Heather Vines answers:

I always put apples in my Thanksgiving stuffing.

I have a MARVELOUS recipe for Applesauce Cake…been in my family for years. If you’re interested, e-mail me and I’ll type it in for you.

Tx mom

Heather Vines answers:

Low carb recipe websites -

http://forum.lowcarber.org/forumdisplay.php?f=2

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/low-carb-recipes-menus/

http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/recipes.html

The best way to break a carb addiction is NO carbs for 3 days. Make a batch of deviled eggs, eat one every time you want “something” – have huge omelets with bacon, sausage, peppers, mushrooms & cheese. Pork chops smothered with peppers, mushrooms & cheese – pork rinds & dip or tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salad – steaks – sugar free cheese cake. Eat so much you won’t feel deprived of anything. By the 4th day, you will make healthy choices.

The first 2 weeks, you can have several cups of salad a day – Bacon, lettuce & a lil tomato with avocado/mayo dressing is my fav. Jicama, cucumber, celery & radish marinated in sesame oil & hot pepper flakes with rice wine vinegar & artificial sweetener. Make a stir fry with Bok Choy, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, celery, mushrooms, shirataki noodles. I love eggs & could eat deviled eggs every day. You can smother omelets & meats with mushrooms, peppers & cheese. Meatzza – Meatloaf with pizza toppings. I like thin sausage patties fried crispy with pizza toppings. Pork rinds & celery sticks are great crunch and can be eaten with dips (avocado/mayo/cayenne) & tuna/chicken/turkey/egg salads. I love my rotisserie & it makes meats tasty. I cook a turkey often & make soup with the bones & turkey salads. I’ll cube up some turkey meat mix in a couple of raw eggs add cheese & broccoli with cayenne powder & nuke 2 minutes for instant meal. Flax seed should be eaten 4T daily even in induction.

Ground flax seed (4 Tbsp) 1/4 cup water, sweetener, mix in a raw egg – let sit 10 min. To absorb liquid, put cream cheese in middle & nuke 2 min for daily fiber needs.

After 2 week, you add 5 grams of carbs per day every week & add greater variety of non starchy vegetables. Change your mindset – adapt what you like to eat to low carb -
replace bread with lettuce
replace pasta with cabbage
replace rice with cauliflower
replace potatoes with brocolli
Cabbage makes a good pasta substitute. Make lasagna with blanched cabbage leaves & thinly fried eggplant instead of noodles. Sugar free pasta sauce over fried cabbage. My fav is chicken cacciatore, I add greens & flaxseed for body & add pizza toppings too. Alfredo sauce is also low carb.

I make a lot of shredded cabbage & mayo or fried cabbage if I’m a bit more ambitious. I fry up bacon & onions & it makes any salad special (BLT) Avocado & turkey – grilled chicken – fajita meat & fried onions is great also. I’ll make a salad with 6 cans: mackerel, baby corn, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, artichoke hearts, sweet red peppers & add mayo & chia seed gel.

Kim Chee is fermented cabbage & one of the healthiest foods. You can make a huge batch & it will sit in refrigerator fine for a long time.

I make huge batches of food & freeze most of it. Go into the forums for recipes – I was shocked that fried “rice” made with grated cauliflower tasted like it’s name sake – faux mashed “taters” made with cauliflower & cream cheese – “potato” salad using cauliflower instead. Shirataki noodles are traditional in Japanese sukiyaki & low carb

Chia seeds sound expensive but 1# will make 10# food – Amazon.com has couple lbs. For $16 shipped to you. I buy mine in bulk – 24# for $5.83# with free shipping at getchia.com

I also order off Amazon – Lowrey’s Pork Rinds 18 for $15 – they pop like popcorn & are portion controlled.

Faux tapioca – 2 cups of water, 5 scoops of low carb whey protein powder, stir together & add cup of chia seeds, after they have started to absorb the water, add in 2 cans of coconut milk (or cream & added water) & artificial sweetener if you like & mix it all in. Cream a pkg. Of cream cheese into a can of pumpkin & add for pumpkin pie pudding.

I make a raw porridge out of low carb whey powder & water, I add ground flax seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, coconut milk, tahini (ground sesame seeds) & raw egg. All seeds & nuts are raw & soaked to germinate them.

(berries are lowest glycemic) Cheesecake – strawberry ice cream (frozen berries, cream, a stick blender) – i eat lots of fish for snack (fish “steaks” or mackerel in tins are favs)- olives

Pumpkin soup
* 1 (12 ounce) package Jimmy Dean type sausage
* 1/2 cup onion, minced
* 1 garlic clove, minced
* 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
* 2 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
* 1 can pumpkin
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1/2 cup water

Directions
1.Brown sausage, drain, add onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, mushrooms & sauté until done.
2. Add pumpkin & mix well.
3 Stir in broth
4. Simmer 30 minutes.
5. Stir in heavy cream & water – simmer on low 15 minute add salt& pepper as needed.

Heather Vines answers:

The Drunken Pasta looks great…I love beets, they’re so good!… Try artichokes with dinner and lemon squares for dessert…YUM!

Steamed Artichokes with Garlic Lemon Butter

4 servings 35 min 10 min prep

4 fresh artichokes
1/4 cup olive oil
10 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup butter

Cut stems and top 1 1/2 inches from artichokes.
Cut away first outside row of artichoke leaves.
Using scissors, cut off pointed tips of leaves.
Place Artichokes in steamer.
Steam artichokes until knife pierces base easily, adding more water if necessary, about 25 minutes.
Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
Add garlic and thyme; cook 1 minute.
Add lemon juice and butter.
Whisk until butter melts.
Season with salt and pepper.
Serve artichokes warm with seasoned butter.
Dip leaves and pull off flesh with teeth and dunk heart when you reach it.

Lemon Square Bars

Original recipe yield:
1 – 9×13 inch pan

PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 50 Min
READY IN 1 Hr 10 Min
PHOTO BY: Allrecipes US METRIC

INGREDIENTS
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup butter, melted

4 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
5/8 cup lemon juice

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9×13 inch pan.
In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour and confectioners’ sugar. Blend in the melted butter. Press into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until golden. In a large bowl, beat eggs until light. Combine the sugar, baking powder and 1/4 cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs. Finally, stir in the lemon juice. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.
Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Heather Vines answers:

I like to make a mix somewhat like greek salad….tomatoes,cucumber,feta,black olives, onion…you can do a store feta dressing or do lemon,olive oil, salt, pepper, crushed garlic homemade dressing. I keep it separate from my greens(usually spinach) and then pour it on top when i’m ready to eat it. I like the marinated tastes of the combination and you can change it up with different veggies, dressings and greens…good luck ^..^

Heather Vines answers:

I remember it tasting like thinned down mayonnaise-type salad dressing. It comes in jars just like mayonnaise, but it is called salad dressing. Then you just probably thin it with water.