Turkey Club Puff
Disguise your Friday-after-Thanksgiving leftovers in this delicious puff. Yield: 5 servings, each with 5 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 33 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 5 eggs 1/4 cup soy powder or unflavored protein powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup cottage cheese 1/2 pound Swiss cheese, cubed 1/4 […]
Iranian Flatbread BARBARI
Barbari is probably the most common bread in Iran. It is the bread that most people eat for breakfast and it can be baked in a tannur oven, although most barbari bakeries I have seen in Iran bake the bread on a very interesting rotating hot plate, which as it rotates moves the bread into […]
Ham and Cheese Puff
This dish reheats particularly well, making it the perfect leftover meal. Yield: 4 servings, each with 10 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of fiber, for a total of 8 grams of usable carbohydrates and 29 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1/4 pound ham 1/4 pound Cheddar cheese 1 green pepper 1 can (4 ounces) […]
Somali Pancakes ANJERO
SOMALIA: Anjero is similar to Ethiopian injera although a little thicker, and it is used in lieu of cutlery to scoop up food. Unless, that is, it is eaten for breakfast, in which case it is spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar or drizzled with honey. Another way to have anjero at breakfast is […]
Chili Egg Puff
Serve this versatile dish for brunch or supper. And don’t be afraid of those chilies: The mild ones aren’t hot, they’re just very flavorful. (And if you like hot foods, feel free to use hotter chilies.) Yield: 4 servings, each with 7 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of fiber, for a total of 6 […]
Saj Bread MARKOUK OR YUFKA
You can make yufka and markouk with the same dough, but with different shaping techniques. Markouk is thinner and flattened by passing the disk of dough from one hand to the other until the round of dough is paper thin and almost as wide as your arm, a feat that requires tremendous skill and much […]
Oeufs avec Ie Beurre Noire
This just might be the easiest French cooking you’ll ever do, and it lends new interest to good old fried eggs. Yield: 1 serving, with 2 grams of carbohydrates, virtually no fiber, and 17 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon butter 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice INSTRUCTIONS Spray a skillet with nonstick […]
Gruyere Eggs
Yield: 1 serving, with 2 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber, and 19 grams of protein. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon butter 2 eggs 1/4 cup shredded Gruyere cheese 1 scallion, sliced INSTRUCTIONS Spray a heavy skillet with nonstick cooking spray and melt the butter in it over medium-high heat. Crack the eggs into […]
Pita Bread KHOBZ
Pita bread is often described as pocket bread in the West because the dough puffs and separates into two layers as it bakes. It is the most common bread throughout the Levant and as far as Egypt, where it is made thicker and smaller and in two versions, one with white flour and the other […]
Rodeo Eggs
This was originally a sandwich recipe, but it works just as well without the bread. Yield: This serves 2 if they’re good and hungry or 4 if they’re only a bit peckish, or if they’re kids. In 2 servings, each will have 4 grams of carbohydrates, a trace of fiber and 27 grams of protein. […]