Pork

Cumberland sauce is a very old, very traditional fruity piquant sauce traditionally served with venison or wild game. It is a perfect balance of sweet, spicy, savory and salty and will leave your family or friends with a taste memory. The recipe below is an easy version with no alcohol and is served up with …

Fruit vinegars, aka shrub syrups, are used in a wide variety of ways. Use them in craft cocktails, as a marinade, as a dressing, or to enhance a sauce

Instapot Tacos al Pastor is a recipe that has the robust flavor of Mexican street food without needing special equipment or a lot of time.

Mexican Meatball Soup is also known as Albondigas and is a healthy, hearty, low carb soup for chilly days. Using prepared meatballs makes this recipe easy!

Chorizo and eggs make a stellar low carb breakfast or dinner. Mexican & Spanish chorizo are different but excellent in a variety of dishes

Pork Chile Verde is a Mexican dish that lends itself to low carb cooking. It is especially tasty when cooked as a slow braise

A low carb carnitas bowl can be made with a wide range of variations. This robustly flavored carnitas bowl adds pickled onions to the mix.

Unlike many of the winter squash varieties, spaghetti squash does not pack in the carbs and sugar.  It is a great foil for pasta when modifying dishes to low carb. Watch out for sugary tomato-based pasta sauces however.  Try this recipe with diced tomatoes for less sugar. Spaghetti Squash vs. Zucchini Noodles for the “pasta” …

Low Carb Carnitas are a delightful way to enjoy good Mexican cuisine on a low carb or slow carb lifestyle. Try this recipe for perfect carnitas

While spare ribs themselves are low carb proteins, they are often slathered with a high carb BBQ sauce. One way to avoid the sugary BBQ sauces found in the grocery stores is to make your own. Options could include fruit-based BBQ sauces, or a really low carb vinegar-based sauce (video included). Read the labels of …

Low carb meatballs can take many forms. This recipe is for a quick and easy weeknight meal with prepared meatballs and shirataki noodles

The classic Mexican posole is a rich stew made with hominy, pork butt, mixed chiles and flavored broths.  But alas, hominy is corn and corn is not compliant with a slow carb diet.  But don’t worry!  My variation of a slow carb pork posole is every bit as tasty as the traditional version, with navy …

Romesco is one of the sauces I use often to enhance Slow Carb Diet (4-Hr Body) dinners.  It is a tomato, ground almond and red pepper sauce which originates from Catalonia, Spain.  In Spain it is traditionally used with fish, poultry or potatoes, but I use it with all kinds of protein dishes and many …

The cooler temperatures of Fall seem to cry out for those robust, hearty flavors in our dishes. A hearty Italian ragu sauce coupled with golden buttery squash speaks to the robust flavor profile, as well as the visual yearning for the beautiful fall colors.  Ragus are typically combined with pasta, but the substitution of spaghetti …

This recipe for an out-of-season BLT using tomato jam is an easy, refreshing way to enjoy BLTs all year round.