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Paleo Baked Apples

September 28, 2015 By Karen Sorenson

Apples are in season right now so it’s a perfect time to enjoy a natural dessert of paleo bakes apples.  The baked apples have all the flavors of fall in a delicious dessert that you can feel good about feeding to your family and friends.  To the north of us there are a lot of… 

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Filed Under: Desserts, Essential Oils, Paleo Tagged With: apple recipes, apples, desserts, fall, paleo, primal

Low Carb Thanksgiving: Stuffing (Gluten Free and Paleo)

November 19, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I haven’t had Stuffing (or Dressing) in a long time. The last few years I’ve been trying to pretend like green beans or mushrooms would make me forget that I wasn’t having Stuffing with my Thanksgiving dinner.  This year I have a the perfect low carb solution! OK, you stuffing purists are probably saying that… 

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Filed Under: Misc, Paleo, Pork Tagged With: fall, gluten free, health, holiday, low carb, primal, special diet, special diets, thanksgiving

Low Carb Thanksgiving: Pecan Pie (Gluten Free)

November 16, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

One pie that goes hand and hand with Thanksgiving is Pecan Pie.  No Thanksgiving dinner would be complete without it.  Ever since going low carb, I have been trying to come up with a low carb version of Pecan Pie that my fiance would love.  Pecan Pie is his favorite pie and all of the… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: fall, gluten free, health, holiday desserts, low carb, pecans, pie, special diet, special diets, Swerve, thanksgiving

Low Carb Thanksgiving: Orange Cranberry Sauce (Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly)

November 12, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

When I shared my Roasted Turkey and Pan Gravy I mentioned that I had never made a turkey before.  Well, my experience with cranberry sauce is the jellied kind out of can.  At our Thanksgiving dinners, the cranberry sauce would take a back seat to stars like the Turkey and the Pumpkin Pie. I have… 

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Filed Under: Misc Tagged With: cranberry, fall, gluten free, health, holiday, low carb, orange, paleo friendly, primal friendly, side dish, special diet, thanksgiving

Comforting Low Carb Dijon Chicken “Noodle” Soup (Gluten Free and Paleo)

November 5, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

The temperature is starting to drop and that usually means sickness is around the corner.  My fiancé wasn’t feeling well this week so I decided to make him an updated Chicken “Noodle” Soup. Chicken Noodle Soup is always comforting when you are under the weather so it was nice to have a low carb version… 

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Filed Under: Chicken, Paleo Tagged With: dijon mustard, fall, gluten free, health, low carb, primal, soup, special diet, winter, zucchini

Low Carb Pumpkin Bars (Gluten Free and Dairy Free)

October 31, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Happy Halloween! When you think of Halloween or Fall one of the first things you probably think of is pumpkins. Thankfully for all of the low carbers pumpkin is low carb which makes it easy to enjoy holiday treats filled with pumpkin.  The filling for these Low Carb Pumpkin Bars is made up of pumpkin… 

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: cheesecake, comfort food, dairy free, fall, gluten free, Halloween, health, holiday, holiday desserts, low carb, paleo friendly, primal friendly, special diet, thanksgiving

Low Carb Roasted Garlic, Spinach and Mushroom Stuffed Pork Chops (Gluten Free and Dairy Free)

October 29, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I have really been enjoying roasted garlic lately.   I love the taste of garlic and when it’s roasted it adds creaminess to dishes (like my Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower).  I decided to try the creamy roasted garlic in my spinach and mushroom stuffing. I knew it would pair well with the pork chops without… 

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Filed Under: Paleo, Pork Tagged With: dairy free, dijon mustard, fall, garlic, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, primal, special diet

Low Carb Pot Roast with Roasted Garlic Mashed Cauliflower (Gluten Free and Dairy Free)

October 26, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I was excited to pick up my shinny new Dutch oven.  I’ve been wanting one for a long time, but I wasn’t willing to spend the money on it. Well, since Winter time is right around the corner I knew it would get a lot of use, so I saved my pennies and picked one… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Paleo Tagged With: classics, comfort food, dairy free, fall, gluten free, holiday, low carb, nightshade free, primal, thanksgiving, winter

Low Carb “Potato” Soup with Turkey (Gluten Free and Dairy Free)

October 22, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

The weather here in South Carolina keeps playing tricks on me. One day it’s a crisp, cool, fall day and the next is is back in the 80’s. Although I am on this roller coaster of weather changes I have still be in the mood for soup. I’ve talked before about how I love to… 

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Filed Under: Paleo, Turkey Tagged With: dairy free, egg free, fall, gluten free, health, low carb, primal, soup, special diet

Game Day Hot Dog Chili (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

October 5, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

One thing I absolutely love about Fall is football season.  My love for football started back in high school when I was part of the color guard team.  I was *forced* to attend all of my high school’s football games.  I knew nothing about football which made it pretty boring at first.  I had two… 

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Filed Under: Gameday, Paleo Tagged With: egg free, fall, football, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, primal, slow cooker, special diet

Italian Wedding Soup (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

October 3, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Fall is officially upon us so that means soup season is here!  Yes, I know it is still ridiculously hot in South Carolina, but when I have the AC on full blast it gets pretty chilly!  (I kid, I kid) I definitely had soup on the brain and my fiance loves soup so I’m always… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Paleo Tagged With: cauliflower, egg free, fall, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, primal, soup, special diet

Ground Beef Skillet (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

September 10, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I had a long day at work so I wanted an easy one pan dish that didn’t require much effort.  I ending up throwing a bunch of veggies with some ground beef to create this flavorful one pan wonder. I used the following ingredients for Low Carb Ground Beef Skillet: 1 lb ground beef 16… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Paleo Tagged With: carrot, egg free, fall, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, primal, radish, special diet, spinach

Whole30-Day 17 and Pumpkin Chili with Roasted Turnip Fries

August 22, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I have now completed Day 17 of Whole30.  For some reason I have really felt like making chili and stews lately.  Yes, I realize it is extremely hot in the middle of the South Carolina summer, but I am ready for fall.  Since I am staying away from nightshades right now, I needed to come… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Gameday, Paleo, Sides, Whole30 Tagged With: egg free, fall, football, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, nut free, primal, special diet, Veggies

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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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