Beef
Steak, Kale Salad, Roasted Parsnips
Steak, a few roasted parsnips seasoned with s&p, garlic powder and chili flakes, kale salad. YUMMY! Remember, I am on maintenance… hence the parsnips.
Read MoreLeftovers: Burger, Hot Dogs, Fried Chicken, Kale Salad
Leftovers! Kale salad kit, hamburger, hot dogs, fried chicken. I reheated all the meat together in the air fryer for a few minutes which worked great. The “breading” on the chicken stayed crispy!
Read MoreCheeseburgers and Kale Salad Kit
Two homemade 6 oz. cheeseburgers (air-fried) and 1/3 of a big chopped salad kit (both on sale at Walmart). Also a Diet Pepsi (rare treat!).
Read MoreHot Dogs, Fried Eggs and Potato
Beef hot dogs, three fried eggs, a small potato, butter. I am on maintenance hence the occasional higher carbs (~46 total grams; hot dogs + potato). Note: A cooked, cooled potato has resistant starch which feeds the friendly bacteria in your intestine and increases the production of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate. Butyrate feeds the…
Read MoreSteak and Salad with Ranch Dressing
Steak (on sale at Walmart) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, cucumber, a few raspberries, Ranch Dressing. A simple, but delicious, meal!
Read MoreInstant Pot Beef Stew (Recipe Link)
Instant Pot beef stew with onions, celery and carrots. I’m on maintenance and experimenting occasionally with a few extra carbs, hence the carrots. This is a lovely stew! You can leave out the carrots and use mushrooms or other low carb veggies instead. Original recipe is from Amy and Jacky. They do a lot of…
Read MoreCheeseburgers and Salad
Air-fried cheeseburgers (4 oz each) and Romaine lettuce salad with red onion, red pepper, baby tomatoes, a few raspberries, Balsamic mayo (1/2 T mayo, 1/2 T Balsamic salad dressing). I actually ate four burgers (see photo below). This was a delicious meal!
Read MoreSteak Salad with Balsamic and Fig Goat Cheese
“Inside Round Marinating Steak” (on sale at Walmart) marinated in Balsamic Salad Dressing and pan fried to medium-rare; Romaine lettuce salad with baby tomatoes, red onions, olives, “Woolwich Fig and Balsamic Goat Cheese” (5 gm carbs per 2 T, so a little carby, but you don’t need much to make a salad taste so delicious!).…
Read MoreMarinating Steak Know-how from CanadaBeef.ca
Today I bought a package of two Inside Round Marinating Steaks that were discounted at Walmart. I was a little nervous about cooking these guys, because I knew they would not be tender if I cooked them like a ribeye. Nevertheless, I also knew that thinly-sliced, quick-cooking, tougher cuts of beef like flank steak are…
Read MoreBeef Burgers, Bacon, Fried Eggs, Mashed Parsnips
Two burger patties, four bacon purses, two fried eggs, mashed parsnips. Wow, delicious!
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