Saturday, November 5, 2016
low carb chicken alfredo
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Dill Pickle Dip
Ingredients
- 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup pickle juice
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
- 1 teaspoon coarse ground pepper
- 2 cups diced pickles
Directions
- In a large bowl add cream cheese, red onion, pickle juice, garlic, Old Bay seasoning and pepper. Combine with a hand mixer. Add pickles and continue mixing until fully combined. Refrigerate at least 3 hours and up to three days before serving.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
Big Mac Salad
For sauce:
- 1/2 c. mayonnaise
- 2 T. low sugar (or sugar-free) ketchup
- 2 t. yellow mustard
- 2 T. dill pickle relish
For salad:
- romaine lettuce, shredded or roughly chopped
- tomatoes, chopped
- dill pickles, chopped
- onions, chopped (optional)
- cheddar cheese to top hamburger patties
- hamburger patty, cooked and cut into bite size pieces
For sauce:
- Combine all sauce ingredients; allow to sit in refrigerator for a few hours for the flavors to mingle.
For salad:
- Layer vegetables into a bowl or onto a plate.
- Top with cheese covered hamburger patty.
- Spread your ‘special sauce’ on top.
- Enjoy!
Thursday, May 19, 2016
peanut butter cake
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 1/3 cup chocolate or vanilla whey protein powder
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 oil
- 3/4 cup Sweetener
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 tbsp butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup powdered Swerve Sweetener
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup chopped, salted peanuts for sprinkling
cup Cake:
Frosting:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F and grease an 11x17 inch rimmed sheet pan well.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, coconut flour, whey protein powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together the peanut butter and butter until well combined. Beat in sweetener, and then beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
- Add half the almond flour mixture and beat until well combined and then beat in almond milk. Beat in remaining almond flour mixture until well combined.
- Spread batter in prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake 18 to 22 minutes, until edges are golden brown and cake is set. Remove and let cool in pan.
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and peanut butter until well combined. Beat in sweetener, cream and vanilla extract until mixture is smooth.
- Spread frosting evenly over cooled cake. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
Cake:
Frosting:
Notes
Serves 20. Each serving has 7.14 g NET CARBS. (it's pretty rich so you can get more like 24 servings out of this, if you cut them a bit smaller).
Food energy: 386kcal Total fat: 32.89g Calories from fat: 296 Cholesterol: 75mg Carbohydrate: 10.37g Total dietary fiber: 3.23g Protein: 11.35g
asparugus soup
Ingredients
2 pounds asparagus, trimmed
10 garlic cloves, smashed
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup heavy cream
cracked pepper and chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450F.
Line a baking sheet with foil or parch paper and set aside.
Toss asparagus and garlic with oil and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange asparagus on prepared baking sheet in one layer.
Roast for 12 minutes, or until asparagus is soft, stirring once.
Remove from oven and transfer asparagus and garlic to a blender.
Add broth and milk.
Blend until smooth. Depending on how large your blender is, you might have to do this part in batches.
Transfer soup to a soup pot.
Warm soup over medium-high heat, thinning with more broth by ¼ cupfuls, if desired.
Season with salt and pepper. Continue to taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
Ladle into bowls.
and serve.
2 pounds asparagus, trimmed
10 garlic cloves, smashed
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup heavy cream
cracked pepper and chopped parsley, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 450F.
Line a baking sheet with foil or parch paper and set aside.
Arrange asparagus on prepared baking sheet in one layer.
Roast for 12 minutes, or until asparagus is soft, stirring once.
Remove from oven and transfer asparagus and garlic to a blender.
Add broth and milk.
Blend until smooth. Depending on how large your blender is, you might have to do this part in batches.
Transfer soup to a soup pot.
Warm soup over medium-high heat, thinning with more broth by ¼ cupfuls, if desired.
Season with salt and pepper. Continue to taste for seasonings and adjust accordingly.
Ladle into bowls.
and serve.
Monday, March 28, 2016
bars
- 1/2 Cup Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
- 1 TSP Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 stevia
- 2 Cups walnuts 2 Scoops chocolate protein powder
Monday, February 29, 2016
low carb chocolate pudding
Very low carb chocolate pudding! Sugar free! Dairy free! Delicious!
1 CAN coconut milk (yes mine said zero carbs, it was unsweetened)
1/4 cup cocoa (1/4 cup= 4TBS)
3 TBS Truvia
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/4 cup cocoa (1/4 cup= 4TBS)
3 TBS Truvia
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 10 mins. Let cool. Then refrigerate 4 hours. Serve cold. Total 4 carbs!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)