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A damn good homemade spice rub (sugar-free)

A damn good homemade spice rub (sugar-free)

Sautéed mushrooms, spinach and chickpea linguine on a blue plate

Simple sautéed mushrooms, spinach and chickpea linguine for one

Two lobster grilled cheese sandwiches with salads on black plates

Chef Mark McEwan’s Bymark Lobster Grilled Cheese from Chefdrop

Beet, apple and spinach smoothies

Bluicing healthy beet, apple and spinach smoothies

Shakshuka on a large frying pan

My delicious shakshuka recipe

Shrimp in a frying pan on the stovetop over a flame

Quick Portuguese shrimp in wine and garlic marinade – Camarão de vinha d’alhos

Vegetable curry with rice in a blue bowl

A damn fine vegetable curry recipe

Portuguese tomato rice - Arroz de tomate

Portuguese tomato rice – Arroz de tomate

Basting wagyu beef with butter while searing it on cast iron

Australian wagyu steak seared on cast iron… freaking amazing!

Portuguese garlic and wine clams - Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato

Portuguese garlic and wine clams – Amêijoas à Bulhão Pato

Pecan muffins

Quick almond flour and pecan muffins without refined sugar

Classic Greek salad

Fresh classic Greek salad

Chili in a pot

Incredible chili in 20 minutes

cauliflower rice with beans

Cauliflower rice and beans

Crispy almond cookies without refined sugar (diabetic and keto friendly)

Almond cookies, crispy and without refined sugar

bacon buttermilk waffles

Bacon buttermilk waffles

French omelette

Perfect French omelette

Dill and lime cedar plank salmon

Dill and lime cedar plank salmon

Grilled Portuguese sardines

Grilled Portuguese sardines

Healthy almond flour banana muffins

Healthy almond flour banana muffins

diced vegetable salad

Fresh diced vegetable salad and sharing my diabetes diagnosis story

Instant Pot chicken soup with beans and spinach

Instant Pot chicken soup with beans and spinach

Gourmet Italian cold cut sandwich

Gourmet Italian cold cut sandwich

Chorizo and Spinach Frittata

Chorizo and Spinach Frittata Recipe

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