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!
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…
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…
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 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, 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.
The secret to steamed egg custard is equal amounts (liquid measure) of eggs and water. Put 1 cup water in Instant Pot. Combine eggs and an equal amount of water in a heat-proof bowl or measuring cup, blend well. Place bowl in Instant Pot. You can cover the bowl, if you wish, but not necessary.…
Oh my gosh, what could be an easier low-carb meal than a ring of pre-cooked shrimp with seafood sauce?!
A delicious substitute for mashed potatoes is mashed cauliflower. Now Green Giant has a couple of frozen versions: 1) cheddar with bacon and 2) garlic. I can buy these in Safeway and Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver.
Cold roast pork, mashed cauliflower with bacon and cheddar, mild green chilies.