Low Carb Kitchen

January 2022
Here’s a recipe I like to prepare about this time of year when the trees are bare, the days are short and my energy level seems to fall with the lower temperatures of the January.

December 2021
Carrot cake sure sounds healthy enough. Not so much! While this popular holiday potluck dish does contain and is named for that nutrient-packed orange root, the rest of the ingredient list adds up to some 600 calories per slice and more carbs than a loaf of white bread!

November 2021
The holidays are full of many “just-this-one-time” glycemic temptations that are so very hard to pass up in the name of good cheer. However, it is best to find a few healthy replica dishes so that you can enjoy those once-a-year culinary pleasures without the carbs.

October 2021
A few weeks ago, I found myself in a restaurant gawking at a friend’s breakfast order; more specifically, a large patty of golden hash browns that took up almost half the plate.

August 2021
High carb flour-based snack foods are off-limits for the carb counter, including a well-known deliciously addicting cheese-flavored mini cracker. However, here’s a glycemic-friendly version of these tasty morsels...

July 2021
One of the most popular lunchtime orders in this country and, surprisingly, the U.K. is the BLT. Though the ingredients for this iconic sandwich had been around for centuries, no one thought to combine them between toasted slices of bread until 1903 at the Saratoga Race Club.

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. 

May 2021
May's Cinco de Mayo celebrations always present a low-carb challenge for me, especially when it comes to one of my favorites, Nachos. Unfortunately, the primary ingredient of this dish is extremely high carb, high-calorie corn tortilla chips. 

Dennis is a long-time fresh produce professional, who has worked in almost every facet of the industry throughout the western states over his 40+ year career.