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Last night was a small lamb chop, leftover veggies (spaghetti squash and green beans). Tonight everyone is on their own ( husband has a board meeting, youngest is in a school play, and eldest daughter is on her way across the country to Maine for her very first osteopathic medical school interview--whoo hoo!) so I'm making "breakfast for dinner" consisting of homemade low carb pumpkin pancakes and some turkey bacon.

Sir NoddinOff wrote: How do you stuff a meatloaf??? Seems like it'd fall apart.

I put almost half of my meatloaf mixture in the pan manipulated into a boat shape. Then place the prepared mashed potatoes and a layer of cheese in the hollowed area. Kinda flatten the rest of the meatloaf and cover the top, merging the sides and any patchwork seams with a fork so the potatoes stay completely enclosed. Tip: Make the mashed potatoes really dry as they will absorb moisture from the meat and it will all fall apart when cut if too moist. Another variation is to add a thin layer of sauteed spinach, onions and garlic instead of the cheese or with a compatible white cheese. Yum! BTW our favorite shepherd's pie has a thin layer of the spinach mixture instead of mixed veggies.

Janknitz wrote:Last night we had garlic Parmesan wings (easy and quick thanks to the Instant Pot), green beans, and raw veggie "crudités" with homemade ranch dip (made from homemade mayo and homemade dairy kefir). Yummy!

Just wanted to come back to this thread and say I had never heard of the instant pot until I read this. A few days of research later (and a 69.00 sale price at Amazon) and I have had one for close to two months now and use it about 3 to 4 times per week. Something like a gazillion recipes on line. I purchased two for Christmas presents (99.00, wish I had bought more at 69.00) and the folks who received them absolutely love them.

Next to my sous vide (ok, and my smoker) it is the best kitchen gadget ever; and actually right now it is being used more than my sous vide.

I use an Instant Pot a lot. I cook rice - usually Haiga (sort of brown rice with the flavor of white) weekly. Rice, water a dash of salt, and it comes out perfect every time in about 20 minutes total. I also do a meat sauce that simmers on the slow cook setting for about 4 hours. My wife likes to do stews. Its also handy for cooking potatoes for mashing. Highly recommended.

LOL, it was funny to pop open to this page and see that we had the same wings dinner last night that we did when I posted in October. We don't eat it THAT often. (And BTW, my daughter got into THAT medical school. Whoo Hoo!).

Flightco, did you know you can use your sous vide WITH the IP? I think you just use the IP as an insulated pot (clearly not under pressure) with your sous vide providing the heat and circulation. InstantPot.com is selling a sous vide specifically designed for the Instant Pot now called the ACCU SV800 Sous Vide Immersion Circulator (seems not to be sold on the IP site though, it's on Amazon). I'd love to try sous vide, but I'm not sure about the cooking in plastic bags part.

There's a new keto forum http://www.ketoforums.com and you've got all the right tools if you are up for extreme keto! The hosts have all sorts of sous vide and smoker recipes in this list: http://2ketodudes.com/recipes.aspx On this week's episode they talked about using a cold smoker to infuse beef broth (with the help of a vacuum sealer, too), but I don't see it as a recipe on this list. Sounded intriguing, but on my budget I just add a little liquid smoke when I want that flavor profile.

On a salt free diet, don't get to eat much anymore. I've always been a breakfast person. A Dutch Baby cooked in an iron skillet in the oven, no salt or baking soda. Pour lemon juice on this and sprinkle on a LOT of powdered sugar. OK, got to have bacon. Looks like pictures not allowed.

LoBattery wrote:On a salt free diet, don't get to eat much anymore. I've always been a breakfast person. A Dutch Baby cooked in an iron skillet in the oven, no salt or baking soda. Pour lemon juice on this and sprinkle on a LOT of powdered sugar. OK, got to have bacon. Looks like pictures not allowed.

Perhaps a bacon stuffed pie in a bacon crust ... maybe even covered in a bacon sauce of some sort?

Two things I recently made for my wife that she really liked:
The first was a grilled cheese and avocado sandwich with a side of sliced tomato and balsamic vinegar. The sandwich consisted of thinly sliced Rosey Goat cheese with thin slices of avocado between. The sandwich was made with artisan bread grilled with avocado oil. http://www.tastingsgourmetmarket.com/st ... _Goat.html

The second was black bean spaghetti with Costco's beef meatballs and pesto. First the pasta is cooked in boiling water for about 5 - 6 minutes and put aside. The meatballs are frozen, so they are heated thoroughly in a small amout of olive oil (I use a Chineese clay cooking pot for the entire dish - first boiling the water and cooking the pasta then, after draining the water, I cook the meatballs.) Following the cooking of the meatballs, I return the pasta to the pot with the olive oil and meatballs - after thoroughly heating I transfer to a bowl and mix in the pesto and top with grated Asiago cheese. One characteristic of the black bean pasta is that there is no flour of any kind in it thus, it never gets mushy and sticky. There is another variation that uses Edamame Spaghetti - it is much like the black bean but with a slightly different taste. http://www.explorecuisine.com/en/produc ... astas.html
http://www.explorecuisine.com/en/edamame-spaghetti.html For diabetics, these two pastas have an exceptionally low glycemic index and are high in protein and fiber.
All these ingredients were found at Costco.

JimW159 wrote: ... black bean spaghetti... Costco...

Have I been under a rock? Going now to google black bean spaghetti. Wonder if this form of the beans still causes gas or if the offending parts are processed out - anybody know?

My new favorite thing from Costco is Asian Accents Organic Thai-Style Sweet Chili Sauce.

Tonight's dinner - homemade chicken pot pie. Comfort food for a chilly evening.

Dinner tonight? - Grilled wings and a beer...Tasty!!

They are calling for an ice storm this week end, so I am planning on staying home and making a big batch of red beans and rice. That is a good cold weather meal.

Peanuts and Sam Adams and it's a chilly 61 degrees. And I wonder why I'm a chubsy, but I always seem to have an excuse that sounds plausible to me like, well, it's been a week with no beer and peanuts and I don't want to feel the chilly weather on the walk home.

DreamStalker wrote: Perhaps a bacon stuffed pie in a bacon crust ... maybe even covered in a bacon sauce of some sort?

Winner

Made a pizza last night, with pepperoni, chicken strips and bacon bits. Love it each and every time!

Probably baked potatoes tonight with chicken strips, low cal ranch dressing, bacon bits and melted swiss cheese on top.
Very good meal and easy to make in the microwave.

Last night, Sous vide chicken breast, mashed potatoes with chicken gravy and steamed broccoli.

Tonight sous vide tri-tip with mushroom sauce over noodles not sure what veggies yet.