CHEESE SAUCE
Here is an easy recipe that is also very
tasty. I love to pour it over cooked
broccoli or cauliflower for a delicious side dish. You can double the recipe easily as well. One thing about low-carbing is that tasty, creamy, rich sauces which enhance our food are definitely allowed. How bland our low-fat diets were. Remember? Most of us who are older have tried low-fat diets like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig. The former was okay for weight loss for me (but I was always very hungry and could not wait for my next meal), but Jenny Craig was a disaster. Jenny Craig just made me poorer - expensive and it did not work for me. True, I abused the diet as I loved their meal replacement bars, I think it was, which were like candy and probably not a truer word spoken. The only other diet I ever tried was the "Eat all you Can Diet". Yep, my family was in hysterics when I started that one. I got a book in a yard sale or somewhere and it suggested that deprivation was making one eat more. I came home with all the goodies I ever wanted to eat and had been avoiding because I thought they would make me fatter. Haha!! Needless to say a month into that diet and up 5 lbs, I had to admit defeat. That was one of my most ding-batty ideas ever with regard to weight loss. See weight loss has always been a bit of a struggle for me but maintaining my weight has always been a lot easier, so I should be happy about that at least. Now that I'm older I realize a bit of extra weight is actually more attractive than being too skinny. Very skinny folks often look older because fat helps to plump up the skin and give a more youthful, dewy look. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! LOL
4 oz cream
cheese (125 g)
3 tbsp
butter (45 mL)
1/3 cup low-carb milk, almond milk OR (75 mL)
whipping cream
1
tbsp water (15 mL)
1/4 tsp salt, OR to taste (1 mL)
1/8 tsp white pepper (0.5 mL)
1/4 tsp salt, OR to taste (1 mL)
1/8 tsp white pepper (0.5 mL)
2/3 cup shredded Monterey, OR Cheddar cheese (150 mL)
In nonstick pan or pot, combine cream cheese, butter,
low-carb milk, OR whipping cream, water, salt and white pepper.
Whisk occasionally. Stir in
Cheddar cheese until it melts and sauce is smooth. Add extra water if necessary 1 tablespoon (15
mL) at a time.
Yield: 1 cup (250 mL)
2
tbsp (30 mL) per serving
125.2
calories
4.0
g protein
11.9
g fat
0.7
g net carbs