Add…

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Lamb Burgers and Southern Greens

The photo is a bit blurry and my plate is a bit messy, but the taste was amazing! Pre-seasoned lamb burgers cooked in the air fryer. I added a spoonful of chimichurri sauce for some extra punch. Accompanied by Southern greens made with ham and bacon. I bought the package of four lamb burgers at…

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Make Your Own Green Curry Paste

This is a Brian Lagerstrom recipe. He used it to make curried black cod, but I thought that this green curry paste should be in all our recipe folders. This recipe is very clean; no nasty seed oils, sugar or additives. GREEN CURRY PASTE (220g/~1c total) Fresh ingredients 30g ginger (one 2-3” knob or 1/3…

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Breakfast with Friends

Breakfast with friends at a local restaurant chain called White Spot. The original owner was called Nat Bailey. I had the “Nat’s Hearty Breakfast,” one of my favourite meals here. You can choose bacon, back bacon or sausages to go with your eggs. I chose the sausages… and poached eggs. I didn’t order the toast…

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

Basically this is Indigo Nili’s “Creamy Air Fryer Red Pepper Soup with Basil.” Ingredients For making the roasted red peppers: 3 large red bell peppers, cored and roughly chopped 2 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper, to taste For the soup: 1 tsp olive or avocado oil 1 small onion, roughly chopped 3 cups chicken…

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Elements of a Creamy Soup

Slightly adapted from: Brian Lagerstrom’s Rules for Creating Creamy Soups This recipe makes a lot of soup. Feel free to halve ingredients. 1. SWEAT THE AROMATICS AND GARLIC 300 g or 3 cups aromatics (onion, leek, fennel, and/or celery), roughly chopped – to keep carbs low, definitely use celery for part of the aromatics, but…

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Keto Ranch Dressing (Recipe)

Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons  dried parsley 1/2 teaspoondried dill 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (or 1 T finely diced/grated onion) 1/4 teaspoon basil 1/4 teaspoon pepper Directions Combine all ingredients and blend, whisk or shake well until smooth and creamy. Source: https://www.ruled.me/keto-approved-ranch-dressing/

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Chimichurri Sauce (Recipe)

A simple easy sauce that goes great on eggs, chicken (see photo), pork, steak and low-carb pasta, for a start! Ingredients 1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup olive oil 1 T red wine vinegar 1 T Balsamic vinegar 1 tsp seasoned salt 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp…

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