Tag: low cholesterol

Kwas and the race to save culinary history

Kwas is the Polish word for ‘acid’ and the name of a Christmas Eve soup made from sauerkraut & juice, dried mushrooms, and noodles or dumplings. My dad used to make the soup when I was a kid but I…

Indian inspired Golomki (Polish Stuffed Cabbage)

One of the other Polish dishes I had regularly growing up was Golomki, which is cabbage leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice and ground beef covered in tomato sauce and baked.  Since I need to eat low-cholesterol, I came…

Ceviche

Ceviche is usually a fish dish where the fish is ‘cooked’ in an acid of some sort.  Most recipes use fresh lime juice.  I have been told you can’t use reconstituted lime (or lemon) juice for this, as the acidity…

Corn Bread

I like corn bread, but most corn bread recipes are not low cholesterol, so here is my adaption.  The can of corn makes the cornbread moister when cooking. 1 C Corn Meal 1 C Flour 1/4 C Sugar 4 t…

Low Cholestrol Pancakes

I have hereditary high cholesterol and try to avoid most forms of cholesterol.  I avoid all red meat (it now gives me digestion problems) all dairy and limit my intake of poultry.  What I have been experimenting with is recipes…