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Jul 7 2011

High Flavor, Low Carb Dinner

Article first published as Recipe Review: South Beach Diet Mustard Crusted Steak on Blogcritics.

I decided to try out a few new recipes from my South Beach Diet Quick & Easy Cookbook for dinner. The first was a mustard crusted steak. As the book promised, it was simple to put the coating together and cook. The steak looked tasty and had good flavor. I had to broil it a bit longer than the 4 minutes per side that the recipe advised. The London broil I picked to use in the recipe was thicker than the 3/4″ they suggested so it took longer to get to medium-rare. It was an easy adjustment to make and the dish was still done very quickly.

Flavorful Steak Dinner

“Mustard-Crusted Steak”, page 219

Prep time 15 minutes, Cook time: 15 minutes

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 TBSP coarse-grain Dijon mustard

1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. ground mustard

1/8 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

1 ½ pounds boneless top round steak, 3/4 inch thick

  1. Heat oven to broil.
  2. Whisk together garlic, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, ground mustard, salt and pepper in a small mixing bowl.
  3. Line a broiler pan with foil and place steak on top. Coat evenly with mustard mixture and let stand 10 minutes.
  4. Broil steak to desired doneness, 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
  5. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing and serving.

While the steak was marinating with the mustard coating I started the next recipe, a side dish of “Stuffed Baked Tomatoes”(p.272). Again, the recipe was simple, didn’t include too many ingredients and was very fast to assemble. This was a nice side dish that had a great flavor from the basil, garlic and parmesan cheese. A lot like eating bruschetta without the bread. I will definitely make this one again.

Also pictured is a side dish not from the cookbook. I like to take some baby spinach and saute it in olive oil, soy sauce and garlic. The flavor is intense and stands up well to the natural strong flavor of spinach. I use about a tablespoon of olive oil, two tablespoons of soy sauce, and one teaspoon of minced garlic. I saute heat that in a large skillet and add several cups of fresh baby spinach leaves. It only takes a few minutes to cook down.

Together these recipes created a very flavorful and easy South Beach Diet dinner.

Read more: http://blogcritics.org/tastes/article/recipe-review-south-beach-diet-mustard/#ixzz1RIpyNzOL

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Apr 11 2011

Yummy chicken salad – salad!

This is one of my favorite salads that is packed with protein and leaves me satisfied.  I like to use the canned chicken breast from Costco for the chicken salad.  It’s SO tender and moist!  I also like to add a lot of veggies and just enough mayo to get it to come together.

chicken salad ingredients

2 cans all white meat chicken breast
1 large carrot, diced
1/4 white onion, diced (or subst. 2 green onions, sliced)
1 to 2 ribs of celery, diced
Mayonnaise to taste
Ground black pepper
Coarse ground garlic OR yellow curry powder, to taste

chicken salad on a bed of greens

Mix up your chicken salad and then place it on top of a bed of greens!  I like to use spring mix for this, but any greens you like would work.  Sometimes I also add sprouts.  It’s a tasty, fresh lunch that is high in protein and veggies!

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Apr 4 2011

Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook

I love using the slow cooker to make dinner.  It lets me get everything set up in the morning and then I have the rest of the day open.  It’s so nice to be able to play with the kids or get some housework done in the late afternoon without “what’s for dinner?” hanging over my head.

While I was shopping on Amazon I checked the suggestions to see if there way anything fun in my recommendations.  I came across Dana Carpender’s 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes.  That’s just the type of thing I need!  It was only $11, so I went ahead and ordered it.

I’m looking forward to using it tomorrow! I bought a nice beef roast at the store today, so now I just need to pick a recipe to try.  I’ll let you all know the results.

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Mar 31 2011

The best pasta sauce! (And it happens to be low-carb)

This sauce is from Costco and it is so yummy!  It’s called Victoria White Linen Collection Marinara. It comes in large jars (40 oz.) and amazingly only has 1 gram of sugar.  If you haven’t checked your pasta sauce for sugar content, you might want to do that.  What is average?  In my checking of various brands at the grocery store I’d say 8 gram is common.  The best I’ve found in the store is about 5 grams of sugar, and the worst – over 12 grams!  They had a sale on a particular brand, a very good price, but it was just too high in sugar so I didn’t buy it.

For whatever reason, the two Costco stores near me don’t carry this sauce.  I had my mom bring me a few jars on her last visit so I could stock up!  Look for it the next time you’re in Costco, and I did find it on Amazon.com if you shop there.

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