Thursday, December 31, 2015

low carb pizza dip

  • 8 ounce of cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon oregano
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon basil
  • 3 tablespoons sauce or pesto
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella or your favorite italian cheese                   
  • In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, oregano, parsley, and basil.Spread mixture in the bottom of a 9 inch pie plate, or a shallow microwave-safe dish. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup of the Parmesan cheese on top of the cream cheese mixture. Spread the pizza sauce over all. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, then top with green pepper, pepperoni and olive slices. bake at 350 for 35 minutes and enjoy

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

low carb sunflower brittle

Ingredients
  • 1 sun flower seeds 
  • ¼ cup butter
  • ½ cup  sweetener
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ¼ tsp salt 
Instructions
  1. Line a 9" x 9" cake pan or 9" pie pan with baking parchment.
  2. Pour sweetener, butter, vanilla and ¼ tsp. salt into a small 8" non-stick skillet.
  3. Heat over medium heat till all ingredients are dissolved.
  4. Add the sunflower seeds to the candy mixture.
  5. Stirring constantly, bring mixture to a boil.
  6. Allow to boil 2-3 minutes till it becomes a light golden brown. Remove from heat.
  7. Carefully pour it into prepared pan. (It is very hot!)
  8. With back of spoon, spread almonds evenly through hot candy.
  9. Allow to set 1 hour or until completely cooled. ( you can finish cooling it in the refrigerator, if you wish.)
  10. Break into pieces and divide into a 8 servings.
  11. Will stay crisp and keep well in a tightly sealed container for 2 weeks.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ⅛th recipe Calories: 205 Fat: 20.4 Saturated fat: 8. Trans fat: 0 Carbohydrates: 3.8 Sugar: .8 Fiber: 2.2Protein: 3.9