Category Archives: Recipes

From Peggy at Buttoni’s Low-Carb Recipes:

If you think you don’t like cabbage (like my husband) you have GOT to try this recipe!  You’ll swear you are not eating cabbage!!  No cabbage odor or strong taste whatsoever to this dish!  It is a delightfully crunchy side dish with grilled Tandoori Chicken or pork chops!  I order my nigella seeds (black onion seeds or kalongi seed) on-line, but you may be fortunate to have a spice supplier where you live.  I would not recommend omitting them, as you will miss out on a flavor layer that is quite nice.  Once you taste this recipe (without alterations) you’ll wish you had found this simple recipe long ago!  This dish is Atkins Induction, Primal and Paleo friendly.

I haven’t tried this yet but will someday. Filing it here so I don’t lose it. Click for details.

Steve Parker, M.D.

PS: That photo above is probably by Peggy.

I have posted one or more cabbage recipes on this blog. Use the search box if interested.

When I was a wee lad, my mother never served cabbage. Don’t know why.

Adam Piggott is a good writer. He claims he has the best cabbage recipe ever. Here ’tis:

Ingredients:

• 1 fresh green cabbage
• Salt
• Cumin
• Apple [cider] vinegar
• Extra virgin olive oil.

Remove the rough outside leaves of the cabbage and then cut it into quarters. Using a mandoline slicer or a grater, carefully shave the cabbage as thinly as possible. 

Now add the other ingredients in the order in which I listed them. Then mix well together and leave to sit for a few hours. Yes, a few hours and the longer the better. A minimum of one hour but if you can leave it all afternoon then you will thank me. This is why I was worried about them running out at the lunch. The cabbage will release some fluids over this time. Check for seasoning and olive oil before serving as you may have to add a little more.

His original post didn’t include specific amounts of most ingredients. Adam elaborated in the comments section:

Yes, the amounts are the issue here and it is what makes this a unique dish. Salt is the key. I use a large salt grinder which you can see in the last photo. I had half a cabbage for lunch and I would say that I used a good half tablespoon of salt. I added a little more at the end. Remember though with salt – you can always add more but you can’t take any away.

I used a quarter teaspoon of cumin. You’re just after a hint of the taste there. A small splash of the vinegar. Too much vinegar becomes overpowering; you can always add more later if you think you need it. Olive oil you can give it a good splash. Looking at the bowl of cabbage you should not see any liquid oozing out of the bottom. If you do then you have used too much oil or vinegar.

You can definitely refrigerate it but you don’t have to. If you do then you should cover it with cling film.

Read Adam’s entire post. It’s not long. You won’t regret it.

Steve Parker, M.D.

20 recipes from Diet Doctor:

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Steve Parker, M.D.

Click for the recipe.

That looks and sounds scrumptious to me! (That’s a word, right?)

My wife and daughter would never try this. There’s just something about mushrooms, they say. Can’t even stand the smell.

Posting this here for future reference. Just a matter of time…

Steve Parker, M.D.

h/t Jan at The Low Carb Diabetic blog.

DJ Foodie has come up with a low-carb version of zuppa toscana, my wife’s favorite soup at Olive Garden restaurants. I prefer the pasta e fagioli. We haven’t tried it yet but post a link here for future reference. 9.4 net carbs per 330 calorie serving.

Steve Parker, M.D.

This looks and sounds intriguing but I haven’t tried it yet. I’ve never combined avocado and salmon in an entree. I never imagined I’d like avocado in chicken soup, but it’s become a Parker Compound favorite.

Click for recipe at Tesco Real Food.

Steve Parker, M.D.

h/t/ Jan at The Low Carb Diabetic

PS: I couldn’t find the nutrition breakdown at Tesco Real Food, but Jan came up with this:

Nutrition Per Serving (1/4 of the total): Carbohydrate 4.3g Protein 28.7g Fibre 1.4g Fat 41g

At my request, my wife bought me a mess o’ Brussels sprouts, and I’ve been experimenting with recipes.

Ingredients this time are the sprouts, dried rosemary (i.e., not fresh although it grows where I live), salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, and diced onion.

FYI, rosemary is used as an ornamental landscaping plant in southern Arizona.

To promote release of flavor, I sautéed three garlic cloves and the rosemary in EVOO.

Then I sliced the sprouts in half along their long axis, to reduce cooking time. (Cut them so the leaves stay attached to the internal stalk.) You’d have to cut them in half before you eat ’em anyway.

I dumped all ingredients into a bowel and mixed thoroughly to ensure the sprouts were coated with oil.

Everything except the bowl was transferred to a cooking sheet covered with aluminum foil (easy clean-up!), which I then popped into an oven pre-heated to 425°F. I cooked for 25 minutes. At around the 10 and 17-minute marks, I pulled the concoction out of the oven and stirred/flipped the ingredients to promote even cooking and browning. Your cooking time will vary from 17 to 25 minutes depending on your preferences. If you want some browning of the sprouts, you likely need to cook longer than 17 minutes. Unless your oven runs hotter than mine.

This is my favorite roasted Brussels sprouts recipe thus far. For an extra flavor zing, sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese just before eating. In the future, I may  top the ingredients with some other type of cheese a minute before the cooking is completed. Bacon bits are another tasty option.

Steve Parker, M.D.