Meal Prep
Pork Loin Roast, Parsnips, Tomatoes
Centre cut pork loin roast (Instant Pot), sautéed baby tomatoes, boiled parsnips, homemade gravy. I am experimenting with parsnips as they don’t bother my gut like the lower carb brassicas do (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc.). You’ll notice that I only have ~100 gm of parsnips on my plate (~18 gm total carbs). The…
Read MorePork Loin Roast Centre Cut – Instant Pot (Recipe Link)
Amy and Jacky put a lot of work into testing Instant Pot recipes. Here is a link to their recipe for pork loin centre cut roast. Note: Pork loin is NOT the same as pork tenderloin. Pork loin is a larger, wider, flat meat from the pig’s back. It can be boneless or bone-in. It…
Read MoreCeleriac and Fennel Soup Recipe
Based on this recipe. INGREDIENTS 1 large celeriac bulb, peeled and roughly cubed (about 4 cups) 1 fennel bulb, roughly sliced or chopped 1 medium onion, roughly sliced or chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 cups chicken stock 2 tablespoons ghee 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper INSTRUCTIONS In the Instant Pot inner liner, heat the ghee on Sauté > High. Sauté the onion and garlic for 3…
Read MoreSausage Meat Stew with Onions, Chilies and Tomatoes (Recipe)
Mild Italian sausage meat stew with onions, green chilies, baby tomatoes, homemade chicken stock and coconut cream. Delicious! Recipe is based on this one from Diet Doctor: https://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/harvest-pumpkin-and-sausage-soup. Here is my version: Ingredients 375g ground pork, beef or lamb (ground turkey would probably work, too) 375g Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Meat (or equivalent) 60g fresh…
Read MoreCold Weather Salads
Even in fall and winter, salads still belong on the menu, and just a few tweaks will make them hearty and comforting in the cooler weather. But before we get started, please read my post on Elements of a Green Salad. Okay, now that you’ve done that, I want you to pick out elements of…
Read MoreEgg Bites, Bacon, Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Homemade egg bites (really nice!), bacon and the last of the delicious roasted red pepper soup. This is the egg bite maker that I used.
Read MoreKielbasa Sausage with Onions, Peppers and Sauerkraut (Recipe)
250g (more is fine) Kielbasa/Kolbasa sausage, sliced; 1/2 onion, sliced; 2 peppers, chunked; ~750ml jar sauerkraut (drained); 1/3 cup sauerkraut juice; 2 bay leaves in the Instant Pot. 10 minutes on high pressure. Add some baby tomatoes after the pressure cooking is finished; sauté the mixture for a few minutes to soften the tomatoes. Add…
Read MoreMake Your Own Green Curry Paste
This is a Brian Lagerstrom recipe. He used it to make curried black cod, but I thought that this green curry paste should be in all our recipe folders. This recipe is very clean; no nasty seed oils, sugar or additives. GREEN CURRY PASTE (220g/~1c total) Fresh ingredients 30g ginger (one 2-3” knob or 1/3…
Read MoreRoasted Red Pepper Soup
Basically this is Indigo Nili’s “Creamy Air Fryer Red Pepper Soup with Basil.” Ingredients For making the roasted red peppers: 3 large red bell peppers, cored and roughly chopped 2 tbsp olive oil salt and pepper, to taste For the soup: 1 tsp olive or avocado oil 1 small onion, roughly chopped 3 cups chicken…
Read MoreElements of a Creamy Soup
Slightly adapted from: Brian Lagerstrom’s Rules for Creating Creamy Soups This recipe makes a lot of soup. Feel free to halve ingredients. 1. SWEAT THE AROMATICS AND GARLIC 300 g or 3 cups aromatics (onion, leek, fennel, and/or celery), roughly chopped – to keep carbs low, definitely use celery for part of the aromatics, but…
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