Birthday celebration 
Birthday celebration 
Birthday celebration 
Birthday celebration
Clearly most of this food is not low-carb. But I managed not to go too overboard. For me it’s important to be able to enjoy celebrations, vacations, etc. when they come up. As I say in the book, just be sure “once in a while” is really once in a while!
At a restaurant eating “lower-carb” Mixed grill with a big chunk of beef 
At a restaurant eating “lower-carb” Mixed salumi and cheese 
At a restaurant eating “lower-carb” Salmon 
At a restaurant eating “lower-carb” Grilled squid 
At a restaurant eating “lower-carb” Raw, chopped beef 
At a restaurant eating one of my favorite pasta dishes–Cacio e pepe. It’s spaghetti with pecorino cheese (cacio) and pepper (pepe).
Some very low-carb options and some not…
Trout and tomato salad 
Pork wrapped with bacon and stuffed with ham 
Stuffed peppers 
Pork loin 
Salmon and avocado 
sautéed chicken 
Steak 
Zucchini frittata 
Zucchini noodles carbonara 
Beef ribs 
Carne cruda all’albese–raw veal with rucola, parmigiano reggiano, oil and lemon juice 
Stracciatella–homemade bone broth with egg and grated parmigiano reggiano 
Spinach frittata 
Pork ribs 
Turkey stew 
Making fresh pasta using flour made from ancient grain (as opposed to the more recent variations of wheat) 
Chicken wings, baked 
Bone broth with meatballs 
Fried eggs with walnuts
BE LEAN! 