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Paleo Strawberry Shortcake Waffles (Low Carb)

July 16, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

I wanted to make an easy breakfast recipe using the fresh summer berries from my CSA so I decided to switch out the Pumpkin in my Pumpkin Waffles with strawberries.  It worked great!  The Strawberry Shortcake Waffles make a great breakfast or an easy, no bake summer dessert.  I topped the waffles with whipped coconut… 

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Desserts, Paleo Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, Atkins, breakfast, coconut, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, health, low carb, paleo, primal, special diet, special diets, strawberry, summer, Swerve

Why You Should Limit Your Nut Intake

March 3, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

Many of us turn to nuts as quick snack or replacement for flour in desserts. They nourish us, distribute protein to the cells, and can add texture to many prepared dishes.  They definitely help make the transition to low carb and/or paleo much easier. However, nuts do have some drawbacks that you should be aware… 

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: almonds, anitnutrients, articles, Atkins, gluten free, grain free, health, low carb, nutrients, nuts, omega-3, omega-6, soaking nuts, special diet, special diets

Almond Butter Balls

November 13, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

One of my favorite recipes is No Bake Almond Butter Bars.  This time I wanted to go closer to the original recipe that uses graham cracker crumbs and use some of my Homemade Grain-Free Graham Cracker Crumbs.  If you make up the graham cracker crumbs ahead of time you can easily whip the Almond Butter… 

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Filed Under: Desserts, Gameday, Paleo Tagged With: almond butter, almonds, chocolate, coconut, gluten free, grain free, holiday, holiday desserts, low carb, paleo, paleo friendly, primal, primal friendly, special diet, special diets

Rosemary and Sea Salt Crackers

October 28, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

With the holidays coming up there will be a lot of parties and it’s always nice to be able to have substitutes for standard party food.  Once staple at almost every holiday part is crackers.  Either for dips or to go with cheese, crackers usually make an appearance. This year I will be bringing these… 

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Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, dairy free, gluten free, low carb, nut free, paleo, paleo friendly, primal, primal friendly, special diet, special diets

Broccoli and “Rice” Casserole

October 21, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

I’m always trying to come up with different side dishes to go along with dinner.  One of my favorite things to do is to take a regular dish that’s not low carb or paleo and turn it into a dish I can actually eat.  The other week I saw a recipe on TV for a… 

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Filed Under: Paleo, Sides Tagged With: almonds, Atkins, cauliflower, dairy free, gluten free, grain free, health, paleo, primal, special diet, special diets, Veggies

Pumpkin Pancakes a Guest Post by Clean Eats in the Zoo

October 14, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

Over the next few months I will be busy working on my next eCookbook, which is scheduled to be out in December 2013.  While I’m focused on the new cookbook I didn’t want to leaving you without your fix of low carb and paleo recipes, so I reached out to some of my favorite bloggers… 

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Paleo Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, breakfast, coconut, gluten free, health, low carb, paleo, paleo friendly, primal, primal friendly, special diet, special diets

Low Carb "Puppy Chow" Almonds

December 22, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

[Updated 12-22-12] My latest cooking adventure is Low Carb “Puppy Chow” Almonds.  Puppy Chow was one of my favorite high carb desserts.  It is made with chocolate, peanut butter, Chex Mix, and powdered sugar.  I used to make it all the time around the holidays.  The Lean Green Bean had the wonderful idea of making Puppy… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: almonds, chocolate, dairy free, holiday, low carb, peanut butter, puppy chow, Swerve

No Bake Almond Butter Bars (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

November 28, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

No Bake Almond Butter Bars One of the desserts I used to make all the time was Peanut Butter Bars.  Last year I created a low carb version that was delicious, but still required baking to make the “graham cracker” crumbs.  This year I wanted to create a no bake version and I also wanted… 

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Filed Under: Desserts, Gameday, Popular Tagged With: almond butter, almonds, coconut, gluten free, health, holiday, holiday desserts, low carb, special diet, special diets

World Diabetes Day and Low Carb German Chocolate Cake Bars

November 14, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Today is World Diabetes Day.  I first heard about diabetes when I was in middle school.  I had spent about a week running up to the grocery store for my older brother who was very ill.  He kept saying he was thirsty so my cousin and I would ride our bikes to the grocery store… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: almonds, chocolate, coconut, gluten free, health, holiday, holiday desserts, low carb, paleo friendly, primal friendly, special diet, special diets, Swerve, thanksgiving, world diabetes day

Mini Chocolate Cream Tarts (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

July 18, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

My latest cooking adventure was Low Carb Mini Chocolate Cream Tarts. After loving my Low Carb Chocolate Almond Pudding recipe I wanted to use it to create a chocolate cream pie like dessert.  I decided to make mini tarts because they are cute, but mostly so that I can better control serving size. I used… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: almond flour, almonds, chocolate, gluten free, health, low carb, special diet, Swerve

Chocolate Almond Pudding (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

June 26, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

My latest cooking adventure was Low Carb Chocolate Almond Pudding. When I heard that June 26th was National Chocolate Pudding Day, I just had to whip up a batch of low carb pudding to share with you guys.  I had seen a few “interesting” chocolate pudding recipes on Pinterest over the last few months, but… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: almonds, chocolate, dairy free, gluten free, health, low carb, special diet

Roasted Almond Encrusted Pork Chops

April 24, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Tonight’s cooking adventure was Low Carb Roasted Almond Encrusted Pork Chops.  I used the following ingredients for this recipe: 1 lb of bone-in, thin cut pork chops1 1/3 cup pork rind crumbs1/4 cup roasted almonds 2 tsp of garlic powder2-3 Tbsp of Dijon mustard Preheat oven to 350 F.  Place the roasted almonds in a… 

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Filed Under: Pork Tagged With: almonds, Atkins induction, dairy free, dijon mustard, low carb, pork rinds

Low Carb “Puppy Chow” Almonds

April 18, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

My latest cooking adventure is Low Carb “Puppy Chow” Almonds.  Puppy Chow was one of my favorite high carb desserts.  It is made with chocolate, peanut butter, Chex Mix, and powdered sugar.  I used to make it all the time around the holidays.  The Lean Green Bean had the wonderful idea of making Puppy Chow Almonds,… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: almonds, chocolate, low carb, peanut butter, puppy chow, Swerve

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Hi, I'm Karen! I follow a low carb and paleo diet as I try and reach my goal of losing 100 lbs. I'm also interested in all things healthy and healing my body through food and lifestyle. Read More

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