Skip to Content

Italian White Bean, Kale & Sausage Stew: Slow Carb

This creamy rustic soup or stew is perfect for slow carb diets or for cold-weather cooking. Cannellini beans and sausage make it high protein, the kale adds tons of nutrients and flavor and the creamy broth give it a velvety texture. Serve it with or without rustic bread. Jump to: RECIPE Key Ingredients & Substitutions …

Read More about Italian White Bean, Kale & Sausage Stew: Slow Carb

Slow Cooker Turkey Chili with Squash & Beans

Slow-cooker turkey and butternut squash chili is the perfect dish to make for cold nights, especially if you’re looking for a tasty way to use leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. It’s a perfect balance of sweet, spicy and smoky. Jump to: RECIPE | Ingredients & Substitutions | How to Get Smoky Flavor | Illustrated Step by …

Read More about Slow Cooker Turkey Chili with Squash & Beans

Creole Okra Seafood Gumbo – Without Filé Powder

Okra is quintessentially Southern and you most often hear of it being used in a gumbo. We grew okra in our Minnesota garden this year, and used it instead of  filé powder to thicken our gumbo recipe. There are many versions of gumbo, and the authentic version is hotly debated. This recipe is from my …

Read More about Creole Okra Seafood Gumbo – Without Filé Powder

Easy Pork Chile Colorado with Cactus (Nopales)

This recipe for pork and nopales (cactus) is a traditional Mexican lunch or dinner. This version of Chile Colorado is made with pork and an enchilada spice blend, rather than using dried, and then rehydrated, peppers. It is much easier to use a good powdered spice blend, and the blend we used included cumin and …

Read More about Easy Pork Chile Colorado with Cactus (Nopales)

Birria Stew with Consommé: Birria de Res Con Consommé

Birria de Res Con Consommé is a rich stew that is traditionally made with either goat or lamb, but beef is the meat most commonly associated with birria in the U.S. The meat is always slow cooked in a richly-flavored broth (consommé) until it is melt-in-your-mouth tender. When served as a stew it is simply …

Read More about Birria Stew with Consommé: Birria de Res Con Consommé

Tuscan Sausage Bean Stew with Cabbage: Slow Carb

One of my resolutions this year is to include more vegetables in my recipes, but always with the criteria that they must be full of flavor and simple to cook. No bland vegetables allowed! This Tuscan dish is a sausage been stew with Winter cabbage as the vegetable. It is a full-flavored, slow carb comfort …

Read More about Tuscan Sausage Bean Stew with Cabbage: Slow Carb

Italian Lamb Osso Buco: Beef or Oxtail Substitutions

Osso buco is a robust Northern Italian comfort food, traditionally made with veal shanks, but easily modified with other meat shanks such as beef, lamb, and even pork. Although it sits in the oven braising for three hours, the hands-on part of cooking is easy and minimal. Great for cold weather cooking, entertaining guests or …

Read More about Italian Lamb Osso Buco: Beef or Oxtail Substitutions

Creamy Mexican Pumpkin Soup with Smoky Ancho Peppers

Pumpkin Ancho Soup, whether made with small pie pumpkins, butternut squash or any of the heirloom squash varieties is a creamy, hearty soup, spiced up with smoky ancho peppers to enhance the cozy warmth. Jump to: RECIPE | Best Squash for Soup | Substitutions for Ingredients | Roasting vs Slow Cooker | Freezing Which Squash …

Read More about Creamy Mexican Pumpkin Soup with Smoky Ancho Peppers

Easy French Bouillabaisse with Fennel and Orange Zest

Bouillabaisse is a hearty French seafood stew, similar to cioppino but further characterized by adding saffron and a fish stock/white wine base as the broth. Fennel and orange peels are also ingredients that are common to a French bouillabaisse and are included in the recipe below. This easy but elegant low-carb bouillabaisse is great for …

Read More about Easy French Bouillabaisse with Fennel and Orange Zest