Posts by Andrea Wilson
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…
Read MoreKeto 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/
Read MoreChimichurri 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…
Read MoreSteak and Southern Greens
A quick and easy lunch! Steak took six minutes to sear nicely in my cast iron frying pan. Heated up leftover Southern greens in microwave for a couple of minutes. Done!
Read MoreSouthern-style Green Beans and Chinese Broccoli (Recipe)
Tried a recipe for Southern-style greens. They are cooked for a really long time and end up soft, silky and slightly sweet. I made mine with green beans (one of my least favourite vegetables), gai lan (Chinese broccoli), onion, red wine vinegar, baked ham and lardons (for the smokey flavour), as well as English sausages…
Read MoreMediterranean Mackerel, Egg and Konjac Noodles
Gold Seal Mediterranean Style, Skinless, Boneless Wild Mackerel, baby tomatoes, boiled egg, red wine vinegar, Konjac noodles, salt and pepper. Quick, easy and very tasty!
Read MoreDelicious Cooked-to-death Vegetables
When I was growing up my mum always over-cooked vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, turning them into sulfurous mush. So I thought the solution was to cook them to barely tender or even crisp-tender. Unfortunately, I don’t really like some vegetables cooked until just tender, like kale, collard greens and green beans. But the…
Read MoreDivine Sardines in a Can
Today I discovered some lovely flavoured sardines in Safeway on Broadway and MacDonald in Vancouver. They are Boneless Sardine Fillets – Smoked Jalapeno in Oil from Clover Leaf. Delicious just straight from the can! They would be great in a salad or made into a sauce to put on Konjac noodles… and perfect as a…
Read MoreElements of a Green Salad
Build the base of your salad with: Mild Lettuce Romaine/Cos Baby Gem/Little Gem Butter/Boston/Bibb Oakleaf Loose Leaf/Green Leaf/Red Leaf Mâche/Lamb’s Lettuce (expensive, but so delicious if you can get it) Escarole (use the tender heart not the tougher leaf ends) Other Mild Greens (Mix with Mild Lettuce or Use as a Base) Baby Beet Greens…
Read MoreBleu Cheese Salad Dressing (Recipe)
Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing Makes about 2 cups. 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2/3 cup crumbled bleu cheese (about 4 oz.) 2 T fresh (or bottled) lemon juice 2 tsp dried basil freshly ground black pepper, to taste In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth; or place…
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