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Brisling Sardines (Sprats) are Delicious
Brisling sardines, also know as sprats, are small fishies that taste delicious. Milder than regular sardines and much smaller, they are a little more expensive, but well worth the price. According to millionairefish.com. “…brislings are less than half the size of other sardines. With a mild flavour and no noticeable scales, these silvery little fish…
Read MoreBrisling Sardines (Sprats) and Potato Hash
Brisling sardine hash with green onions, a small potato (I’m on maintenance and can afford a few extra carbs), ginger/garlic/chili paste, salt; Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red peppers and salsa mayo. Delicious! However, this meal was low in protein (only 16 gm in the fishies), so I will likely need to eat something…
Read MoreMarinating Steak Know-how from CanadaBeef.ca
Today I bought a package of two Inside Round Marinating Steaks that were discounted at Walmart. I was a little nervous about cooking these guys, because I knew they would not be tender if I cooked them like a ribeye. Nevertheless, I also knew that thinly-sliced, quick-cooking, tougher cuts of beef like flank steak are…
Read MoreKonjac Noodles, Tuna and Eggs
Konjac noodles, Rio Mare tuna in olive oil, three boiled eggs, minced shallot (I prefer green onions, but I didn’t have any), chili flakes. About 9 gm carbs. One of my favourite meals… and my first meal of 2023!
Read MoreThai 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 MoreSlow-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 MoreSauteed Chicken Hearts and Livers, Slow-cooked Bacon, Parsnips, Chili Sauce
Sautéed chicken livers and hearts, slow-cooked bacon “purses,” mashed parsnips with butter, Heinz chili sauce. This combination was DELICIOUS!
Read MoreMerry Christmas to Me!
After shopping for our upcoming family Christmas get-together, I splurged on my favourite bangers (English-style sausages) from Save-on-Foods and Rio Mare canned salmon from Safeway. Merry Christmas to me!
Read MoreRio Mare Canned Salmon – Delicious!
This Rio Mare canned salmon was the best canned salmon I have ever eaten. Very delicate, mild, boneless, skinlesss… perfect!
Read MorePork Loin Roast Centre Cut – Instant Pot (Recipe Link)
Amy and Jacky put a lot of work into testing Instant Pot recipes. Here is a link to their recipe for pork loin centre cut roast. Note: Pork loin is NOT the same as pork tenderloin. Pork loin is a larger, wider, flat meat from the pig’s back. It can be boneless or bone-in. It…
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