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A light and fantastic salad for summer. It screams "Fresh" right in your ear and makes you glad you planted that single tiny zucchini plant in your garden!
Read More »Low-Carb Zucchini & Roasted Grape Tomato Salad
Low-Carb Fried Zucchini with Blooming Onion Sauce Recipes
Remember, if you're from the South, you fry everything! That's right EVERYTHING! We fry everything that doesn’t have wheels! Remember? Fried zucchini is an obligatory summer dish and we show you an easy recipe for Low-Carb Fried Zucchini with Blooming Onion Sauce.
Read More »Low-Carb Kaleidoscope Salad Recipe
Low-Carb Kaleidoscope Salad is beautiful, delicious, and makes a vat‑full! This is especially good with anything that has a Tex-Mex accent.
Read More »Low-Carb Party Slaw Recipe
Green and red and purple and yellow, plus a gorgeous salmon-pink dressing. You’ll make a big hit at the party with this, but you’ll be really happy to have it with the same old Tuesday chicken.
Read More »Low-Carb Citrusy Green Bean & Carrot Salad
A simple Low-Carb summer side dish that is made with steamed fresh green beans and tender carrots. A very tasty and definitely low-carb recipe, and one you can enjoy making during the summer or all year long!
Read More »Juneteenth: Our Other Independence Day
With the second Juneteenth federal holiday fast approaching, here are some traditional ways to honor Juneteenth while staying firmly planted in Low-Carb Land.
Read More »Kick-Off Summer! Memorial Day – Get In The Mood For Outdoor Food
Amy Dungan presents a few Memorial Day kick-off recipes to get you in the mood for outdoor food! Low-Carb Cajun Chicken Packets, Low-Carb Mixed Veggie Stuffed Burgers, & Low-Carb Spicy Avocado Dip.
Read More »Low-Carb Chili Lime Pumpkin Recipe
Do you know how much I love you guys? I love you so much that when I discovered that my Mastercook program had somehow eaten this recipe, I looked it up in 1001 Low-Carb Recipes and typed it all in again. This is a little carby, but so unusual, delicious, and seasonally appropriate that I wanted to get it to you while the little sugar pumpkins are still in the grocery stores. This would make a fine side dish with simple, warmed-up leftover turkey.
Read More »Low-Carb Tequila Highballs are a Sugar-Free Summer Treat
For a long time, my tipple of choice has been dry red wine–Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec, and the like, the dryer the better. Also, the occasional quality tequila sipped slowly. However, pleasant though they may be, neither of these falls into the “long, cool drink” category. I have, as the weather warmed up, found myself drawn back to the good, old-fashioned highball–a shot of liquor and a mixer over ice. I have come up with a few I enjoy tremendously, and thought I would share.
Read More »Keto Low-Carb Mixed Veggie Stuffed Burgers Recipe
This Low-Carb Mixed Veggie Stuffed Burgers is a way to sneak a few veggies into that special someone who may dislike them (like kids... or your spouse). Don't let the name fool you - while not stuffed to the brim, you do notice the nice mix of flavors without it overpowering the burger. When I had my hubby try this, his reply was “ Oh yeah! Mmmmmm!” Translated, that's “Heck ya! Gimme More!” in hubby speak.
Read More »Keto Low-Carb Cajun Chicken Packets Recipe
This Low-Carb Cajun Chicken Packets Recipe is one of my favorite methods of outdoor cuisine. Packet cooking can give you everything you need in a meal, with little hassle and virtually no clean-up.
Read More »Keto Low-Carb Spicy Avocado Dip / Spicy Guacamole Recipe
Keto Low-Carb Spicy Avocado Dip (Spicy Guacamole) is a simple appetizer or dip that will work well to tame those “When is the food gonna be done?” questions. And the beauty is that you can fix it up ahead of time to reduce some of the heavy lifting on the day of your cookout. This recipe fits my small family, but it's easy to double, or triple, this recipe for bigger crowds.
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