Chilli quorn wrapped in a spinach omelette and spring greens Succeeding long-term on a low-carb diet means having suitable food options for all aspects of your life. It's one thing being able to create a low-carb dinner from the comfort of your own kitchen, but quite another to make sure you are organised in advance... Continue Reading →
Traditional Vietnamese Pho is a labour of love, the heart of the dish being a rich meaty broth, made by cooking beef or chicken bones for hours on end in a variety of spices. I've created a simplified take on the dish, using the Instant Pot to extract maximum flavour from the meat bones, in... Continue Reading →
Some of my favourite meals and recipes come at the end of the week when I am trying to use up random bits of leftover ingredients in the fridge before the weekend grocery delivery. This week I had half a packet of sliced ham and a large chunk of celeriac to use up, and so... Continue Reading →
Celeriac is a very versatile and useful vegetable for the low-carb cook. With it's pale colour and delicate celery taste, it can be chopped or mashed to use as a delicious replacement for potato in a variety of dishes. With a moderate 9g of carbs per 100g, it is the perfect vegetable to incorporate into... Continue Reading →
I've recently discovered that white cabbage, sliced and sauteed until soft in butter can make an excellent substitute for linguine-style pasta! It's a great vegetable to have on hand as another option alongside the ubiquitous courgetti and cauliflower rice which have become the mainstay of many a low-carb meal. The delicate cabbagey flavour pairs... Continue Reading →
Today I've been trying out this recipe for keto garlic bread rolls from the Diet Doctor website. I loved the simplicity of the recipe, using almond flour, psyllium husk and egg whites as the basis for the dough. Take care when buying your psyllium husk powder as some brands can give a very dark, almost purple... Continue Reading →
The nights are getting colder and I'm feeling the need for some comforting, rich oven baked dinners, preferably ones which are relatively straightforward to put together and could last a few days in the fridge for another meal. This simple dish has all the hearty warmth of a homemade cottage pie, with none of the... Continue Reading →
The inspiration for this dish is a lovely East London Lebanese restaurant which used to be a regular choice of mine for a Friday night takeaway. They serve all kinds of charcoal-grilled marinated meats with rice, bread, and a delicious fresh salad made of tomatoes, red onion, and heaps of fresh parsley leaves. Unfortunately not... Continue Reading →
Before discovering the ketogenic way of eating, I used to be a big fan of carb-heavy pasta dishes such as lasagna and spaghetti bolognese. Initially I wondered if I would find these types of meals too difficult to give up, which would make me struggle with sticking to a keto diet long term. But after... Continue Reading →
When some people ask me about the keto diet they say "But isn't it unhealthy? All that meat and cheese?". Now of course while you can easily follow a low-carb ketogenic diet by just eating mainly meat and cheese, and successfully lose weight, I prefer to use my daily carb allowance to pack in... Continue Reading →
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