In my last post we were discussing how shrimp and cholesterol is good for the brain. I wanted to elaborate on this a bit more. While your brain represents about 2-3% of your total body weight, 25% of the cholesterol in your body is found in your brain, where it plays important roles in such…
This last weekend, with it being the Labor Day long weekend, we had a lot of B-B-Q. Although we had plenty of quality steaks, I’m going to share with you a fun and easy grilled shrimp recipe. Did you know that studies have shown eating shrimp actually lowers bad LDL cholesterol, raises good HDL cholesterol…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! While some of you may be planning a party full of green finger foods and kegs of beer, I thought it may be nice to do a simple St. Patrick’s Day dinner for those of us who will be spending a more quiet evening at home with our children. In America…
This week I am continuing with my penchant for kebabs, however, today I’m going with a more Mediterranean flair. Mediterranean style kebabs are much lighter in flavor and have freshness to them that really grooves with the California lifestyle. We can enjoy them during our mild winters and even attempt to barbecue on a nice…
This week I was craving something a little exotic. I spiced things up with Chicken Kefta Kebabs. The kebabs I’m making are the same type of kebabs that you may find at an Indian or Pakistani restaurant. I love that I can dine on ethnic cuisine with no worries about interrupting my low carb diet.…
Pizza while on a diet … wait doesn’t that have way too many carbs? Not the way I make it. This recipe for a cauliflower and basil pizza is absolutely carb free and works perfect for any low carbohydrate meal or with The Miracle Metabolism Diet. The best part is that you can have an…
Beurre blanc is a simple butter-based emulsified sauce that’s great with fish or seafood. It’s origin is French and in this case I’m making it with shrimp to create a Marinated Shrimp with Beurre Blanc Sauce for a Christmas dinner. The sauce is amazingly easy to make despite it’s fanciful French name and is a…
You may be wondering why I would make steak and ale pie, typical pub food, as holiday food. Did you know that it originates from a Christmas and New Year tradition in Glasgow? In modern times typically during Christmas, the British eat Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding, a bread pudding made by pouring the batter…