Cheeseburgers and Kale Salad Kit

By Andrea Wilson | February 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

Two homemade 6 oz. cheeseburgers (air-fried) and 1/3 of a big chopped salad kit (both on sale at Walmart). Also a Diet Pepsi (rare treat!).

Quick, Easy, Fool-proof Hollandaise Sauce (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | February 2, 2023 | 0 Comments

This recipe is from Serious Eats. Hollandaise sauce is 100% low-carb using butter, egg yolks and a little lemon juice. Tip: people commenting on this recipe recommend using TWO egg yolks, so I have used two eggs yolks in the recipe below. Quick Immersion Blender Hollandaise Recipe (seriouseats.com) Ingredients 2 egg yolks (about 70g) 1…

Hot Dogs, Fried Eggs and Potato

By Andrea Wilson | February 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

Beef hot dogs, three fried eggs, a small potato, butter. I am on maintenance hence the occasional higher carbs (~46 total grams; hot dogs + potato). Note: A cooked, cooled potato has resistant starch which feeds the friendly bacteria in your intestine and increases the production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate. Butyrate feeds the…

Steak and Salad with Ranch Dressing

By Andrea Wilson | January 30, 2023 | 0 Comments

Steak (on sale at Walmart) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumber, a few raspberries, Ranch Dressing. A simple, but delicious, meal!

Crispy Low-carb Breading for Meat, Fish, Tofu and Veggies (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | January 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

This is Indigo Nili’s recipe for dairy-free, carnivore breading. It is amazing! Low-carb Breading that STAYS CRISPY! Mix together thoroughly: 3/4 cup (~50g) pork rind crumbs 1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin (10g) – any brand 1/2 cup egg white powder (40g) – any brand seasoning of your choice (if your pork rinds are salted, go easy…

Pan-fried Breaded Smelt and Salad (Recipe Link)

By Andrea Wilson | January 28, 2023 | 0 Comments

Pan-fried, breaded, wild-caught lake smelt. Wow, like eating fish and chips in one dish… so yummy, so crispy! Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumbers, Ranch dressing. These are whole smelt; no need to clean them, you just eat the entire little fishies; you can’t even tell they have bones or…

Instant Pot Beef Stew (Recipe Link)

By Andrea Wilson | January 27, 2023 | 0 Comments

Instant Pot beef stew with onions, celery and carrots. I’m on maintenance and experimenting occasionally with a few extra carbs, hence the carrots. This is a lovely stew! You can leave out the carrots and use mushrooms or other low carb veggies instead. Original recipe is from Amy and Jacky. They do a lot of…

Cheeseburgers and Salad

By Andrea Wilson | January 26, 2023 | 0 Comments

Air-fried cheeseburgers (4 oz each) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, a few raspberries, Balsamic mayo (1/2 T mayo, 1/2 T Balsamic salad dressing). I actually ate four burgers (see photo below). This was a delicious meal!

Large Prawns and Seafood Sauce

By Andrea Wilson | January 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

I am also making beef stew, so I will probably have some of that, too, since the prawns (even as giant as they are!) won’t be enough for just one meal.

Bacon and Eggs with Sides

By Andrea Wilson | January 22, 2023 | 0 Comments

Today is my two-year-low-carb anniversary! Three fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms and onions, red pepper. Bacon and eggs are the quintessential low-carb meal!