Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD I often had a hard time eating meat when I was a kid. My mom had to give us applesauce when she made pork chops so we could swallow them because she over-cooked them and the meat was so dry! I remember being a kid sitting at the...
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Our favorite veggie dip has always been hummus. It is not low carb because it is made with garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas). However, it is still a delicious healthy dip you can enjoy if you don’t have diabetes. I don’t even...
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Pimento cheese is delicious, especially so when it is homemade! I started eating pimento cheese at Manna Grocery in Tuscaloosa and it became one of my favorite lunches! You can put this spread in celery or use it to fill lettuce,...
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Photographed by: Breanne Brazeale What is the difference between basil and Holy Basil? Both are herbs from the Lamiaceae family. Common or italian basil, scientific name Ocimum basilicum, is a culinary herb frequently used in Italian...
Written and edited by: Breanne Brazeale Recently, I was weeding my fall-planted garlic bed, and it was full of chickweed. Chickweed is really easy to identify (by the row of small hairs on the stem growing in alternating directions, white star shaped blossoms etc.)...
Written by: Dr. Frannie Koe, MD Condiments can include but not be limited to mayo, salad dressings, BBQ sauce (although I had a really hard time making my keto sauce taste good!), veggie dips, meat dips such as sour cream, yogurt dips, and crab dips that my partner...