10,000 low carb recipes

Asparagus simmered in orange juice and topped with sliced rounds of make-ahead ginger-orange compound butter with fresh cilantro. An elegant spring side dish that melts into a glossy finishing sauce.

New Orleans-style barbecued shrimp swimming in spicy butter-beer sauce loaded with garlic, Worcestershire, cayenne, and rosemary. Skillet seafood meant for sopping with crusty French bread.

Fourth of July grilled Cornish hens split lengthwise and basted with a lemon-garlic-Italian dressing marinade. Backyard BBQ centerpiece that feeds eight for summer holidays.

Whole roasted turkey stuffed with wild rice, brandy-soaked apricots, and rosemary, basted in garlic-herb butter. A stunning holiday centerpiece that feeds 10.

Another succulent beef dish made with mixed vegetables, tomato soup and macaroni.

Low-calorie eggnog made with skim milk, beaten egg whites, and sugar-free sweetener. All the creamy holiday flavor without the guilt.

California pizza topped with melted cheddar, black olives, sliced avocado, alfalfa sprouts, sour cream, and crumbled bacon. A retro West Coast pizza in 25 minutes.

Do-ahead sticky buns made with biscuit mix and butterscotch pudding, assembled the night before and baked fresh in the morning. Gooey, caramel-topped, and easy.

Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.

Grilled flank steak fajitas marinated in lime juice, cumin, and onion soup mix with sauteed peppers and onions on warm flour tortillas.

Toriwasa is a Japanese izakaya classic: sake-poached chicken shredded thin and tossed with blanched parsley in a sharp wasabi-soy dressing, finished with shredded nori. Light, clean, and full of bite.

Broiled salmon steaks with butter-sauteed pears, apples, and lime slices. A fruit-forward seafood dish where the sweet compote and citrus brighten rich, fatty salmon in every bite.

Ground beef curry in a creamy milk-based sauce with ginger and curry powder, simmered for 25 minutes. A mild, beginner-friendly weeknight curry served over rice or noodles.

An easy to make faux Alfredo sauce. This recipe, on further analysis, is too difficult for a person on crutches.

Broiled salmon fillets with a silky pureed fennel butter sauce seasoned with nutmeg and cayenne. An elegant seafood dinner with a French-inspired anise-sweet accompaniment.

Beef Arlesienne is a Provençal-style pot roast braised with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, garlic, and basil. Low and slow simmering turns tough beef into fork-tender, Mediterranean comfort.