AN UPDATED CLASSIC: STUFFED CELERY STICKS
STUFFED VEGETABLE APPETIZERS, (c) 2012, JUDY BARNES BAKER Stuffed Celery Smear some cream cheese on a celery stick and you’ve got a quick, low-carb snack; make this delightfully retro stuffed celery...
View ArticleBOOK SIGNING AT WOODINVILLE BARNES & NOBLE, SATURDAY AT 2:00 PM
Barnes & Noble18025 Garden Way N.E. Woodinville, WA I'll be signing books at the Woodinville Barnes & Noble this Saturday, June 7, at 2:00 PM. Jennifer Kyrnin, Bruce Bretthauer, D.T. Sanders,...
View ArticleMEA CULPA FROM TIME MAGAZINE?
1984 2014 The March 26, 1984 cover of Time Magazine showed a frowny face made out of bacon and eggs. The headline of the feature article said, "Cholesterol, and Now the Bad News." Inside, an article...
View ArticleLOW-CARB MILK
I had a request from a reader for my low-carb milk recipe. It is featured in both Nourished and Carb Wars; Sugar is the New Fat. Milk Lactose, or milk sugar, tastes less sweet than other forms of...
View ArticleSPICED PORK BELLY
PORK BELLY, (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER If you had to eat just one food every day for the rest of your life, what would it be? That's not a hard choice for me. This is it. Ingredients: 1 (1 and 1/2...
View ArticleBABY BACK RIBS WITH MUSTARD VINEGAR BARBECUE SAUCE
SPARERIBS WITH MUSTARD VINEGAR BARBECUE SAUCE, (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER One of my local stores had a fantastic Fourth of July special on Niman Ranch premium, pastured, baby back ribs ($4.00 off per...
View ArticleSUGAR-FREE SOFT DRINKS
MAKING SILLY DRINKS, (C) 2007, JUDY BARNES BAKER I have always used the plain water button that is on most soft drink dispensers, but I never noticed the one marked "soda" until Dr. Eades mentioned on...
View ArticleNEW AND IMPROVED KALE CHIPS
BABY KALE CHIPS, (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER My recipe for Kale Chips got mixed reviews. Even the ones I made myself varied from batch to batch; usually they were so good I couldn't stop eating them,...
View ArticleROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH BACON, LEMON PEEL, CHILIES, AND OLIVES
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER WITH BACON, LEMON, OLIVES, AND CHILIES, (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER Cauliflower is a staple in the low-carb/high-fat community, where it is used to fill the void where the...
View ArticleTENDER JUICY PORK CHOPS EVERY TIME
TENDER, JUICY PORK CHOPS, (c) 2014 Modern pork is another casualty of fat phobia. Breeding pigs to be as lean as possible has made the meat pale, bland, and dry and to make matters worse, the layer of...
View ArticleSALSA CHILI
SALSA CHILI, (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER This is about as streamlined as a recipe can get. Nothing to peel or chop. A pound of ground beef, a few items from the pantry, and you've got a tasty,...
View ArticleBACON WRAPPED ONION RINGS
BACON WRAPPED ONION RINGS (c) 2014, JUDY BARNES BAKER BACON WRAPPED ONION RINGS (c) 2014 JUDY BARNES BAKER I guarantee that you will have no left-overs. No matter how many I make, it is never enough!...
View ArticleThe International Food Blogger's Conference
The International Food Blogger's Conference is coming back to Seattle in 2014! IFBC held the first conference for food bloggers in 2009. This, the SIXTH annual conference, organized by Foodista.com...
View ArticleCOULD THIS DIET SAVE THE WORLD?
KETO CLARITY The partnership between Jimmy Moore and Dr. Eric Westman reminds me a little of the relationship between Charles Darwin and Thomas Henry Huxley, who was known as “Darwin’s Bulldog.”...
View ArticleSOOKA KEEMA (DRY-COOKED SPICY GROUND MEAT)
INDIAN DRY-COOKED SPICY GROUND MEAT, (c) 2014, Judy Barnes Baker Grass-fed ground beef is available at most of my local stores now, but the other cuts are harder to find, probably because they are...
View ArticleLEMON CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE
LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE, (c) 2012, JUDY BARNES BAKER LEMON CAKE WITH LEMON GLAZE A reader asked if I had a recipe for a lemon cake. Indeed, I do! This is one of my favorites of the many variations...
View ArticlePOT-AU-FEU
"Vlaamse Hutsepot" by User: ibu - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution- Share Alike 3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 via Wikimedia Commons – Pot-au-feu, generally considered to be the national dish of...
View ArticleWHY YOU SHOULD MAKE YOUR OWN BROTH AND BOUILLON CUBES
BOUILLON CUBES, (c) 2013, JUDY BARNES BAKER It continues to amaze me that many low-carb gurus, including some of my personal heroes, recommend using purchased bouillon cubes or powders. Dr. Westman,...
View ArticleSUBLIME SLIME?
ROASTED OKRA, (c) 2012, JUDY BARNES BAKER Jane Tunks called okra, "sublime slime," but it doesn't have to be. If you think you don't like it, try roasting it whole. It's Divine, but without the slime!...
View ArticleCHOCOLATE GLAZED PECANS
CHOCOLATE GRAZED PECANS, (C) 2012, JUDY BARNES BAKER These are wonderful as a sweet treat or a snack. Chopped, they make a crunchy topping for ice cream or desserts. 2 cups raw pecan halves 2 large...
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