[carlo3b]

Here is a fabulous LowCarb recipe of a popular meal... Hope you love it! Low Carb Deep Dish Meat Crust Pizza      I don't believe anything can exactly replace a bread crust, however, in this case the flavor is pretty damned close.. Ha!

     CRUST
          3 lbs lean ground beef
          1 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated
          3 large eggs
          1 med. onion, finely chopped, or 1/2 cup dried minced onion
          2 cloves garlic, finely chopped, or substitute 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
          1 Tbs. salt
          3/4 tsp. black pepper
          3/4 tsp. fennel seed

     SAUCE
          2 1/4 cups plum tomatoes, chopped and drained , or 2 x 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
          1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper seed
          1 tsp. dried oregano, or 1 Tbls. fresh
          2 Tbs. fresh basil, or 2 teaspoons dry
          salt & pepper  to taste

     TOPPING
          1/2 lb. mozzarella cheese, shredded, or Provolone
          sausage or pepperoni (optional)
          oregano
          3 Tbs. Parmigiano-Reggiano, freshly grated

     Preheat oven to 375.
     1) Mix all crust ingredients. Separate into 2 pieces and flatten them onto cookie sheets.
     Each should be approx. 1/2" thick when finished.
     2) Bake for 20 min. Drain off accumulated liquids. Return to oven for 10 additional mins., drain again if necessary.
     3) Meanwhile, blend sauce ingredients. Spread over both crusts.
     4) Spread toppings evenly and place back in the oven for about 15 min, or until cheese is lightly browned.
     Remove and let sit about a minute, slice and serve.

[Dick Vomer]

ok..... I'll bite.... har=har-har... add me to your ping list.....

[Chad Fairbanks]

Whale Steak

4 portions

4 slices of whalemeat @ 150 - 180 g
Salt and pepper, preferably freshly ground
4 onion rings
2 dessert spoonfulls of finely diced green or red peppers
1 dessert spoonful of finely diced parsley
1 dessert spoonful of finely diced gherkins

Carve the meat into slices of about 1.5 to 2 cm thick, beat them with your hands and press them into shape. Preheat the frying pan and melt some butter in it. Brown the butter before adding the meat. Fry the steaks on both sides. Whale meat should be fried for about 4-5 minutes on each side. The steaks taste best when they are medium rare, but they should be warmed right through and not eaten raw. Serve the steaks on a plate, place an onion ring on each of them and fill it with peppers, parsley and gherkins. Potato scollops taste good together with the steaks. Serve with a bowl of good, crisp lettuce and salad.

[deadhead]

Thank You, carlo3b. A friend of mine has been on the Atkins diet. I have been sharing a few of your recipes with him. Will be sure to tell him about the Low Carb Deep Dish Meat Crust Pizza :-)

[Soaring Feather]

Sounds good carlo.

[Lucy Lake]

Thanks for the ping; this sounds delicious.

[Ditter]

We are on low carb meals at the Ditter house. The going is slow but we are not giving up. I was just feeling a little sorry for myself so I invented Strawberry Milk. A cup of low fat milk, a handful of ripe strawberries & Sweet&Low in the blender. Its not a strawberry milkshake but I don't feel sorry for myself anymore. Thanks for the great pizza recipe.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Awesome, Carlo!!! You ROCK!

[sinkspur]

Keep me on your ping list.

My wife cooked your Pork Loin from last week, and it was wonderful!

And, I'm not a big fan of pork!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks Carlo.

[waverna]

Hey Carlo, great idea, I need to get back onto the low carb regime and could use some good ideas. Please put me on your list!!

[PoisedWoman]

Sounds delish! You cook, I'll enjoy. I haven't purchased cheese for years. (Told you I'm kitchen-impaired.) However, I do grind my own burgers from zero fat beef in one of those wonderful VitaMix machines that would grind up a Volkswagon.

[2nd amendment mama]

This sounds delicious! As a connoisseur of NY City and New Haven, CT pizza and having an Italian last name...I'll have to give this a try. BTW, please keep me on all of your ping lists...Thanks...

2A Mama

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the recipe! Hugs!

[Future Useless Eater]

ping for later low-carb reference

[jellybean]

The pizza sounds wonderful!! I can smell it now...sniiiffff....aaaahhhh

Got anything to replace lasagna noodles??

[Humidston]

PRINTED!

[CyberAnt]

Please add me to your ping list. Thank you!

[CobaltBlue]

That looks very good. I am going to try it soon, maybe today. Have you ever tried baking the "crust" in a pizza pan with perforations on the bottom? I have one that has square perforations and fits over a deep bottom, which appears to be perfect to drain the "crust" while cooking.

Thank you for putting me on your *ping* list. Please keep me on it.

[Rebelbase]

Carlo, thanks for the pizza recipie. I'm three weeks into this low carb diet and I feel great. I'm already getting questioned by my friends "have you lost weight"?

Question for anyone out there, how much water should I be drinking per day. I'm not doing strict Atkins, but keeping around 50-75 carbs per day.

[Zipporah]

Great ! Thanks for the heads up.