Monthly Archives: September 2013

duck in a can photo spam

So. New World on Chaffers Street in Wellington sells duck confit. In a can. From France. While preparing the duck confit is not particularly labour intensive, you have to be prepared to get your hands a little dirty. And have them left smelling like, well, unsurprisingly, duck fat. I went out to the clubz of […]

keto cheesecake cupcakes

Please visit my new food blog on http://www.treatabel.com 🙂 My parents had a sort of pseudo keto-dinner party this evening. I’m not even joking – we even sent off one of the guests to pee on a ketostick to check whether he was in ketosis (success!), having committed to low carb for one week. Mum […]

low-carb crepes with whipped coconut cream and berry compote

Move over, protein pancakes. These cream cheese crepes are so phenomenally close to the real thing, I’m not going back to making anything else. These are now on rotation as standard weekend brunch fare. Aside from chocolate mousse variations, I haven’t discovered any truly phenomenal keto substitutes for desserts that allow for decent portion size […]

bacon cheeseburger casserole

I am fully aware of the fact that the concept behind this casserole is perhaps even more revolting than the whole “meatza” thing. That being said, this was the first egg-based meal prep dish that I continued to enjoy up until the final serving. It contains pretty much every delicious keto essential on a low-carber’s […]

twice-cooked pork belly with sesame garlic bok choy

While I’ve never cooked with pork belly before, I have practised suturing on it (pig skin = like human skin to work with. Killed your appetite?). My mum makes a fantastic slow-roasted pork belly that is frequently served at Sunday family dinners. Unfortunately, given that my parents have jetted off to New Caledonia for the […]