Cookouts, Grilling & Picnics

Carl's Gourmet All Natural Prime Rib & Roast Seasoning and Meat Rubs Now In A 16 oz. Shaker! Carl's Gourmet Products are excellent. Use Carl's Gourmet Seasonings & meat rubs are spice blends on most meats.

What I like best about this Low-Carb, Keto, Gluten-Free Pineapple Barbecued Salmon Fillets Recipe is the ability to freeze the marinated uncooked fish for future use. It makes meal prep even quicker. The pineapple really boosts the flavor of the barbecue sauce. Your family and friends will love these Pineapple Barbecued Salmon Fillets!

The number one rule of great steak is “Start with great meat.” What defines great meat? Is it grass‑fed, is it local, is it natural, is it grain finished? Yes. But, let your pocket‑book and monthly food budget answer that question. And even disregarding the 3 USDA meat grades: prime (prime‑aged), choice, and select, I maintain great meat (aka great steak) is available across all grades and in all budgets.

Everyone loves barbecue! And at first glance, a rack of ribs or some barbecued chicken seems ideal for us low carb types. But there's a problem with virtually all commercial barbecue: the sauce. It's sugary. Often you'll get as much as 12 grams of sugar in a two-tablespoon serving - and who stops at two tablespoons? So it behooves us to learn how to turn out fabulous barbecue at home. I've always been a good cook, but until I learned the difference between grilling and barbecuing, I would try to grill ribs, and cremated them. Then I learned how to slow-smoke food. Now my ribs, chicken, even turkey, turn out succulent, smoky, and delicious every time.

Here's a Dana Carpender Low-Carb Smoked Turkey Legs recipe with so much flavor, it needs no finishing sauce!

Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables with Chermoula is a marinade that is commonly used in Moroccan and southern Mediterranean recipes.

Make-ahead salads to the rescue! These salads have it all: They’re delectable, of course. They’re unusual, not just the same-old-same-old. They’re beautiful to look at, with all those bright and beautiful colors. And they can all be made yesterday, while any leftovers – should you have them – will be just as good tomorrow.

Let The Party Commence! Kid Friendly Graduations by Misty Humphrey. With a little planning, your graduation party can be a real Low-Carb hit.

Three Low-Carb Picnics: Downton Abbey-style, Beyond Sandwiches, and Picnicking with Kids Once upon a time, “picnic” meant packing up your outdoor dining tent, the silver, the linens, a wagonload of food, another wagonload of serving staff, and enough folding wooden furniture to outfit a small hotel.

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Any gardener quickly learns that one zucchini plant has the ability to feed an entire block. Here are a couple of delicious summer zucchini recipes.