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Caribbean Inspired Low-Carb Recipes
Caribbean Inspired Low-Carb Recipes
Caribbean Inspired Low-Carb Recipes
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Caribbean Inspired Low-Carb Recipes

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What foods should I eat in order to live an authentic healthy lifestyle? What healthy eating habits do I want my children to emulate so that they too can live a healthy lifestyle? How can I adopt a long-term eating habit that leads to a change in lifestyle rather than just a diet craze? Does making smarter food choices mean that I must forsake t

LanguageEnglish
PublisherIsaiah Joseph
Release dateNov 1, 2020
ISBN9780578763149
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    Caribbean Inspired Low-Carb Recipes - Isaiah Joseph

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    Text and photography copyright © 2020

    by Dr. Isaiah Joseph (Ed.D.)

    Cover and interior layout design copyright © 2020

    by Jerlyn Thomas, Design Lady LLC.

    http://www.designlady.com

    Table of Contents

    Introduction—7

    Chicken, Turkey

    Chickpeas Lettuce Wrap 11

    Chicken and Beet Skewers 13

    Eggplant Lasagna 15

    Spaghetti Squash and Turkey Meatballs 18

    Lentil Stuffed Chicken Breast 20

    Orange Chicken Stir Fry 22

    Chicken Soup with Coconut Flour Dumplings 24

    Okra Stew with Black Beans 26

    Guava Glazed Roasted Chicken 28

    Lamb Chops 30

    Fish and —32

    Seafood—32

    Mahi-Mahi with Mango-Tomato Salsa 33

    Flying Fish with Creole Sauce 35

    Dominican Style Red Snapper 37

    King fish with Tamarind Sauce 39

    Grilled Salmon with Ginger Wine Sauce 41

    Shrimp Cauliflower ‘Rice’ 42

    Caribbean Fish Stew 44

    Sides—46

    Spinach Dumplings 47

    Low Carb Macaroni Pie 49

    Avocado Balls 51

    Mashed Cauliflower 52

    Stir Fry Green Papaya 53

    Appetizers—54

    Codfish Balls 55

    Tuna Dressed Eggs 57

    Coconut Crusted Mahi-Mahi 59

    Tuna Stuffed Cucumbers 61

    Fried Cauliflower 62

    Savory Papaya 63

    Broccoli Fritters 64

    Dasheen Callaloo and Crayfish 65

    Breakfasts—67

    Coconut Bread 68

    Almond Flour Bread 70

    Apple Cinnamon Muffins 71

    Avocado Nut Bread 73

    Pumpkin Muffins with Cream Cheese Filling 75

    Low Carb Baked Doughnuts 77

    Cranberry-Orange Muffins 79

    Low Carb Bagels 80

    Green Banana and Codfish 82

    Cauliflower Hash Browns 84

    Lunches—85

    Grilled Chicken Pizza 86

    Callaloo and Bacon Quiche 88

    Sautéed Codfish and Brussel Sprouts 90

    Lentil Soup 91

    Stuffed Christophines 93

    Roasted Beet, Spinach and Mangerine

    with Mango Vinaigrette 95

    Chicken Salad with Passion Fruit Vinaigrette 97

    Beverages—99

    Sour Sop Moringa Shake 100

    Avocado Smoothie 101

    West Indian Cherry Lime Squash 102

    Cucumber Green Smoothie 103

    Desserts—104

    Low Carb Carrot Cake 105

    Peanut Butter Cookies 107

    Almond Pound Cake 108

    Guava Tart 110

    About the Author—112

    Introduction

    Caribbean Cuisine is characterized by sumptuous dishes influenced by a variety of ethnicities that lived there in the past: Amerindians, Africans, Europeans, and Asians. I grew up on the island of Dominica, in a farming village of Wesley. Farmers grew an abundance of yams, dasheen, sweet potatoes, tania, cassava, plantains, and bananas. These foods formed part of our daily diet along with rice, meat, fish, and poultry. Meals were flavored with local spices, like cloves, spring onions, thyme, rosemary, cinnamon, nutmeg, and anise. Some popular meals included bakes and codfish or cassava bread for breakfast. Lunches would include things such as rice and peas, or roasted breadfruit and smoked herring. Dinner was a combination of ground provisions, with other sides such as macaroni pie and potato salad. The Caribbean is also famous for its delicious tropical fruits, breads, cakes, pastries, and a variety of sweets and confectioneries. In the past, people relied heavily on these foods, high in carbohydrates for energy, as they were actively involved in extensive manual labor and walked almost everywhere.

    When I grew older, I moved to the United States, where I lived a more sedentary life as a teacher. I continued savoring the taste

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