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Killing Carbohydrates Vol. 1

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Many of you have expressed interest in some of the tasty alternatives that Mr. J and I have been creating when we cook up our Low-Carb Meals. Low Carb doesn't have to be Low Flavor, let me tell ya. There are a lot of really cool substitutions and alternatives that make you wonder why you haven't tried them before, just for the heck of it. Now in this issue of Killing Carbohydrates, I will detail how to make a delicious "Chicago Style" low-carb hot dog, and since we're looking at the weekend, I will let give you my low-carb cheesecake instructions, so if you feel like a "treat"... dig in! Low-Carb "Chicago-Style" Hot Dog I'm not going to really put ALL this in "recipe form" (meaning measurements). Just let you know what to use, and you can determine how much you need. Here you go. Ingredients: Hot Dogs - You can use your favorite brand, don't worry about the fats that much, you are low-carbing it. Fats is a whole different bal...

Jackie, Shaken Not Stirred!

I stole this Quiz over at Cynn's Blog , and I just had to look... hehe. - 2 teaspoons of friendliness - 1/4 cup of sexiness - a dash of confidence Mix together and serve hot. 'What is your personality recipe?' at QuizGalaxy.com

Sunday Dinner

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Seem to be much more skillful cooking Indian Cuisine. I went Friday at lunchtime and got a first-hand lesson with one of our team lead's Mother. She showed me how to make whole wheat chapati bread (which is another flat bread), and a very good curry-type okra dish. She is a delicious cook, and I tried to take some notes in the small amount of time I got to see her at work. So this weekend, I took on my very own Indian Cuisine meal. It consisted of the curried okra dish that I learned, a very good vegetable long-grain wild rice (I was testing this) in the style of what they commonly refer to as "lemon rice", my newly-learned Chapatis, a bit of Raita (yogurt/onion dipping sauce) and a spicy curry chicken dish that I put together with a curry paste recipe that Barnze set me up with , Cheers to you Barnze! It worked out very well (as you can see)! That's right! Hand-prepared by Aunt Jackie herself!! So we settled in for a nice meal, and afterwards, I guess I might have so...