[carlo3b]

GARDEN QUICHE WITH BACON

• 6 slices bacon (not heavy smoked), cooked and crumbled (retain fat in pan)

• 1/4 cup onion, finely minced

• 1 tsp dried Basil, (this may be included if using only spinach)

• 1 lb Swiss cheese, shredded

• 10 oz  mixed garden herbs, (most herbs, oregano, basil, tarragon, parsley, thyme, chives, and/or only spinach)

• 1/4 cup white, oyster, or portebello  mushrooms, sliced

• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

• 4 large eggs, beaten

• 2 tbs. Dijon Mustard or Brown


1) Add basil and onions to bacon fat and sauté for about 10 minutes until tender.
2) Whisk eggs, mustard and cream.
3) In a buttered quiche dish, or pie pan, layer the Swiss cheese, herbs or spinach, mushrooms, onion mixture and bacon crumbles. Pour egg mixture over everything, being careful to cover all the layers.
Bake at 325°F oven for 45 min to 1 hour.

[carlo3b]

A Nutty LowCarb New York Cheesecake

Crust:

• 2 cups Macadamia nuts
• 4 Tbs.. unsalted butter
• 2 tsp. brown sugar substitute, like Brown Sugar Twin
• pinch of cinnamon
• pinch of salt

Filling:

• 2 1/2 lbs. cream cheese, at room temperature
• pinch of salt
• 5 Tbs. granular sugar substitute, like Sugar Twin, or Splenda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 large egg yolks
• 6 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper and coat the inside of the pan with soft butter.

1) Melt the butter. Put nuts into to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped. Add the remaining ingredients including butter and pulse to combine. Pat evenly into the bottom of the springform pan. Place in the fridge.

Increase the oven temperature to 500°F.
2) In a food processor or mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add the sweeteners, sour cream, lemon juice and vanilla and process or beat until combined. Add the egg yolks and then the eggs, two at a time, beating until incorporated before you add the next two. Remember to scrape the bowl frequently while you are mixing.

3) Carefully pour the filling over the chilled crust and place the springform on a rimmed baking sheet or larger pan. Bake for 10 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200°F and continue baking for 1 1/2 hours. Do not open the door! The cheesecake should still look soft in the center.

Transfer to a cooling rack. After 5 minutes, run a paring knife around the outside of the cheesecake to loosen it from the pan. Continue cooling to room temperature. You can serve it right away, or chill.

[tubebender]

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[BigBlueJon]

Thanks for the recipes. They'll get good use here.

[Squantos]

Have ya ever heard of grilling watermellon Carlo ?

Stay Safe !

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[sockmonkey]

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Sadly, I am on FR right now while waiting for some sourdough bread to finish rising. Not exactly low carb fare.

The spirit is willing, but darn, home made sourdough tastes sooo good.

[LibWhacker]

Do you know THE secret to authentic New York-Italian spaghetti sauce? I was born in NYC, am half Italian myself, but haven't lived there since I was little. No matter where I've gone in the world I've never found a sauce like it, either at any restaurant or in any cookbook -- and can't reproduce it myself. Boy, do I ever miss it sometimes! I think you've got to go to New York City to get it. I heard somewhere that it's delivered to all the Italian restaurants in the city by pipes that run beneath city streets.

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Carlo, please count me in! My waistline thanks you in advance!

[GailA]

Another great cooking thread!

[freeangel]

later

[Petruchio]

Carlo,

I showed Mother the recipies from the last thread. She is going wild expermenting now . . . We both have heart problems and need to watch what we eat. Before your threads I narrowed it down to low salt, low taste, low fat, low flavor. Your recipies are much better. :)

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[JesseHousman]

This is truly one of my favorite healthful recipes:

Lamb Chops stuffed with Gorgonzola

Meat and cheese together! Wash it down with a cigarette and you can literally feel it clogging your arteries. Don't worry though, you've got tons of arteries.

12 lamb chops, at least 1.5 inches thick

1 ounce of Gorgonzola, crumbled

salt and freshly ground pepper

Cut each chop horizontally at its vertical midpoint, leaving the ends of the two halves attached. Stuff with Gorgonzola. Season with salt and pepper.

Broil 5 minutes 2 inches from the heat source. Flip. Ouch! Don't forget to use a potholder! Then, broil for another 5 minutes.

Serves 2.

Enjoy!

[Ditter]

I love quiche but heavy cream does not agree with me. Would whole milk work as well?