Category Archives: Side Dish

Low Carb Faux Mac ‘N Cheese with Zucchini

I love mac ‘n cheese, but pasta doesn’t fit into my low carb lifestyle. I’ve tried popular faux low carb mac ‘n cheese recipes using cauliflower, but the strong flavor of cauliflower makes it less like mac ‘n cheese and … Continue reading

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Unkosher Chopped Liver with Bacon

I love traditional chopped liver with schmaltz and gribenes (chicken fat & crispy chicken skin) and usually use this recipe. I picked up chicken livers the other day, but forgot to ask the butcher for chicken skin and fat so … Continue reading

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Low Sugar Sweet & Spicy Pickled Carrots

Recently I’ve been too busy to cook every day so I make a pork roast seasoned simply with black pepper and smoked salt and eat roasted pork for a week or so. This has lead to some creative uses of … Continue reading

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Offal Dirty Cauliflower Rice

I seem to be on a mission to adapt every savory rice dish that pops in my head to a low carb, grain free cauliflower version. Today I experimented with dirty rice. My version is offal forward because I have … Continue reading

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Coconut Cashew Cauliflower Rice

I made this cauliflower rice dish to go with Thai green curry. It’s missing the acidic element of my cilantro lime cauliflower rice, but it offers more of a textural difference. Toasting the coconut shreds is optional. 1 head cauliflower, … Continue reading

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Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

I made chicken & vegetable korma the other night using a great spice & simmer sauce from Tasty Bite. It included a marninade for the meat, a dry spice packet for toasting in oil, and a simmer sauce. Instead of … Continue reading

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Greek Cauliflower Couscous

I’m not sure why it took me so long to make a Greek inspired cauliflower “couscous” dish since I love Greek flavors. I used a pre-packaged crumbled cauliflower stir fry blend that included broccoli, carrot, & onion, but wrote this … Continue reading

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Creamed Spinach with Leeks

I had a few ingredients in my fridge that I don’t usually buy (leeks, Brie, fresh spinach, white wine) and decided to make a combination of braised leeks and creamed spinach. It turned out much better than I expected. I … Continue reading

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Low Carb Parmesan Puffs

I found this great looking recipe for keto cheese puffs I wanted to try for Thanksgiving, but I didn’t have cheddar cheese on hand. I was also skeptical about piping a delicate meringue without deflating it. Spooning it out with a tablespoon sized … Continue reading

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Chicken Based Noodles

I earned my crafty cook stripes today with this crazy idea for chicken based “noodles.” I got the idea from an old episode of Chopped and a chef who made fish based “noodles” with egg whites. It worked better than … Continue reading

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