Category: Low-carb
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Tomato Medley with Arugula Pesto
Don loves arugula. He will eat a bag of arugula as a snack. I love tomatoes. In fact, my mother has told me that “tomato” was my first word. I pronounced it as “apimanus” and would do anything for a tomato. I still will. I just think that the juiciness, sweetness and unique character of…
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Lemon Poppy Dressing
This dressing adds another dimension to these elements and that makes it is delicious and oh, so memorable. Poppy seeds add color to this dressing, but more importantly, add a pop-in-your-mouth texture that is unforgettable.
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Roasted Confetti Vegetables with Cashews
This is the perfect side dish for a weeknight. It uses wholesome ingredients, takes minutes to prepare and requires only 20 minutes to roast. The meatiness of the cashews paired with the tender shreds of zucchini and rainbow carrots make this dish hearty, flavorful and satisfying.
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15 Minute Mushroom Soup
This soup was one of the best that I ever produced. Sorry, kids! Although my kids often chastise me for complimenting my own food, I subscribe to the belief that a cook may compliment or criticize their own handiwork. Why not? The soup was so flavorful and so silky that Don could not believe that…
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Nearly No-Carb Cheesecake with Mom’s Voice
Don brother, Mordechai, is on board with this new plan. For this trip, he will be traveling without the love of his life, Yael. But, he doesn’t want to give up another love of his life. Cheesecake. Don told Mordechai that we will find a way for him to have his cheesecake and eat it,…
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Perfect Lean and Moist Brisket
This recipe doesn’t require marination. It also doesn’t call for any oil. What it needs, though, is time. Plenty of time. Three hours of cooking time. Oh, and onions. Plenty of onions to keep it moist. The low and slow cooking keeps the flavor and moistness. The sliced onions create a flavorful and tender blanket…
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Perfectly Roasted and Seasoned Bok Choy
Bok choy is one of our favorite ingredients in leafy salads. It is a powerhouse of nutrition, and has a signature taste and bold texture, making it the perfect ingredient for salads that are dressed in advance. I have incorporated it into a number of salads already highlighted on the blog (see Simple, Colorful and Crunchy…
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Lemon Zinger Chicken
Sometimes the best flavors are simple ones. Lemon. Garlic. Chicken. Tea. Delicious food is simple food with no compromises in freshness, flavor, moistness and taste. Today, I prepared chicken that was tangy, flavorful and succulent. It took very little effort. It used natural ingredients. And its simplicity and taste made everyone take notice. INGREDIENTS…
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Chana’s Low-Carb Broccoli Kugel
Last Shabbos, we hosted my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and niece for Shabbos. We always look forward to their visits. Yisroel and Chana are some of my favorite guests, so helpful and appreciative. We had a wonderful Shabbos, sharing divrei torah (words of Torah) and my father-in-law’s a’h favorite zemiros (Shabbos melodies) at our Shabbos table. Don…
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Weeknight Oven Roasted London Broil
Want a simple and no-fuss weeknight roast? This one is for you. It takes 3-4 hours of low-heat-cooking, so make sure to start it early. It is one of my simple favorites and will become one of your favorites, too. Our local kosher butchers all sell London broil. It is an inexpensive and rather lean roast,…
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Onion-Battered Baked Tilapia
My mother loves tilapia. She has a difficult time finding kosher fresh tilapia in Cleveland, so it is something that she looks forward to enjoying when she visits. Whenever she comes to visit, I try to prepare this favorite dish for her, battering it in breadcrumbs and frying it in a pan (Savta’s Favorite Breaded Tilapia).…
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Sliced Carrots with Garlic and Shallots
Did you ever have one of those marathon days? This recipe was inspired by that type of day. I had the whole day planned out perfectly. I had to drop something off for signature on the way home from the office and there should be plenty of time to pick up some fish and vegetables.…
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Lazy Weeknight Pulled Beef
I really am lazy about cooking during the week. Just ask my family. I have learned to take just about every shortcut to the dinner table and love to prepare weeknight dinners that require very few ingredients, very little time and a minimum of effort. To justify my weekday laziness, I make sure that weeknight…
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Rockstar Roasted Cauliflower
Last week, I roasted cauliflower as a weekday side dish. It is one of our favorite sides and it is the perfect accompaniment for most any main dish. I have served it with all types of fish, poultry and meat. It is always a star side dish, so well received at my table. But, at…
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Simple Crockpot Broccoli Soup
We returned home from our trip to Israel and found that Autumn has arrived in New Jersey. Gone are the eighty-degree sunny Fall days in Israel. Instead, we returned to crisp Fall days in the Northeast. These cold mornings have me preparing crockpot soups. This soup is so simple to prepare and makes for a delicious…
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Arugula Salad Wrapped and Upright
We recently attended a wedding and I was entranced by the appetizer. It was an upright mesclun salad wrapped in a long slice of cucumber. The dressing was poured into the tightly packed upright salad and the appetizer bowl where the salad was placed was garnished with gorgeous fruit. When the cucumber peel was uncurled, the…
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Low-Carb Zucchini Pizza
Zucchini is one of those fresh ingredients that I almost always have on hand in my refrigerator. I use it in a myriad of ways: in my Simply the best chicken soup…ever!, in Warm Zucchini-Mushroom Salad with Almonds and Sunflower Seeds, in Simply the Best Low-Carb Zucchini Soup and a myriad of other recipes, many of which you will…
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Simple 4-Ingredient Homemade New Pickles
New pickles are my favorite. They still have the crispness of a raw kirby with just a hint of pickling. Kirby cucumbers are in season. They are plentiful, inexpensive and make wonderful pickles with just four simple ingredients and 1-2 days of refrigeration. INGREDIENTS 4-6 medium Kirby cucumbers 2 cups unchlorinated or bottled water 2 tablespoons Kosher…
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Colorado Salmon in an Omelet Maker
Don and I are in Colorado for a medical conference. The Nine Days (nine sad days leading to Tisha B’av, day the Jewish Holy Temple was destroyed) have begun and it is customary not to eat meat products or drink wine during this period of national mourning. Since we are not in close proximity to a…
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Colorful Farm to Table Confetti Salad
This week, we visited a wonderful U-pick farm in Fishkill, New York. It was a glorious day, the sun was shining and the fields were lush and overflowing with produce. Don and I really enjoyed picking vegetables directly from the fields and the produce was extraordinary. We picked all types of summer squash, yellow tomatoes, green peppers…
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Low-Carb Summer Squash/Zucchini Kugel
The McCarthys just delivered another enormous batch of home-grown produce (see A Salad of Bounty and Inspiration), among which were some beautiful yellow and green squash. Dorothy sent me an Ina Garten recipe for zucchini pancakes, which looked delicious, but a bit too labor-intensive for my carefree summer frame of mind. Instead, I just used…
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Cauliflower Personal Pizza: Simple and Low-Carb
Davida has been my lunch-time cook and she made this delicious cauliflower pizza for me today for lunch. She used cauliflower couscous to create the crust and then just layered sauce and cheese atop the crust. It was relatively simple to prepare and delicious to eat. Thanks, Davida! INGREDIENTS 1/2 head of cauliflower, grated…
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Simple, Colorful and Crunchy Baby Bok Choy Salad with Apples, Peppers, Tomatoes and Craisins
Baby Bok Choy was on sale this week at our local market. I was determined to create a new colorful and crunchy salad using the baby bok choy as the base green. I added bright tomatoes and peppers for color and green apples for crunch. I finished the salad off with a sprinkling of…
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Crockpot Drunken Mushroom Soup
I love the heartiness and depth of a wine-based mushroom soup. Mushrooms and wine are a combination made in heaven, with the wine adding depth to the earthiness of this soup. Made in a crockpot, this drunken mushroom soup is a cinch to prepare and is simply divine. INGREDIENTS 2-3 packages whole or sliced mushrooms 1…
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Simple Cheesy Zucchini Logs: Gluten Free and Low-Carb
Davida and her friend, Chava, made delicious calzones for Melave Malke a few weeks ago: Davida’s Easy and Delicious Calzones for a Melave Malka Feast. Although the calzones looked and smelled heavenly, Don and I were only able to enjoy them vicariously. Since we are still on low-carb diets, we needed to find an alternative cheesy…
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Perfect Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
My childhood friend, Pam, hosted and enjoyed many guests for her son’s Aufruf (literally meaning “calling up”) Shabbos. It was an exciting Shabbos for Pam, her husband Ron and her family, as her son, Ariel, is getting married this week. It is customary for a Jewish groom to be called up to recite a brocha (blessing)…
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Simply the best cholent…with low-carb ingredients
Tzippy Respler Don and I are still on a low-carb diet. During the week, we try to eliminate carbs almost completely. On Shabbos, we allow ourselves to enjoy a small amount of challah at each meal, but still try to adhere to the low-carb protocol as much as possible. Cholent is a challenge, because it is…
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Simple Low-Carb One-Pan Shwarma Chicken with Rainbow Roasted Vegetables
This shwarma chicken recipe transports me to those amazing shwarma places all over Israel. Although the shwarma flavor of this dish is reminiscent of Israeli Shwarma often served in pita or lafa, this recipe is low-carb since the shwarma is surrounded by gorgeous roasted vegetables instead of a bread pocket. This recipe combines the magical…
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Kaitlyn’s Simple and Spicy Roasted Green Beans
I recently hosted Sheva Brochos (wedding after-party with seven blessings) for Gila and Shimshon. I wanted a simple, delicious and green side dish that would stand up well on a buffet. My daughter, Kaitlyn, suggested this simple and spicy roasted green bean recipe. She suggested using Trader Joe’s fresh Haricot Verts (French Green beans). They come in…
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A Simple One Pot Meal: Low-Carb Cauliflower Couscous with Chicken
I am still on a low-carb high-protein diet and I am feeling great. I am always on the lookout for low-carb options that mimic the texture of carb-heavy foods that I once craved. Cauliflower is an excellent ingredient to mimic the texture of rice, potato and/or couscous. I have developed a recipe for cauliflower…
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DIY Everything Mix Topping: Perfect for Breadsticks and Challah
Now that Pesach (Passover) is behind us and chometz (leavened food items) are back on the menu, I would like to highlight a week of challah and bread-related recipes. Over the next few days we will count down to our first Shabbos after Pesach with challah. Many people who don’t ordinarily prepare home-baked challah choose to bake…