This traditional Greek salad of crisp lettuce, sweet tomato and cucumber, briny olives, salty feta cheese, and lemony Greek vinaigrette is an upstate NY favorite. Anyone who dined in a Greek restaurant in upstate NY during the 1980’s and 90’s will recognize this refreshing salad. Crunchy greens, salad veggies, briny olives, and salty cheese dressed…
Vegetables
Italian Sausage, Peppers and Onions with Sauce
Sweet Italian sausage cooked with colorful bell peppers and onions with Marinara sauce is great with eggs, on sandwiches, or as is! A tasty and easy 30 minute skillet meal or an even easier sheet pan meal! No respectable Italian-American home would be without a version of sausage, peppers and onions. My mom cooked Italian…
Spinach Artichoke Pizza (keto, low carb)
Spinach artichoke pizza is absolutely delicious. Put it on a an easy keto fathead pizza crust and you have a fabulous low carb meal. Low carb and Keto diets are very popular this year. If you haven’t tried a fathead pizza crust you’re in for a treat. This easy low carb pizza crust can be…
Broccoli Cheddar Quiche With Bacon (Crustless)
This broccoli cheddar quiche is a tasty crustless quiche made even better with bacon! It’s a great low carb breakfast for keto diets. One thing I was happy to add back to the menu after choosing a low carb keto lifestyle was eggs. Eggs are one of nature’s most perfect foods – containing all of…
Spinach and Mushroom Quiche – Vegetable Quiche
A flavorful spinach and mushroom quiche makes a perfect protein packed vegetarian breakfast or lunch. A low carb crust makes it the perfect keto meal. Breakfast was always a take-it-or-leave-it meal for me. A couple cups of coffee and I was good to go. By mid-morning, I was ravenous and ready to eat any sugary…
Cauliflower Roasted With Bacon and Green Onions
Cauliflower roasted with bacon and caramelized green onions is an easy low carb side with knock-out flavor. Cauliflower is the workhorse of a Low Carb keto diet. Cauliflower serves as rice for our Indian and Thai dishes, as an accompaniment to our meats, it can be made into Chinese fried…
Easy Mexican Green Beans Recipe
Mexican green beans, a healthy green bean recipe and a perfect low carb side dish made with onions, tomatoes and spices. When I was growing up, my mother made green beans in the Italian style with tomatoes, onions, basil, and oregano. It was an easy side dish that didn’t require much time…
Sweet and Sour German Green Beans with Bacon and Onions
German green beans feature crisp-tender green beans warmed in a sweet and sour sauce with bacon, onions, cider vinegar and brown sugar. It makes a delicious healthy low carb side. My children started school a few weeks ago. If you’re a parent, then you know weeknight cooking changes to accommodate hectic schedules…
Broccoli Fritters With Cheddar Cheese (Easy, Low Carb Recipe)
These easy broccoli fritters are made with cheddar cheese and have a hearty toothsome bite! A minimum of ingredients keeps this recipe healthy and low carb too. I recently visited my family in Texas and wowed my sister-in-law with broccoli fritters for breakfast. I simply used leftover broccoli from dinner the night before….
Low Carb Cauliflower Hash Browns – Low Carb Maven
Low carb cauliflower hash browns are easy to make and very versatile – think base, snack or side. They also make the perfect low carb hash browns for ketogenic diets! You’ll love this gluten-free recipe! [Enjoy this newly updated post.] I’ve been obsessed with vegetable fritters since I made zucchini fritters last week. I’ve been serving them…