Instant Pot
Bratwurst and Sauerkraut
A delicious Instant Pot meal. Simple, quick and easy! Sauerkraut, onions, garlic, bay leaf, salt and pepper, a cup of water and chunks of sausage. Pressure cook for 15 minutes (add 10 minutes natural release). I used this recipe. Here’s another similar dish. Note: I used only 1/2 tsp of salt.
Read MoreInstant Pot Beef Stew with Carrots and Potatoes (Not Low Carb)
Instant Pot beef stew with onions, potatoes and carrots. Not a low carb meal, but, after adding a few carbs over the last few weeks, my weight has dropped from 117 down to 113 pounds, so no worries there!
Read MorePasta and Sausages (Not Low Carb)
Decided to buy a pound of penne pasta in order to use some baby tomatoes that were languishing on the counter and some discounted spinach from Walmart. I air-fried some English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods and made a pasta dish that is definitely NOT low-carb or probably even maintenance. So we will see what the…
Read MoreGround Meat Muffins, Cabbage and Dessert
Four ground meat “muffins,” cabbage cooked in the Instant Pot with diced tomatoes and seasonings. For a very rare dessert I had a sugar-free milk chocolate bar (16 gm of total carbs). Delicious!
Read MoreEnglish Banger Sausages with Cabbage
More Instant Pot cabbage. This time with a can of diced tomatoes with garlic and olive oil, as well as chicken stock, garlic, ghee, thyme, salt. Served with my favourite English Banger Sausages (from my local Save-on-Foods). Wow, I really enjoyed this!
Read MoreSteak and Cabbage (Recipe Link)
This meal is great for weight loss or maintenance. Steak (on sale at Walmart) seared in ghee. Cabbage pressure cooked for 6 minutes in the Instant Pot with ghee, chicken stock, garlic, thyme, salt. Such an easy, simple and lovely meal! I don’t often eat cabbage and other cruciferous vegetables because they tend not to…
Read MoreChicken Congee with Deli Meat
Chicken rice congee with diced deli meat, shredded lettuce, green onions, soy sauce and sesame oil. Very tasty! Remember, I am on maintenance, hence the rice.
Read MoreChicken Congee: Experimenting with Rice on a Low-carb Diet (Recipe)
Chicken congee! Lots of chicken and broth… and rice, too, of course. Topped with a little sesame oil, chili oil and soy sauce. I am starting to experiment with a small amount of rice in my low-carb maintenance life. [Not a very interesting photo, but a really tasty meal!] This is the recipe I based…
Read MoreCan I Eat Rice on a Low-carb Diet? (Chicken Congee Recipe)
You can eat anything you want on a low-carb diet, as long as you keep the DAILY TOTAL carbs at 20 grams or less. But most people completely stop eating sweets, grains (including rice), potatoes, pasta, etc. because you can’t eat much of those foods before you reach 20gm of total carbs. However, 1/2 a…
Read MoreSpicy Eggplant, Blade Steak and Egg
Spicy Chinese eggplant, cubed beef blade steak, hard-boiled egg, baby tomatoes. Wow, delicious!
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