This is the CarbQuik Low-Carb cheese biscuit recipe as published by the manufacturer, Tova Industries. Low Carb Cheddar Cheese Biscuits Recipe with CarbQuik
Read More »What Motivates Organizations to Say Sugar is OK & Fat is Bad?
First of all, there are no monolithic Powers That Be. There are a whole lot of different Powers That Be, and they all make up their minds separately, in their own time, and they all have their own motives. There are, for instance, medical schools, a whole lot of medical schools, and a great deal of the funding for those medical schools comes from the pharmaceutical industry, as does a lot of the money for medical research. That's a clear danger, but the alternative, at least as far as I can tell, is to fund medical schools and medical research with tax money. For good or ill, a large faction of Americans is very much against that.
Read More »Dana Carpender’s Peanut Butter-Coconut-Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Dana Carpender's Peanut Butter-Coconut-Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
Read More »Can a Low Carb Diet Reduce Tooth Decay? by Dana Carpender
For years and years, mainstream health authorities have been denying that sugar is detrimental to health. The only proven ill-effect of sugar, they insist, is that it rots your teeth.
Read More »Will a Low-Carb Diet Damage My Kidneys? Ketogenic Diet and Diabetic Nephropathy
Anyone who has low carbed for any length of time has heard the litany of dire health predictions: "You'll get heart disease!" "It will weaken your bones!" "You won't have any energy!" Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
Read More »2011 Low Carb Cruise Highlights by by Dana Carpender
Our panel of speakers this year started with Tom Naughton, a comedian. A comedian? You bet. Tom is both seriously funny and seriously smart, and his documentary Fathead is now the number one documentary at Hulu. Tom's presentation was called Science for Smart People, and was aimed at helping everyone understand the scientific double talk that too often lets biased researchers bamboozle people.
Read More »Chuck Steak by Dana Carpender
Call me a tightwad, but I just love a bargain. So I was thrilled to pick up chuck steaks this week at under two dollars a pound. That's almost as cheap as ground beef! Now to fire up my grill. I've mentioned before that a grilled steak with sliced tomatoes and a salad is my idea of Summer Food Nirvana.
Read More »Easter Leftovers Recipes by Dana Carpender
Hey, it's the Saturday before Easter, and I've written this article just for the occasion. Why? Because I happen to know that a huge number of you will have leftover ham in the house come Sunday night, and most of you will have hardboiled eggs on hand, too. Since low carbers ain't gonna eat ham sandwiches, or egg salad sandwiches, either, I thought I'd come up with a couple of new recipes to help you clear out the fridge without messing up your diet. Here they are!
Read More »Questions About Coconut Flour & More by Dana Carpender
Hello Dana, I am a big fan of your cookbooks, but I have a question, can your substitute coconut flour for pumpkin seed meal and almond meal?
Read More »Low-Carb Brownie with Chocolate Frosting Recipe with CarbQuik
A low-carb brownie recipe with a low-carb chocolate frosting recipe made with CarbQuik low-carb baking mix. 2g net carbs per serving.
Read More »It’s Egg Season by Dana Carpender
It's egg season! We tend to forget, because of battery egg farming techniques, that eggs really are a seasonal food - kept in natural lighting conditions, hens lay far fewer eggs in the winter, and more in the spring and summer. That's why eggs are associated with Easter: They've been a symbol of spring since - well, forever.
Read More »Staying Low Carb During Passover + Spinach Mushroom Kugel Recipe by Dana Carpender
Most people are aware of some Jewish dietary laws – that Jews who keep kosher do not eat pork or shellfish, or consume meat and milk products together. The laws are more complex than that, governing how kitchens are run, how animals are slaughtered, and who may or may not prepare certain foods. These rules do not interfere with a low carbohydrate diet.
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