THE DIET WARS, a Battle of the SEXES.. How LowCarb can this go?

CookingWithCarlo.com ^ | Oct 21 2003 | Carlo3b Dad, Chef, Author

[GrandMoM]

....RECIPE PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!

[Grammy]

....RECIPE PRETTY PLEASE!!!!!!

No recipe needed. I just lined a cake pan with plastic wrap and packed in the ham and chicken salad. I tipped it out on a serving plate and removed the wrap. Beat cream cheese until it is workable, and ice the "cake" like you would any other. I piped edges on it and used different cutters to make flowers.

I used american cheese with black olives in the center for sunflowers. Other flowers were made from roasted red peppers. Slice carrot rounds very thin and arrange like petals. Pipe a dot of cream cheese in the center. Stems and leaves were green pepper. If you send me your email I will send you a picture.

[carlo3b]

LowCarb Portabello London Broil Stroganoff

• 1 1/2 to 2 pounds flank steak or it's other name, London broil
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 8 to 12 ounces sliced button mushrooms
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 beef bouillon cubes, granules, or equivalent in beef base
• 1 can (10 1/2 ounces) condensed beef broth, or consume
• 1/3 cup dry white wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried dill
• 1 cup sour cream
• salt, to taste
• 4-6 large Portabello mushrooms (yes, mushrooms over mushroom.. :)


1) Trim excess fat from steak. Cut steak into thinly sliced strips across the grain, about 1/4 inch thick, 3 inches long.
2) Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet; add sliced steak in batches; brown quickly on both sides. Repeat with the rest of the steak.
3) Add remaining 4 tablespoons of butter to the skillet; add onions mushrooms; sauté for about 5 to 6 minutes.
5) Stir in flour, garlic powder, and pepper; stir until smooth.
6) Add bouillon cubes; gradually stir in undiluted beef broth. Bring to boiling; stir constantly until thickened. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes.
7) Stir in wine, dill, and sour cream.
Add beef back to the sour cream mixture; heat through, but do not boil.
8) Brush and clean Portabello mushrooms. The Grill on both sides under broiler until lightly browned. Slice and serve with gravy. (You can also serve over hot noodles... :))
Serves 4 to 6.

 

[StarCMC]

Java...Ok, what do you think of this Sarbucks style Iced Coffee recipe?

1 c. STRONG coffee
2-3 packets sweetener of choice
1/2 to 1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. Half & Half

Pour hot coffee over a little ice to cool it down. Add the rest of the ingredients. ENJOY!

[carlo3b]

 
 Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie

• 1 1/2 c. (1/2 of a 30-oz. can) Pumpkin Pie Filling
• 1 1/2 c. whole milk
• 1 beaten egg (optional)


1) Blend all ingredients completely, then pour into ice cream maker.
2) Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
3) If desired, crumble some graham crackers or vanilla wafers and add a few minutes before the end of freezing for "crust."
To serve after storing, put in microwave for about 1 1/2 minutes, reducing time as contents diminish.
The finished product has a texture of a sherbet or fruit ice. It could be made with any other form of milk. With skim milk and no egg, it's actually non-fat, as the pie filling has no fat in it.

[carlo3b]

I love it!! Thats how they do it?? Wonderful! Thanks so very much.. :)

[StarCMC]

I adapted a friend's recipe that called for sugar and milk. She cautioned that the half & half made it really rich and you needed to split it with whole milk. Ahh! The luxury of a low-carb lifestyle!! Man is that stuff good!!

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the heads up!

[christynsoldier]

please add me to the ping list.... thanks!

[carlo3b]

 
LowCarb Beef Fajitas with Assorted Chiles   Keep low carb tortillas in the freezer for an almost-instant Mexican meal.

Marinade:

• 3 garlic cloves, pushed through a press
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 1/2 pounds skirt steak, trimmed and cut into large pieces
• 1 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 12 controlled carb flour tortillas
• 3/4 cup green salsa
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro


1) Make marinade: In a large bowl or resealable plastic bag, combine garlic, salt, lime juice, jalapeño, cumin and olive oil; whisk together. Add steak pieces to marinade; coat well. Marinate, refrigerated at least 1 hour..
2) Heat oven to 350° F. Wrap tortillas in foil; place in oven to warm 15 minutes before serving.
3) Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Grill 5 inches over hot coals (or over medium-high heat) 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare doneness; set aside.
4) In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat canola oil. Cook bell peppers and onion 5 minutes, until vegetables are softened.
5) Slice steak thinly across the grain.
To assemble fajitas, spread tortillas with salsa, top with steak slices and vegetable mixture, sour cream, and cilantro.
Fold over and serve.

[Alamo-Girl]

Yummy! I love fajitas!!!

[carlo3b]

You are on the list.. and you won the door prise..This great, fast and easy recipe.. :)

LowCarb Crock Roast Italian Beef

• 3 to 4 lbs rump roast
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
• 2  1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp parsley flakes
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• Dash Worcestershire sauce
• Dash soy sauce
• 1 package Italian salad dressing mix (Good Seasons is a pretty good choice)


1) Put roast in crock pot.
2) Combine remaining ingredients in saucepan and cook over medium high heat until mixture comes to a full boil.
3) Remove from heat and pour over roast in crock pot.
Cook all night on low or 6 to 8 hours on high. About 1 and 1/2 hours before serving, flake meat apart and continue cooking.
Serves 6 – 8.
Approx. 1 gram per serving

[carlo3b]

:)

[areeves79]

Thank you for the wonderful ideas.

[jellybean]

That guy who wrote "Men are from Mars Women are from Venus", the book that no one ever read, ...( a Sleepless in Seattle... sigh), had a great concept, but he had it all wrong.

I really have never read Men are from Mars Women are from Venus. Perhaps I should...maybe then I'd understand men...LOL

Besides I identify more with Pluto...

[Carolinamom]

Loads of thanks! Marking this for later reading/recipe copying.

[radiohead]

I'm sure this will turn into another 2,000 post thread, so I might as well add my 2 cents.

I am doing SouthBeach. I've lost 12 lbs after trying several other methods, including the Zone. My endo is completely supportive of this diet for me. While I didn't drop 20 lbs in 2 weeks, taking thyroid meds makes it a little harder to lose the weight, but it's coming off.

If I were a real 'man' about it, I'd do Dr. Bernstein's diet for diabetics, but it seems very restrictive for the long term. SouthBeach is something I can live with. In fact, my 26 yr old son (who doesn't have a weight problem) eats the same thing I'm eating, just with larger portions.

Going lower carb and a knowledge of the glycemic index are essential for diabetics. I've had a real problem w/my diabetes this year, but in the past 8 weeks I've gone off of 2 oral meds and halved my insulin due to the diet.

Personally, I think the Am Diabetes Assn people will burn in hell for telling diabetics to eat baked potatoes and that 'a carb is a carb.'

I tell every new diabetic that I meet to throw away the ADA stuff and read Sugar Busters, SouthBeach, Atkins, or the Zone. They won't regret it.

[Redleg Duke]

Carlo,

So far, I have dropped between 15 and 20 lbs during the first 2 1/2 weeks! Energy level is impressive! Just bought a new belt!

[nicksaunt]

You've must have read my mind, stroganoff is one of my favorites, I'll try this receipe this weekend.

Carlo, my friend, thanks so much for the recipe and all your posts. You always put a smile on my face!

[WVNan]

"SEX? WHEN'S DINNER?" Now THAT is my kind of cookbook LOL. Seriesly carlo, am I going to have to buy all these cookbooks? I have the Clinton Legacy of course, but I hate to think that there's a cookbook out there that has your name on it and I don't have it. How many have you written already? I may have to wait until I receive my inheritance (you know, the one I don't have coming?) in order to afford all of them.