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Get series about HEALTHY, and LOW CARB FOOD
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Posted on 09/01/2003 5:41:39 PM PDT by carlo3b

Get series about HEALTHY, and LOW CARB FOOD

This, and future threads, will attempt to answer some of your questions and requests regarding HEALTHY food in general, and LOW CARB, LOW CALORIE diets and recipes in particular.

With my background as a Master Chef, and Natural Foods Sexonutritionist, aka SexyChef  (/dreamer) Bwhahaahahahahah, it affords me a wonderful vantage point to assist in creating this forum, where everyone can contribute, exchange ideas and voice their valuable opinions. Moderating in no way qualifies me as an authority on this, or any other subject.*..heheheh ..that has never inhibited me before.. blush
* (a cheap unofficial GENERAL ESCAPE CLAUSE.. HA!)
 
There are many other FReepers, (you know who you are.. LOL) on this amazing site that have a great deal more detailed knowledge and information on specific topics, that will no doubt emerge. Sooooooo, lets get started..


This TRAIN IS LEAVING THE STATION... chew, chew
(chew chew,not Choo, choo,  get it?  food)..  Hahahahhahaha...  {{{{{crickets}}}}} .....GULP!....this is gonna be a long thread..  :)


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To: carlo3b
Let me see if I understand, carlo. By pinging me to every recipe (rather than just every thread), are you suggesting that I'm supposed to eat all of today's recipes in one day?
61 posted on 09/01/2003 6:34:26 PM PDT by Scenic Sounds
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To: carlo3b
Ping Me!
62 posted on 09/01/2003 6:35:21 PM PDT by yuleeyahoo
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To: carlo3b; All
I'm on Carlos ping list...I have arrived !
63 posted on 09/01/2003 6:36:20 PM PDT by tubebender
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To: carlo3b
Please add me to your ping list also. I'm on WW but trying to speed things up by reducing the carbs. I tried Atkins. Works good, but not for me')
64 posted on 09/01/2003 6:37:26 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: carlo3b
Put me on the list too...
65 posted on 09/01/2003 6:37:55 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (Freedom is not America's gift to man, Freedom is GOD'S gift to mankind!....G.W.Bush)
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To: carlo3b
Thanks Carlo.
67 posted on 09/01/2003 6:39:53 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (The opinions I value are the ones from people I respect… the rest are just comic)
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To: Chad Fairbanks
WHALE
Yummmmmmmm... LOL
 
ARTICHOKE PESTO PIZZA

Here is the veggie contribution.. ok, now we're even..:)

PESTO
  • 2 c  Densely packed fresh basil
  • 1/4 c  Pine nuts
  • 2    Large garlic cloves
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 1/3 c  Olive oil
 
TOPPING
  • 12 oz Marinated artichoke hearts
  • 3 lg. Tomatoes, sliced thinly
  • 1 c  Zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 c  Pine nuts
PESTO TOPPING:
1) Process basil, pine nuts, garlic & zest in food processor till smooth.
With blender running, drizzle in the oil to form a thick paste.
 
ASSEMBLE: (Dough recipe post #40 above)
1) Sprinkle 10" X 15" baking sheet with cornmeal.
2) Place dough in center & press out from the center till the baking sheet is covered with dough.
3) Spread dough with a thin layer of pesto.
4) Arrange artichoke hearts, tomato slices & zucchini evenly over the pizza.  Dot with more pesto & sprinkle with pine nuts.  Bake at 375F for 20 minutes or till the crust is well cooked & browned.

68 posted on 09/01/2003 6:40:27 PM PDT by carlo3b (http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
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To: carlo3b
Carlo, please add me to the ping list. thanks.
69 posted on 09/01/2003 6:42:01 PM PDT by varina davis
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To: carlo3b
I'm series...eating lo-carb is better than being hugh!
70 posted on 09/01/2003 6:43:57 PM PDT by Henrietta
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To: Keith in Iowa; carlo3b
Thanks for the pumpkin pie recipe!

Carlo, thanks for the ping. I will look forward to the recipes, I love to cook!

Prairie
71 posted on 09/01/2003 6:44:02 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (Dominique de Villipin can KISS MY BUTT!! Here's why: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/9729)
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To: carlo3b
add me to the ping list, pleeze.
72 posted on 09/01/2003 6:45:57 PM PDT by Henrietta
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To: CindyDawg
OK. since I'm not that special, I'm doing the simple, cheap method: more exercise and eating less (and willing to take my time losing the weight.)

So far, 10lbs in 2 months, and 30 to go. (roughly 6 months more work.)

73 posted on 09/01/2003 6:46:20 PM PDT by Maigrey (Keepin' Tags and lots o' Hugs for Sara Grace and Logan)
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To: carlo3b
Hey, carlo - Thanks for posting this! Count me in on your list, please.
74 posted on 09/01/2003 6:47:04 PM PDT by Kay Ludlow
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To: Maigrey
Did I post something that offended you ? If so, I'm sorry :'(
75 posted on 09/01/2003 6:50:49 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: carlo3b
Me Too, Me Too...

Please add me to the Ping list!
76 posted on 09/01/2003 6:51:16 PM PDT by not_apathetic_anymore
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To: carlo3b
Please add me to the list! I have been on Atkins for two weeks this coming Wednesday and have lost 8 pounds. Yay!
77 posted on 09/01/2003 6:52:18 PM PDT by Miss Marple
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To: prairiebreeze
bump to bookmark
78 posted on 09/01/2003 6:53:00 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (please pardon my dust... I'm working on tagline)
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To: carlo3b
please add me to your ping list and thanks very much for this column.
79 posted on 09/01/2003 6:55:01 PM PDT by etabeta
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To: Keith in Iowa
Crustless Pumpkin Pie

Kieth, that looks like a great recipe, it is the perfect timing for this season, and as you know there are more than a few FReepers that grow veggies.. and more than a few have asked me for a pumpkin recipe..thanks..MORE?

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Chinese emperors consumed Shiitake mushrooms in large quantities to fend off old age.  The ancient Japanese courts held the Shiitake in such regard and so valued for its aphrodisiac properties, that the growing sites were well hidden and heavily guarded.

Mushrooms are often the mysterious ingredient in stories and folk tales as well as in recipes. They stand accused in the deaths of such eminent personages as the real Emperor Claudius. By the Middle Ages their toxic qualities were harnessed into an effective fly killer. Fame finally came to the cèpe at the box office, with it's starring role in Andy Warhol's "Eat," the forty-five-minute movie of a man eating a mushroom.

Mushrooms are an ancient food, some varieties traceable to the Stone Age. They were the food of the Pharaohs in ancient Egypt, and they remained the food of the rich throughout nineteenth-century France and England. For all their haughty associations, and famed naughtiness, mushrooms are a most primitive plant.  Varieties are found the world over and successfully cultivated in caves, and in underground quarry tunnels, as in seventeenth-century France; and in abandoned limestone mines, as in present-day Pennsylvania. Mushrooms in general, and shiitake in particular are used as a powerful sexual stimulating tonic and homemade concoctions for fertility, are still found all over this universe.

Well, apart from these obvious sex maniacs, another group of people might want to give you more thoughts about the virtues of shiitake mushrooms are the so-called health maniacs. Shiitake is widely recognized as a health food, at first mainly by the Chinese and the Japanese and now increasingly, by doctors and scientists the world over. Edible mushrooms have been traditionally used throughout the Orient for their medicinal and tonic properties. A derivative property, lentinan, was and is still demonstrated to enhance host resistance against infections from various types of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.

Some enjoyed the benefits of the mushroom, albeit with some reservations much as an appreciative mushroom fancier, the famed French author Alexandre Dumas who often had second thoughts, "I confess," he wrote early in the nineteenth century, with a regretful tone, "that nothing frightens me more than the appearance of mushrooms on the table, especially in a small provincial town." And Fannie Farmer, a legendary cookbook maven, in her 1909 edition, seems more adventurous than usual when she urges that, since mushrooms "grow about us abundantly," they therefore "should often be found on the table."  Martha Washington offered that George especially enjoyed just a bit of cream to heighten the flavor of her recipe "To Dress a Dish of Mushrumps."

Soooooo, whether your Martha trying to jazz up ole George, or a fat emperor fighting off Father Time, nothing beats using the Mushroom, garlic, or anything else for that matter, to light the romantic fires in your life...
and if all else fails, try this;

Steak Aphrodite

Pulling out all the stops... This is a gourmet French recipe, Tornadoes de boeuf, celebrated in honor of an Grecian sex Goddess, Aphrodite, adding a Chinese aphrodisiac, Shiitake, and enhanced by an Italian Chef... now, how in the Hell can you miss?

  • 4 (3 oz) split Filet Mignons, thawed, (center cut beef tenderloin medallions)
  • 1/8 tsp. Salt
  • 1/8 tsp. Freshly ground pepper
  • 2 Tbs.. Butter
  • 1 tsp. Dijon style mustard
  • 2 Tbs.. Shallots, minced
  • 1 Tbs.. Butter
  • 1 Tbs.. Fresh Lemon juice
  • 1/8 tsp. Fresh Garlic, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 med. Shiitake mushrooms, sliced to 1/8 in. (if dried, reconstitute in 1/2 cup hot water, 20 min, retain water)
  • 1 Tbs. Fresh chives, minced
  • 2 Tbs. Sherry
  • 1 tsp. Brandy, or cognac (optional)
  • 1 Tbs. Fresh parsley, minced
1) Season both sides of steak with salt and pepper.
2) Melt butter in a heavy skillet; add mustard, and shallots. Sauté over medium heat 1 minute.
3) Add steaks, cook approximately 4 minutes on each side for medium rare.
Remove steaks to serving plate and keep warm.
4) Add into pan drippings, 1 Tbs. butter, lemon juice, Sherry, 2 Tbs. mushroom water, and mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, and chives. Cook for 3 minutes.
5) If you wish to Flambé*, tilt the pan slightly, and pour the brandy or cognac into the front edge of the pan; turn the heat to high and let the flame (or if electric, light with a match) catch the brandy's vapors and ignite it. Swirl slightly, turn off the heat and let the flame go out.
Present on pre warmed plates, and sprinkled with parsley.
May I suggest a full bodied vintage Burgundy wine, as in Vosne Romanee.
Serves 1 pulsating sultry maiden, and 1 burgeoning lover..

* Flambe, means to ignite foods that have liquor or liqueur added. This is done to add a dramatic effect, and to develop a deep rich flavor. Use an 80-proof brandy or cognac. Liquors that are higher, 140, and 100 proof  are a bit too volatile when lit, leave the pyrotechnics for the restaurant dining room pros. Heat the brandy (or liquors, and liqueurs, in the case of fancy desserts) in a saucepan just until bubbles begin to form around the edges. May also be heated in a microwave oven by heating 30 to 45 seconds in a microwave proof dish at 100 percent power.
NOTE; Never pour liquor from a bottle into a pan that is near an open flame (the flame can follow the stream of alcohol into the bottle and cause it to explode).
Ignite with a long match. Always ignite the fumes and not the liquid itself. Never lean over the dish or pan as you light the fumes.

Tip for adventurous Mushroom gatherers as a precaution, from  Marion Harland in her 1873 classic, Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery:  Boil gathered mushrooms with a white onion while stirring them with a silver spoon, she cautioned; if the onions turn black or the spoon darkens, throw everything away. Still she offered this comprehensive observation, as she remained suspicious, insisting that the poisonous types "sport all colors and are usually far prettier than their virtuous kindred." ... sheeesh!

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80 posted on 09/01/2003 6:57:44 PM PDT by carlo3b (http://www.CookingWithCarlo.com)
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