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Salad toppers
Salad toppers I’ve working on the idea of freeze drying different “salad topper” options to get that crunchy texture without being high calorie/high carb. Here are some thoughts… Freeze dried: 1) Blueberries 2) Strawberries 3) Sweet Peppers 4) Red onions … Continue reading
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Ramen (without the Ramen)
Ramen (without the Ramen) Here’s an idea I had… kinda’ like Ramen (without the Ramen). I’ve been working out more low-carb, nutrient dense options with a much lower caloric index… while still being somewhat interesting. Easy right?!? This was excellent!! … Continue reading
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Portabella Salad
Portabella Salad Here’s a salad with Spring Mix, Portabellas, Red onion, Green onion, some Pepper and a Greek yogurt based Ranch (only 13 calories per 2 T – GAME CHANGER!!). Very filling.
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Egg-sellent breakfast!!
Egg-sellent breakfast!! 2 eggs scrambled in the microwave w/Frank’s then covered in fresh salsa… a cup of coffee and a leftover smoked all beef hot dog… Whoa… Quick – delicious – efficient!!
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Down almost 36lbs!!
I’m down almost 36lbs. as of this morning. I don’t deserve it… but whatever. I left a bunch of calories on the table yesterday. Carbs were way in check and I’ve been pretty tight over the past few days. I … Continue reading
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Meal plan set for the day!! (09/21/2022)
Meal plan set for the day!! Breakfast: Low carb “cereal” – 3 cups of coffee Lunch: Smoked Ribs (4 oz.), Low carb coleslaw (1/4 c), cottage cheese (1/4 c) Dinner: Taco salad – I’ll drop pics later today. 860 cal. … Continue reading
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Amish Salad
Amish Salad Going to a pot luck and want to stay Keto?? Here’s a great idea! Recipe: 2 stalks of Broccoli Flower Canopies cut into florets 1/2 head of Cauliflower cut small (as shown) 3/4 C Mayo 3/4 C Sour … Continue reading
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2 Suggestions Have Made a Difference for Me
2 Suggestions have made a difference for me. 1. I Google menus and plan ahead (when I can) before I go out to eat. This way, I’m not surprised or sad when I log my meals. I learned the hard … Continue reading
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Mom’s Low Carb Taco Soup
Mom’s Low Carb Taco Soup So – before my Mom and Dad decided a Low Carb lifestyle would be healthier for them, my mother’s kitchen was a fairly safe place for me. Everything in there was “off-limits” for me – … Continue reading
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Real Low Carb Ice Cream
Real Low Carb Ice Cream I’ve had the same experience as many others. I have never gotten any of those “internet shake – shake – shake” recipes to work. I’ve never gotten it to turn into anything I would call … Continue reading
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Salted Chocolate Bombs
Salted Chocolate Bombs 3 1/2 T Creamy Sunflower Butter 3 T Shredded Coconut (unsweetened) 1 1/2 T Truvia 1 T Cocoa (unsweetened) 3 T Salted butter (we use Kerry Gold) 3 T Coconut oil 3 T Salt & Vinegar Almonds … Continue reading
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9 ways to beat the “Dreaded Stall”
9 ways to beat the “Dreaded Stall” 1) Find Hidden Carbohydrates – Carbs can go unnoticed in vegetables, nuts, and certain meat products and dairy. Read Labels – do research. 2) Verify Your Calorie Intake – Making sure you’re in … Continue reading
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SunButter Fudge
SunButter Fudge Here is the recipe… 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened 1 C Sunflower Butter 1 C butter, softened (we used Kerry Gold) 1/2 C powdered artificial sweetener (we used 1/4 C of Truvia and some Torani S.F. … Continue reading
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Twice Baked Cauliflower Mashers
Twice Baked Cauliflower Mashers For this I went a little bit of a “non-traditional” route… I did the Cauliflower as a stir fried Riced Cauliflower first. This will take a lot of that moisture out of the Cauliflower. Once I … Continue reading
Get your Taco Bell crave on – for 2 bucks!!
Get your Taco Bell crave on – for 2 bucks!! I ordered 2 salad sides, 2 meat sides (beef), 1 cheese side, 1 Guacamole side and then I changed my mind and asked for a Sour Cream side at the … Continue reading
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Keto Chicken Pot Pie
Keto Chicken Pot Pie We decided to make a Keto Chicken Pot pie. Since we haven’t found much in the way of good recipes – I decided to “wing it”. I just started going with what I thought would work. … Continue reading
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Low Carb Hot Dog on a Stick – OH MY!!
Low Carb Hot Dog on a Stick – OH MY!! It’s the 4th of July and I was thinking about something Low Carb and in keeping with the holiday and our American traditions. What could be more American than a … Continue reading
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Fat Head Pizza
Fat Head Pizza For this pie – I did a BBQ / Smoked Pork rendition. I had some leftover Homemade BBQ sauce and some Smoked Pulled Pork I had just done… I mixed what BBQ I had left with some … Continue reading
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My favorite Caesar Dressing
My favorite Caesar Dressing I am always doing some kind of Low Carb / Keto recipe research or adaptation. I have a bunch of “go to” dressings and sauces I have used for years. All VLC (Very Low Carb) – … Continue reading
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Low Carb Breakfast Casserole
Low Carb Breakfast Casserole Ingredients: 6-8 slices of Low Carb Bread (I had a few slices from the Great Low Carb Bread Co. left in my freezer. It was time to clean it out. Only about 4 net grams for … Continue reading
Tom’s Low Carb Blue Cheese
Tom’s Low Carb Blue Cheese Nothing like a snack time with a few fluffy, crunchy Hot-N-Spicy Pork Rinds with a side of Blue Cheese for dipping!! This Blue Cheese has been a staple of mine for a few years. I … Continue reading
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The Best Low Carb Bread – EVER!!
The Best Low Carb Bread – EVER!! This gem of a meal was a couple of slices of Low Carb Almond Bread seared off in a buttered skillet. A smear of our Low Carb Creamy Horsey Sauce topped off with … Continue reading
Tom’s Ranch Dressing
Tom’s Ranch Dressing Here was a lunch – WOWSERS!! A bed of Baby Spinach with homemade Low Carb Ranch, Blue Cheese crumbles, some sliced Radishes and Bacon. Who doesn’t like bacon – right?? All this with a side of warm, … Continue reading
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Aunt Meg’s Steak and Eggs
Aunt Meg’s Steak and Eggs In an homage to Aunt Meg and Bill Paxton from the movie Twister, this is a T-Bone and eggs for breakfast in ULTIMATE Keto and Low Carb fashion. You can eat this way, right?!? So … Continue reading
Quickie Bread – a real bread alternative
Quickie Bread – a real bread alternative This was Quickie Bread, butter, a Low Carb Horsey sauce with some eggs and cheese on top we had for breakfast… Quick, easy – delicious. Here is the recipe for the Quickie Bread … Continue reading
Avocado Eggs
Avocado Eggs We’ve been making Avocado Eggs for years. They are a great Low Carb / Keto breakfast. I’m sure you will find a number of different renditions for them out there – this is ours. Ingredients: 2 Avocados 4 … Continue reading
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Epic Sunday Brunch – Chicken and Waffles!!
Epic Sunday Brunch – Chicken and Waffles!! I picked up some frozen chicken tenderloins at Wal-Mart the other day… I was kind of curious how they would do in this dish. I took 5 tenderloins out early in the morning … Continue reading
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The Italian Slow Jam
I had no idea what to even know what to call this – so this is it… The Italian Slow Jam A couple of my guiding thoughts are to dispel the myth that the Low Carb / Ketogenic cooking or … Continue reading
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Smoked Meat Loaf – Oh my…
Smoked Meat Loaf – Oh my… So this past weekend we had a lot of guests on kind of a short notice – so I swung into action and made a bunch of these Smoked Meat Loaves (16 to be … Continue reading
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Low Carb Smoked Pork Quiche
Low Carb Smoked Pork Quiche So yesterday – I was making a quiche with some left over Smoked Pork Tenderloin as the meat… a while back I had smoked off a bunch of different meats. Ribs, Pork T-Loins, Fish, etc, … Continue reading
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