Ground Meat Pide ETLI PIDE
Pide is the ultimate Turkish snack or light meal, both on the street or in cafés/restaurants. You can have them with a variety of toppings such as eggplant, spinach and eggs, or cheese, to name but a few. This recipe is for a meat-topped pide that is also known as etli ekmek (meaning meat bread) […]
Hot Almond Cereal
Here’s a recipe for all of you who miss hot cereal in the morning. Loaded with fiber, it’s a great way to get the benefits of flax-not to mention that it’s really, really tasty. Yield: About 9 servings, each with about 16 grams of carbohydrates and 9 grams of fiber, for a total of 7 […]
Corn Bread
This low-carb alternative comes from Debra Rowland’s Lo-Carb Cooking. INGREDIENTS 1 cup butter, softened 2 teaspoons Splenda 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup hazelnut flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons butter extract INSTRUCTIONS Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cream butter and Splenda well. Add the eggs one at a […]
Sour Cream Lemon and Poppy Seed Muffins
Here’s a coffee cake for you, from Diana Lee’s invaluable Baking Low Carbo Notice that this has enough protein to be a satisfying breakfast all by itself. Yield: 12 slices, each with 9 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 8 grams of usable carbs and 24 grams of protein. […]
Lebanese/Syrian Savory Pastries FATAYER
In Lebanon, fatayer are made in triangles, large or small, with the pastry completely encasing the filling, while in Syria, fatayer are made small, and shaped like boats with the pastry folded over part of the filling to let some of it show in the middle. They are the quintessential street food in both countries, […]
Buttermilk Bran Muffins
Tender, moist, sweet, and perfumed with cinnamon. And, using the GO-Diet’s figure of 4 grams of carbohydrates per cup of buttermilk, not a bad deal, carbohydrates-wise. Yield: 10 muffins, each with 13.5 carbohydrates and 6 grams of fiber, for a total of 7.5 grams of usable carbs and 9 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 2/3 […]
Berber Meat Bread MEDFOUNA
Medfouna, which means “buried” in Arabic, is a confusing name for this filled bread as it also describes a Moroccan dish where stewed pigeons are buried under a mound of steamed vermicelli. I am not sure why both dishes share the name. All I know is that this bread is a southern specialty. I initially […]
Cheese Popovers
These are from Lo-Carb Cooking, by Debra Rowland, and they are tasty! Yield: 8 servings, each with 6 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 10 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1 cup almond flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup cream 2 eggs 1 tablespoon melted butter 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese INSTRUCTIONS […]
Saudi Meat Pies AISH BIL LAHM
Very simple to make and totally delectable, these meat pies from Saudi Arabia are eaten as a snack or part of a meal spread. I make them in individual portions but you can also make one large pie. The crumbly flaky pie dough makes for a nice crisp casing for the meat. It is also […]
Zucchini Pancakes
I know the name sounds strange, but if you like zucchini bread you should really try Vicki Cash’s pancakes. Yield: 3 servings. The carb count will vary with the brand of low-carb bake mix you use, but figure about 5 grams of usable carbs and about 20 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 3 eggs (or […]