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Old September 20th, 2003, 08:29 PM
Jeano
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Hi All,
Now I am reading these posts about this yummy recipe and that good
recipe, but I have yet to produce them myself. I have previously
enjoyed a strong reputation as a good cook, but feel my status
slipping with my few attempts of recent. I made the gross error of
buying the Atkins bake mix at the pricey sum of $12.00 for a paltry 2
1/2 cups. I thought in the spirit of adventure I would try it out for
occasional treats. The chocolate cookies were horrendous. Even the
garbage can was insulted. Last night I tried another recipe for cheese
biscuits. They were flat, too crumbly, and too salty. I want to
incorporate normal foods at normal prices! So, I will continue my
search for acceptable recipes for every day eating. I just cannot lose
my "Domestic Goddess" status!
Blessings to all, Jeano
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Old September 21st, 2003, 03:17 AM
jane
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Here's a link to the excellent Canadian Low Carb site featuring Chef
Karen Barnaby's recipes: http://www.lowcarb.ca/low-carb-recipes.html
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Old September 21st, 2003, 06:12 AM
Jake
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My advice: Ditch all the fakey bakey crap and make real food. I have a
website with a few recipes on it, if your interested, in my sig.

I too have always been the cook of the family, and have found that there's
nothing too limiting about low carb foods to lead me into using the fake
carb stuff.

Jakey.



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Old September 21st, 2003, 02:11 PM
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"Jake" wrote in message
...
My advice: Ditch all the fakey bakey crap and make real food. I

have a
website with a few recipes on it, if your interested, in my sig.

I too have always been the cook of the family, and have found that

there's
nothing too limiting about low carb foods to lead me into using the

fake
carb stuff.

Jakey.


Sig? We don't need no steenkin sig! Ah, ahem. Sorry. You forgot
something.

revek


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Old September 21st, 2003, 08:36 PM
Jenny
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Jeano,

My web page has some low carb recipes that non-dieting people will also
enjoy.

My advice is to avoid the commercial candies and bread substitutes because
they either taste lousy or are full of hidden carbs. Concentrate on making
delicious meat, cheese, and fibrous veggies and get away from thinking
"cookies, cake, bread, and candy." The latter are habits and you can wean
yourself off them. The Atkins Nutritionals crap just keeps you craving these
dessert foods and doesn't help you change your way of thinking about food--a
requirement for long term happy low carbing.

There are lots of excellent low carb foods that don't rely on lab-science
food additives. Fran McCullough's Low Carb Cookbook has some very snazzy
low carb recipes. But you can often get by with old standards by replacing
flour in sauces with "Not Starch" (a fiber thickener) and leaving out bread
crumbs and other nonessential carbs. Look for low carb tomato sauces in the
store (the Barilla Baking Sauce is the best I've found) and make things like
eggplant parmesan with a lot of cheese and no breading, or bake up chicken
breast with cheese and ham.

Low carb macaroons, cheesecakes and creamcheese fudge can all be made
without any hidden carbs and should satisfy the need for dessert. The
protein powder pancake recipe on my web site makes a nice change from eggs.


-- Jenny

168.5/137

Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"Jeano" wrote in message
om...
Hi All,
Now I am reading these posts about this yummy recipe and that good
recipe, but I have yet to produce them myself. I have previously
enjoyed a strong reputation as a good cook, but feel my status
slipping with my few attempts of recent. I made the gross error of
buying the Atkins bake mix at the pricey sum of $12.00 for a paltry 2
1/2 cups. I thought in the spirit of adventure I would try it out for
occasional treats. The chocolate cookies were horrendous. Even the
garbage can was insulted. Last night I tried another recipe for cheese
biscuits. They were flat, too crumbly, and too salty. I want to
incorporate normal foods at normal prices! So, I will continue my
search for acceptable recipes for every day eating. I just cannot lose
my "Domestic Goddess" status!
Blessings to all, Jeano



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Old September 22nd, 2003, 05:50 PM
Jeano
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"Jenny" wrote in message ...
Jeano,

My web page has some low carb recipes that non-dieting people will also
enjoy.

My advice is to avoid the commercial candies and bread substitutes because
they either taste lousy or are full of hidden carbs. Concentrate on making
delicious meat, cheese, and fibrous veggies and get away from thinking
"cookies, cake, bread, and candy." The latter are habits and you can wean
yourself off them. The Atkins Nutritionals crap just keeps you craving these
dessert foods and doesn't help you change your way of thinking about food--a
requirement for long term happy low carbing.

There are lots of excellent low carb foods that don't rely on lab-science
food additives. Fran McCullough's Low Carb Cookbook has some very snazzy
low carb recipes. But you can often get by with old standards by replacing
flour in sauces with "Not Starch" (a fiber thickener) and leaving out bread
crumbs and other nonessential carbs. Look for low carb tomato sauces in the
store (the Barilla Baking Sauce is the best I've found) and make things like
eggplant parmesan with a lot of cheese and no breading, or bake up chicken
breast with cheese and ham.

Low carb macaroons, cheesecakes and creamcheese fudge can all be made
without any hidden carbs and should satisfy the need for dessert. The
protein powder pancake recipe on my web site makes a nice change from eggs.


-- Jenny

168.5/137

Low Carb 9/1998 - 8/2001 and 11/10/02 - Now

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean
How to calculate your need for protein * How much people really lose each
month * Water Weight Gain & Loss * The "Two Gram Cure" for Hunger Cravings
* Characteristics of Successful Dieters * Indispensible Low Carb Treats *
Should You Count that Low Impact Carb? * Curing Ketobreath * Exercise
Starting from Zero * NEW! Do Starch Blockers Work?


"Jeano" wrote in message
om...
Hi All,
Now I am reading these posts about this yummy recipe and that good
recipe, but I have yet to produce them myself. I have previously
enjoyed a strong reputation as a good cook, but feel my status
slipping with my few attempts of recent. I made the gross error of
buying the Atkins bake mix at the pricey sum of $12.00 for a paltry 2
1/2 cups. I thought in the spirit of adventure I would try it out for
occasional treats. The chocolate cookies were horrendous. Even the
garbage can was insulted. Last night I tried another recipe for cheese
biscuits. They were flat, too crumbly, and too salty. I want to
incorporate normal foods at normal prices! So, I will continue my
search for acceptable recipes for every day eating. I just cannot lose
my "Domestic Goddess" status!
Blessings to all, Jeano


Hi Jenny,
Thank you for your post and advice. I checked out your website and
printed the recipes. I checked out Garths' site also and plucked a few
recipes from there as well. This is such a learning experience!
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Old September 22nd, 2003, 05:54 PM
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(Chet Hayes) wrote in message . com...
(Jeano) wrote in message . com...
Hi All,
Now I am reading these posts about this yummy recipe and that good
recipe, but I have yet to produce them myself. I have previously
enjoyed a strong reputation as a good cook, but feel my status
slipping with my few attempts of recent. I made the gross error of
buying the Atkins bake mix at the pricey sum of $12.00 for a paltry 2
1/2 cups. I thought in the spirit of adventure I would try it out for
occasional treats. The chocolate cookies were horrendous. Even the
garbage can was insulted. Last night I tried another recipe for cheese
biscuits. They were flat, too crumbly, and too salty. I want to
incorporate normal foods at normal prices! So, I will continue my
search for acceptable recipes for every day eating. I just cannot lose
my "Domestic Goddess" status!
Blessings to all, Jeano


Hi Chet,

Just wanted to clarify normal foods-you know, stuff that grocers have
heard of, nothing that is outlandishly colored or tasting, nothing
that requires a second mortgage to purchase, that sort of thing!

Oh, I feel soooo sorry for you. You just want normal foods at normal
prices. Not too flat, not "crumbly", not too salty. Most of us are
willing to accept some trade offs. There are some LC versions of
regular foods that are quite good. But none are like your idea of
regular foods.

IMO, Atkins muffins, crunchers, Keto choc chip cookies, blueberry
pancakes, are all excellent.

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Old September 22nd, 2003, 06:50 PM
Nancy Huffines
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Jeano said:
I made the gross error of
buying the Atkins bake mix at the pricey sum of $12.00 for a paltry 2
1/2 cups. I thought in the spirit of adventure I would try it out for
occasional treats. The chocolate cookies were horrendous. Even the
garbage can was insulted. Last night I tried another recipe for cheese
biscuits. They were flat, too crumbly, and too salty. I want to
incorporate normal foods at normal prices!


I feel the same way. Since I will be doing this the rest of my like (low
carbing I also want to make stuff that is good. I really don't like the
soy stuff much and have been experimenting with alternatives. I have used
oat flour and plan to use my newly purchased vanilla protein powder instead
of white flour. I also bough Dana Carpender's cook book last week and want
to try some of her recipes. I've used almond flour in a couple recipes but
the only one that I love is my lemon bars made with a mixture of almond and
oat flour.

FTR, I bought the Atkins mix TWICE! The first time I didn't use it right
away and assumed, when my pancakes were lousy, that the mix had "gone bad".
Well, I bought some more and made somebody's recipe for scones. They smelled
heavenly while baking but had the same nasty dry taste and fall-apart
texture. Apparently the fault is not in my cooking but in the product.

Nancy J
209/167/145



 




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