Meal Prep
Meat Sauce and Brussels Sprouts
I often make a sauce with ground meat and veggies. This one is lamb, Italian-seasoned sausage meat, cauliflower rice, diced canned tomatoes, spinach, onion and seasonings. I also steamed some Brussels sprouts, which I absolutely love, and slathered them with butter.
Read MoreAlways Buy Meat on Sale!
Honestly, there’s almost no reason to buy meat at full price. Safeway always has meat on sale here in the Vancouver area. Freeze meat that is at its due date immediately and use it at your leisure. I will divide the ground beef into smaller packages and freeze them. I will probably cook the pork…
Read MoreEnglish Banger Sausages with Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
Thus is a delicious low-carb meal. I made a double batch of low-carb German Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage which I paired with my favourite English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods in the Vancouver area. Note: I made this recipe low carb by substituting allulose for the sugar. I used 2/3 of a cup of allulose…
Read MoreCitrus Salad Dressing (Recipe)
Citrus Salad Dressing ¼ cup lemon juice 2 large garlic cloves (minced) 3-4 T olive oil 1 tsp maple syrup (or low-carb sweetener) 1 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Combine with hand blender. Great on kale salad as shown in the photo. Note: The original kale salad recipe had dried cranberries…
Read MoreMeaty Pasta with a Side of Broccoli (Not Low Carb)
Meaty pasta with a side of broccoli. Not a low-carb meal, but weight is still stable (weighed in at 113.2 pounds this morning).
Read MoreHomemade Meat Sauce and Pasta (Not Low Carb)
Ground meat (beef/pork/mild sausage) and pasta. Not a low carb meal, but weight is still fine, actually down a bit again (112.6 pounds this morning).
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 MoreSriracha Mayo (Recipe)
Sriracha Mayo 1/4 cup mayo 1T sriracha sauce Combine well.
Read MoreTurkey Muffins with Cheesy Cauliflower and Broccoli
Homemade ground turkey and feta cheese “muffins” with pork rind crumbs, egg, shallots, parsley, garlic and other seasonings; cheesy chicken cauliflower rice with broccoli (frozen entrée from Walmart). Delicious and filling!
Read MoreTurkey Muffins, Spinach, Potato (Recipe Link)
Homemade turkey meatballs with cream cheese, pork rind crumbs, egg and seasonings; spinach; small potato; butter. If I were still in weight-loss mode, I would skip the potatoes and I would not use cheese in the meatballs.
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