Low Carb Kitchen

January 2025
Here’s a delicious side dish recipe that is as visually interesting as it is elegant, using Melissa’s unique Watermelon Radishes.

March 2024
Elegance and low carb dining can be a challenge since one of the main ingredients when planning a special occasion dinner-for-two is to create an ambiance of culinary indulgence.

August 2023
There were enough interesting goodies in July’s primary ingredient source, Melissa’s Grilling Basket, to also provide inspiration for this month’s carb-friendly, open-flame side dish.

March 2023
Since living low carb, I have ignored all bruschetta recipes, no matter the delicious topping possibilities, due to the foundational ingredient of this classic appetizer that I had to give up long ago, the French baguette.

November 2022
Falafel is eaten throughout the Middle East as a popular street food. It is usually made with fava beans in Egypt, where it most likely originated, or with chickpeas in Iraq.

February 2022
As a very involved fantasy football participant (fanatic), who watches almost every NFL game played each week thanks to broadcasting technology, I am always on the lookout for new healthy, good quality, low carb game day snack foods not usually found at retail stores.

June 2021
In June, the kitchen stove is replaced with the backyard grill more often than not, which means coming up with simple side dishes that do not require more heat to prepare than the outside summer temperature. 

February 2021
Strawberries…plump luscious strawberries! This popular berry is a carb counter’s perfect dessert fruit. 

September 2021
Before getting to the cookie solution for this famed snack food, let’s first consider the main attraction to these iconic fruit bars. Figs are a carb counter’s best friend!  Fresh, dried or cooked, the fig contains very few carbohydrates and, therefore, has little impact on blood sugar levels in most any form.