Citrus Salad Dressing (Recipe)

By Andrea Wilson | April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

Citrus Salad Dressing ¼ cup lemon juice 2 large garlic cloves (minced) 3-4 T olive oil 1 tsp maple syrup (or low-carb sweetener) 1 tsp Dijon mustard ¼ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper Combine with hand blender. Great on kale salad as shown in the photo. Note: The original kale salad recipe had dried cranberries…

Steak and Kale Salad with Goat Crumbles

By Andrea Wilson | April 9, 2025 | 0 Comments

Air-fried steak and kale salad with goat cheese crumbles, citrus dressing and a sprinkle of stevia.

Sausages, Broccoli and Baby Tomatoes

By Andrea Wilson | August 28, 2024 | 0 Comments
Sausages, Broccoli and Baby Tomatoes

Anyone wondering whether my low-carb journey continues? Well, it does! Today I weighed in at 116.8 pounds and here is today’s meal: three English Banger Sausages from Save-on-Foods (there are two more that I can have for a snack, if necessary), left-over steamed broccoli with a pat of butter, baby tomatoes. Delicious, quick and easy.

Christmas Eve Meal (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | December 24, 2023 | 0 Comments

For my Christmas Eve meal I decided to make bangers and mash! Yum! I also added two fried eggs. It was amazing! My weight is still stable (115.2 pounds this morning).

Adjustments from Low Carb to Low-ish Carb

By Andrea Wilson | November 25, 2023 | 0 Comments

In 2022 I dropped my weight from 142 pounds to 117 pounds on a low-carb diet. I stayed there for many months until I decided to add a few more carbs to my diet, and see what would happen. What happened was my weight actually dropped a little more, hovering between 112 and 115 pounds.…

Italian Sausages, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes, Spinach (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | November 23, 2023 | 0 Comments

Two big Italian sausages, cheesy mashed potatoes (Idahoan brand) and spinach with a dab of butter. Delicious meal!

Instant Pot Turkey and Wild Rice Soup (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | November 17, 2023 | 0 Comments

This Instant Pot turkey and wild rice soup is very good. However, the wild rice takes very centre stage and it’s not a taste I’m overly fond of. I guess I thought that the wild rice would take a back stage to the other ingredients in the recipe. Therefore, in the future, I think I…

Homemade Hamburger Helper (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | November 9, 2023 | 0 Comments

I made my own Hamburger Helper style meal! I sautéed one pound of regular ground beef with a quarter sweet onion, half a large celery stick, two heaping teaspoons of Better Than Bouillon (beef flavour), and half a can of peas and carrots (drained). Then I prepared one box of Great Value Original Mac ‘n’…

Curried Ground Turkey, Carrots and Rice (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | November 8, 2023 | 0 Comments

Ground turkey with diced onion, grated carrot, rice and curry powder.

Fried Rice and Sausages (Not Low Carb)

By Andrea Wilson | October 29, 2023 | 0 Comments

Made fried rice from a package of coleslaw with added red onion, bottled garlic, seasonings and rice that was cooked and cooled for 24 hours (resistant starch). Served with three English banger sausages from Save-on-Foods here in Vancouver.