Recipes

Have you decided that you want to stay grain- and sugar-free, even at Thanksgiving dinner? Dana Carpender has 3 recipes for a delicious and traditional low carb Thanksgiving Feast.

Most people will pair apples with cinnamon. But in the Alsace-Lorraine region between France and Germany, a common fall dish involves stuffing a bird with apples, pears, onions, and herbs. I’ve translated some of these flavors into an unusually light dinner roll that will go nicely with your Thanksgiving dinner.

Sometimes we can get all pumpkined out. I have several in my family that simply don’t like pumpkin pie. Try serving this slightly tart Cranberry-Almond Panna Cotta instead.

We’re going with savory, seasonal flavors in this month’s Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Sautéed Pumpkin, Kale & Sage recipe.

The pizza - beloved by many taste buds, yet hated by just as many waistlines. How can something so good be so bad? It just seems unnatural. Thankfully, we have some pretty inventive folks out there in the low carb community who mastered the pizza goodness without all the nasty processed carbs.

Delicata squash. Have you seen these beauties at your local farmers market or food co-op? In my younger years, I remember trying acorn squash smothered in brown sugar and butter and not liking it. That distaste stayed with me into my adulthood; I assumed squash was squash and that it all tasted the same. Then about five years ago, after admiring how beautiful and colorful the winter squash varieties were, I decided to give squash another try. I did some reading on the different varieties of squash and picked up some delicata. If you haven’t given this winter squash variety a try, what are you waiting for?

Budget Low Carb: Breast Cancer Busting Meals: September is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and CarbSmart's BLC brings you great tasting, budget friendly breast-cancer-busting recipes bursting with flavor.

Fresh and Seasonal: Beef-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Goat Cheese. This recipe is great for back-to-school. You can make the stuffing the night before to save time, then just pop it in the oven for a quick meal that the whole family will love.

When I was a kid, my step-mom made us a huge homemade tuna casserole a few times a month; it was a favorite in our house. The problem was it was full of white noodles. I have found a way to recreate this dish with much healthier Paleo ingredients.

Tomatoes are not carb-free, indeed, I consider them a "borderline" vegetable. How better to spend my daily carb allowance?

Salvaging the Child-Vegetable Relationship by Misty Humphrey in the June 2013 issue of CarbSmart Magazine. Stop fighting your family and learn ways of Child-Vegetable Détente. Peace at last!