Quick Summary: A full English breakfast is the British fry-up of eggs, bacon, sausages, baked beans, grilled tomatoes, and toast, with black pudding if you’re feeling brave. The trick is […]
Full English Breakfast Recipe: Traditional Ingredients and Timing Read Post »
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.
Seared Scallops with Grapefruit Beurre Blanc (Grapefruit Butter Sauce) Read Post »
A Mexican-inspired tamale pie casserole with andouille sausage, black beans, butternut squash, and a harissa-spiced base, topped with cornbread. For slow carb, skip the cornbread on half the casserole.
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 »
Crispy fried green tomatoes topped with a creamy crab remoulade. Includes tips on choosing the best green tomato varieties and a step-by-step guide to the perfect fry.
Fried Green Tomatoes with Crab Remoulade: A Southern Classic Read Post »
An old-fashioned peach buckle with fresh peaches folded into cake batter and baked until golden. One-bowl method with an optional streusel topping. Works with fresh, frozen, or canned peaches. Tested at high altitude.
Peach Buckle Recipe: 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.
Zucchini Fritters That Won’t Fall Apart (with yogurt caper dipping sauce) 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 »
Sicilian-style braciole stuffed with prosciutto, pine nuts, and Pecorino Romano, seared and slow-simmered in tomato sauce. A celebration dish that improves overnight. Serve with rigatoni.
Sicilian Braciole Recipe: Beef Involtini with Pine Nuts and Tomato Sauce Read Post »
A creamy Swedish potato casserole of potatoes, soft onions, cream, and anchovies, known in Sweden as Jansson’s Temptation. A Christmas classic that makes an easy Thanksgiving side too.
Swedish Potato Bake with Cream and Anchovies (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 »
Chicken pipián verde: tender chicken in a tangy green mole of toasted pumpkin seeds, tomatillos, roasted poblanos, and cilantro. I first tasted pipián in Oaxaca and worked out this version in my Minnesota kitchen.
Chicken Pipián Verde Recipe: Pumpkin Seed Green Mole Read Post »
Fluffy Mexican red rice (arroz rojo) made by toasting rice in oil and simmering in tomato broth with peas. A tested recipe from the BajÃo region of Mexico.
Traditional Mexican Rice: (Arroz Rojo Recipe) 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
Pan-seared scallops with a fennel crust served over creamy lemon orzo with capers. Impressive enough for date night, quick enough for a weeknight.
Scallops and Orzo Recipe: 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 »
Homemade corn tortillas made with a tortilla press, using just masa harina, water, and salt. Step-by-step instructions for pressing, cooking on a comal, and getting the signature tortilla puff.
Tortilla Press Recipe: How to Make Corn Tortillas with a Press Read Post »
A fiery, creamy Mexican pizza sauce made with toasted chile de arbol peppers, evaporated milk, and mayo. Served here with sausage banderillas (tortilla-wrapped hot dogs), but great on anything.
Mexican Chimichurri Pizza Sauce (with Sausage Banderillas) Read Post »
Roasted poblano strips cooked with onions, corn, mushrooms, and Mexican crema, folded into cheese quesadillas. Classic comfort food from the BajÃo region of Mexico, and endlessly adaptable.
Rajas con Crema Quesadillas: Poblanos with Corn, Mushrooms, and Cheese 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
Mexican Chorizo and Eggs Recipe (Huevos con Chorizo Skillet) 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 Flour, 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 »
Tuna steaks coated in a ground pistachio crust, seared until golden, and served with a tangy sour cream dill sauce. The nut crust works with any firm fish, from red snapper to cod. Low carb, ready in 30 minutes, and elegant enough for company.
Pistachio Crusted Tuna with Sour Cream Dill 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 »
