Low-carb Dessert (Cottage Cheese and Stevia)

By Andrea Wilson | December 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

Half a cup of 4% fat cottage cheese (5 gms carbs) drizzled with English Toffee Stevia makes a lovely “dessert.”

Tourtiére Meat, Sausages, Cabbage Noodles, Cottage Cheese

By Andrea Wilson | December 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

Tourtiére meat and cauliflower rice mixture, topped with sliced sausages, chopped bacon, red onion and chili sauce. Served with braised cabbage “noodles.” Dessert: 4% fat cottage cheese and English Toffee Stevia.

Tourtiére Meat, Sausages, Cottage Cheese

By Andrea Wilson | December 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

Late lunch after shopping. Tourtiére meat & cauliflower rice mixture topped with chili sauce, two Italian sausages. And 1/2 cup 4% fat cottage cheese (5 gms carbs) drizzled with English Toffee Stevia for “dessert”! YUM!

Tourtiére Meat, Sausages, Cabbage

By Andrea Wilson | December 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

Mild Italian sausages, tourtiére meat mixture (with cauliflower rice), braised cabbage, chili sauce. The chili sauce is really great on the tourtiére mixture; I think it cuts the richness. 1 T. only adds 4 gm of carbs. Before LOCALOFA, I ate tourtiére pies with this chili sauce. (Such a delicious lunch!)

Scrambled Eggs and Bacon

By Andrea Wilson | December 8, 2021 | 0 Comments

A change of pace for me! Scrambled eggs and slow-cooked bacon. Also had a hot chocolate with 3 T. whipping cream at mid-morning (4 gms carbs). Remember, I am on maintenance!

Hot Chocolate Recipe (with Non-Dairy Options)

By Andrea Wilson | December 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPE 1 T cocoa mixed with 1 T Lakanto Sweetener (monk fruit & erythritol), 1 pkt. stevia and a sprinkle of salt. Add 3 T whipping cream and mix well. Add boiling water to fill cup and stir well. The stevia definitely improves the flavour in my opinion. Dairy-free version of above recipe:…

Tourtiére Meat and Cabbage Noodles

By Andrea Wilson | December 7, 2021 | 0 Comments

Cooked some cabbage to act as noodles and combined them with my tourtiére meat and cauliflower rice mixture. Topped with 1 T. chili sauce (4 gms carbs). Delicious!

Tourtiére Meat with Cauliflower Rice (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | December 5, 2021 | 0 Comments

I made a delicious, fragrant meat mixture that is used for making tourtiéres (Quebec meat pies). It has ground beef, ground pork, water, ground cloves, ground savory, salt & pepper, ground celery seed, onions and garlic. Since I don’t eat pies I decided to add a package of frozen cauliflower rice with mixed veggies to…

What the Heck is Beef Finger Meat? (Recipe Link)

By Andrea Wilson | December 3, 2021 | 0 Comments

“Finger meat consists of finger-like strips of beef that come from between the individual ribs in the rib primal. Finger meat offers nice rib flavor but has a somewhat tough texture. Tenderizing, marinating and choosing the right cook method will help make these rib-strips quite satisfying.” https://sterlingsilvermeats.com/our-cuts/rib/finger-meat/   If you have a pressure cooker, like…

Beef Finger Meat

By Andrea Wilson | December 3, 2021 | 0 Comments

Finally got to eat my garlicky BBQ’d beef finger meat. Oh, yum! And threw on some baby tomatoes that were starting to languish.