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…
Why You Should Limit Your Nut Intake
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…
Almond Butter Balls
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…
Rosemary and Sea Salt Crackers
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…
Broccoli and “Rice” Casserole
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…
Pumpkin Pancakes a Guest Post by Clean Eats in the Zoo
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…
Low Carb "Puppy Chow" Almonds
[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…
No Bake Almond Butter Bars (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
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…
World Diabetes Day and Low Carb German Chocolate Cake Bars
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…
Mini Chocolate Cream Tarts (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
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…
Chocolate Almond Pudding (Low Carb and Gluten Free)
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…
Roasted Almond Encrusted Pork Chops
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…
Low Carb “Puppy Chow” Almonds
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,…
