Meal Prep
Elements 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…
Read MoreKeto Ranch Dressing (Recipe)
Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream 2 tablespoons dried parsley 1/2 teaspoondried dill 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (or 1 T finely diced/grated onion) 1/4 teaspoon basil 1/4 teaspoon pepper Directions Combine all ingredients and blend, whisk or shake well until smooth and creamy. Source: https://www.ruled.me/keto-approved-ranch-dressing/
Read MoreChimichurri Sauce (Recipe)
A simple easy sauce that goes great on eggs, chicken (see photo), pork, steak and low-carb pasta, for a start! Ingredients 1 cup packed fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1/2 cup olive oil 1 T red wine vinegar 1 T Balsamic vinegar 1 tsp seasoned salt 1/2 tsp onion powder 1/2 tsp…
Read MoreSouthern-style Green Beans and Chinese Broccoli (Recipe)
Tried a recipe for Southern-style greens. They are cooked for a really long time and end up soft, silky and slightly sweet. I made mine with green beans (one of my least favourite vegetables), gai lan (Chinese broccoli), onion, red wine vinegar, baked ham and lardons (for the smokey flavour), as well as English sausages…
Read MoreDelicious Cooked-to-death Vegetables
When I was growing up my mum always over-cooked vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts, turning them into sulfurous mush. So I thought the solution was to cook them to barely tender or even crisp-tender. Unfortunately, I don’t really like some vegetables cooked until just tender, like kale, collard greens and green beans. But the…
Read MoreElements of a Green Salad
Build the base of your salad with: Mild Lettuce Romaine/Cos Baby Gem/Little Gem Butter/Boston/Bibb Oakleaf Loose Leaf/Green Leaf/Red Leaf Mâche/Lamb’s Lettuce (expensive, but so delicious if you can get it) Escarole (use the tender heart not the tougher leaf ends) Other Mild Greens (Mix with Mild Lettuce or Use as a Base) Baby Beet Greens…
Read MoreBleu Cheese Salad Dressing (Recipe)
Bleu Cheese Salad Dressing Makes about 2 cups. 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup mayonnaise 2/3 cup crumbled bleu cheese (about 4 oz.) 2 T fresh (or bottled) lemon juice 2 tsp dried basil freshly ground black pepper, to taste In a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and blend until smooth; or place…
Read MoreSausage and Roasted Veggies Sheet Pan Recipe
The original recipe came from ThatSkinnyChickCanBake.com. Ingredients 1/2 large onion or 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges 2 bell peppers, yellow, orange, red or a combination (seeds and ribs removed), cut into 1/2-inch strips 1 poblano pepper (seeds and ribs removed), cut into 1/4-inch strips OR 1 tsp Aleppo chili flakes 3 medium cloves…
Read MoreGround Meat Sauce Base (Recipe)
So this is my ground meat base recipe. It’s the beginning of a lot of good things, something to play around with until you find your favourite uses for it. I made this because I like the price of ground beef, but I don’t like plain ground beef very much. So, to get the financial…
Read MoreEasy-peasy, No-mess Bacon Recipe
I love having bacon on hand, but I hate how messy frying bacon is, and I often can’t be bothered doing a few slices at a time in the air fryer, so I do this: I set a couple of racks on a sheet pan and place bacon on the racks, trying not to…
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