Recipes

I loved potatoes. Bake 'em!! , Fry 'em!!, Chip 'em!!, Mash 'em!! Unfortunately potatoes have no place in our LC eating plans. So what do we eat instead of potato? The answer is the common cauliflower. Like all members of the cruciferous family the cauliflower is a rich source of vitamins and minerals particularly vitamin C. It also contains sulfurous compounds which may help to prevent certain cancers from forming. It also causes the smell when cooked. We cook in an enclosed microwave container with a lid.

I came up with the idea for this dish to please my 17-year-old son, who loves feta cheese, olives, and salads of all kinds. Of course, he's not really all that sophisticated; he also likes saltines spread with canned chocolate frosting. (Gag!)

Once you've been low carbing a while, you find that you get a bit bored with plain meat and vegetables. (Well, maybe not steak!) This is when the smart low carbers turn to their spice racks to jazz up their meals without adding a lot of empty carbohydrates. Tonight's meal will satisfy your bored taste buds with the zip of Italian seasonings.

When it's hot out (and it's been HOT out!) I don't feel like cooking. I don't feel like cleaning up afterward, either. But I have to eat, and my family has to eat, so I have to do something. And since they refuse to eat off the floor and with their fingers (picky people that they are), I have to come up with new ways to minimize the cleanup.

Low Carb Breakfast Variety - Alternatives to "I'm Sick Of Eggs" - Eggs are a staple for low carbers at breakfast. They're quickly prepared, inexpensive, and versatile. While eggs do contain 0.6 grams of carbohydrates per egg, the carbohydrate count is low enough that they are easily incorporated not only into low carbohydrate breakfasts, but lunches, dinners, and snacks as well.

Chicken Alfredo With Zoodles was a grand experiment. I really wasn't sure if my family would like it, but the concept seemed sound so I gave it a whirl. It was a resounding success, everybody liked it, and my picky daughter got up early the next morning and polished off the leftovers before anyone else got up. (She's not into sharing when it comes to food.)

Tonight's meal has a special advantage: all the preparation work can be done the evening before. This makes it perfect for those nights when you know you're going to be getting home from work late, or when you know tomorrow is going to be incredibly hectic. (Are there any days that aren't hectic? If you have a calm, peaceful day occasionally, please let me know your secret!)

There aren't too many low carb convenience foods, are there? One of the hardest things about low carbing is the lack of "snatch and go" food choices. We all find this particularly irksome at breakfast when we've got to get up, we've got to get going, and we darned well don't have the time or the inclination to cook.

My house does not even remotely resemble "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." I was all set to share a new recipe with you, Chicken Alfredo With Zoodles, but it requires cooking and our downstairs air conditioner is on the fritz. It's about 90 degrees in my office, I'm slowly melting like the Wicked Witch of the West, and I cannot even think about cooking something. Typing it up is simply out of the question, so I'm going to share what we're going to have for dinner tonight: a Simple Shrimp Salad, some chilled fruit, and Peach Iced Tea. No cooking!

How to Use Protein Powder for Baking and Cooking. Low carbohydrate protein powders come in several different types: soy-based protein powders, whey-based protein powders, soy/whey blend protein powders, egg-based protein powders, egg/milk blend protein powders, & rice-based protein powders. Here's how to use protein powders for cooking and baking.

Every week or two, some new low carber subscribes to one of the lists I'm on, asking for advice on how to get started. The overwhelming response from more experienced low carbers is, "BUY THE BOOK!"