Thai Chicken Salad Wraps

When the recipe for "Thai Chicken Salad Cones" popped up on my home page yesterday, it sounded like something I needed to eat - like SOON. But Betty's version needs some tweaking, for those of us watching our carbs.
I did my magic on the recipe and posted my revised version(s) here. Ranging from 5.3 to 11.3 net carbs each, one version or other is bound to fit into your menu plan.

Attention Cooking TLC Cookbook Owners

After almost ten years of (patting myself on the back for) specifying only a few specialty ingredients in my cookbooks, ingredients which have all remained available, the run has sadly ended…

I have recently learned that Expert Foods’ ThickenThin NotStarch, the thickener specified in all my recipes, has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is already unavailable for purchase.

I have located an excellent substitute product, Dixie Diner’s “Carb Counters Thick It Up Low Carb Thickener”. You need only use half the amount specified, and it costs less, too! The carbs in this product are 100% fiber, making it a “free” food if you count only the net carbs, like most of us, and meaning that the carb counts in the original recipes do not need revision due to the substitution.

I will be revising the manuscripts for both cookbooks accordingly, but meanwhile, and for those of you who already own the books, you will need to make the necessary adjustment when measuring – either use just HALF the amount of Thick It Up, or use one quarter the amount of guar gum.

Another solution, and an addition I will be making to the books while revising them: Mix your own thickening agent using 1 part guar gum to three parts dried whole milk. (Make sure it is mixed evenly – I use my food processor.) Then you can just measure as specified in the original recipes. (The milk powder is added simply to lessen the clumping effect of pure guar gum, making it easier to work with.)

Thanks for your ongoing support! Watch for my Tenth Anniversary edition “Complete TLC” cookbook to be released this November. It will be a combination of both cookbooks, will include all of my newer online recipe club recipes, and also will feature color recipe photos throughout and be encased in a deluxe 3-ring binder, making it easy to add your own recipe pages to each section.

Warm Regards,
Karen Rysavy

FYI: Big Fiberfit Sale

Starting today, I am holding a big clearance sale on 4-ounce Fiberfit. I will never sell it at this low price again (practically my cost), so if you need any, now is the time to stock up!

If you are not yet familiar with Fiberfit, which I consider to be my secret weapon for dieting, here's the 411:

FIBERFIT sweetened dietary fiber is an easy and delicious way to increase your daily fiber intake while lwering carbs and calories. Because Fiberfit is 8-10 times sweeter than sugar, you can use just 1 teaspoon of Fiberfit in place of each THREE tablespoons of sugar or sweetener called for (that's 2 tablespoons in place of a full cup!)

FIBERFIT is ideal for sweetening beverages, as well as in recipes of all kinds. Use Fiberfit anywhere you would use a sweetener like sugar, Stevia, Nutrasweet, or Splenda, to add fiber AND sweetness without added sugar OR sugar alcohols!

Fiberfit is a favorite in all sorts of foods, from sauces, dressings, marinades, and beverages to cheesecakes, cookies, cakes, muffins, ice cream, and more. (Note that Fiberfit does not perform in baking or candy making the same way as real sugar or a sugar alcohol like maltitol does. This means that Fiberfit won't work well in just a few things, such as fudge, hard candy, or pecan pie - i.e. things that harden due to "caramelizing" sugar).

INGREDIENTS: Purified water, soluble fiber, sucralose, gluconic acid, guar gum, Irish moss. Preserved with less than 1/10th of 1% potassium sorbate and potassium benzoate.

NUTRITION: 1 teaspoon (5 g) = 4 calories, 1 g carbohydrate (1 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar), 0 g fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 0 g protein

Check out EIGHT FREE RECIPES I developed especially for Fiberfit, including margaritas, bran muffins, dream cake, heavenly mousse, pumpkin cranberry cookies, chocolate sauce, chocolate peanut butter cheesecake, sweet '&' spicy pork (chicken) and peppers -- even kettle corn!


NEW CUSTOMER BONUS: I'll automatically include in all new customer Fiberfit orders, absolutely free, a printed 8-page recipe guide that includes all the sample recipes mentioned above, PLUS the recipe and Fiberfit conversion for my Heavenly Mousse, a Usage Guide, AND my Grand Champion-winning recipe for Sugar-Free Pepper Spread.
Easy and delicious, my pepper "jelly" won Grand Champion of all Soft Spreads at the 2002 Eagle County Colorado Fair and also makes a lovely and instant sweet and sour-type sauce for grilling or dipping. This jelly recipe requires no previous experience or even canning off - although you can do so, if you wish! This recipe is available ONLY from me! To get your free guide with the bonus jelly recipe, just include some Fiberfit in your order. If you are re-ordering and would like another copy, just type the word RECIPES in the comment area of the cart when you check out and I'll gladly send you another copy.