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Slow Cooker Pork Loin with Onion Gravy

January 24, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

One of my favorite things to do for dinner on a Sunday is to throw something in the slow cooker while I work on getting ready for the start of the workweek and the enjoy the last bit of my weekend.  A few weeks ago, I was going through my freezer and noticed a pork… 

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Filed Under: Paleo, Pork, Whole30 Tagged With: 21DSD, Atkins, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, health, low carb, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Make Ahead Slow Cooker Mashed Cauliflower

January 17, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

Slow Cooker Mashed Cauliflower One of my favorite side dishes is Mashed Cauliflower.  It makes a great substitute for mashed potatoes…you won’t even miss them!  Mashed Cauliflower is easy to make the night of for dinner, but I always like to have some meal options made ahead of time so I have healthy choices on… 

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Filed Under: Paleo, Sides, Whole30 Tagged With: Atkins, egg free, gluten free, grain free, health, low carb, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets, Veggies

How To Make Spaghetti Squash…without Losing a Finger

January 14, 2014 By Karen Sorenson

It wasn’t long ago that I tried spaghetti squash for the first time and was learning how to make spaghetti squash.  I had heard that cutting it in half and roasting it was the best method.  I grabbed my trusty knife so I could try to cut it in half and attempted to cut through… 

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Filed Under: Popular, Sides Tagged With: Atkins, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, grain free, health, how to, low carb, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Five Ingredient Friday: Slow Cooker Ghee (aka Clarified Butter)

November 1, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

I’ve had a dairy sensitivity for years and even though changing my diet has helped improve my symptoms I still like to limit my dairy.  With ghee, the butter is being clarified and the milk solids are removed, making it easier to digest (lactose and casein free).  I try and have lots of ghee on… 

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Filed Under: Misc, Paleo Tagged With: gluten free, grain free, low carb, paleo, paleo friendly, paleo pen pals, primal, primal friendly, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Five Ingredient Friday: Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

October 4, 2013 By LowCarbOneDay

Today I am sharing a easy recipe for Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas.  These are great served in lettuce wraps or over roasted mushrooms.  Feel free to add any topping that you have on hand, like: grass fed cheese, sour cream, guacamole, or pico de gallo. Let’s face it…we’re all busy.  Making good decisions in regards… 

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Filed Under: Chicken, Paleo Tagged With: 5if, Atkins, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, health, low carb, Mexican(American), nut free, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Five Ingredient Fridays: Southwest Ranch Chicken

September 20, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

Today’s recipe combines taco seasoning and ranch seasoning to create a zesty slow cooker chicken. I like cooking cooking whole chickens in the slow cooker and then broiling the chicken to make the skin crispy.  Another bonus of using a whole chicken is that after I take all the meat off the chicken I throw… 

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Filed Under: Chicken, Paleo Tagged With: 5if, dairy free, gluten free, low carb, paleo, paleo friendly, primal, primal friendly, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Onion Dip

September 2, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

Happy Labor Day!  I hope you are able to enjoy some time off and relax a little bit.  After I made some Slow Cooker Onions I wanted to come up with different recipes that could feature those onions.  I figured since football season is getting started I should create a dip to have during football… 

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Filed Under: Gameday, Misc, Paleo Tagged With: Atkins, dairy free, dijon mustard, egg free, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, nut free, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

Slow Cooker Onions

August 23, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

To be honest I have never really liked onions.  Sure I’d eat them if they were chopped up really fine and thrown in a dish, but I never really made onions to eat along side my meals.  I was also pretty disappointed when my CSA was filled with onions every week.  What was I going… 

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Filed Under: Misc, Paleo, Whole30 Tagged With: dairy free, egg free, gluten free, health, low carb, nut free, paleo, primal, slow cooker, special diet, Veggies

Smoky Citrus Pulled Pork

August 19, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

One of our favorite meals to make is pulled pork in the slow cooker.  It’s so easy to throw all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and come back 12 hours later to tender and juicy pulled pork.  I definitely recommend  a bone-in Boston butt to help maintain the juiciness of the pork.  Also,… 

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Filed Under: Gameday, Paleo, Pork Tagged With: Atkins, bacon, dairy free, egg free, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, paleo, party foods, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets, summer

Days 6 & 7 and #Whole30 Slow Cooker Herb Chicken (Low Carb and Paleo)

January 14, 2013 By Karen Sorenson

low carb slow cooker herb chicken

I’m finally back in the swing of things after my work trip.  It’s nice to be home and in my own kitchen.  After being away, I was in desperate need of a trip to the grocery store to restock my kitchen.  Now I’m all ready to knock out the rest of this Whole30! I’ve had… 

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Filed Under: Chicken, Paleo, Whole30 Tagged With: Atkins, Atkins induction, crock pot, dairy free, gluten free, health, low carb, primal, slow cooker, special diet, special diets

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

Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

September 7, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I’ve been looking for different cuts of meat to try and the short ribs looked great so I decided to pick up a few pounds.  I am sure glad I did! The short ribs fell right off the bone and they were so juicy and tender.  Sometimes when I cook beef in the slow cooker… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Gameday, Paleo, Whole30 Tagged With: Atkins, crock pot, dairy free, dijon mustard, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, primal, slow cooker, special diet

Whole30-Day 30 and Italian Beef “Sandwiches”

September 2, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Whole 30 Italian Beef Sandwiches I have now completed Day 30 of Whole30.  I love the way that I feel after completing the program.  A few people were curious about my experience on the Whole30, so I thought I would summarize my journey with this post. The biggest thing that Whole30 showed me was to… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Gameday, Paleo, Whole30 Tagged With: Atkins, crock pot, dijon mustard, egg free, gameday, gluten free, health, low carb, mushrooms, nightshade free, nut free, primal, slow cooker, special diet

Whole30-Day 15 Prosciutto Wrapped Cucumber and Slow Cooker “Apples”

August 20, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

I have now completed Day 15 of Whole30. Things are still going well and I love how I feel on this Whole30 Plan.  I am a little nervous because I will be traveling for work later in the week and I really want to stay on plan.  I will be taking some food with me… 

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Filed Under: Chicken, Paleo, Sides, Whole30 Tagged With: appetizer, breakfast, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, health, low carb, nightshade free, nut free, primal, slow cooker, special diet, sugar free, Veggies

Pot Roast with “Potatoes” (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

May 30, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

My latest cooking adventure is Low Carb Crockpot Pork Roast. I am usually pretty busy during the week and I don’t always have time to make dinner.  In order to stay on track with my low carb plan I usually make a large batch of meat (chicken breasts, pork roast, pot roast, etc.)  on Sundays… 

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Filed Under: Beef, Sides Tagged With: crock pot, dairy free, faux-tatoes, gluten free, low carb, pot roast, radish, rosemary, slow cooker, thyme, Veggies

Homemade Crockpot Chicken Stock (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

May 24, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

  My latest cooking adventure was Homemade Crockpot Chicken Stock. I have been reading a lot lately about the benefits of bone broth/stock and I wanted to try making some.  Bone broth/stock is packed with vitamins, minerals, and gelatin (which helps with joint pain).  While the store bought chicken broth is convenient, it is a… 

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Filed Under: Chicken Tagged With: Atkins induction, carrot, celery, chicken broth, chicken stock, crock pot, dairy free, gluten free, low carb, onion, rosemary, slow cooker, thyme

Low Carb Crockpot Turkey Minestrone Soup

January 23, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Tonight’s cooking adventure was Low Carb Crockpot Turkey Minestrone Soup.  The recipe was inspired by the following recipe:  http://www.lowcarbcrock.com/2011/12/low-carb-crock-pot-minestroni-soup.html?spref=fb.  I used the following ingredients for my soup: 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped broccoli 1 cup chopped green beans 1 cup quartered radishes 1 medium zucchini, chopped 1 Tbsp of minced garlic 1/2 tsp of dried… 

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Filed Under: Turkey Tagged With: low carb, slow cooker

Low Carb Spinach and Olive Tapenade Turkey Meatballs

January 16, 2012 By Karen Sorenson

Tonight’s cooking adventure was Spinach and Olive Tapenade Turkey Meatballs. The original recipe can be found here: http://www.pamperedchef.com/quick-and-easy-recipes/turkey_meatballs.jsp and page 10 of PC’s Fall/Winter 2011 Season’s Best cook book. I made some changes to lower the carbs.

Filed Under: Gameday, Turkey Tagged With: gameday, low carb, party foods, pot luck, slow cooker

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