Pork is often a favorite ingredient for many main dishes that focus on low carb and keto diets and lifestyles.
A sauce using a sweet tart jelly works wonderfully with pork chops, venison or wild game. A traditional fruity piquant sauce made with current jelly (called Cumberland sauce) is a classic. The recipe below is an easy version with no alcohol and is served up with some coriander-crusted seared pork chops. What is Cumberland Sauce? …
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, as in this low carb lasagna. Watch out for sugary tomato-based pasta sauces however. Spaghetti Squash vs. Zucchini Noodles for the “pasta” Some low carb …
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). Are any Store-Bought BBQ …
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. This slow cooker posole substitutes navy beans for the hominy and enhances the flavor with a smoky ancho chile powder. Is it …
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 and beautiful Fall colors in our dishes. A pork and smoked tomato ragu with a side of golden spaghetti squash speaks to quintessential Fall. This dish lends itself perfectly to a Slow Carb, or Low Carb Keto lifestyle. Adding Smoked Tomatoes …
This recipe for an out-of-season BLT using tomato jam is an easy, refreshing way to enjoy BLTs all year round.