Lamb shanks are an excellent cut for low carb high fat eating, they should be cooked long and slow so all the gelatinous fibres melt and the meat is falling off the bone. Here I roast finely sliced onions with the lamb until they are dark and caramelised, and serve with a deep pink creamy…
Month: August 2016
Roast pumpkin with tamarillos, walnut pesto and feta
Tamarillos are in season now in New Zealand, their astringent sour sweet flavour is perfect with caramelised roast pumpkin. The addition of walnuts and feta gives creaminess and crunch for a perfect vegetable dish. This dish is great on its own or we like it accompanied by lamb.Ingredients 1/2 a pumpkin, I like the dark…
Stir fried cauliflower rice
I used the last of my cauliflower from the garden for this vegetarian stir fry. This is perfect for low carb high fat eating without meat, people often think that to be low carb you have to eat a lot of meat, it’s simply not true, I eat mostly vegetables with some meat and some…
Roast garlic cauliflower hummus with crispy venison mince
This hummus made with no chickpeas is delicious, before I went low carb I had no idea that the humble cauliflower was so versatile. We are fast coming to the end of the cauliflower season in New Zealand but I will not panic as asparagus follows in September. But in the meantime to make the…
Roast pork hock with smashed butter swede, broccolini and coleslaw
Pork hock is a good choice as an alternative to roasting a large joint, perfect for one or two people. I did two hocks of course as I am feeding three hungry people plus I love leftovers. Today I am making bone broth as well and the bones from hock…
Chicken liver pate
Chicken liver pate is excellent for a low carb high fat diet. Liver is extremely nutrient dense, an all round good source of many vitamins and minerals, The only carbs in liver pate come from the onions, so it’s a snack you can eat a lot of. Of course you need to find a way…
Curried chicken coconut soup
This curried chicken coconut soup is so quick and easy to make once you have your chicken broth made and you have some curry paste to hand. It’s worth making a large batch of chicken bone broth and then freezing it for later uses. This soup recipe just needs one litre of broth. You can…
Curry paste
I like to make my own curry pastes rather than buy them so I know what’s in them and make sure it is as fresh as possible, with good oils and whole spices. Having a curry paste on hand means that making curries and flavouring soups is so quick and easy. This one is a…
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