Posts by Andrea Wilson

Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste – McCormick Canada

Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste from McCormick Canada has a simple list of ingredients, no seed oils and no sugars or sweeteners. It has 3 g of carbs per tablespoon, so it looks pretty good for occasional use. I think you’ll need at least 2 T of curry paste per pound of protein. This paste…

Read More

Low-carb Mayo Seasonings (Ideas)

These work as both dipping sauces and salad dressings! Take one tablespoon of avocado oil mayo (or mayo of your choice). Add any one of the following to suit your taste. Start with a little and work up. For example, for salsa mayo, I add equal parts mayo and salsa, but for horseradish mayo, I…

Read More

Slow-cooked Bacon Purses

Ingredients 1 package (500 gm) Kirkland Signature Bacon (Canadian Costco product) Instructions Pre-heat oven to 250 F/120 C. Cover one regular-sized cookie sheet with tin foil. Place two racks on the foil-covered cookie sheet; overlap racks, if necessary. Try not to puncture foil. Fold slices of bacon in half, end-to-end, to make “purses.” Put folded…

Read More

Stewed Beef, Parsnips, Potato

Stewed beef, mashed parsnips, half a small potato with butter. It’s cold and snowing again, no thaw in view, no snow tires, so could be trapped inside for days! Decided on a little comfort food! Therefore this meal is a wee bit carby.

Read More