Tuesday 17 November 2020

Tuesday Trio : Low Carb Recipe Suggestions (13)

It's time for Tuesday Trio
Read on and see what this weeks selections are


Pork and Squash Casserole
quick to prepare warming low carb dish
Ingredients
Serves Four
9.5g carbs per serving 
2 tbsp. Oil
500g Pork Diced Shoulder
1 onion, chopped
200g butternut squash, diced
1 large carrot, sliced
500ml vegetable stock
Instructions/more details can be seen here

Cupcakes with Orange Frosting
also nice for Christmas / Thanksgiving
Ingredients
12 servings
4g carbs per serving/cake
Cupcakes
4 oz. butter, melted
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp ground cardamom (green)
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
½ cup heavy whipping cream (double cream/thickened cream)
1 tsp vanilla extract
2½ cups almond flour
3 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
6 large eggs
½ cup erythritol
Frosting
10 oz. cream cheese room temperature
2 oz. butter, room temperature
¼ cup erythritol
1 orange, zest
2 tbsp fresh cranberries or lingonberries (optional)
Instructions/more details can be seen here


Vegetarian Low-carb Quiche
also nice for Christmas / Thanksgiving
Ingredients
Six Servings
13g carbs per serving
Pie crust
2 oz. butter, softened or coconut oil
1¼ cups almond flour
½ cup sesame seeds
1 egg
1 tbsp ground psyllium husk powder
1 pinch salt
Filling
9 oz. kale, de-stemmed and chopped
3½ oz. leeks, finely chopped
5 oz. feta cheese, crumbled
3 eggs
1¼ cups heavy whipping cream (double cream/thickened cream)
3½ oz. walnuts, chopped
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground black pepper
4 oz. sun-dried tomatoes in oil
Instructions/more details can be seen here

I hope you've enjoyed this Tuesday Trio, have you a favourite out of these three?

You can see more Tuesday Trio posts here
If you need help with weight/measurement conversion - see here

Dear reader, you will find a variety of recipe ideas within this blog. Please note, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

23 comments:

  1. ...the Pork and Squash Casserole is a timely dish!

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  2. They all sound good - though my lazy self is much more likely to make a frittata than a quiche.

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  3. Your quiche recipe sounds delicious
    Have a good evening Kathy

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  4. The pork and squash is tempting.

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  5. All three suggestions look wonderful, thanks. Valerie

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  6. That quichel ooks and sounds amazing.

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  7. Hello,

    I like all three of these recipes, they look delicious.
    The quiche might be my first try. Thanks for sharing.
    Take care, enjoy your day and week ahead!

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  8. They all sound good Jan but that first one with the squash -- oh, I have to make that one!

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  9. The pork and squash dish looks delicious and perfect for this time of year!

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  10. i don't' care for squash but i will have five of those cupcakes!! have a good week...

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  11. All very enjoyable looking dishes. You share some very yummy recipes. Thank you Jan and enjoy your week :)

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  12. Well, now I am drooling. lol. I am putting up Christmas as soon as I can manage it! I need the bright and happy Christmas vibe this year! xo Diana

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  13. The cupcakes look really good, I haven't tried squash with pork, that may be interesting!

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  14. Love quiche! And since Bill isn't keen on crust, it would be even easier to make :-)

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  15. I just look at all the ingredients in your recipes and that reminds me why I don't cook! Looks great though.

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  16. The Vegetarian Low-carb Quiche is especially interesting! I'd love to try that.

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