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Monday, October 8, 2018

Burger on a Salad






This was a tasty, filling lunch.

1/4 lb grass-fed hamburger patty
Seasoned salt, to taste

1 cage-free omega egg, fried over-easy

2 cups romaine salad
1/2 medium tomato, cut in chunks
1/2 medium avocado, cut in chunks
6 Atomic dill pickle slices (spicy hot dill pickles)
1 T ranch dressing

Place lettuce on salad plate, top with pickles, tomato chunks and avocado. Season hamburger patty on both sides, pan fry til desired doneness. Chop patty into bite-size pieces with spatula and place on top of salad.

Fry egg in burger pan to desired doneness. (I made mine over easy because I like the runny yolk. ) Place egg on top of the salad, salt and pepper to taste.

Add ranch dressing or other dressing, if desired.

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Flax bread in the microwave


This is a recipe I got off of a low carb message board many years ago. It's a quick and easy recipe that produces a light, coarse-textured bread similar to a whole-grain loaf. I like it with butter and sugar-free jam, and usually eat half the loaf for breakfast.

I think it would also make a serviceable sandwich bun if prepared in two circular ramekins, then cooled and cut in half.

I buy the unground flax seed and grind it myself in a little coffee grinder I keep just for that purpose. You can buy ground flax seed but apparently it goes rancid fairly quickly. I add the baking powder in with the seeds before grinding, just so it gets mixed into the flax really well.


Flax Bread in microwave (makes 2 servings)

1 ounce of melted butter, cooled slightly
2 medium eggs
4 tablespoons of ground flax seed
1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.

Add the eggs to the melted butter and mix well. Add the flax and baking powder and mix together thoroughly. You want a wet, smooth batter. Pour into the greased or sprayed microwave-safe baking dish of your choice.
 
Microwave the bread for 3 minutes. Let cool slightly before removing from pan.

Nutrition info guesstimate (this info was provided by original recipe poster, I cannot vouch for its accuracy. If you really need accurate numbers run it through a recipe calculator.)
 
For the whole recipe:

About 570 cals
Total fat 48 g
Carbs 18g (including 15 g fiber) - so only 3 net carbs
Protein 20 g