Archive for the ‘Low Carb’ Category
Monday, April 21st, 2008
Being gluten free does not mean a life of suffering for your children, it means a life of eating yummy dishes like this one. I think this is the perfect dish to take to a pot luck. Attending potlucks can bring tears to the eyes of children who can't eat ...
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
One of the things I miss right now is greasy Asian food. I love Asian noodles dishes and so do my kids. My son inhaled this at lunch time. Personally, I didn't miss the noodles at all, since the sauce had so much flavor and the peanut butter made the ...
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Sunday, January 13th, 2008
These grain free cookies are a snap to make and all natural. If you need to count the carbs, each cookie has under 10 grams a piece, if you make 24 cookies. The fiber content is high, so the cookies don't cause blood sugar spikes, making them a perfect snack ...
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
I thought I knew how to roast chicken, then I tried Julia Child's roast chicken; suddenly a plain meal became spectacular, and all it cost me was a few more table spoons of butter. Here are the basics from Mastering the French Art of Cooking.
1. start with a good quality ...
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
These low sugar, gluten free brownies put any "diet" dessert to shame. One of the unique things about baking with coconut flour is how low carb it is. Because the flour contributes almost no carbs you can afford to use some real sugar. My taste buds are like drug ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
A nice cool side dish that goes great with BBQ
Ingredients:
2 firm regular cucumbers peeled, seeded and chopped
1/3 cup minced red onion
1 finely minced jalapeño pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped clinatro leaves
Juice of 1 lime
1 tsp sugar, optional
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together and chill for 30 minutes before serving.
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
I don't really like boneless skinless chicken breast, and I don't enjoy putting meat on sticks, and then keeping the sticks from catching on fire, and then picking splinters out of my meat. I do like chicken wings, oh! do like them. So, why not make satay chicken wings, ...
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Monday, January 7th, 2008
I just whipped this up to go with home made Satay Wings and must admit to being pretty smug about it. In fact, I sampled it enough that now I look like a cat with peanut butter in her whiskers; I just keep on lickin' my lips and finding ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
These are simplicity itself. I love these in the summer and so will you. You can actually do them on the BBQ after you have cooked your meal but I do them in the oven. If you choose to do them on the BBQ melt the butter and brush it ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
I eat these on all kinds of things; burgers, pizza, eggs. Anywhere you might want to spice things up, just spread on a little of this pepper mix. you can adjust the spiciness by adjusting the ratio of sweet to hot peppers. One of the things I ...
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Sunday, December 30th, 2007
You can throw this together really quickly. Total cooking time is about 30 minutes. Mix up the "crust", and while it is baking make any side you want to have with it.
Ingredients:
1 batch of meat ball mix
Pizza sauce
Cheese and toppings of your choice. I love Trader Joe's ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I LOVE stuffing. I decided to keep the best parts of it and toss out the squishy parts that my family can't eat. Big holiday dinners are heavy enough without bread stuffing, don't you think? If you have favorite doo-dads you love in your stuffing, toss them ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
I make great chili, if I must say so myself. You can adjust the strength of the seasoning to your own taste. Personally, I use a whole batch of my chili powder recipe(categorized under sauces, dressings, etc.) to make one big batch of chili.
Ingredients:
4 lbs ground ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
This make a light thin Swedish style pancake. Cook carefully and be sure to not flip them too early. You'll get the hang of it quickly.
Ingredients:
9 eggs
1 cup applesauce
1 cup full fat cottage cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
2 cups blueberries(frozen works great)
Directions:
Purée ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
This is a very comforting soup on a cold night. The cream combined with home made broth is soothing and fills up little tummies.
Ingredients:
2 T butter
2 T coconut oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 cup chopped celery
1 1/2 cups chopped mushrooms
6 cups home made chicken stock
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 pounds raw ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Here is yet another way to benefit from the purchase of organic chickens. Schmaltz is rendered chicken fat served in Germany as a spread for bread and used as a cooking fat. Schmaltz started as a Jewish recipe and became a staple in other European cuisines. It is great for ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
We ate a lot of this over the week when everyone had the flu. Now that you have stock piling up in the freezer, you need lots of recipes to get yourself into the habit of consuming home-made soups.
Ingredients:
2-3 cups home-made chicken stock, strained
1 can coconut milk
3T coconut oil
3 T ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Tastes like candy, but good for you. Not a gourmet quality treat, notice there is no waiting over the stove with candy thermometer. But a tasty way to get more coconut in your diet and the diet of your young ones. Often times, children with food restrictions feel left out ...
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
Chicken stock is really good for you. Making your own stretches your grocery dollars, and makes dinner clean up easier when you have had roast chicken; all the unused pan drippings go into the pot. Be sure to start with an organic chicken, your stock will be much better. ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
This is very basic. The use of lots of oil makes the chicken taste much better than chicken breast normally does. We like this at lunch time, and it fills the kids for the afternoon.
Ingredients:
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
milk for dipping
a flour mixture of 1/2 coconut flour and half ...
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Friday, December 14th, 2007
Here is just one way to make fried chicken without flour. When done, this recipe looks like breaded chicken. If you don't like mustard, try the pan fried chicken instead.
Ingredients:
2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2 cup dijon mustard
1/4 cup olive oil
2 T honey
2 cloves garlic
1 cup coconut flour
1 cup almond ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Don't put away your cookie press yet! I have tried lots of different grain and gluten free cracker recipes, and been discouraged because they are such a pain to make. Then I thought why not try making them in the cookie press? Voilà, they turned out ...
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
The perfect Christmas cookie! Unbelievably low carb at 1 gram per cookie, gluten free and easy. I love spritz and am hard to please. These are dainty, and light and undistinguishable from wheat cookies. I don't know why anyone wouldn't just make these instead. I think ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
I use this for dipping veggies or chips, as a salad all by itself or along side Indian inspired dishes. If you use dripped yogurt, make sure to drip it till it is really rich. If you live near a Trader Joes, the Mediterranean cheese style yogurt is perfect.
Ingredients:
2 cups ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Use a super huge crock pot for this. I think mine holds 7 quarts. The cute little ones are just toys by comparison.
Ingredients:
6 large green peppers with flat bottoms
2 lbs ground pork
2 lbs ground beef
2 cups minced onions
3 cloves crushed garlic
4 eggs
1/4 cup coconut flour
1 quart tomato juice
1 quart sauerkraut
Directions:
Cut ...
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
This is one way to use up leftover chicken or pork, if you have it. Or, start with fresh ground beef. I like to plan this as a sister menu when we have pork roast for dinner one night. The only difference, is that when cooking the pork, add some ...
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Sunday, December 2nd, 2007
Some days you need a breakfast that sticks with you for hours. (I need one like that everyday.) If you are no longer eating convenience foods, snacking becomes less desirable, logistically. So, why not try what our farming brethren do; eat hearty at meals, forego snack time. These will do ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
I've been working on chocolate cake recipes for a while, trying to find one that would satisfy the biggest sugar and wheat junkies around. I wanted to lower the sugar content without lowering myself to using Splenda. I wanted the cake to be a powerful kind of chocolate experience, ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
It's been a few years since we have had wheat pizza in the house, so what would we know? But, the family likes this. Sometimes with wheat "alternatives", the healthy approach mentally is to not think of them as substitutes, but as whole new foods all unto themselves. ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
I got this recipe from a Polish friend. The longer you cook it the better. I can't make roast pork without making this to go along with it. For a completely satisfying winter supper, make baked squash too. The combination of all three create a comfort ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Fresh from the oven these scone are as good as the ones at Starbucks. Fresh from the oven is best, but warmed in a toaster oven works too. Don't forget the coffee!
Ingredients:
1 cup Mediterranean cheese style yogurt or dripped 24 hour yogurt.(should be almost as dense as cream ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This is enough to make two loaves. I use regular sized loaf pans, not the super huge over sized ones. This bread comes out pretty soft, but all non wheat breads are dense. This works well for Peanut butter and jelly, grilled cheese, etc. If you ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Ok, I love pork! These ribs are sweet and spicy. I recommend buying pork spare ribs; hands down, they are much more satisfying than babybacks, and less than half the price. Spare ribs are also much meatier. For 10 bucks I can by enough spare ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
These are fabulous. The peanut buttery taste makes them a little sweet and rounds out the bitterness of the greens.
Ingredients:
2 lbs of strong tasting greens washed and chooped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 red or yellow bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup peanut butter
4 T palm oil
salt to taste
chilie ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This are very moist and even my picky youngest child likes them. If you grate the zucchini on the finest grater, it totally disappears in the mix. I won't tell...
Ingredients:
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup honey
2 eggs
1 4-5 inch zucchini grated fine, squeezed free of its juice
1/4 ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This is one of my favorites for breakfast or taking on the road when we'll be out all day. The great thing about baking with coconut and almond flour is how low carb they are. Because they are high in fiber, they reduce the Glycemic factor for the ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
This is the yummiest Pork recipe and the easiest. You can't go wrong! Do enjoy the pleasures of eating luscious pork cuts like shoulder and Boston butt, they are so much tastier than leaner cuts. A tied roast looks prettier than an untied one, but they both taste ...
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