Breakfast ideas
- Frittata (zucchini makes an especially good frittata)
- Omelettes
- Crustless quiche
- Joe's special (a San Francisco classic scramble of ground beef, spinach, eggs, assorted seasonings)
- Cottage cheese
- Baked or shirred eggs (put an egg in a buttered ramekin with a tablespoon of cream, a generous pinch of Parmesan cheese, s + p, bake) (I'll post the time + temp later)
- Steak
- Hash (use leftover meat, cubed, and vegetables like yellow squash, turnips)
- Breakfast burritos with those low-carb tortillas (from La Tortilla Factory? The ones referred to in PP), eggs, bacon or chorizo, a small amount of salsa or hot sauce
- Eggs Benedict without the English muffin, ie - a poached egg on a slice of Canadian bacon topped with holladaise
- Sausage and eggs
Snack ideas
- Rolled-up pieces of ham or roast beef with cream cheese in the middle
- Beef jerky from the health food store that is only beef + salt
- Macadamia nuts (don't go overboard)
- Cheese (not too much)
- Leftover vegetables
- Leftover anything
Main dish ideas
- Quesadillas made from those low-carb tortillas, Monterey Jack cheese, shrimp or chicken, cilantro, and a small amout of salsa
- Curries, either Indian or Thai (Coconut milk is relatively low carb and this is a good way to use up leftover cooked meat. Add some vegetables too.)
- Green chili stew (sautee pork chunks, onion + garlic, add roasted, peeled Anaheim or poblano chilies and chicken broth, maybe a chopped, peeled tomato, let stew for an hour)
- Salad of mixed greens, cooked chicken or steak, avocado, tomato, bits of strong cheese such as Roquefort or Parmesan, tossed with a vinaigrette
- Filet mignon with Bearnaise sauce
- Fresh fish filets wrapped in thin slices of smoky bacon, roasted
- Coq au vin
- Bouillabaise (without the crouton but with the rouille)
- Crab served with drawn butter or a flavored mayonnaise
- Osso bucco
- Veal picatta (but don't dredge in flour, just season with s + p)
- Roast chicken (the easiest and most satisfying meal ever)
- Sauteed chicken breasts with beurre blanc
- Sashimi (but don't do this yourself - go out)
- Boeuf Bourginon or any other beef stew
- Interesting sausages, like chicken with spinach and feta
- Corned beef and cabbage
- Stir-fries of thinly sliced flank steak (briefly marinated with soy or oyster sauce), snow peas, assorted vegetables
I could keep going, but much of this is probably covered in the recipe section. Alto - is this what you meant, or were you looking for complete meal plans?
Allison
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