low carb

Sautéed Spaghetti Squash

June 29, 2011

Some people will tell you that spaghetti squash tastes just like the real thing. They’re wrong. It tastes far better. And not only that, but it’s also a bountiful source of folic acid, a super-nutrient that fights obesity, depression, cancer, allergies, and aging. There are many ways of preparing spaghetti squash, but this simple method [...]

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Fresh Blackberry Tart

June 10, 2009

What’s summer without pie? Nothing, that’s what. In lieu of losing an entire season to a looser waistband, I whipped up this tart out of blackberries, one of nature’s lowest carb fruits. Clocking in 6 net carbs a serving (including crust), each slice also packs 8 grams of protein and three grams of healthy Omega-6 [...]

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Roasted Red Pepper Soup

April 3, 2009

Even though we’ve barely broken into spring, Austin’s blue skies and 80° weather have tripped whichever part of my brain that controls grill use, window-inspired daydreaming, and urges to go canoeing. As such, I’m sliding of all the winter spices–nutmeg, cloves, and allspice, among others–to the back of the cabinet and setting my alarm for [...]

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Fresh Salsa

March 29, 2009

If you haven’t had interior Mexican before, you probably haven’t tasted a salsa like this. Store-bought salsas are usually dominated by hot peppers and salt, but the strongest flavor in this recipe is cilantro. (On the topic of authenticity, make sure to say cilantro in a Don Juan voice with the longest L you can [...]

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Green Onion Cornbread

February 10, 2009

Every once in a while I find low-carb substitutes that are nearly identical to staples I once thought I’d never really enjoy again. Almond flour cornbread is one of those things. Not only does it keep you from eating genetically modified, sugary corn flour, but it is high in protein and Vitamin E and promotes [...]

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Chicken alla Puttanesca

February 2, 2009

Some things, whether we like them to or not, come with trivia attached. Brazilians speak Portuguese. General Tso’s Chicken is from America. And puttanesca means “like a whore would make it.” These facts will come up again and again, as if everyone that ever went to a dinner party was given the same deck of [...]

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Butter-Pecan Creme Brulee

January 22, 2009

I’m not the biggest fan of Splenda. It spices up the low-carb lifestyle, sure, and the latest Atkins books all say that it’s fine in moderation, but I find that things just work better when I stay away from the sweetness. So when I found this recipe for a low carb, Atkins-friendly creme brulee that [...]

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Clam Chowder

January 17, 2009

The last time I had clam chowder was at S&P Oyster Company, returning from a week on the Cape. It was so good that–as stupid as this sounds–I’ve passed it up at every chance since. That is, until I was thumbing through cookbooks and found a recipe for it in Heirloom Cooking With the Brass [...]

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