500 Low-Carb Recipes

Download or read book 500 Low-Carb Recipes written by Dana Carpender and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national bestselling cookbook that takes the boredom out of low-carb diets with recipes from Cinnamon Raisin Bread to Heroin Wings to Meatza. With recipes for everything including hors d’oeuvres, snacks, breads, muffins, side dishes, entrees, cookies, cakes and much more, 500 Low-Carb Recipes is an endless supply for creating meals for the whole family night after night. Whether everyone in the family is on a diet or not, these recipes are proven winners with adults and kids alike, from down-home cooking to ethnic fare; from quick-and-easy weeknight meals to knock-their-socks off party food. Also included: Many one-dish meals for single people—main dish salads, skillet suppers that include meat and vegetables, and hearty soups that are a full meal in a bowl. Ideas for breaking out of old ways of looking at food with suggestions that save time and money and change what is considered a normal meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Information about where to find low-carbohydrate specialty products and descriptions of low-carb specialty foods found in grocery stores everywhere. An entire chapter that lists and describes low-carb substitute ingredients such as fats and oils, flour substitutes, liquids, seasonings and sweeteners. Dieters will be pleased to know that they can eat foods like guacamole, omelets, pizza, steak, ham and dessert without giving up great taste and still lose weight. There are enough recipes to create the perfect menu for any holiday of the year—including Thanksgiving. Each of the 500 recipes includes a carbohydrate count to help calculate the total carb intake of each menu.