Keto Ranch Dressing (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | October 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons  dried parsley 1/2 teaspoondried dill 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (or 1 T finely diced/grated onion) 1/4 teaspoon basil 1/4 teaspoon pepper Directions Combine all ingredients and blend, whisk or shake well until smooth and creamy. Source: https://www.ruled.me/keto-approved-ranch-dressing/

Chimichurri Sauce (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | October 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

A simple easy sauce that goes great on eggs, chicken (see photo), pork, steak and low-carb pasta, for a start! Ingredients 1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup olive oil 1 T red wine vinegar 1 T Balsamic vinegar 1 tsp seasoned salt 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp…

Steak and Southern Greens

By Andrea Wilson | October 9, 2022 | 0 Comments

A quick and easy lunch! Steak took six minutes to sear nicely in my cast iron frying pan. Heated up leftover Southern greens in microwave for a couple of minutes. Done!

Southern-style Green Beans and Chinese Broccoli (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | October 8, 2022 | 0 Comments

Tried a recipe for Southern-style greens. They are cooked for a really long time and end up soft, silky and slightly sweet.   I made mine with green beans (one of my least favourite vegetables), gai lan (Chinese broccoli), onion, red wine vinegar, baked ham and lardons (for the smokey flavour), as well as English sausages…

Mediterranean Mackerel, Egg and Konjac Noodles

By Andrea Wilson | October 7, 2022 | 0 Comments

Gold Seal Mediterranean Style, Skinless, Boneless Wild Mackerel, baby tomatoes, boiled egg, red wine vinegar, Konjac noodles, salt and pepper. Quick, easy and very tasty!

Delicious Cooked-to-death Vegetables

By Andrea Wilson | October 6, 2022 | 0 Comments

When I was growing up my mum always over-cooked vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, turning them into sulfurous mush. So I thought the solution was to cook them to barely tender or even crisp-tender. Unfortunately, I don’t really like some vegetables cooked until just tender, like kale, collard greens and green beans. But the…

Divine Sardines in a Can

By Andrea Wilson | October 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

Today I discovered some lovely flavoured sardines in Safeway on Broadway and MacDonald in Vancouver. They are Boneless Sardine Fillets – Smoked Jalapeno in Oil from Clover Leaf. Delicious just straight from the can! They would be great in a salad or made into a sauce to put on Konjac noodles… and perfect as a…

Elements of a Green Salad

By Andrea Wilson | October 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

Build the base of your salad with: Mild Lettuce Romaine/Cos Baby Gem/Little Gem Butter/Boston/Bibb Oakleaf Loose Leaf/Green Leaf/Red Leaf Mâche/Lamb’s Lettuce (expensive, but so delicious if you can get it) Escarole (use the tender heart not the tougher leaf ends) Other Mild Greens (Mix with Mild Lettuce or Use as a Base) Baby Beet Greens…

Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | October 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing Makes about 2 cups. 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2/3 cup crumbled bleu cheese (about 4 oz.) 2 T fresh (or bottled) lemon juice 2 tsp dried basil freshly ground black pepper, to taste In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth; or place…

Almond Flour Cereal for Lunch

By Andrea Wilson | October 4, 2022 | 0 Comments

Almond flour cereal, with Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener. Higher carbs (~29 gm total carbs) than I typically eat as I had two servings! I may have some roast pork later if this isn’t enough protein/fat for me.