Posts by Andrea Wilson
Low Carb Snacks
If you typically eat one or two high-protein, low-carb meals a day, you probably don’t need to snack very often. Nevertheless, in my limited experience, snacking is almost inevitable. So, when you do choose to snack, what you choose to snack on becomes very important. Animal protein is your best choice: cold steak hard-boiled eggs…
Read MoreSteak, Rutabaga, Broccoli
Steak (on sale at Walmart), steamed broccoli, mashed rutabaga/Swede, butter, salt and pepper. How can anyone think low-carb is boring or not sustainable? Look at this meal… delicious, nutritious and dead easy to make!
Read MoreEgg Bites, Bacon, Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Homemade egg bites (really nice!), bacon and the last of the delicious roasted red pepper soup. This is the egg bite maker that I used.
Read MoreKielbasa 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…
Read MoreLamb Burgers and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Lamb burgers with chimichurri sauce again, but this time served with roasted red pepper soup. So good!
Read MoreLamb 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…
Read MoreMake 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…
Read MoreBreakfast 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…
Read MoreSteak Makes Me So Happy!
What can I say?! I love steak! End of story.
Read MoreRoasted 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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