Gluten Free Low Carb "Bran" Muffins
Bran muffins were all the rage about 30 years ago. At that time they were dense, moist and super sweet but not really healthy. I was thinking of those yummy muffins a few days ago, so I decided to make a gluten free and low carb version. These muffins bring back wonderful memories of my mom and I baking bran muffins together. For fun, I decided to bake some of the batter in hollowed out orange halves and the result was spectacular! The muffins absorb some of the orange flavor
Chorizo Cheddar Burgers
Tired of boring burgers? Want a little spice in your life? Give these burgers a try. They grill up very well too. Chorizo Cheddar Burgers
1 lb. grass-fed ground beef
1 lb. grass-fed beef chorizo (chicken chorizo can also be substituted)
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
1/2 tsp. unrefined sea salt
1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Lettuce, tomato, sliced avocado, sliced onion or favorite toppings, optional
Hamburger buns, optional
1. In
Hibiscus Blackberry Cooler
Hibiscus Blackberry Cooler Tired of plain ice tea or lemonade? Hibiscus Blackberry Cooler to the rescue and it has less than 1/2 carb per serving!
1 cup blackberries
8 cups water*
5 hibiscus tea bags (I use this brand)
2 tbsp. lime juice (I use this brand)
Zero Carb Sweetener equivalent to 1/2 to 2/3 to sugar (I used stevia)
Additional fresh blackberries for garnish, optional
1. Bring 2 cups water to a boil. Add tea and blackberries, mashing blackberries. Turn off h
Blackberry & Chayote Carpaccio Salad
Blackberry and Chayote Carpaccio At the request of some of my followers, I've made an even lower carb. version of my Asian Pear and Chayote Carpaccio Salad and it is just as delicious. I also discovered a sprinkle of Aleppo Pepper on this is wonderful.
3.03 net carbs per serving.
1 lg. chayote, unpeeled
6 oz fresh blackberries
1-1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or roasted walnut oil
1/2 lemon
1/3 cup shaved Parmesan cheese
Flaked salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Ale
Cheddar Spinach Bacon Muffins
Cheddar Bacon Spinach Muffins These muffins are great for breakfast or with a bowl of soup. For a vegetarian version, just substitute vegetarian bacon for the real bacon. My version of these muffins was inspired by this recipe http://birgitkerr.blogspot.com/2012/05/grain-free-cheddar-bacon-spinach.html I found they don't need the mayonnaise to be tender or the xanthan gum to hold them together.
2.26 net carbs per muffin
2 lg. eggs
1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk or any u
Skillet Tequila Orange Roughy
One skillet and 10 minutes is all it takes to make this entree. The tequila, butter and cilantro form a light sauce with a hint of tequila flavor. Nearly carb free! Skillet Tequila Orange Roughy
2 tbsp. butter or non-dairy butter
1 lg. clove garlic, finely chopped
1 lb. Orange roughly fillets or another thin fish
Unrefined sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup tequila
2 tbsp. chopped cilantro
Fresh Lime Wedges
1. Melt butter in a large skillet o
Buffalo Cole Slaw
Add a little fun and spice to your Cole slaw with this Buffalo Cole Slaw recipe. It has the traditional Buffalo flavors blended with packaged Cole Slaw mix so it is super easy to make too and is low carb and Keto friendly too. I adapted this recipe: https://recipes.mercola.com/buffalo-coleslaw-recipe.aspx?utm_source=dnl&utm_medium=email&utm_content=art2&utm_campaign=20180715Z1_UCM&et_cid=DM222129&et_rid=366171376%0A 2.59 net carbs per 1/2 cup serving. Buffalo Coleslaw Recipe
Asian Pear and Chayote Carpaccio Salad
Remember that mandoline you bought thinking you'd use it all the time and it is now stuck in the back of the cupboard? Pull it out and use it for this simple salad. If you don't have a mandoline you can thinly slice the Asian pear and chayote or use a food processor to thinly slice it. Even spiralizing would work. 3.24 net carbs per serving. Asian Pear and Chayote Carpaccio
1 lg. chayote, unpeeled
1 Asian Pear
1-1/2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil or roasted walnut oil
1/2
Strawberry Cheesecake Fluff Cups
These delightful dessert cups are a cross between whipped cream and cheesecake. They taste great sprinkled with either toasted coconut or shredded dark chocolate or a combination of the two. Variations are endless too, try blueberries and lemon stevia or raspberries and orange stevia. 2.38 net carbs per 1/2 cup serving Strawberry Cheesecake Fluff
2/3 cup coconut cream, (I use this brand)
1/8 tsp. glucomannan powder (I use this brand)or xanthan gum
2 oz. full fat cream
Nicoise Style Salad
If you have hard cooked eggs in the fridge you can have this dinner salad on the table in less than 10 minutes! 4.73 net carbs per salad Nicoise Style Salad
3 cups baby spinach leaves
10 fresh green beans, cut into bite-size pieces (blanched if desired)
16 tiny or 8 large grape tomatoes, halved if large
3 large red radishes, cut into small wedges
2 hard cooked eggs, quartered
1 (4.5 oz.) can tuna, drained
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Dressing
1/4 cup bottled oil
