These eggs made for quite a tasty surprise at lunch today! DELICIOUS and even worthy of serving to company! The mushrooms were an afterthought, and although they were good on this dish, they can be eliminated if you personally don’t like mushrooms. They are not “in the driver’s seat” in the flavor department here…..the creamy … Continue reading Scrambled Eggs with Chipotle Sauce
Once you get your ingredients together, this dish goes together in about 15 minutes flat! My kind of recipe! Both hubby and I REALLY liked this slightly different shrimp scampi creation. This recipe is the reason I use unsalted butter exclusively. The shrimp has a lot of sodium in it naturally. One serving provides 57% … Continue reading Chipotle-Lime Shrimp Scampi
I clipped a recipe out of the Houston Post many years ago, but I have low-carbed it using pumpkin and subbing in maple extract for the brown sugar in the original recipe, so that I can now have these as often as I wish. I was not very fond of sweet potatoes when I was … Continue reading Chipotle-Lime “Sweet Potatoes”
We can’t talk about classic American food without bringing up hamburgers! Many people eat these things twice a week, so they are truly an American food icon! Although I have a number of burger recipes on my website, this one, for me, is the best of all those that are not just plain smoked meat … Continue reading Smoked Gouda Chipotle Bacon Burger
We can’t talk about classic American food without bringing up hamburgers! Many people eat these things twice a week, so they are truly an American food icon! Although I have a number of burger recipes on my website, this one, for me, is the best of all those that are not just plain smoked meat … Continue reading Smoked Gouda Chipotle Bacon Burger
Occasionally my local grocer puts pork roasts on sale and I bought one recently, a picnic shoulder roast. We didn’t feel like firing up the grill for this, so I just baked the pork roast low and slow in the oven. Wanted falling-off-the-bone tender and that’s what we got! I saved all the wonderful baking … Continue reading Montreal-Chipotle Pulled Pork
I have been wanting to cook a large pork roast this week for a few meals and to have some leftovers for sandwiches and snacks. My grocery store had fresh pork picnic on sale for $.97 per# this week so I bought a 9# bone-in picnic shoulder roast. We didn’t feel like firing up the … Continue reading Montreal-Chipotle Pulled Pork
The delicious smoke taste on this Steelhead Trout was just amazing! I get this fish at my local Sam’s Club and just love that they are milder than regular salmon. The buttery chipotle-lime sauce was so good on it! The flavor profile was just sublime. This recipe goes together in just 15 minutes or so … Continue reading Grilled Chipotle-Lime Steelhead Trout
This dinner came out utterly delicious! I’ve been wanting to try a strudel application with my Mozzy Dough and finally did it! Didn’t tear up; didn’t fall apart, and the full recipe of dough was just the right ratio of dough to filling for this use. Next I’ll be trying some fruit streudel with it, … Continue reading Chipotle Beef Strudel
There was such a ginormous chicken breast in the package my husband brought home yesterday, the one alone would feed 4 people. So this is what I made for lunch today with the monster. I wanted a Mexican food flavor, so I came up with these tasty cutlets. This dish is quick to make and … Continue reading Chipotle-Jack Chicken Cutlets
This may just be the best burger I’ve ever eaten! The hubs grills these outside. The flavor layers are simply magical! Mmmm……Mmmm……Mmmmm……is all I can say! I want to take this opportunity to mention the wonderful little commercially-made low-carb hamburger buns called SMART BUNS by SmartBaking Company in my photo. A friend over at … Continue reading Smoked Gouda Chipotle Bacon Burger
I wanted to cook a large pork roast this week for a few meals and leftovers for snacks. My grocery store had fresh pork picnic on sale for $.97 per# this week so I bought a 9# bone-in picnic shoulder roast. We didn’t feel like firing up the grill for this, so I just baked … Continue reading Montreal-Chipotle Pulled Pork
Man, this may just be the best burger I’ve ever eaten! The hubs grilled the meat patties and I came up with the rest of the magic. Mmmm……Mmmm……Mmmmm……is all I can say! I want to take this opportunity to mention the wonderful little commercially-made low-carb hamburger buns called SMART BUNS by SmartBaking Company in my … Continue reading Bacon-Onion-Smoked Gouda Chipotle Burger
Man, to have so few ingredients, this soup was amazingly full-flavored! DELICIOUS! The hubs is down in Georgetown today, so he won’t get to taste it until reheated tomorrow. This is one of those foods that I just know is going to get even tastier upon re-heating. I am out of Eden soy black … Continue reading Chipotle-Pork Soup
If anyone had told me what I concocted one day for lunch would have been as good as it was, I would have said “Noooooo, Waaay”. But I’m here to tell you it was just DELICIOIUS! I’ll be making this dish often. So easy, so quick and so good! My husband liked this, too, and … Continue reading Chipotle Jicama Hash
This is an absolutely delicious, creamy salad dressing. It has a little “bite”, but is not too spicy in my opinion. I’m not into spicy foods personally. But the flavor layers are amazing on this one. Smoked chipotles come canned in adobo sauce and are available in most grocery stores. They are highy smoked and … Continue reading Cilantro-Chipotle Dressing
I wanted to cook a large pork roast this week for a few meals and leftovers for snacks. My grocery store had fresh pork picnic on sale for $.97 per# this week so I bought a 9# bone-in picnic shoulder roast. We didn’t feel like firing up the grill for this as it is already … Continue reading Montreal-Chipotle Pulled Pork
This delicious and very simple-to-put-together dish is full of Mexican flavors and is sure to please your family. It has both dried chipotle chili powder and a smoked chipotle pepper canned in adobo sauce. I don’t like my food to spicy hot, so this is not as hot as some people like their Mexican food. … Continue reading Chicken in Chipotle Sauce
This is a very nice way to use my Chipotle-Lime “Sweet Potatoes”. It’s flavorful and very filling. It’s also packed with lots of healthy nutrients! Obviously, only those closer to goal weight or if serving at holidays and very special gatherings, should be adding the 2 real sweet potatoes to the pumpkin mixture in this … Continue reading Shrimp-Topped Chipotle “Sweet Potatoes”
Looking for a delicious new salad dressing? This one is so good I often have salad seconds when I make it. 🙂 This dressing is not hot as there is only a hint of the chipotle (smoked jalapeno). Those that like a little “heat” might want to use a whole chipotle pepper in their dressing. … Continue reading Cilantro-Avocado-Chipotle Dressing
This quick lunch yesterday was delicious! I’m sodium sensitive so I only used one thick slice of bacon on each lettuce wrap. You might want to use two. 🙂 These are suitable for all phases of Atkins, Keto and Primal-Paleo followers as well. More delicious low-carb recipes can be at your fingertips with your very … Continue reading Bacon Chipotle Lettuce Wraps
These eggs made for quite a tasty surprise at lunch today! DELICIOUS and even worthy of serving to company! The mushrooms were an afterthought, and although they were good on this dish, they can be eliminated if you personally don’t like mushrooms. They are not “in the driver’s seat” in the flavor department here…..the creamy … Continue reading Scrambled Eggs with Chipotle Sauce
This versatile sauce has a simply AMAZING flavor! It’s wonderful as a green salad dressing. It’s marvelous on Grilled Fish Tacos. It makes a lovely dip for raw vegetables on a party tray. It’s a wonderful dip for low-carb “Potato Chips” (from sliced, fried jicama). It’s scrumptious on grilled burgers and even steaks for a … Continue reading Chipotle Chile Sauce
If you like the taste of smoky chipotle peppers, you’ll probably like this dish; if not, you probably won’t. It came out delicious as we both love that flavor! I served this dish with butter-seared pork chops, as I didn’t want any competing flavors. There are already a lot of flavor layers in this recipe. This … Continue reading Cheesy Chipotle Broccoli
If anyone had told me what I concocted for our lunch today would have been as good as it was, I would have said “Noooooo, Waaay”. But I’m here to tell you it was just DELICIOIUS! I’ll be making this dish often. So easy, so quick and so good! My husband liked this, too, and … Continue reading Chipotle Jicama Hash
I love the taste of smoke chipotle peppers (smoked jalapeno peppers). Once you taste this flavor in creamy mayonnaise, you’ll be astounded at how good this condiment is with so many different foods. It’s great on a charbroiled burger. Thinned with a bit of cream, it makes a delightful sauce for baked/ grilled chicken or … Continue reading Chipotle Mayonnaise
My inspiration for this spice blend was a jar of Smoky Paprika Chipotle Seasoning by Victoria Gourmet: http://www.vgourmet.com/Smoky-Paprika-Chipotle-Seasoning/p/VIC-00146&c=VictoriaGourmet@SeasoningBlends . Alas, my jar of this tasty blend is about gone, so I have attempted to mix up a batch of my own. I have no earthly idea of the ratios of the ingredients they use in … Continue reading Smoky Chipotle Spice Blend
This baked fish is different from most of mine. Several flavor layers going on here. This is quite a nice flavor overall. This dish is not suitable until the Atkins OWL phase due to the tequila in it. It would not be suitable for Paleo-Primal due to the sugar-free marmalade and alcohol. You would have … Continue reading Chipotle-Lime Shrimp on Fish
This simple baked chicken is GREAT when you don’t feel much like cooking. The seasoning on this is very nice and this is definitely a keeper! I served this with a guacamole/lettuce salad and ½ roasted sweet potato. This chicken in suitable for all phases of Atkins and also for Paleo-Primal diners. INGREDIENTS: 1 whole … Continue reading Chipotle-Guajillo Baked Chicken
I love mixing herbs and spices into butter and using them on baked, broiled or char-broiled steak, pork chops or seafood. This is one of my favorites. FYI for those not familiar with herb butters, also known as compound butters, they are simple mixtures of softened butter and spices, herbs, seasonings that are then used … Continue reading Chipotle Herb Butter
This compound butter is absolutely delicious on grilled or broiled chicken, fish, shrimp and even grilled pork and steak. If you keep compound butters like this made up and in your freezer, they’re at the ready to melt over grilled meat or seafood any time you want something really nice after a long day at … Continue reading Chipotle-Lime Butter
I clipped this high-carb recipe out of the Houston Post many years ago, but I have low-carbed it so that I can now have it without breaking my daily carb limits. I have personally never been very fond of sweet potatoes, unless baked into pies, cakes and muffins. But ever since finding this recipe, I … Continue reading Chipotle-Lime “Sweet Potatoes”
Whenever I pop into my local Natural Grocer I look to see if they have elk in the freezer. We love it grilled outside, since I think that brings out the best flavor in meats. The flavor, if you’ve not had it before, is similar to beef. Not really as wild-gamey as venison tastes … Continue reading Grilled Marinated Elk
Years ago I used to buy and cook short ribs a lot. They were real cheap and ever so tasty braised in liquid. I find they are more difficult to find in the meat counters these days and fairly pricey when you do. I often forget about this tasty cut of beef when meat shopping … Continue reading Beef Short Ribs Braised in Root Beer
I don’t like the taste of commercial mayonnaise. Wouldn’t eat it as a child; still won’t. For years, this impeded my eating many common foods made with mayonnaise. I suspect my not liking it is it is because commercial mayonnaise is cooked (to thicken and extend shelf life) and also because it has added water. … Continue reading Homemade Mayonnaise
I’ve seen a lot of recipes for Cuban Pork Roast on the internet lately. This meat is known as Cerbo Asado in Cuba when cooked on a grill over charcoal. The recipes I have encountered sound interesting, but quite heavy in Mexican oregano, which is already stronger and more aromatic than Italian oregano most of … Continue reading Cuban Roast Pork (Cerdo Asado)
This simple and delicious casserole is quick to prepare and pop into the oven on a week night when you’re wanting fast and easy. The star flavor here is the poblano pepper. I love Mexican foods and like to experiment therein. I make no claims my Mexican dishes are “authentic” by any stretch of the … Continue reading Chicken-Zucchini Casserole
My husband REALLY complimented this variation on my regular meatloaf recipe. Especially the sauce on top, and he’s not a big gravy person! Very simple dish to put together, too! These little meatloaves were good on their own merit, so you could form this into a large meatloaf for slicing and not serve the … Continue reading Mexican Meatloaves with Chili Gravy
This is what got me through the first 2 weeks of my low-carb journey. It’s very tasty and filling as well. If you like things spicy, add even more spice than I indicate below. A little Chipotle Tobasco® is also good in this spread. This is very good on my Almond-Arrowroot Crackers or dipped up … Continue reading Spicy Tuna Pâté
My very first low-carb crackers. Flax itself carries a sodium load and I rarely have to add salt to anything made with flax. Texture on these is very good: brittle, crunchy and crisp, especially the browner crackers that bake around the outer edges of the pan. But even those in the center of the pan … Continue reading Flax Crackers
Tortilla Soup is one of my favorites at Mexican restaurants. My rendition here is delicious beyond words so I hope you’ll try this one! My very first exposure to Tortilla soup was at a little place in San Antonio called El Mirador (Spanish for ‘mirror’). My Dad and Mom kept bringing up how fantastic this … Continue reading “Tortilla” Soup
Bone broth is so very good for you! I make it, freeze it and use it at every opportunity in my cooking. I like to collect my grass-fed beef bones in a large plastic bag in the freezer. Then when I have a big batch, I make extra rich bone broth from them. The man … Continue reading Texas Bone Broth Soup
We usually do our fajitas (chicken or beef) on the grill, but it was kind of cold out this evening and I decided not to ask my husband to light a charcoal fire for this small meal and stand out in the cold cooking these. Just did them in my searing skillet inside. They came … Continue reading Chicken Fajitas
I’ve eaten oyster stew many a time in New England and down on the Texas Gulf Coast where we had access to fresh oysters. I love the stuff almost as much as I love clam chowder. I have been missing it lately and want to to try a batch made from canned oysters (which I’ve … Continue reading Oyster Stew
This is a variation on the popular taco salad we all know and love. Constructing it with pork and chorizo, along with the spices and sofrito I included, I have discovered is quite delicious and a pleasant change of pace. You can increase the ratio of chorizo to pork if you like, just maintain the … Continue reading Pork & Chorizo Taco Salad
With holiday socializing and friends popping in, you always want some munchies to serve. We often cook Grilled fish which is delicious so many other ways. Recently we had nearly 6 oz. leftover from a huge steelhead trout, so I got creative and made a fantastic spread for low-carb crackers or veggie dipping. This was … Continue reading Smoked Steelhead Trout Spread
We usually do our fajitas (chicken or beef) on the grill, but it was kind of cold out this evening and I decided not to ask my husband to light a charcoal fire for this small meal and stand out in the cold cooking these. Just did them in my searing skillet inside. They came … Continue reading Chicken Fajitas
Grilled Sriracha Shrimp is good on its own merits, but my buttery aioli sauce is a lovely compliment. This sauce would also be delicious on grilled fish, grilled chicken or skillet seared scallops. I wish my husband had rotated the skewers so those pictured would have charred more evenly. But they all tasted GREAT and … Continue reading Grilled Sriracha Shrimp with Sriracha Aioli
I recently bought some Palmini canned “noodles”, which are made from Hearts of Palm. To date, I’ve only used Hearts of Palm in salads. Some pickle them. I tried them with a meaty Bolognese Italian meat sauce recently and didn’t much care for them that way as the taste of the Hearts of Palm came … Continue reading Sausage Noodle Soup
With holiday socializing and friends popping in, you always want some munchies to serve. We often cook Grilled fish which is delicious so many other ways. Recently we had nearly 6 oz. leftover from a huge steelhead trout, so I got creative and made a fantastic spread for low-carb crackers or veggie dipping. This was … Continue reading Smoked Steelhead Trout Spread
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