Low-Carb Green Chile Cheeseburger

Shape and fry hamburgers (I use a Green Pan from Belgium), then array them in a baking dish. Spread a light layer of mayonnaise over the burgers. Cover them with chopped green chiles (Hatch or Old El Paso brands). A few shreds of chopped pickle may be added to the chiles. Bake for fifteen minutes. Remove from oven and top with shredded cheese (I used Colby-Jack blend here). Bake again until the cheese atop your green chile cheeseburgers is melted, or browned if you prefer. These green chile burgers are so sumptuous that they are edible without buns, making them a low-carb main dish.

Recipe and Photos Copyright ©M-J de Mesterton

M-J's Elegant Spinach Salad

M-J;s Spinach Salad features bacon, toasted walnuts and Parmesan cheese, in a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing.
©M-J de Mesterton 2012

Elegant Beefsteak Fajitas

Beefsteak strips are seasoned (combine your choice of chile powders, comino, seasoning salt and/or onion and garlic powders; shake in a bag to coat meat bits) and fried in olive oil, then served on a sautéed flour tortilla, accompanied by yellow pear tomatoes and sliced avocado.
©M-J de Mesterton 2012

Broccoli with Cheese Sauce

Steamed broccoli is set in a buttered Le Creuset baking dish and covered with M-J's Swiss cheese and Dijon sauce. Raw broccoli may be steamed in this baking dish by filling it 1/4 full with water after buttering, and laying in the broccoli, then covering with foil and baking for fifteen minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Remove the foil and add the cheese sauce of your choice. Bake until lightly browned.
©M-J de Mesterton 2012