Archive for Recipes

  • Canned Soup Can Be Toxic to Your Health Canned Soup Can Be Toxic to Your Health

    Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer that is regarded as an endocrine disruptor that may be linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and liver abnormalities. Due to increased press coverage, the public is becoming more aware of the dangers of BPA in common plastic items such as water bottles, howev...

  • Low-Carb Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Feast Low-Carb Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Feast

    Your Thanksgiving Feast does not need to be loaded with carbohydrates.  Try these delicious low-carb side dishes in place of the traditional carbohydrate-rich sides of mashed potatoes and dressing. Remember to use organic ingredients!     "Mock" Garlic Mashed Potatoes Recipe ...

  • Celebrate Independence Day With a Summery, Grillin'-and-Chillin', Low-Carb Feast Celebrate Independence Day With a Summery, Grillin’-and-Chillin’, Low-Carb Feast

    Enjoy your Fourth of July celebration with these delicious low-carb recipes. Remember to use all-natural, organic ingredients whenever possible.   Grilled Watermelon Salad Watermelon takes on a nice char on the grill. Don't fiddle with the pieces; just flip them when it's time. yield...

  • Low-Carb Recipes For Your Memorial Day Leftovers Low-Carb Recipes For Your Memorial Day Leftovers

    Hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.  Here are a couple of low-carb recipes to help with your celebration leftovers.   Barbeque Chicken Salad   Ingredients 2 pieces leftover barbeque chicken,meat removed from bone 2 celery stalks, small dice 1/2 medium red onion...

  • Mother's Day Low-Carb Breakfast: Smoked Salmon Omelette with Caviar Hollandaise Mother’s Day Low-Carb Breakfast: Smoked Salmon Omelette with Caviar Hollandaise

    Serve her breakfast in bed for Mother's Day with this delicious low-carb recipe she'll love. Smoked Salmon Omelette with Caviar Hollandaise yield: 4 servings Ingredients* 8 large eggs 1/4 cup milk Salt Freshly ground white pepper 4 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup minced red onions ...

  • Refreshing Green Tea Mojitos - Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo Refreshing Green Tea Mojitos – Just in Time for Cinco de Mayo

      In honor of Cinco de Mayo, here is a green, low-carb twist on a cuban classic. While its potent antioxidant properties and numerous health benefits are well-known, many people are unaware of how well green tea works with mint and rum to make a deliciously refreshing low-carb cockta...

  • Detox the Body, Promote Weight Loss, and More by Drinking Lemon Water with Cayenne Detox the Body, Promote Weight Loss, and More by Drinking Lemon Water with Cayenne

    Anyone following a healthy diet and lifestyle knows the importance of drinking water. However, here is a reminder to everyone on the countless health benefits of lemon water with cayenne and why you should be drinking it daily. Often referred to as “the Master Cleanse," it has long been known ...

  • It's Not Easter Dinner Without the Eggs It’s Not Easter Dinner Without the Eggs

            Easter Eggs with Watercress and Parsley Sauce   yield:  Makes 10 servings Ingredients 10  large  Easter eggs (preferably from a local farm), room temperature 2   tablespoons plus 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt 1   small garlic clov...

  • Recipe:  Hail to the Kale Crisps Recipe: Hail to the Kale Crisps

    Recipe:  Kale Crisps Last week, in my local grocery store, a smallish crowd had gathered around a table with free samples. Of course, I had to see what that was all about.  Turned out to be dark greenish crisps made of kale, and sprinkled with hot and spicy stuff. That sounded good, so I rea...

  • Who Says Superbowl Food Has To be Junk? Who Says Superbowl Food Has To be Junk?

    Where is it written that when you give a party around this celebrated American tradition, you have to stock up on a bunch of bad-for-you junk food?  Who started that tradition. I say,  let’s do something different this year.  Serve hearty, delicious real food.  Make it easy on yourself, by ...