I love the recipes

[cleochatra]

I know this is such a non-issue to you seasoned vets out there, but I had my first OWL-y lunch and it was so fabulous! I made zucchini and egg fritata from the "Atkins for Life Book", and at only 4 carbs per serving, the feta it called for and the curry I substituted made it a really special meal!

I am not a cook, so for me to make something that complex was really exciting. I'm baking some breadless stuffing right now!

I think maybe I'll even surprise my hubby with cooking ability. It's never been my superpower. I've always been "order out girl!" with the cape and everything.

[not2late]

Lemme tell ya....

OWL will open up a new door to your diet.

When I feel like it I have pot roast and gravy---a yummy vegetable based gravy I make by cooking some onion, celery and mushrooms with the roast, removing the vegetables and pureeing it with the pot roast cooing juices---it looks like gravy, it tastes better than gravy and it's completely legal without those slimy gum-based thickeners.

Red sauce? No problem, buy a jar of roasted red peppers, toss it in the blender, puree and you have a sweet pepper sauce-base you can spice up for fish , chicken, turkey, etc.

White sauce? No problem again, nuke a package of frozen cauliflower until soft, puree in blender, add a little cream to thin it out, add herbs and spices, maybe cheese and bingo you have a white sauce for casseroles

[cleochatra]

Megs, those sound incredible!!! Now I can't wait to cook pot roast tomorrow! I never ever thought about uses veggies as the starch/body of the sauces!

I'm printing out this thread.

:joy

Thank you!!!

[2big4mysize]

oh yea and onion gravy is great just stick the onions in the pot with the meat and when it is done cooking puree the drippings with the onions ( I add garlic cloves whole too to the pot) and poof gravy.

I didn't think about cheating and using a jar of peppers LOL I've been roasting and peeling them duh.