recipes from Adrienne Asher
There must be thousands of fish cake recipes on the internet, and I’ve read dozens. The basic equation is fish + binders to hold everything together + vegetable oil to fry. What’s usually used as binders are eggs, mayonnaise, and breadcrumbs. But mayo and vegetable oils are unhealthy fats, I tend to avoid wheat flour, and I wanted to bump … Read more
Chicken meatballs need several things to succeed—good flavor, a bit of fat, “just barely done” cooking, and enough sauce to add another layer of flavor.
Italian Chicken Meatballs
6 servings of 3 meatballs each // 411 calories, 10 net carbs
MEATBALLS
6 cloves garlic
1 large pasture-raised egg
1 pound pasture-raised skinless chicken breast, cut into 2-inch chunks
1/2 cup … Read more
All the low carb sandwich breads I’ve made have ended up with a cornbread texture. I kept trying and trying, but they’re all dense, moist, and eggy. So I finally decided, why not just stop trying for a wheat bread wannabe and make an actual low carb “cornbread”? And so we find ourselves here…
Low Carb Skillet Cornbread
2 cups … Read more
Chocolate-Coconut Cupcakes with Espresso Frosting
Yield: 12 cupcakes // 263 calories, 3 net carbs
This dish comes together quickly and is a lemon-lover’s delight. Wonderful both in winter (hot), and in summer (chilled). If serving chilled, you might need a bit more seasoning. This recipe calls for quite a lot of tuna, ease back if 12 ounces seems like too much for each person.
Sicilian Tuna Pasta (low carb)
Servings: 2 // 543 calories, … Read more
Chicken soup is one of the easiest and satisfying recipes a cook can master. This soup has all the classic flavors (celery, carrot, parsley). Most chicken noodle soup recipes use whole meat, but this one uses ground chicken, which results in a fragrant, golden, savory soup you want to eat all winter long.
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