Dessert Recipes

Low-Carb Lesson #63: Low Carb Comfort Food Scramble For Two

In the United States eggs are traditionally a breakfast food, but I like eggs just about anytime. And I like eggs just cooked just about any way you can think of: scrambled, deviled, fried, poached, hard-boiled ... any way but raw. Eggs are quick, they're easy, they're cheap, and they always seem like comfort food to me. Eggs for dinner are particularly good when you're crunched for time or for when the food budget for the week is shot.

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Low-Carb Cooking 101: Lesson #60: Low Carb Easter Dinner Recipes

Apple-Herbed Leg of Lamb for Easter Dinner

Spring low carb foods are featured in this Low Carb Easter dinner to celebrate not just the holiday but the season: Low-Carb Apple-Herbed Leg of Lamb, Low-Carb Mandarin Spinach Salad, Low-Carb Asparagus in Lemon Butter & Vanilla CarbSmart Ice Cream with Simply Strawberry Sauce.

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Lesson #58: Grilled Teriyaki Pork Shoulder Steaks

We moved into a new home last month (finally!), and my husband bought a new grill to celebrate the occasion. It's a mammoth thing, all stainless steel and shiny, and looks something like a not-so-miniature aircraft carrier. This is a "manly man's" grill, huge and professional-looking, containing all the bells and whistles. The problem is, my husband can't cook.

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Low-Carb Lesson #50: Low-Carb Italian Fish Fillets

I promised my husband fish a few days ago, so tonight we're having Italian Fish Fillets. I find that it takes more fish than beef to fill me up and make me feel completely satisfied, so I always count on one half pound of fish per person. That doesn't mean that my family of four always polishes off two pounds of fish, but to my way of thinking it's better to have too much (and have leftovers for lunch the next day) than it is to have too little.

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