So the sun was out again this weekend so it was bbq time again. On the menu over 2 days: Saturday Chinese belly pork Chicken, plain with salt and pepper Sausages for my grandchildren Sunday Rump steak Lamb chops Hallumi skewers Served with: BLT slaw Cucumber Hummus Tzatziki Feta, yoghurt and mint dip Pictured pork…

Low Carb Parmesan Cheese Crackers 200g/2 cups almond flour/ground almonds 70g/2 ½ ounces freshly grated Parmesan cheese (you can adjust to taste) 45g/¼ cup Ground super seed mix 1/2 teaspoon sea salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic (adjust to taste) ¼ teaspoon granulated onion (adjust to taste) 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon…

People have asked me recently about use by dates on cream well when I was young we never had use by dates my parents smelt it, tasted a little if ok used it. Use by date are manufactures ways of making us buy and waste more. They even put them on herbs and spices which…

One of the salads we had with the BBQ’s this weekend. Just perfect as it has bacon. It’s great with maple syrup, really goes with crispy bacon, but just as good without it, just sharper, so that ingredient is definitely optional. BLT SLAW 4 rashers streaky bacon 1/2 white cabbage, thinly sliced 1/3 red cabbage,…

Day 3 BBQ had a great bank holiday weekend and finished it with a fishy bbq. Sea Bream with a herby rub, don’t ask for rub recipe as I just chucked it together. And pan fried radishes

A lot of people would like to do the burnt ends I showed a while ago but have said they can’t because they don’t have a smoker. So today I did them on my bbq… and they were just as good and ready quicker. PORK BELLY BURNT ENDS ON THE BBQ Marinade (all this is…

Really wanted something sweet and some coffee tonight after my dinner so I adapted this from a non low carb/Keto recipe. It’s not an overly sweet cake but it sure satisfied both my cravings. KETO ESPRESSO MUG CAKE Serves: 2 4 tbsp melted butter or ghee or you can use olive oil 2 tbsp milk of…

I’m watching The Magic Pill… awesome! The Magic Pill Website not up and running yet but coming soon. You can watch it on Netflix

First time I’ve smoked mackerel and I’m really pleased with the results. Tastes great. There was four but we ate one as soon as it came out. Been asked how I smoked these beauties: Raw fillets, submerged them in salt water for 3-4 hours (brining), smoked at 100-150C for 1 hour