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The meats are ground beef, sausage, and turkey; the cheeses are ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan; and if you'll look close, you'll see that the noodles are sliced turkey breast, which is what makes this low carb!

*British* Pigs in a Blanket

by Jimmy Akin on October 30, 2011

in Diet, Food and Drink

Naturally low carb; here made with 'Lil Smokies and turkey bacon–not because turkey bacon is healthier but just because it's got a lot of meat and I had it on hand. These are a standard part of Christmas dinner in England.

Cooking with Shirataki “Miracle Rice”

by Jimmy Akin on October 15, 2011

in Diet, Food and Drink

I love rice. But it's high in carbs, so naturally I've wanted a low-carb substitute for it. I've tried a number of things. For example, grading and cooking cauliflower. Texture-wise, that's not a bad substitute, but it tastes like cauliflower and not rice. Even when fried with oils and spices that you would use making [...]

Shakshouka: Video & Print Recipe

by Jimmy Akin on October 12, 2011

in Diet, Food and Drink

Yesterday I put up a photo of some shakshouka that I made myself. Although I adjusted the recipe somewhat (as every cook does), here's the recipe I based mine on, in both video and printable form:   PRINTABLE VERSION HERE.

Recently on Facebook I mentioned that I was making shakshouka, which is a middle eastern way of preparing eggs. Basically you use tomatoes, onion, red and green bell peppers, spices–and, of course, eggs, which in this case are cooked directly in a mixture you make of the other ingredients. It has very much a southwestern [...]

VIDEO: Low Carb Cabbage Roll Recipe!

by Jimmy Akin on August 15, 2011

in Food and Drink

Courtesty of Kent Altena. I made mine with cheese shreds instead of graded cauliflower as a meat extender. Thanks, Kent! I've been meaning to make cabbage rolls for a while but haven't done so till now.  

Video recipe Monday!

What’s with All the Food?

by Jimmy Akin on July 12, 2011

in Diet, Food and Drink

I thought I'd do a post explaining why there have been a lot of pictures of food showing up on the blog all of a sudden. Basically, this is something I've been doing on Facebook for some time. Facebook makes it easy to share pictures, and for a while I've been posting images of things [...]

Shopping Expedition

by Jimmy Akin on June 9, 2010

in Curios & Humor, Diet, Food and Drink, Travel

This weekend I went to a local Middle Eastern food market and got some stuff. I also made a couple of videos about the experience. Links to the things I was talking about: Fava Beans; The Lord Chancellor’s Nightmare Song [video] (from Iolanthe; with Mixed Pickles); and Peter Piper. More links: hummus, tahini, baba ghanoush, [...]