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Low Carbs? No Carbs? Go SMART CARBS, with the food experts at Good Housekeeping. With 75 complete meal menus, packaged in the same attractive spiral, lay-flat hardcover format as Blend It!, here's a healthy and original approach to this hotter-then-hot diet plan. The low-carb life just keeps getting more and more popular, but many dieters aren't sure how to make the switch.

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Good Housekeeping Smart Carb Suppers: Delicious and Healthy Meals

Authors: Good Housekeeping Institute

Date: March 2005

ISBN: 1588164373

Publisher: Hearst

Hardcover

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Tomato and Cheese Pie
Recipe from: Good Housekeeping Smart Carb Suppers
by Good Housekeeping Institute
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A savory custard pie that bakes right in the pie plate—with no crust!

Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 30 minutes
Makes: 6 main-dish servings

1 container (15 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
4 large eggs
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt plus additional for sprinkling
1/8 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper plus additional for sprinkling
1/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup packed fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 pound ripe tomatoes (3 medium), thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In large bowl, with wire whisk, beat ricotta, eggs, Parmesan, salt, and pepper until blended.
In cup, stir milk and cornstarch until smooth; whisk into cheese mixture. Stir in basil. Pour mixture into 9-inch pie plate.
Arrange tomatoes on top, overlapping if necessary. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and pepper.
Bake pie until lightly browned around edge and center is puffed, 30 to 35 minutes.

Each serving: About 190 calories, 159 protein, log carbohydrate, 109 total fat (5 g saturated), 1 g fiber, 167 mg cholesterol, 515 mg sodium.

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