Independence-from-Carbs Day!

The Low-carb Cook's Nook Presents
Celebrating the 4th of July, Low-carb Style!

It's all about fun and good food and the camaraderie of friends and family...
But HOW do you do it while staying low-carb?

The hot dogs and burgers on the grill are easy, but what else do you serve? Come join us this Thursday night for EXPLOSIVE recipes and tips for your 4th of July celebration!

When: Thursday, July 1st, 2010, 9-11 pm EDT
Where: lowcarbcooksnook
Who: FOOD Magic, F00D Angel, and YOU!

HOW TO GET TO THE CHATROOM:

If you are on AOL, click here: lowcarbcooksnook or IM FOOD Magic (those are capital o's in FOOD) or F00D Angel (those are zero's in F00D).

If you are on AIM, send yourself a Chat Invitation, to go to the room "lowcarbcooksnook" (without the quotation marks). If you have any difficulty with that, IM Kasparcat or WildAngel6, we will lasso you into the room.


Looking for the recipes from this and prior
Low-carb Cook's Nook Chats?
You can find them at
Low-Carb Cook's Nook - AOL Message Boards
http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=495619&func=3&channel=US+Food

~Rani & Laura~
FOOD Magic & F00D Angel

If you aren't yet on the mailing list to receive weekly chat
invitations to this chat, just write to me FOODMagic@aol.com and I'll be glad to add you. :-)

Where's the Beef?!?

Where's the BEEF?
Right here in the Low-carb Cook's Nook!

Beef is a versatile and low-carb-friendly food, but it's easy to get stuck in a rut of making it in the same old ways!

Don't RIB me or ROAST me about it, I just might outFLANK you or tie you to a STEAK(sorry, I am so corny tonight... heehee... like CORNED BEEF!)
So stay well-GROUNDed and join us here in the Nook for an evening of Beef recipes, from stir-fries to kabobs, from meatloafs (meatloaves?), from crockpotting to countless variations on steaks and burgers and roasts!

When's the chat? Thursday, June 24th, 2010, 9-11pm EDT
Where? lowcarbcooksnook
Who? FOOD Magic, F00D Angel, and YOU!

(SCROLL DOWN FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET TO THE CHATROOM!)

After the chat, I will email you the recipes we covered. If you have AIM, it will go to your yourscreenname@AIM.com mailbox.

If you can't make it to the chat, don't get STEWed...the recipes will be posted at Low-Carb Cook's Nook Recipes

Low-Carb Cook's Nook - AOL Message Boards
http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=495619&func=3&channel=US+Food
This board is OURS, a good place to post your recipes, recipe requests, questions, ideas for future Cook's Nook topics, etc.

Hope to see you at the chat on Thursday night.

If you are on AOL, click here: lowcarbcooksnook or IM FOOD Magic (those are capital o's in FOOD) or F00D Angel (those are zero's in F00D).
If you are on AIM, send yourself a Chat Invitation, to go to the room "lowcarbcooksnook" (without the quotation marks). If you have any difficulty with that, IM Kasparcat, we will lasso you into the room.

~Rani & Laura~
FOOD Magic & F00D Angel

If you aren't yet on the mailing list to receive weekly chat
invitations to this chat, just write to me FOODMagic@aol.com and I'll be glad to add you. :-)

Cool Down! Chill Out!!

It's getting HOT out there!

What's Cool on the menu
at the Low-carb Cook's Nook this week?
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The weather's turning hot...
and wouldn't it be nice to have something
nice and cool for dinner? Or dessert?

Come join us & bring your favorite "Cool" Recipe!
Cold dinner salads...
side dishes ... low-carb cole slaw and
fauxtato salad for your barbecue...
Refreshing low-carb desserts and drinks...
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*When: Thursday, June 17, 2010, 9-11pm EDT*
*Where: lowcarbcooksnook *
*Who: FOOD Magic, F00D Angel, and YOU!*

HOW TO GET TO THE CHATROOM:

If you are on AOL, click here: lowcarbcooksnook or IM FOOD Magic (those are capital o's in FOOD) or F00D Angel (those are zero's in F00D).

If you are on AIM, send yourself a Chat Invitation, to go to the room "lowcarbcooksnook" (without the quotation marks). If you have any difficulty with that, IM Kasparcat, we will lasso you into the room.

This is IMPORTANT!

If you come to the chat, don't worry about copying down all the recipes... you will automatically get them if you come to the chat.

If you can't make it to the chat but you still want the recipes, every week, I post them to our message board ~ everyone should be able to get to it, whether on AIM or AOL:

Low-Carb Cook's Nook - AOL Message Boards
http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=495619&func=3&channel=US+Food

Hope to see you at the Low-carb Cook's Nook!

~Rani & Laura~
FOOD Magic & F00D Angel

If you aren't yet on the mailing list to receive weekly chat
invitations to this chat, just write to me FOODMagic@aol.com and I'll be glad to add you. :-)

How to Be a Well-Bread Low-carber

The Low-Carb Cook's Nook Presents...
Hey, man, can you spare some BREAD?

What is the most common answer to this question:
"I love this diet, but I really miss _____"?
The answer is "BREAD."
No matter how you slice it,
regular bread just isn't part of the LC way of eating.
Isn't that crumby?
So don't loaf about...
Get your buns over to the lowcarbcooksnook for our chat topic, Low-carb bread ALTERNATIVES! We'll talk about LC bread products on the market, as well as make-it-yourself alternatives including bread machine recipes, muffins, tortillas, dumplings, biscuits, cornbread, quickbreads and more.
No, it doesn't go against the grain.
Let's rock and roll!
When? Thursday, June 10th, 2010, 9-11 pm EDT
Where? lowcarbcooksnook
Who? FOOD Magic, F00D Angel, and YOU!


HOW TO GET TO THE CHATROOM:

If you are on AOL, click here: IM FOOD Magic \
If you are on AIM, IM Kasparcat.

Looking for the recipes from this and prior
Low-carb Cook's Nook Chats?
You knead to check out
Low-Carb Cook's Nook - AOL Message Boards
http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=495619&func=3&channel=US+Food
Hope to see you there!

~Rani & Laura~
FOOD Magic & F00D Angel

If you aren't yet on the mailing list to receive weekly chat
invitations to this chat, just write to me FOODMagic@aol.com and I'll be glad to add you. :-)

A Saucy Little Chat!

The Low-carb Cook's Nook Presents
A Saucy Little Chat!
The basics of our diet are pretty simple:
meats, eggs, veggies, nuts, low-GI fruits, and low-carb dairy, right?
We call it our WOE or WOL, Way of Eating/Way of Life.
Well, for many of us,
plain old chicken or fish or beef or pork can get boring after a while.

Take a peek at this week's topic: sauces, gravies, and toppings.
What can we do to perk up our meals without carbing them up?

We will discuss ways and products for making and thickening gravies, recipes and food combinations that might be new to you: the tricks of getting saucy in your Low-carb Cookery.

When: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 9-11pm eastern daylight time
Where:? lowcarbcooksnook
Who: F00D Angel, FOOD Magic and YOU!
HOW TO GET TO THE CHATROOM:

If you are on AOL, click here: lowcarbcooksnook or IM FOOD Magic (those are capital o's in FOOD) or F00D Angel (those are zero's in F00D).

If you are on AIM, send yourself a Chat Invitation, to go to the room "lowcarbcooksnook" (without the quotation marks). If you have any difficulty with that, IM Kasparcat or WildAngel6, we will lasso you into the room.

As always, the recipes from this and prior Low-carb Cook's Nook chats
will be posted at Low-Carb Cook's Nook - AOL Message Boards
http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?boardId=495619&func=3&channel=US+Food

Please join us at the chat on Thursday!
Bring your favorite recipes to share, or just come to learn.

~Rani & Laura~
FOOD Magic & F00D Angel

If you aren't yet on the mailing list to receive weekly chat
invitations to this chat, just write to me FOODMagic@aol.com and I'll be glad to add you. :-)