Steak, Rutabaga, Broccoli

By Andrea Wilson | October 18, 2022 | 0 Comments

Steak (on sale at Walmart), steamed broccoli, mashed rutabaga/Swede, butter, salt and pepper. How can anyone think low-carb is boring or not sustainable? Look at this meal… delicious, nutritious and dead easy to make!

Egg Bites, Bacon, Roasted Red Pepper Soup

By Andrea Wilson | October 17, 2022 | 0 Comments

Homemade egg bites (really nice!), bacon and the last of the delicious roasted red pepper soup. This is the egg bite maker that I used.

Kielbasa Sausage with Onions, Peppers and Sauerkraut (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | October 16, 2022 | 0 Comments

250g (more is fine) Kielbasa/Kolbasa sausage, sliced; 1/2 onion, sliced; 2 peppers, chunked; ~750ml jar sauerkraut (drained); 1/3 cup sauerkraut juice; 2 bay leaves in the Instant Pot. 10 minutes on high pressure. Add some baby tomatoes after the pressure cooking is finished; sauté the mixture for a few minutes to soften the tomatoes. Add…

Lamb Burgers and Roasted Red Pepper Soup

By Andrea Wilson | October 15, 2022 | 0 Comments

Lamb burgers with chimichurri sauce again, but this time served with roasted red pepper soup. So good!

Lamb Burgers and Southern Greens

By Andrea Wilson | October 14, 2022 | 0 Comments

The photo is a bit blurry and my plate is a bit messy, but the taste was amazing! Pre-seasoned lamb burgers cooked in the air fryer. I added a spoonful of chimichurri sauce for some extra punch. Accompanied by Southern greens made with ham and bacon. I bought the package of four lamb burgers at…

Make Your Own Green Curry Paste

By Andrea Wilson | October 13, 2022 | 0 Comments

This is a Brian Lagerstrom recipe. He used it to make curried black cod, but I thought that this green curry paste should be in all our recipe folders. This recipe is very clean; no nasty seed oils, sugar or additives. GREEN CURRY PASTE (220g/~1c total) Fresh ingredients 30g ginger (one 2-3″ knob or 1/3…

Breakfast with Friends

By Andrea Wilson | October 13, 2022 | 0 Comments

Breakfast with friends at a local restaurant chain called White Spot. The original owner was called Nat Bailey. I had the “Nat’s Hearty Breakfast,” one of my favourite meals here. You can choose bacon, back bacon or sausages to go with your eggs. I chose the sausages… and poached eggs. I didn’t order the toast…

Steak Makes Me So Happy!

By Andrea Wilson | October 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

What can I say?! I love steak! End of story.

Roasted Red Pepper Soup

By Andrea Wilson | October 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Basically this is Indigo Nili’s “Creamy Air Fryer Red Pepper Soup with Basil.” Ingredients For making the roasted red peppers: 3 large red bell peppers, cored and roughly chopped 2 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper, to taste For the soup: 1 tsp olive or avocado oil 1 small onion, roughly chopped 3 cups chicken…

Elements of a Creamy Soup

By Andrea Wilson | October 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

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…