GENERAL INDEX
Apples, curried pork and, ♥
Apricot-Mustard Glazed Ham, ♥
Artichokes
about: using regular-sized instead of baby, ♥
Lemony Veal and Baby Artichokes, ♦–♥
Roman Chicken Sauté with Artichokes, ♦, ♥
Asian Flounder Bake, ♥
Asparagus
Asparagus and Green-Onion Frittata, ♦–♥
Bacon and Eggs over Asparagus, ♦–♥
Orange Pork and Asparagus Stir-Fry, ♦–♥
Avocado
about: preserving when opened, ♦; seeding and chopping, ♥
Avocado-Tomato Salad, ♥
Babaganoush meze dish, ♥
Bacon. See Pork
Beans
Brown Butter Green Beans, ♥
Mushroom Glazed Pork Chops with Green Beans, ♦–♥
Pot Roast Chili, ♥
Sopressata and Roma Bean Salad with Pecorino, ♥
Beef and veal, ♦–♥
about: testing steak for doneness, ♥
Beef Burgundy, ♥
Braciole with Grape Tomatoes, ♦, ♥
Chile Steak with Avocado-Tomato Salad, ♥
Filet Mignon with Horseradish Salsa, ♦–♥
Grilled Steak Caesar Salad, ♥
Korean-Style Sirloin, ♦–♥
Lemony Veal and Baby Artichokes, ♦–♥
Lighter Beef and Broccoli, ♥
London Broil with Garlic and Herbs, ♥
Pan-Fried Steak with Spinach and Tomatoes, ♦–♥
Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon, ♥
Pot Roast Chili, ♥
Pot Roast with Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce, ♦–♥
Steak with Shallot–Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Strip Steak with Red Pepper Vinaigrette, ♥
Tangerine Beef Stir-Fry, ♥
Thai Beef Salad, ♥
Beer Can Chicken with Ginger-Jalapeño Slaw, ♦–♥
Braciole with Grape Tomatoes, ♦, ♥
Breads, ♥
Broccoli
Broccoli-Cheese Polenta Pizza, ♦–♥
Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Shoulder, ♦–♥
Lighter Beef and Broccoli, ♥
Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry, ♥
Tangerine Beef Stir-Fry, ♥
Brown Butter Green Beans, ♥
Butterflied Lamb with Moroccan Flavors, ♥
Cabbage
Cod with Bacon and Cabbage, ♥
Ginger-Jalapeño Slaw, ♦–♥
Caesar salad, grilled steak, ♥
Cajun Shrimp with Rémoulade Sauce, ♦–♥
Calories, ♥
Cantaloupe, in Mango-Cantaloupe Slaw, ♦–♥
Capers
Mussels with Capers and White Wine, ♥
Roast Salmon with Capers, ♦–♥
Cheese, ♥
about: feta meze dish, ♥
Broccoli-Cheese Polenta Pizza, ♦–♥
eggs with. See Eggs Sopressata and Roma Bean Salad with Pecorino, ♥
Chicken and turkey, ♦–♥
Beer Can Chicken with Ginger-Jalapeño Slaw, ♦–♥
Chicken Noodle Soup, ♥
Chicken with Pears and Marsala, ♦–♥
Chinese Five-Spice Grilled Chicken, ♦–♥
Coq au Vin, ♦–♥
Curried Chicken with Mango-Cantaloupe Slaw, ♦–♥
Healthy Makeover Turkey Meatloaf, ♥
Lemon-Mint Chicken Cutlets on Watercress, ♥
Panko-Mustard Chicken, ♥
Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry, ♥
Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey Roulade, ♦–♥
Roman Chicken Sauté with Artichokes, ♦, ♥
Summer Squash and Chicken, ♦–♥
Tomato, Smoked Chicken, and Mozzarella Salad, ♥
Turkey Kabobs with Garden Tomato Jam, ♦–♥
Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps, ♥
Watercress and Peach Salad with Turkey, ♥
Chile-Rubbed Ham Steak with Peach Salsa, ♥
Chile Steak with Avocado-Tomato Salad, ♥
Chili, pot roast, ♥
Chimichurri Sauce, ♥
Chinese Five-Spice Grilled Chicken, ♦–♥
Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Shoulder, ♦–♥
Cholesterol, ♥
Coconut soup, Thai, ♥
Cod. See Seafood Coq au Vin, ♦–♥
Crab Cobb Salad, ♦–♥
Cuban Mojo Pork Chops, ♥
Cucumber Raita, ♦–♥
Curried Chicken with Mango-Cantaloupe Slaw, ♦–♥
Curried Pork and Apples, ♥
Dilled Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes, ♥
Doneness, of steak, ♥
Eggplant
about, ♦; Babaganoush meze dish, ♥
Roasted Eggplant Parmesan, ♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Eggs, ♥
about: nutritional benefits, ♥
Asparagus and Green-Onion Frittata, ♦–♥
Bacon and Eggs over Asparagus, ♦–♥
Egg Salad Deluxe, ♥
Eggs Florentine, ♥
Herb and Feta Frittata, ♥
Scrambled Eggs with Chives, ♥
Shrimp Egg Salad with Spring Peas, ♦–♥
Tofu “Egg Salad”, ♥
Fats, ♥
Filet mignon. See Beef and veal
Fisherman’s Stew, ♥
Flounder. See Seafood
Frittatas, ♦–♥
Fruit, low-carb diet and, ♥
Garden Tomato Jam, ♦–♥
Ginger-Jalapeño Slaw, ♦–♥
Ginger-Shallot Cod on Watercress, ♥
Grains, whole, ♥
Grape leaves, stuffed, ♥
Green beans
Brown Butter Green Beans, ♥
Mushroom Glazed Pork Chops with Green Beans, ♦–♥
Grilled Steak Caesar Salad, ♥
Grilled Tuna on Spinach Salad, ♥
Halibut, steamed savory, ♦–♥
Ham. See Pork
Healthy Makeover Turkey Meatloaf, ♥
Herb and Feta Frittata, ♥
Herbed Yogurt Sauce, ♥
Hominy, in Pork and Posole Stew, ♦–♥
Horseradish Salsa, ♦–♥
Hummus meze dish, ♥
Hydrogenation, ♥
Kabobs. See Skewers and kabobs
Kansas City Ribs, ♦–♥
Korean-Style Sirloin, ♦–♥
Lamb, ♥
about: meze options with, ♥
Butterflied Lamb with Moroccan Flavors, ♥
Middle Eastern Lamb Steaks, ♥
Spicy Garlic Lamb with Cucumber Raita, ♦–♥
Lamb,
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Lemon-Mint Chicken Cutlets on Watercress, ♥
Lemony Veal and Baby Artichokes, ♦–♥
Lettuce wraps, turkey meatball, ♥
Lighter Beef and Broccoli, ♥
London Broil with Garlic and Herbs, ♥
Low-carb diet calories and, ♥
carbohydrates and, ♦–♥
cholesterol and, ♥
goal of, ♥
how it works, ♥
nutrient requirements and, ♦–♥
produce and, ♦. See also Vegetables; specific vegetables proteins and, ♦–♥
weight loss and, ♥
Mango-Cantaloupe Slaw, ♦–♥
Meatloaf, turkey, ♥
Mediterranean Swordfish Salad, ♦–♥
Meze options, ♥
Middle Eastern Lamb Steaks, ♥
Mushrooms
Mushroom Glazed Pork Chops with Green Beans, ♦–♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Spinach Roulade with Mushrooms, ♥
Nectarine Salad, ♥
Nutrients, ♦–♥
fats, ♥
proteins, ♦–♦, ♦. See also specific proteins
Olive meze dish, ♥
Onions
Asparagus and Green-Onion Frittata, ♦–♥
Grilled Tofu and Veggies, ♥
Pork Chops with Peppers and Onion, ♦–♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Orange Pork and Asparagus Stir-Fry, ♦–♥
Pan-Fried Steak with Spinach and Tomatoes, ♦–♥
Panko-Mustard Chicken, ♥
Pasta, pitfalls and substitutes, ♥
Peaches and nectarines
Nectarine Salad, ♥
Peach Salsa, ♥
Watercress and Peach Salad with Turkey, ♥
Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry, ♥
Pears, chicken with Marsala and, ♦–♥
Peas, shrimp egg salad with, ♦–♥
Peppers
about: roasted red, as meze dish, ♦; roasting red, ♥
Grilled Tofu and Veggies, ♥
Pepper-Crusted Filet Mignon, ♥
Pork Chops with Peppers and Onion, ♦–♥
Red Pepper Vinaigrette, ♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Pizza, broccoli-cheese polenta, ♦–♥
Polenta
Broccoli-Cheese Polenta Pizza, ♦–♥
Eggs Florentine, ♥
Pork, ♥
about: brining, ♥
Apricot-Mustard Glazed Ham, ♥
Bacon and Eggs over Asparagus, ♦–♥
Chile-Rubbed Ham Steak with Peach Salsa, ♥
Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Shoulder, ♦–♥
Cuban Mojo Pork Chops, ♥
Curried Pork and Apples, ♥
Eggs Florentine, ♥
Kansas City Ribs, ♦–♥
Mushroom Glazed Pork Chops with Green Beans, ♦–♥
Orange Pork and Asparagus Stir-Fry, ♦–♥
Pork and Posole Stew, ♦–♥
Pork Chops with Peppers and Onion, ♦–♥
Pork Chops with Tomato and Arugula Salad, ♥
Pork Medallions with Asparagus Salad, ♦, ♥
Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey Roulade, ♦–♥
Sopressata and Roma Bean Salad with Pecorino, ♥
Spice-Brined Pork Loin, ♦–♥
Pot Roast Chili, ♥
Pot Roast with Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Poultry. See Chicken and turkey Produce, ♥
Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey Roulade, ♦–♥
Proteins, ♦–♥
Red pepper. See Peppers
Red Wine Sauce, ♦. See also Shallot–Red Wine Sauce Rémoulade Sauce, ♦–♥
Rice, in Peanut Chicken Stir-Fry, ♥
Roasted Eggplant Parmesan, ♥
Roasting red peppers, ♥
Roast Salmon with Capers, ♦–♥
Roll-ups, flounder pesto, ♥
Roman Chicken Sauté with Artichokes, ♦, ♥
Avocado-Tomato Salad, ♥
Crab Cobb Salad, ♦–♥
Dilled Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes, ♥
Egg Salad Deluxe, ♥
Ginger-Jalapeño Slaw, ♦–♥
Grilled Steak Caesar Salad, ♥
Grilled Tuna on Spinach Salad, ♥
Mango-Cantaloupe Slaw, ♦–♥
Mediterranean Swordfish Salad, ♦–♥
Nectarine Salad, ♥
Shrimp and Tomato Summer Salad, ♦, ♥
Thai Beef Salad, ♥
Tofu “Egg Salad,” ♥
Tomato and Arugula Salad, ♥
Tomato, Smoked Chicken, and Mozzarella Salad, ♥
Watercress and Peach Salad with Turkey, ♥
Salmon. See Seafood
Sauces
Chimichurri Sauce, ♥
Cucumber Raita, ♦–♥
Herbed Yogurt Sauce, ♥
Horseradish Salsa, ♦–♥
Peach Salsa, ♥
Red Pepper Vinaigrette, ♥
Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Rémoulade Sauce, ♦–♥
Shallot–Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Tomato-Olive Relish, ♥
Scrambled Eggs with Chives, ♥
Scrod fillets, steamed, ♦–♥
Seafood, ♦–♥
about: shelling and deveining shrimp, ♥
Asian Flounder Bake, ♥
Cajun Shrimp with Rémoulade Sauce, ♦–♥
Cod with Bacon and Cabbage, ♥
Crab Cobb Salad, ♦–♥
Fisherman’s Stew, ♥
Flounder Pesto Roll-Ups, ♥
Ginger-Shallot Cod on Watercress, ♥
Grilled Tuna on Spinach Salad, ♥
Mediterranean Swordfish Salad, ♦–♥
Mussels with Capers and White Wine, ♥
Roast Salmon with Capers, ♦–♥
Salmon Steaks with Nectarine Salad, ♥
Salmon Teriyaki, ♥
Salmon with Tomato-Olive Relish, ♥
Seared Salmon with Sweet Potatoes, ♦–♥
Shrimp and Tomato Summer Salad, ♦, ♥
Shrimp Egg Salad with Spring Peas, ♦–♥
Shrimp Étouffé, ♥
Steamed Savory Halibut, ♦–♥
Steamed Scrod Fillets, ♦–♥
Thai Snapper in Foil Packets, ♥
Seared Salmon with Sweet Potatoes, ♦–♥
Seeds, removing, ♥
Shallot–Red Wine Sauce, ♥
Shrimp. See Seafood
Skewers and kabobs
about: metal, ♦; using, ♦; wooden or bamboo, ♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Turkey Kabobs with Garden Tomato Jam, ♦–♥
Turkey Meatball Lettuce Wraps, ♥
Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce, ♦–♥
Sopressata and Roma Bean Salad with Pecorino, ♥
Soups and stews
Beef Burgundy, ♥
Chicken Noodle Soup, ♥
Chinese Red-Cooked Pork Shoulder, ♦–♥
Fisherman’s Stew, ♥
Pork and Posole Stew, ♦–♥
Pot Roast Chili, ♥
Thai Coconut Soup, ♥
Spice-Brined Pork Loin, ♦–♥
Spicy Garlic Lamb with Cucumber Raita, ♦–♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Spinach
Grilled Tuna on Spinach Salad, ♥
Pan-Fried Steak with Spinach and Tomatoes, ♦–♥
Spinach Roulade with Mushrooms, ♥
Squash
about: as pasta substitute, ♥
Ginger-Shallot Cod on Watercress, ♥
Grilled Tofu and Veggies, ♥
Summer Squash and Chicken, ♦–♥
Steak. See Beef and veal; Lamb; Pork; Seafood
Steamed Savory Halibut, ♦–♥
Steamed Scrod Fillets, ♦–♥
Stews. See Soups and stews
Strip Steak with Red Pepper Vinaigrette, ♥
Success, low-carb, ♦–♥
Summer squash.
See Squash
Sweet potatoes, seared salmon with, ♦–♥
Sweets, ♥
Swordfish salad, ♦–♥
Tangerine Beef Stir-Fry, ♥
Thai Beef Salad, ♥
Thai Coconut Soup, ♥
Thai Snapper in Foil
Packets, ♥
Tofu
Grilled Tofu and Veggies, ♥
Thai Coconut Soup, ♥
Tofu “Egg Salad,” ♥
Tomatoes
about: removing seeds and chopping, ♥
Avocado-Tomato Salad, ♥
Braciole with Grape Tomatoes, ♦, ♥
Dilled Tuna-Stuffed Tomatoes, ♥
Garden Tomato Jam, ♦–♥
Pan-Fried Steak with Spinach and Tomatoes, ♦–♥
Tomato and Arugula Salad, ♥
Tomato-Olive Relish, ♥
Tomato, Smoked Chicken, and Mozzarella Salad, ♥
Tomato Tarte Tatin, ♦–♥
Tuna. See Seafood
Turkey. See Chicken and turkey
Vegetables, ♦. See also specific vegetables about: low-carb diet and, ♥
Broccoli-Cheese Polenta Pizza, ♦–♥
Grilled Tofu and Veggies, ♥
Roasted Eggplant Parmesan, ♥
Spicy Ground Lamb and Veggie Kabobs, ♦–♥
Spinach Roulade with Mushrooms, ♥
Thai Coconut Soup, ♥
Tomato Tarte Tatin, ♦–♥
Watercress and Peach Salad with Turkey, ♥
Weight loss, ♥
Whole grains, ♥
Yogurt
Cucumber Raita, ♦–♥
Herbed Yogurt Sauce, ♥
Zucchini. See Squash