Category: Low-carb
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Simple Celery and Mushroom Crockpot Soup
My kids have been getting tired of all the pureed soups that I have been preparing over the past few months. I have decided to surprise them with a vegetable soup that is not pureed, so that they can enjoy all the different textures of the vegetables. Here is the simple, delicious and low carb…
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Simple Greek Salad
One of our mainstays for Chol Hamoed Pesach is Greek Salad. I usually serve the olives on the side, since I have olive-lovers and olive-haters among my crew. It really is a main dish salad, very nutritious and filling. Best of all, it is simple to make. INGREDIENTS 1-2 small cucumbers, scrubbed and sliced…
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Atkins Baked Meatballs with Cauliflower
For Pesach (Passover) this year, I am trying to tailor my original recipes to meet the criteria of my low-carb diet. For the holidays, I usually prepare baked meatballs. I find that they are simple to prepare, delicious and kid-friendly. I love the baked method because it allows me to remove all the fat that drips off…
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Simple and Succulent Make-Ahead Brick Roast
We travel to Israel for Pesach (Passover) and I bring my already-prepared meats with us. I kasher (make ready for Passover) my kitchen and ovens for one day and prepare all of my meats, slice them and then deep-freeze them in advance of my trip. It allows me to enjoy the Yom Tov (holiday) time…
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Low-Carb Cauliflower Onion Soup
Don and I are still on a high-protein, low carb diet. We are finding that soup is very nourishing and satisfying, helping us to curb carb-cravings. For these reasons, I try to start a soup in the crockpot just about every morning. I eat the soup as my afternoon snack and Don usually enjoys it when…
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Baked Spaghetti Squash with Sauce and Cheese
Davida and her friend, Chava, made dinner for themselves this week. They looked around the kitchen and found a spaghetti squash sitting on the counter. They roasted it, scraped it, filled it with sauce and cheese and then rebaked it just until the cheese melted. It was a simple and delicious meal, gluten free and kosher…
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Simple and Delicious Low-Carb Basil Pesto
I love pesto served with chicken, fish or pasta. This recipe is simple and beautifully fresh and green. It can be prepared quickly and can really wake up grilled chicken, fish or boiled pasta. It is important to make sure that the basil is dry before preparing the pesto, so that the pesto remain bright…
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Simple Low-Carb Broccoli Crust Pizza: Perfect for Passover
Cauliflower rice has become the rage as an ingredient in faux fried rice and as a low-carb pizza crust alternative. As an experiment, I tried similar adaptations of broccoli and have found it to work beautifully. My family is always looking for something delicious and nutritious to eat on Erev Pesach (the eve and day…
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A Rare Treat: Simply Perfect Seared Ahi Tuna
Leah recently prepared dinner for us. It was simple, luxurious and beautiful…and one of my favorite dishes. She created perfectly seared Ahi tuna, rare and delicious. Ahi tuna preparation must start with a fresh piece of sushi-grade fish and must be seared carefully until just rare. If done right, it takes almost no time and…
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Simple Cabbage Kugel
Most Pesach (Passover) recipes are heavy on the potatoes and eggs. I have been trying to discover new ingredients that fit within my low-carb diet that can be used for Pesach (Passover). Cabbage is one of those simple, inexpensive and delicious ingredients that was right under my nose all the time. This cabbage kugel recipe…
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Blackened Atkins Low-Carb Tilapia Fillets
I wanted to develop a delicious low-carb tilapia recipe for our Friday night appetizer as an alternative to the salmon fillets that we have been eating on our new diet. Don will only eat tilapia if is fried and with our new low-carb high-protein diet, there are so few choices for fry coatings. This recipe is simple, delicious,…
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Simple and Passover-Ready Individual Mushroom Onion Quiches
My friend’s daughter, Gila, is getting married and her friends planned a shower for her. I volunteered to make a dairy Onion-Mushroom Quiche. Since the shower guests may be arriving at different times, I thought that it would be best to prepare individual mini-quiches. That way, the platters would look complete all evening and the individual quiches could…
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Low-Carb Snacks: Simply Made with Love
Now that Don and I are on this low-carb, high-protein diet, we have encountered some challenges. We realize that having snacks prepared and measured out in advance is key. Knowing that the snack is ready to eat at responsible intervals helps curb cravings and satiate our appetites. We had hoped to find some ready-made protein…
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Simple and Spiralized Salami Slinky: Three Ways
For our Purim seuda (festive meal), I wanted to prepare something that would be original, interesting to serve and fun enough for the kids. I set up a dinner buffet with a carving station. I wanted something that could be baked right in the oven with the other meats. I came up with this simple and spiralized…
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Simple Baby Arugula Salad with Red Peppers, Tomatoes and Avocado
I love the dark green color, peppery taste and crisp texture of baby arugula. It is one of those ingredients that has its own audacious personality and must be bought as fresh as possible. It is one of those love-hate greens: some love it and others cannot tolerate its assertive flavor. I embrace it…
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Simply the Best Low-Carb Zucchini Soup
On my low-carb diet, I often eat soup for lunch. They are filling, hearty and warm the soul. One of the things that I am enjoying and hope to retain once I complete the diet is the idea of making regular times for meals and snacks. I find that I am more satiated by meals…
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You Say Tomato…I Say Heirloom Tomato Salad
Leafy salads are fresh and delicious, but take quite a bit of prep time. Soaking, rinsing and drying lettuce just seems to take forever. Here is one salad that go from the refrigerator to the table in record time. It uses an assortment of tomatoes and optional scallions. Rinse, slice, dice, halve or leave small tomatoes…
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Rainbow Carrot Curls: A Wow Garnish
Trader Joe’s sells bags of organic rainbow carrots. The carrots come in all hues of the rainbow: dark red, white, bright yellow and the “ordinary” orange carrots. It is a small splurge, but well worth it in the “wow” factor. These carrots are low in calories and powerful in vitamin A and antioxidants. Rainbow carrot…
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Kale and Cabbage Kugel: a Pareve Souffle
I grew up believing that spinach was the most powerful vegetable in the universe (remember Popeye?) I have raised kids in a generation that views kale the same way that we viewed spinach. Kale is the new spinach. My daughter, Leah, loves kale. To keep her happy (and healthy), I try to always have a…
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Low Carb Waffles: Simple and Delicious
Since I started my high-protein, low-carb diet, I have been enjoying vegetable omelets for breakfast. Today, I decided to try something different. I made some low-carb waffles. It was simple. It was dietetic. Unbelievably, it was quite delicious (at least to carb-craving me.) This diet requires fat like butter and buttermilk You can easily replace…
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Low-Carb Cajun Salmon Fillets in Foil Packets
For me, the easiest part of my new low-carb, high protein diet is preparing the main dishes. I have just adjusted some of my basic recipes to fit the parameters of the diet, using spices and lo-carb vegetables to wow my palate. Since most sauces contain sugar and are therefore not allowed on my diet, I…
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Simple Crockpot Mushroom Soup: Low Carb
Don and I just started a high-protein, low carb diet. I have to admit that I’ve never been on an official diet before and I’m excited for the challenge. I visited my local market today and spent hours perusing the aisles for ingredients that will work for this new diet. I bought items that I…