Carolyn Ketchum

Carolyn Ketchum writes All Day I Dream About Food, a food blog that focuses primarily on low carb, gluten free recipes. She has a Masters in Physical Anthropology and Human Evolution from Arizona State University and has an extensive background in higher education administration. She currently lives in the Boston area with her husband and three children. You can check out her experiments with low carb baking at All Day I Dream About Food.

Pork, Mushroom and Cabbage Stir Fry (low carb)

Who needs noodles when you have finely shredded cabbage? It's low carb, packed with nutrients and adds just the right texture and flavor to Asian dishes. This particular dish features pork tenderloin, eggs, and shiitake...

Cherry Tomatoes Stuffed with Goat Cheese and Herbs

This low carb appetizer is so easy to make, I hesitate to even call it a recipe. It's more like a great idea which also happens to be delicious. The creamy goat cheese filling is tangy and full of flavor. You can use other herbs in place of the garlic and basil if you prefer.

Grilled Steak with Garlic Cilantro Butter

This is a great way to use a less expensive cut of meat like chuck steak, top round or London broil. The marinade is a little pungent thanks to the fish sauce, but it works some magic in tenderizing meat that doesn't have a lot of fat on it.

Low Carb Crab Cakes with Cajun Mayo

Crab cakes are a wonderful summer meal. Paired with a salad, they can make a lovely, light meal and are best enjoyed outside on the patio with a crisp glass of white wine. The problem is that most crab cakes...

Cheddar and Sour Cream Mashed Cauliflower

Mashed cauliflower is just as good or possibly better than mashed potatoes. Since it doesn’t fill you up as much as real potatoes do, you can eat far more of it in one sitting. And it’s up to you how to add the flavor.

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Stuffed Burgers with Brie and Caramelized Onion

Eating low carb isn’t always easy and one of the reasons is that we’ve grown to believe that a burger without the bun is not a meal. …

Sesame Garlic Eggplant Salad

Some people are not so fond of eggplant salad and I wonder why, since to me it’s one of those foods that doesn’t really have a distinctive flavor on its own, but instead takes on the flavors of the other foods you add to it. Eggplant lends itself well to seasoning and spice, as it just sort of soaks up other flavors.