This recipe comes to us courtesy of my Country Door product catalog. You can find more of their recipes at www.countrydoor.com, but most are not low carb. If you visit their site, choose the recipes wisely if you’re watching your carb count.
GARDEN BAKE is a perfect recipe to try when you’re getting the first fresh tomatoes and small zucchini from your garden… or when you see them at a good price in the produce section of your favorite store. Either way, it’s a fresh taste treat.
Sometimes only a bran muffin will do with your morning cup of coffee. And I prefer them sweet and chewy – exactly the way I’m not supposed to have them these days. Well, I’ve been playing around, trying to come up with a low carb version of that sweet, chewy bran muffin.
This batch turned out pretty much as I intended. It’s a bit more crumbly than I’d like but the taste is perfect. My recipe calls for a few “specialty” ingredients: erythritol, carbalose and polydextrose. All can be ordered on-line from www.netrition.com . They are staples in my low carb kitchen and they make wonderful substitutes for the old, carby stuff we used to eat… with very similar results.
So, here’s my recipe for Sweet, Chewy Bran Muffins: Read the rest of this entry »
A simple, basic vinaigrette that can be varied to fit your taste.
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Most gardens are winding down now and some have already seen the first frost. It will soon be time to put them to sleep for the winter. However, if you live in the South, you are probably just getting started because so many of our favorites grow better when the weather isn’t quite so hot.
Just in case you have some fresh beans or cucumbers lurking in your garden, here are a couple of appetizer recipes that will please the family, not just those doing low carb:
Picnic Beans with Dip - these are just as tasty to nibble on while watching TV rather than the usual high carb, high calorie junk. And the fresh beans have such a satisfying crunch!
Cucumber Shrimp Appetizers - These come in at almost 2 carbs each, so don’t overdo it.
This was our first Thanksgiving in our new home. We closed on the deal 3 days before Thanksgiving in 2007 and hadn’t moved in yet when Thanksgiving arrived. Thus, it was a very special day for us.
In addition to its being our first Thanksgiving, we were able to include a few things actually produced here on our little farm. We had home-grown pumpkins, sweet potatoes and eggs. Admittedly, not much but we’ll do better next year.
And so we gave thanks for our first, very good year!
Our Low Carb Menu:
Appetizers:
*Crudite with blue cheese dip
*Deviled eggs
Main Course:
Deep fried turkey
*Almond stuffing
*Cranberry sauce
*Green bean casserole
*Mixed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and mushrooms)
*Mashed “potatoes”
*Sweet potato casserole
*Giblet gravy
Dessert:
*Pumpkin pie with fresh whipped cream topping
*Pecan pie
Mince pie (not low carb but my skinny son’s favorite)
*Recipe on site
