Looking for Low Carb or Lower Carb recipe ideas...anyone?

I do know what you are going through. I live with my sister and she was recently put on insulin along with a very strict diet of no carbs what so ever and no fruit. Like your mother we are meat and potatoes types and going totally no carb is not easy. There are so many things with carbs in them and it makes it difficult to just cut them out completely. One thing I can suggest is to check your breads. some have lower carbs then others. We were surprised when the one loaf in our freezer was 25 grams of carbs per slice, we bought some new stuff which is only 13 grams. Big difference and no it's not the thin sliced. We have been having more salads, vegetables and sauerkraut. The last one makes a nice side when you are used to potatoes. Now one recipe you can try is to cook up cauliflower and then mash it up like potatoes. I have not tried this but supposedly it tastes like mashed potatoes when you add salt and butter. You could also do the same with some squashes, boil and mash them. If you don't have to get rid of carbs completely check out rice, like rice a roni they even have a website to help with recipes, or even egg noodles. They have lower carbs then other side dishes. For some ideas on the carb content on things you can go here: http://www.peertrainer.com/DFcaloriecounterB.aspx?id=2856 I hope these help