Low-Carbing Among Friends cookbook, what are the recipes you've tried?

[NancyBinLA]

Pat
I have now made the lemon bars twice. The first time I made them with regular lemons and we loved them. The second time I was able to find Meyer lemons, as the recipe called for, so I used them. I didn't like them nearly as much, they were still good, but as you said a bit bland. I like the flavor with the stronger lemon flavor.
I did add a little salt to the crust.

[lgpars]

I thought for sure I would get some comments re my new avatar. I thought it was hilarious. When I started this diet again, my husband snuck in my office and put this as my screen saver. I told him carrots were sorta high carb. LOL

[litehousepat]

Originally Posted by NancyBinLA

Pat
I have now made the lemon bars twice. The first time I made them with regular lemons and we loved them. The second time I was able to find Meyer lemons, as the recipe called for, so I used them. I didn't like them nearly as much, they were still good, but as you said a bit bland. I like the flavor with the stronger lemon flavor.
I did add a little salt to the crust.

Thanks for the info!

Pat

[Jennifer Eloff]

Thanks, Nancy, for helping Pat.

You know, how we enjoy recipes is a very individual thing really. We can get a broad idea from what others say, but it will still be an individual taste thing. For instance, my good friend, Char, is a culinary expert and she did not like the pumpkin sausage soup that was on LCF's sometime ago, however, many other people raved about it. Jody's pumpkin bake (forgive me Jody) - I didn't like it quite as much as other people.

LOL Linda, I did wonder what that was all about!

[Jennifer Eloff]

Some more experiments and comments from our Facebook page that might help our friends here too:

"I'm loving this book! Tonight I made the Taco Bake and my whole family loved it! Last night I made the Italian Pork Roast. Again everyone raved. Also the Mock Danish. It's all been fabulous. I'm so excited! I love a cookbook that I can pick up and trust that every recipe is going to be a success."

"Made the Bacon Cheeseburger Soup!! Fabulous. Very filling. Thank you so much for compiling this cookbook. Looking forward to Volume 2."

I made the Moussaka (page 112) by Maria Emmerich.
It was the best Moussaka i have ever had. Reminded me of holiday in Greece.
Thank you Maria.

"I did see a slip up in ingredient listing and the onion/lemon and herb mix didnt return in the assembly but that isnt a problem for ppl that read the whole recipe before starting.
I read while cooking LoL
So next time with lemon ( I threw the onion and herbs in the meat sause) might even be better."

This was my response: "Ah, Saskia, as long as it is a small slip-up. We then can rely on the intelligence of our audience, as my precious paternal grandmother used to say. Glad you liked Maria's recipe. Now I need to make it too."

Then Saskia said: "My guy picked some up for lunch and when he came home tonight he said he could eat this every day. Its really great."

Lisa Marshall made Carolyn's bundt cake in mini bundt cake pans. "My guys really liked these. Thanks for a great Maple Walnut Bundt Cake recipe, Carolyn!"--Lisa

Lisa also made the corn dogs - just cut them smaller - looked great!

"I'm really enjoying my cookbook. Today I'm making Lisa's Maple Meatballs. I use them as breakfast sausage patties. Mmmm."

P. 220 Bacon Flowers - "They were pretty good with a protein shake."

"My first recipe from the cookbook was Mr. Peanut Sandwich Bread.... love it. I am going to make the Cranberry Salad for Thanksgiving... I have this book beside my chair and pick it up and read at it all day...."

[Jennifer Eloff]

And another: "Love your book! So far I've made the mock danish, love it! And the garlic parmesan wings, my new favorite dish ever!" (Kent's recipes)

[lgpars]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Eloff

Thanks, Nancy, for helping Pat.



LOL Linda, I did wonder what that was all about!

This was a picture of a gorilla who had an addiction for carrots and he could not get enough of them. David thought it too funny so, since he knew I was starting back to low carb, he put it on my computer for a screen saver. But I told him carrots were not exactly a low carb veggie.

[buttoni]

And here all this time I thought it was hot dogs in his mouth. LOL

[NancyBinLA]

Originally Posted by litehousepat

Thanks for the info!

Pat

You're welcome. I hope if you make them again you will like them as much as we did the first time. I loved the lemon curd, could eat it all the time!

[crazywoman-n-wy]

Originally Posted by buttoni

And here all this time I thought it was hot dogs in his mouth. LOL

I was never sure what that was in his mouth. Hot dogs was one thought, cigars another. Not sure if I ever thought carrots or not. Perhaps if I could see the picture bigger, I would have been able to see it was carrots. But my eyes (even with glasses) aren't good enough to see the detail in that avatar well enough to tell.
Now that I know it is carrots, I can see they are.
Like Jen, I kept wondering what it was or what it was all about!

[Aediekins]

Was thinking about getting the book, but my concern is if too many of the recipes use the LC flour mix. Are there a lot of recipes without that ingredient? Thanks!

[Tilly]

Originally Posted by Aediekins

Was thinking about getting the book, but my concern is if too many of the recipes use the LC flour mix. Are there a lot of recipes without that ingredient? Thanks!

Yes. Jennifer invented (yeah!) the LC mix. But there are so many other contributors to the book, and they use other ingredients. Not sure what you are looking for or what ingredient you are looking to NOT be in the recipe.

[Jennifer Eloff]

Aediekins, the majority of the recipes do not use it. It's only in my section and then you could use the Splendid Low-Carb Bake Mix (not GF though) which some people prefer. Other times, for pies or cheesecakes, you can sub your own crusts without a bake mix. There you go! Thanks for your interest.

[Jennifer Eloff]

Thank you, Tilly.

[Tilly]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Eloff

Thank you, Tilly.

[litehousepat]

I have a question about the cinnamon Indian fry bread on pg 103.
It calls for 1/4 cup of cinnamon. Is that for real or is that a mistake?? Seems like an awful lot of cinnamon.

Pat

[TBipp]

Originally Posted by litehousepat

I have a question about the cinnamon Indian fry bread on pg 103.
It calls for 1/4 cup of cinnamon. Is that for real or is that a mistake?? Seems like an awful lot of cinnamon.

Pat

I saw that amount yesterday and sat up and took notice. There are several low carb recipes that call for large amounts of cinnamon. If I were making it, I would reduce the cinnamon to whatever my taste buds preferred.

[Jennifer Eloff]

I checked with Maria re the amount of cinnamon in the Cinnamon Indian Fry Bread, p. 103 and this is what she shared with me:

"I just re did it, but I LOVE cinnamon, so I emailed some people who I
know love it and they said they like it with that much cinnamon. When
you whip the whites they quadruple in size, so it really isn't that
much..."

TBipp you are correct - people can adjust seasonings according to taste preference. I do this all the time as I detest recipes that are too high in sodium and I don't usually like anything too-too spicy. My sons do and when I think I've ruined a dish, they usually say the spice is just right.

[kcjudi]

Wow made this yesterday, page 45 it is absolutely wonderful Thank you Peggy Buttoni ! We loved it.

[Tilly]

Made the banana bread by Jennifer yesterday, page 61. My daughters won't eat any bananas that have any brown spots on them (picky, picky, picky). I had one lone banana that got past that stage, waited for it to get to banana bread stage. I wanted to make this bread, so cut it in half and made muffins (portion control for me). I got 6 muffins out of it. I suppose I could have made more but did not want to use my 12 tin muffin pan. Used my 6 cup silicon pan that fits nicely into my toaster oven. Had no clue how long to bake. My oven turns on to 350 (can change it if needed) and it automatically starts at 30 minutes. I was going to check them earlier but forgot them. 30 minutes seems to be just right. I let them cool and then refrigerated them. Pulled 2 out for this eveing, warmed in my toaster oven while I scrambled some eggs for me. Oh, and in addition to toasting the walnuts, I had just a handful of sf chocolate chips and tossed those in as well. Oh my gosh, this is just like HC banana bread!!! And if not just like it (have not had banana bread in a long time) don't care, it is wonderful! Thanks, Jennifer!!!! Think I'll stick with the muffin pan for me. Like I said, I need portion control.

[litehousepat]

Yesterday for dinner I made the Bacon Cheeseburger Soup on pg 223. A very hardy soup!!
Had the leftovers for lunch today. We enjoyed it.
Made the Cinnamon Swirl Cookies on pg 144 today. The dough is very fragile and needs to be chilled for an hour before rolling out. I used less cinnamon then what is called for. On the whole they were very good.

Pat

[EyeDoc]

Originally Posted by buttoni

And here all this time I thought it was hot dogs in his mouth. LOL

I thought they were hotdogs as well!!!

[EyeDoc]

I received my book from DH for Christmas and sat down to pick out what I wanted to try...

I've got some two dozen recipes and am not sure when I am going to find the time to try them!!!

This morning I was able to make Donna's Pancakes. They were wonderful! I am going to switch them the next time my kids ask for pancakes for breakfast to see if they can tell the difference. I kept my portion to 2 cakes and froze the rest. Hope they are as good the second time around.

[litehousepat]

Today for breakfast, I made Cinnamon Dutch Babies on pg 234.
Delicious!!

Pat

[buttoni]

Originally Posted by kcjudi

Wow made this yesterday, page 45 it is absolutely wonderful Thank you Peggy Buttoni ! We loved it.

Thank you, KCjudi! It's so tasty to be so simple, isn't it? So glad you guys like it! We cook that dish often, as I always keep smoked gouda in the house. My fav snack cheese!

[Linnylamb]

Tonight we had the 24 hr. chili, which we really did cook for 24 hrs. I made it in my ancient crock pot which handles low and slow very well. We ate it over some cauli rice and topped with a little cheese.

This was tasty! I liked it because I enjoy spice, but not necessarily heat. I'm sure if you do like it hot, you could easily heat it up. The recipe calls for barbecue sauce. Pick one you really like because this really influences the flavor. I made my favorite homemade sauce, which is not too hot or vinegary for me. I prefer it a tad on on the sweeter side. (Yeah, I'm a yankee. My husband thought it was the best chili ever and actually did a happy dance around the kitchen island.

[Linnylamb]

I can't wait to make Peggy's cauliflower recipe because my husband's family is Dutch. They all LOVE Gouda and I'm sure would love this dish. I also love cauliflower.

If you had told me a few years ago how much I would end up loving cauliflower, I would have though you were a little nuts. I LIKED it before low carb, but now it's one of my favorite veggies. There are so many great ways to make it.

[lgpars]

A gorilla with hotdogs in his mouth. LOL that is funny. I guess it is hard to see that small. The one on my desk computer is huge and very funny.

[cara7166]

I tried the Low Carb Fried Chicken on page 295. Even my *very picky* 3 year old loved it! Everyone in the house thought it was good!!

[Tilly]

Originally Posted by Linnylamb

Tonight we had the 24 hr. chili, which we really did cook for 24 hrs. I made it in my ancient crock pot which handles low and slow very well. We ate it over some cauli rice and topped with a little cheese.

This was tasty! I liked it because I enjoy spice, but not necessarily heat. I'm sure if you do like it hot, you could easily heat it up. The recipe calls for barbecue sauce. Pick one you really like because this really influences the flavor. I made my favorite homemade sauce, which is not too hot or vinegary for me. I prefer it a tad on on the sweeter side. (Yeah, I'm a yankee. My husband thought it was the best chili ever and actually did a happy dance around the kitchen island.

Good to know and I will note that in my book. It was (still is) on my next to make list. I see it makes a boatload but will freeze a lot of it, just the 2 of us (daughter and I).