My family’s meals were all planned ahead for the week and I was feeling quite organized. I made out the menu, put together the grocery list, and got my shopping all done in one trip. This week we were not going to waste any money on fast food or delivery meals. I was on a roll.
Then I opened my pantry to put my groceries away. Oops. I was staring at items of food that I purchased while they were on sale a couple weeks ago… items I just bought today …

If the word “lunch” has become synonymous with “sandwich”, it’s time to get out of your rut! There are lots of low carb lunch possibilities.
Salads
We’re all familiar with the old fashioned chef salad –cut up cold cuts, cheese, and hard-boiled egg on a green salad (usually iceberg). But meal salads have become much more popular in restaurants and at home, in a variety limited only by the imagination.

Low carb “meal salad” tips:
* Use lots of dark green salad greens, which are much richer in nutrients than the traditional iceberg lettuce.
* …

Here is another use for leftover turkey. Waste not want not…
Prep Time: 15-20 minutes
Makes: 4 servings (wraps)
1/4 cup (50 mL) Knorr Spicy Caribbean Marinade
1/2 cup (125 mL) light mayonnaise
2 tbsp (30 mL) honey
3/4 tsp (3 mL) curry powder

A Goldman Sachs analyst said Friday packaged-food companies boosted their revenues in November due to price increases.
Analyst Judy Hong said in a note to investors that according to data from research firm ACNielsen for the four weeks ended Nov. 29, dollar sales – or the dollars that came from sales – grew about 5 percent. In the previous four-week period, dollar sales rose 4 percent.
But volumes – the amount of the product sold – fell nearly 2 percent in November, indicating that the revenue growth came from higher prices.
As the …

This is a yummy recipe from Jan McCracken over at http://www.lowcarbcookin.com. And if you use left over turkey instead if chicken you use up some of those leftovers.
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
Before you start to build the enchiladas… whip out that Girl Scout motto and ‘be prepared’! You can fix this stuff a couple of days in advance and then ‘whip it together’ for your guests or for a quick supper after a day of Christmas shopping.
Okie dokie… prepare the Chile Sauce recipe below and refrigerate so it READY. Also, cook the chicken …