Green tomatoes fermented Korean-style with napa cabbage, chile peppers, garlic, ginger, and fish sauce. A spicy, tangy condiment that keeps for months refrigerated. Great on burgers, rice bowls, and tacos. Perfect for using up end-of-season tomatoes that won’t ripen before frost.
Green Tomato Kimchi: Fermented Tomatoes with Napa Cabbage (Korean-Style) Read Post »
A unique chili that uses Mexican mole sauce for depth and complexity. The chocolate and chile notes of mole transform ordinary turkey chili into something memorable. Works with leftover holiday turkey, store-bought breast, or ground turkey. Slow cooker or stovetop.
Turkey Mole Chili: Mexican Chili with Mole Sauce Read Post »
A Creole seafood gumbo thickened with okra instead of a dark roux or filé powder. Made with shrimp, white fish, the Cajun trinity, and a homemade spice blend. Includes the history of Cajun vs Creole gumbo and tips for cooking with okra.
Creole Seafood Gumbo Recipe with Okra: No Roux, No Filé Powder Needed Read Post »
Quick Summary: Authentic Spanish seafood paella with mussels, shrimp, squid, and clams cooked in saffron-infused fish stock. This recipe comes from my contributor Marijke, who lived in Spain for four
Authentic Spanish Seafood Paella Recipe (Paella de Mariscos) Read Post »
Quick Summary: Pan-seared red snapper with crispy skin and a tangy sour cream dill sauce, ready in under 20 minutes. Includes five more sauces for snapper, from lemon butter caper
Red Snapper Recipe with Sauce: Sour Cream Dill and 5 More Sauces for Snapper 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 »
Quick Summary: Best vegetables to grow for savings: tomatoes (taste difference is dramatic), bell peppers (expensive to buy), herbs (pricey and often wilted in stores), lettuce (harvest as needed, reduce
Best Vegetables to Grow on a Budget (And 6 to Skip) Read Post »
Recipe for Hubert Keller’s Chow Chow sliders and an easy way to make a Michelada for Gameday or casual celebrations.
Chow Chow Sliders: Mini Burgers with Pickled Relish Read Post »
How to make traditional pork tamales from scratch with red chile sauce and corn husks. Step-by-step assembly photos and video, tips for perfect masa, popular filling variations, and a homemade enchilada spice blend that saves hours.
How to Make Tamales: Pork Tamales with Red Chile Sauce Read Post »
Quick Summary: Salmon fillets glazed with a creamy harissa-mayo sauce and broiled until golden. The North African spice blend adds warmth and complexity without extra carbs. Ready in 20 minutes.
Harissa Baked Salmon: A 20-Minute Slow-Carb Dinner Read Post »
this recipe for low carb chicken enchiladas is so packed with flavor that you won’t miss the tortillas. Made with HeathGlen’s enchilada spice blend.
Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole (Low Carb Version) Read Post »
A traditional Mexican chile colorado made with tender pork and fresh nopales (cactus paddles). Includes a video tutorial for removing cactus thorns and tips for cooking nopales without the slimy texture.
Nopales Recipe: Cactus in Chile Colorado with Pork 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 »
Eggplant is one of the most beautiful vegetables you can grow. It has broad leaves, lavender flowers, and glossy fruit in colors from deep purple to white to striped. I
How to Grow Eggplant from Seed: Containers or Garden Plot Read Post »
Quick Summary: Pork tenderloin seared, coated in mustard sauce, wrapped in foil, and baked for 25 minutes. The foil packet seals in moisture for tender, juicy meat. Serve with orzo
Baked Pork Tenderloin in Foil with Mustard Sauce Read Post »
Birria quesatacos recipe with step-by-step assembly photos. Corn tortillas dipped in chile-spiced consommé, fried crispy, and filled with fall-apart beef, melted cheese, and pickled onions. Includes dipping sauce, equipment guide, and tips.
Birria Quesatacos Recipe: Crispy Tacos with Consommé Dipping Sauce Read Post »
Birria de Res recipe for a deeply spiced Mexican beef stew made with chuck roast and short ribs braised for hours in a chile-spiced consommé. Serve as a stew in bowls with the broth, or use the meat and consommé as the base for birria quesatacos. Includes Dutch oven, slow cooker, and Instant Pot methods.
Birria de Res Recipe: Mexican Beef Stew with Consommé Read Post »
Quick Summary: A no-cook Italian dessert layering ladyfinger cookies with wine-macerated strawberries and whipped cream. No eggs or coffee. Chill for 3+ hours before serving. Works with fresh or frozen
Strawberry Tiramisu Cake: A No-Cook Italian Dessert 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 »
Quick Summary: A silky, flavorful hummus swirled with harissa paste. Using home-cooked dried chickpeas instead of canned makes a noticeable difference in texture and flavor. Includes tips for the smoothest
Harissa Hummus (Why Dried Chickpeas Make It Better) 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: Radishes, daikon, kohlrabi, and fennel are the lowest carb root vegetables at under 4 grams net carbs per cup, while parsnips, sweet potatoes, and potatoes run 17 to
Low Carb Root Vegetables List with Carb Chart (Lowest to Highest) Read Post »
A hearty Italian stew with Italian sausage, cannellini beans, and braised cabbage in a light cream sauce with thyme. Ready in 35 minutes with simple weeknight ingredients. Slow carb compliant without the optional panko topping. Freezes well for batch cooking.
Italian Sausage, Cabbage and White Bean Stew (Tuscan Style) Read Post »
Grilled Scallops with Heirloom Tomato Jam is a unique and wonderful dinner when served over polenta or a corn puree
Scallops and Polenta with Heirloom Tomato Jam Read Post »
There are tons of brownies recipes, many of them excellent, so how do you choose? These brownies are special because they have a burst of raspberry flavor throughout the brownie,
Raspberry Cheesecake Brownies from Scratch Read Post »
Quick Summary: Quick Summary: A French tian is ratatouille’s elegant cousin: thinly sliced eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, and tomatoes arranged vertically in a robust tomato-pepper sauce. This dish showcases late
Tian vs Ratatouille: Two Similar Low Carb Summer Vegetable Recipes 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 »
Quick Summary: Delicate squash blossoms stuffed with ricotta, Swiss chard, and fresh herbs, then baked until golden. No frying or batter within the detailed recipe card, but includes batter and
Baked Squash Blossom Recipe: Stuffed with Ricotta and Swiss Chard Read Post »
