Category Archives: Ingredients
Best low carb potato substitutes?
If you’ve been following a low carb, vegan diet for very long, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the potato is not our friend. And with recipes ranging from Indian to Russian to American calling for potatoes, what can you do? Well, if you’re like me, you start looking for substitutes. And for the longest time, I just … Continue reading
Has Sichuan pepper been banned or not?
I was looking around the web for some recipe ideas and kept seeing people talking about Sichuan pepper being banned in the US. But I know I’ve see it for sale in shops so what’s the deal here? Is there an intrepid band of pepper smugglers subverting our borders? Incoming search terms:sichuan pepperFDA and Szechuan … Continue reading
Shirataki noodles – a vegan, low carb food
I thought I had mentioned shirataki noodles on here before but I can’t seem to find the post. So I’ll correct that oversight now. Shirataki noodles, usually made with tofu as well, are from Japan and are made from the devil’s tongue yam or konjac. I’ve never tried the pure shirataki noodle but I’m told … Continue reading
Top 10 low carb nuts and seeds
I decided to look at what nuts and seeds are lowest in carbs. I’m eating a lot more nuts as a snack these days and I wanted to see which nuts or seeds were lowest in net carbs. All of the values are based on a 100-gram sample, which is actually quite a bit, and … Continue reading
Pardon me, would you happen to have …
I apologize for the title but I just had to use it. I was making some salad dressing tonight and got to looking at the bottle of Dijon mustard and wondered, is there a Paris mustard? Or maybe a Lyon mustard? It turns out the Dijon isn’t so much about the city as a process … Continue reading
Allspice
I can remember when I was a kid on the infrequent occasions my mother would get her spices out, I’d love to look through them and smell them. My mother wasn’t big on actually using the spices mind, so that was usually all I’d get to do. I remember seeing the little bottle of allspice … Continue reading
Tempeh
Tempeh, or Tempe as it’s sometimes spelled, is a fermented soybean product formed into cakes. It comes to us from Indonesia where it’s most popular on the island of Java. It’s normally produced via fermentation with Rhizopus spores. Tempeh, unlike tofu which is not fermented, has a nutty taste and texture all its own. And … Continue reading