LOW CARB New England Clam Chowder

[Doug Varrieur]

New England Clam Chowder (serves 4)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups ground cooked clams
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup diced turnip
6 slices bacon cooked crisp and chopped
2 cups whipping cream
1 cup water
1/4 cup cooking sherry
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon butter
fresh parsley

Directions

1- Cook the chopped bacon in a a soup pot
2- Remove the bacon and strain the fat
3- Place a tablespoon of bacon fat back into the pot and add the butter
4- Cook all the veggies in the pot over medium heat till fork tender
5- Add the rest of ingredients except the parsley and bring the mixture up to hot but NOT TO A BOIL, boiling will curdle the cream
6- Serve with parsley as a garnish to be eaten after the meal 

[umpa]

SO YUMMY!!! Freezes well too

[mouseissue]

YUMMY!!!

I bet chopped crab meat would be good in this, too!
In fact, you could other seafood (shrimp, fish etc.) and make a New England style bouillabaisse!

I think I'll experiment with this later in the Fall!

Tony

[umpa]

Fall is definitely here in New England, its chilly

[Joe]

I notice there are no carb counts on a lot of recipies such as this one. Any help?

[mouseissue]

I notice there are no carb counts on a lot of recipies such as this one. Any help?

Hi, Joe!

It's true that some folks don't include the carb counts when posting recipes.

Looking up carb counts on your own has a lot of value.
It's like looking up an unknown word in the dictionary.
If look up the word, you' re more likely to remember it than if you're told.

Here are a few carb count sites I use for carb look ups;

http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list
http://www.calorieking.com/foods/
http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/

Tony

[Joe]

Thanks tony.  How are u doing on this plan.  Do u have diabetes and if so has it helped. Joe

[mdanziger]

Get comfy Joe, you are in for a story... ha ha, love ya Tony.

[shawn116]

Get comfy Joe, you are in for a story... ha ha, love ya Tony.

   

Thanks for the giggle       It's a great story that is for sure.  Diabetes doesn't have a chance with this lifestyle.  Tony's story is much like many of us.  It didn't take me long to figure out that FTS was way better than taking all the medicine.  Fat To Skinny gave me my life back 

[Doug Varrieur]

Welcome to the party Joe!

[umpa]

Welcome Joe! I am Umpa,Dougs wife.  If I can help you please ask. Are you type 1 or type 2?

[mouseissue]

Thanks tony.  How are u doing on this plan.  Do u have diabetes and if so has it helped. Joe

Hi, Joe!

When I started the FTS lifestyle, I was type II diabetic with high blood pressure and too much bad cholesterol and high triglycerides. I was taking FIVE different prescriptions to "manage" all this.

About six months later, my doctor declared that I was no longer type II diabetic!
And the other conditions were (and still are) well within normal ranges.
And I'm totally thrilled that I no longer take ANY prescriptions!!!

Tony

[Joe]

Hi all I'm type 2 high b/p. high cholesterol hi tri's I also take prednisone which elevates my b/s I've started on fts and I have the cookbooks  I hope to have the results that you all have had. Thanks joe

[Joe]

I'm a bit of a cook myself so I'll post some of my l/c recipies soon

[Joe]

Can anybody recommend a replacement for gg bran crisp can't get them in my area any ideas. Tks joe