Beef

Cold Steak with Lots of Salt

By Andrea Wilson | January 8, 2023

Cold steak with lots of salt prior to donating blood (maybe… if I pass the height/weight test!). Going to try to donate blood today for the first time since I was in university in the 70s. It didn’t go well back then, but I feel confident I will be okay now.   However, they have…

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Chicken, Burger, Sausage, Carrots, Potato

By Andrea Wilson | January 5, 2023

One crispy chicken thigh, one English banger sausage, one 4 oz. beef patty; 100 gm. carrots (weighed raw), 1/2 small potato, 1 tsp butter. This meal was delicious! Also a bit high in carbs (26.5 gm) because of the carrots, but I’m on maintenance and can handle a few extra carbs now and then. Nevertheless, I…

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Stewed Beef, Parsnips, Potato

By Andrea Wilson | December 18, 2022

Stewed beef, mashed parsnips, half a small potato with butter. It’s cold and snowing again, no thaw in view, no snow tires, so could be trapped inside for days! Decided on a little comfort food! Therefore this meal is a wee bit carby.

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Beef Meat Bars and Parsnips

By Andrea Wilson | November 28, 2022

A quick and easy lunch after walking the dogs and shopping: beef meat bars (air fryer) and roasted parsnips (parboiled then air fried)! [I ate everything on my plate, by the way!]   Yes, I am experimenting with parsnips! Potatoes went fine (1/2 a medium potato), but, truthfully, I’d rather have parsnips! I had almost forgotten…

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