Spinach-Artichoke Tart (keto)

Love spinach-artichoke dip? Here is a version, baked in a pie crust, that makes a great supper when paired with a salad. This can be made into appetizers, too, baked in tiny individual tart pans, though the baking time will be less.

Spinach-Artichoke Tart
Makes 4 servings / 750 calories, 64g fat, 28g protein, 14g net carbs

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Cauliflower “Potato” Salad

Un-potato salad works for people on low carb diets as well as those simply wanting a new lunch salad. This one is full of zippy flavors, due to the smoked mustard and bacon. Either small bits of red onion or green onion will work, and the addition of a few spoonfuls of sour cream really kicks up the richness. Who … Read more

New Mexico-Style Beef Chili

I lived in Taos, New Mexico for nearly a decade and various versions of this recipe were in heavy rotation, usually made with venison. It’s a warming, spicy, perfect chili for cold weather and will fill your home with savory scents.

New Mexico-Style Beef Chili
Yield: 6 servings = 530 calories, 10 net carbs 

3/4 pound poblano peppers
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Grilled Salmon with Teriyaki Sauce (keto)

It’s summer, or nearly so, and the Friday of a long three-day weekend. For us, that means grilling, and since we’re currently eating low-carb, I put on my mad scientist hat to create a teriyaki sauce that tasted sweet without using sugar.

Enter stevia.

After playing around with quantities and plenty of taste tests, here’s the result…and it’s delicious.

grilling teriyaki salmon

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John’s Irish Lamb Stew

Last week, it was pouring rain. A grey, cold, wet, spring day called out for something warming that would fill the house with savory scents and drive the blues away. My sweetie is an Irishman of surpassing skills in many things, not the least of which is his culinary magic. This is his brilliant—and easy—interpretation of a County Cork classic.… Read more