Quick Summary: How to make a traditional Full English Breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausages, baked beans, grilled tomatoes, and toast. The key is timing multiple pans at once. Naturally high […]
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Quick Summary: Salmon fillets coated in sesame seeds and baked until crispy, served with bok choy in a savory Asian sauce. The whole meal comes together in about 25 minutes.
Sesame-Crusted Baked Salmon with Sautéed Bok Choy Read Post »
Low carb scallops are a welcome addition to any keto or low carb lifestyle. This recipe for Seared Scallops with a Grapefruit Butter Sauce is truly unique.
Pan Seared Scallops in Grapefruit Butter Sauce Read Post »
This recipe is for a tamale pie, but also includes a low carb version which is more like a ragu.
Tamale Pie Casserole with Harissa and Cornbread Topping Read Post »
This easy pasta dish is rich creamy comfort food in a bowl, perfect for a fall weeknight dinner. It takes less than 30 minutes to from start to finish and
Quick & Easy Pumpkin, Sausage, Sage Pasta Read Post »
Quick Summary: A fast-cooking skirt steak glazed with a sweet and spicy blackberry sauce made with honey, red wine vinegar, and serrano chiles. Once the sauce is made, the steak
Spicy Blackberry Sauce for Steak Read Post »
Quick Summary: Pros and cons of using a green tomato variety or just unripe red tomatoes for fried green tomatoes. Includes recipe for crispy fried green tomatoes topped with a
Best Tomato Varieties for Fried Green Tomatoes (+ Crab Remoulade Recipe) Read Post »
I’ve been on a real fruit-with-dough bender lately, working my way through all the old fashioned dishes in an attempt to distinguish cobblers from crisps from crumbles from buckles, from
Peach Buckle the Easy Way: With or Without Streusel Topping Read Post »
Quick Summary: These pan-fried zucchini fritters stay crispy on the outside and hold together in the skillet. The secret is removing moisture from the zucchini and using mostly egg yolks.
Crispy Zucchini Fritters That Won’t Fall Apart Read Post »
Piperade is the simple, elegant, and quintessential dish of the small Basque region that sits partially in France and partially in Spain. The signature ingredients are those found readily in
Seared Chicken Piperade: Slow-Carb Version Read Post »
Quick Summary: Thin beef slices stuffed with prosciutto, pine nuts, Pecorino Romano, garlic, and parsley, then simmered for hours in robust tomato sauce. A Sicilian/Neapolitan celebration dish featured in “The
Southern Italian Beef Braciole (Involtini) with Tomato Sauce Read Post »
This simple potato side dish is a mainstay on the Swedish smorgasbord at Christmastime, where it is referred to as Jansson’s Temptation or Janssons frestelse. It is a rich and
Easy Swedish Potato Bake for the Holidays (aka Jansson’s Temptation) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Pork chops braised in puttanesca sauce with tomatoes, olives, capers, and anchovies. Brown the chops, add the sauce, simmer 10 minutes. A bold, low carb Italian dinner in
Pork Chops in Puttanesca Sauce: 30-Minute Italian Dinner Read Post »
Quick Summary: A tangy, herbal Mexican sauce made from pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, poblano and serrano peppers, and fresh cilantro, served over chicken. Sometimes called mole verde, though pipián always features
Chicken Pipián Verde: Pumpkin Seed Green Mole Read Post »
Quick Summary: Fluffy tomato-based rice that accompanies most Mexican meals. Made by toasting rice in oil, then simmering in pureed tomato broth with peas and seasonings. This recipe comes from
Traditional Mexican Rice (Arroz Rojo) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Peperonata is an Italian sauce of stewed peppers cooked low and slow in olive oil with onion and garlic. Use a mix of sweet bell pepper colors. Serve
Quick Summary: Pan-seared scallops with a fennel crust served over creamy lemon orzo with capers. Impressive enough for date night, quick enough for a weeknight. Orzo gives you the texture
Seared Scallops with Lemon Caper Orzo Read Post »
When I first started my slow carb diet (4-hour body diet) years ago, frozen spinach with a lot of butter and salt was my go-to greens dish. While spinach is
Low Carb Korean Spinach: Easy Recipe Read Post »
Quick Summary: Homemade corn tortillas using masa harina and a tortilla press. Three ingredients, about 30 minutes start to finish. Includes tips on pressing, cooking on a comal, and getting
How to Make Corn Tortillas with a Tortilla Press Read Post »
Quick Summary: Banderillas are flour tortilla-wrapped hot dogs, fried until golden and served with a creamy, spicy chile de arbol sauce. The sauce blends toasted dried peppers with evaporated milk
Mexican Sausage Banderillas with Spicy Pizza Sauce Read Post »
Quick Summary: Roasted poblano strips cooked with onions, mushrooms, corn, and Mexican crema, folded into cheese quesadillas. Classic comfort food from the Bajío region of Mexico. Vegetarian and endlessly adaptable.
Quesadillas Rajas con Crema: Poblano Strips in Cream Sauce Read Post »
Chorizo and eggs make a stellar low carb breakfast or dinner. Mexican & Spanish chorizo are different but excellent in a variety of dishes
Chorizo & Eggs Skillet (Breakfast & Dinner) Read Post »
This recipe is for Basque Chicken and Chorizo Skillet Dinner: It is compliant with the Slow Carb Diet, Low Carb Diet and Keto Diet.
Basque Chicken and Chorizo Skillet Dinner Read Post »
Quick Summary: Chicken pounded thin, sautéed in olive oil, and finished with a lemon-caper-butter sauce. No breading, no flour, ready in 25 minutes. Simple enough for weeknights, elegant enough for
Chicken Piccata with Lemon Caper Butter Sauce (No Breading) Read Post »
One pot dinners are easy to get on the table for a busy cook, and this loose meat sandwich (a Maid-Rite variation) is not only easy, but healthy and delicious.
Midwestern Loose Meat Sandwich Filling Read Post »
Quick Summary: Cod al Pil Pil is a classic Basque dish of fish cooked in garlic-infused olive oil, then finished with an emulsified sauce made from the fish’s own collagen.
Spanish Cod al Pil Pil (Garlic Emulsion Sauce) Read Post »
These low carb chicken burgers paired with a snow pea sauté is as fresh and easy as it gets. The lemon and parsley give the chicken patties a lot of
Low Carb Chicken Patties with Snow Pea Sauté Read Post »
This is an easy, delicious way to bring a low carb fish dinner to the table in a hurry! This recipe uses ground pistachio nuts to form a crust, or
Nut Crusted Fish Filets with Sour Cream Sauce Read Post »
Pancakes are beloved by most people, but the flour and the sugary syrups (or toppings) tend to make them high carb and high sugar. These savory pancakes (aka fritters) made
High Protein Kimchi Pancakes: + Sour Cream Pomegranate Topping Read Post »
Some of the tastiest Winter squash varieties are gigantic, resulting in leftover pumpkin/squash puree after cooking. What to do with it? Make some delicious, savory (or sweet) pumpkin pancakes! Pumpkin
Pumpkin Pancakes: Stovetop or Sheetpan for a Crowd Read Post »
