Last year I reported quite a bit about a supposed "low-carb diet" that was making quite a lot of news, called Kimkins. It turned out to be an unhealthy, ... Read More

With the New Year approaching, I've been working on some low-carb cocktail recipes. In the process, I've learned a lot about cocktails and other mixed drinks, and I've made ... Read More

Have you been thinking that you'd start again with your low-carb eating after New Years? If so, how about taking this week to get ready for next week? Think in ... Read More

One more trip to the grocery store, and I'm home until Friday! Yay! Here's what we're having for Christmas dinner tomorrow: Turkey with Jim Dolson's Turkey Rub Low-Carb Stuffing Low-Carb Gravy Mashed ... Read More

We're in the Final Countdown to Christmas! In our house, we usually have turkey again on Christmas. But whatever your favorite Christmas dinner, the approach to cutting carbs is ... Read More

Hanukkah starts Sunday evening, so it's time to start getting ready. One of the traditions of the holiday is to eat foods fried in oil. Did you know that there ... Read More

Several people have pointed out to me that the powdered erythritol I usually tell people about (made by Flaz-Z-Snax) is no longer available. I have contacted NOW foods, and ... Read More

It's all over the news -- a new study supposedly showing that low-carb diets impair brain function. Titles of news articles go from the relatively restrained "Low-Carb Diets Can ... Read More

Lately I've been working on writing Carb Profiles of Vegetables, just as I did for fruit earlier in the year. While I was researching cabbage information, I came across ... Read More

Its' the time of year when everyone seems to be recommending gift lists, and some of my favorites are in the kitchen. One of my goals for this site ... Read More

Do you ever feel that December is one long gauntlet of unhealthy choices? Our schedules are often disrupted, there are goodies everywhere, and making time for exercise seems to ... Read More

Cosmopolitan cocktails are festive and fun to drink, but did you know that they usually contain at least the equivalent of 4 teaspoons of sugar? So I got ... Read More

Tonight I'm going to my first holiday party of the year, and then a big one on Saturday night (hubby's work party). Am I worried about falling prey to ... Read More

Sometimes newcomers to the low-carb way of eating don't realize there's a growing low-carb community with a presense on the Web. If you are in this group, here's a ... Read More