A group of girlfriends and I had a Girls' Nite Out to see one of the first showings of Twilght: Breaking Dawn here in town. We went to The Cheesecake Factory for dinner so before I left the house that night, I went online to see what they had that was low carb.
Turns out, they are kind of sketchy about releasing their nutritional information so it was more difficult than usual and I couldn't figure out what the net grams were, but I did discover three things:
1. The Ahi Carpaccio, an appetizer for two of raw ahi tuna with special sauces, is amazing and makes a great entree for one. (6 grams carbs.)
2. Their side salad is huge for a side salad and their balsalmic vinegrette is delicious. (I don't usually like balsalmic dressings.)
3. They have a low carb cheesecake made with a graham cracker/walnut crust. (websites claim 11g net carbs.)
That was the best meal I have had in ages and I'm tempted to drag my family there soon for a repeat.
The movie was good, too. Here was my spoiler-free status update on Facebook that night:
"Home from Breaking Dawn. I was all :::yawn::: I'm tired. This is kind of boring. Rob and Kristen still aren't great actors. Reneesme's cute. Jacob's hot. :::yawn::: OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? WAIT! WHAT?! WAIT!! AAHHHHH! :::breaks out in a sweat then dies:::"
True story.
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
caprese salad - 4g net carbs
I love me a caprese salad.
I first had one at Joe & Mimma's Italian Pizza restaurant in Newport News, Va. I had never had one and was iffy about it when my co-worker ordered it. One bite and I was hooked.
Then, I discovered Campari tomatoes. They are a bit expensive at the store, but they are so delicious that I buy them anyway. Then we discovered that we could dry out the seeds and plant them in our garden so now every summer we are overloaded with the best tomatoes ever.
What to do with them? This little appetizer, of course!
Caprese Salad
1/2 cup of sliced tomatoes
1.5 ounces of sliced mozzarella cheese
olive oil to drizzle over
salt, pepper and basil to sprinkle
That's it. To make a big batch for a cookout, I've actually cut things up into bite sized pieces and just mixed it all together, but I like it this way best.
The counts
I first had one at Joe & Mimma's Italian Pizza restaurant in Newport News, Va. I had never had one and was iffy about it when my co-worker ordered it. One bite and I was hooked.
Then, I discovered Campari tomatoes. They are a bit expensive at the store, but they are so delicious that I buy them anyway. Then we discovered that we could dry out the seeds and plant them in our garden so now every summer we are overloaded with the best tomatoes ever.
What to do with them? This little appetizer, of course!
Caprese Salad
1/2 cup of sliced tomatoes
1.5 ounces of sliced mozzarella cheese
olive oil to drizzle over
salt, pepper and basil to sprinkle
That's it. To make a big batch for a cookout, I've actually cut things up into bite sized pieces and just mixed it all together, but I like it this way best.
The counts
Net Carb: 4g
Protein: 1.5g
Fiber: 9g
*Remember to check the specific nutritional content
of the brands you are using as each one is different.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
1905 Salad, aka "Our Salad"- 6g net carbs
Once upon a time, shortly after my future husband and I started dating, he had to go to King's Bay, Georgia from some military training for a month. He had weekends off while he was there, so he flew me down to visit him... three times. :)
On our first trip, we drove to St. Augustine, Florida for some sightseeing and ate at Columbia Restaurant.
I don't remember what I ordered that night to eat because he ordered their 1905 Salad and kindly let me have a bite... which turned into half his salad. We asked the waiter about it and he said the recipe was available on their website. Since then we have made it hundreds of times... it's sooo good. And thankfully, low carb at 6g net!
(As a side note, their Sangria de Cava recipe is on there, too. We also got that and make that regularly as well! Instead of your normal red wine-based sangria, it's sweet and fruity!)
This salad is amazing. And I don't usually like vinegar-based dressings. Or swiss cheese. Or olives. According to their website, it was chosen by USA Today as one of America's Top 10 Best Salads.
The link to the recipe online is different from the one I wrote down, so I don't know if they changed it or what, but here's mine:
Salad
1/2 head lettuce
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup ham, jullienne style
1/2 cup swiss cheese, julienne style
1/4 cup black olives
2 tsp grated Romano cheese
Dressing
1/8 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced (we like garlic, so we tend to do 5)
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
On our first trip, we drove to St. Augustine, Florida for some sightseeing and ate at Columbia Restaurant.
I don't remember what I ordered that night to eat because he ordered their 1905 Salad and kindly let me have a bite... which turned into half his salad. We asked the waiter about it and he said the recipe was available on their website. Since then we have made it hundreds of times... it's sooo good. And thankfully, low carb at 6g net!
(As a side note, their Sangria de Cava recipe is on there, too. We also got that and make that regularly as well! Instead of your normal red wine-based sangria, it's sweet and fruity!)
This salad is amazing. And I don't usually like vinegar-based dressings. Or swiss cheese. Or olives. According to their website, it was chosen by USA Today as one of America's Top 10 Best Salads.
My actual lunch today.
I highly suggest you double this recipe, because you will likely eat it all immediately.
I highly suggest you double this recipe, because you will likely eat it all immediately.
The link to the recipe online is different from the one I wrote down, so I don't know if they changed it or what, but here's mine:
Salad
1/2 head lettuce
2 tomatoes, diced
1/2 cup ham, jullienne style
1/2 cup swiss cheese, julienne style
1/4 cup black olives
2 tsp grated Romano cheese
Dressing
1/8 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced (we like garlic, so we tend to do 5)
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp oregano
2 tsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
The counts
Net Carb: 6g
Protein: 16g
Fiber: 2g
*Remember to check the specific nutritional content of the brands you are using as each one is different.
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