Pulled pork sandwiches with slaw is a Southern classic, but hardly the stuff of low carb diets… or is it? Thanks to this easy and marvelous recipe for keto rolls that are just 2g carbohydrates each, this southern classic is a true low carb possibility. We picked up a pound of dry rub smoked pulled …
Keto Scotch Eggs
It’s game day and we need some great Game Day Food, so I figured today was the day to try my hand at Scotch Eggs. A Scotch egg consists of a soft-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, coated in bread crumbs and baked or deep-fried. I always wanted to try them and after making some, …
Low Carb Maple Glazed Bacon Donuts
We used to frequent this lovely little Mom and Pop doughnut shop when we lived in Panama City called Leon’s Donuts on the South Tyndall Parkway just before you cross the Dupont Bridge. They have been in business for many years and it is easy to see why with one bite of any donut they …
Joy Mounds Fat Bombs
I am both a Mounds and Almond Joy bar fan. But sugar is NOT my friend. I am closing in on having lost 100 pounds this year by eliminating sugar from my diet, but that does not mean I can never have anything sweet again. In fact, with a little ingenuity and very little work, …
Lemon Raspberry Fat Bombs
Fat Bombs are a nice treat for anyone living on a Ketogenic diet. They serve as a dessert if sweet or appetizer if savory and help you to increase your healthy fats percentages for the day. I have made several chocolate versions but wanted something different this time. I just received my piggy candy molds …
Persimmon Vinaigrette
A Ketogenic diet is a low carb diet that focuses on high fat, moderate protein and very few carbohydrates.You can eat meats and cheeses and eggs and plenty of leafy green veggies, basically anything that grows above ground and is not starchy or laden with sugars. So most fruits are out, except for some berries, …
Sugar Free Ketchup
I was looking for a sugar free ketchup to use in some of my low carb recipes and everything has Splenda or Aspertame or Mailtol, etc, etc. all bad, bad, bad. So I decided to make my own using Sweetleaf Stevia drops. I am in love with this particular brand of liquid stevia because it …
Killer Keto Chili
My Grandpa John Baines Bailey had a serious reputation for making fantastic chili. In fact, he had a pot going when he first met his first grandchild (moi) and my mother tells the tale of how he would not put me down all day and was up stirring the pot and instructing me on the …
Spicy Coconut Lime Chicken Salad
Since my new passion is avocados stuffed with chicken salad I am experimenting with chicken salad recipes. This one came out really special with a sweet Caribbean flare. The perfect sweet touch and completely keto friendly! It comes together very quickly, you can serve it immediately too, but I highly recommend refrigerating it for an …
Sun-Dried Tomato & Rosemary Chicken Salad
One of my new favorite things to eat is an avocado stuffed with chicken salad. The trouble is that all the great chicken salad recipes add fruit like yummy grapes and nuts to the mix which really increases the carbohydrates. So I wanted to make a flavorful and not so fruity chicken salad to load …
Low Carb Cheesy Garlic Biscuits
One of the hardest things about starting a low carbohydrate diet is well, giving up the carbs like bread and pasta. So as I am embarking on the low carb leg of my weight loss journey I did some digging and found several recipes for low carb breads. I do not own a hand mixer …
GF Spicy Meatballs
So I am planning to make stuffed zucchini boats for dinner tonight, I cooked a fresh vegetable marinara all day low and slow yesterday and it should be perfect by dinner time. So this morning I assembled and partially cooked the spicy meatballs that will stuff the zucchini boats. When I say I partially cooked …