Holidays & Seasons

Alcohol has 7 calories per gram, whether it comes from beer, wine, liquor, or mixed drinks. It's also carb-free. It does, however, slow metabolism quite a lot so don't expect to actually lose weight if you're making merry. Includes Dana's City Lights Low-Carb Cosmo Recipe.

The party season is upon us! From now until January 2nd, there will be caroling parties, open-house brunches, tree-trimming parties, gift-wrapping parties, and just plain all-out merriment.

Dana Carpender shares the many ways pumpkin can fit into a low carb diet including her Low Carb Chili Lime Pumpkin Seed recipe. If your only experience with pumpkin has to do with jack-o-lanterns and high-carb pie, rethink this tasty vegetable. Pumpkin is lower carb than most winter squashes, and one of the best sources of pro-vitamin A around.

Each week Dana will be writing helpful and entertaining articles about the low carb lifestyle at Carb Smart Magazine healthy eating and anything else she wants to write about.

Asian Cole Slaw recipe by Di Bauer.

Barbecued Mechoui Lamb recipe from Tony Blakemore. "If a meat dish is preferred, we can go a little further east to Morocco for a tasty lamb dish"

A Low-Carb Gluten-Free Pumpkin Mousse Recipe that is perfect for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any time of the year.

Low-Carb Gluten-Free Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe makes 10 servings at about 5 grams of carbohydrates per slice.

Did you know that older eggs peel easier than really fresh eggs? So for this Low Carb Easter Peep Recipe, if you have some eggs that you need to use that have been in the fridge for a week or so - Use 'em up and use the fresh ones for dipping and dying!