Persimmons are a native fruit here in the United States typically only available in the Fall. They are a deep orange in color when ripe. The texture is similar to a tomato with the same kind of thin skin, but unlike tomatoes that are a bush plant, persimmons grow on trees. They freeze very well …
Kale Mango Pasta Salad
Fresh and festive this salad is one of the best ways to get more kale into your diet! Kale leaves can be somewhat tough, so they require tenderizing. The best way to do that is with a citrus dressing. I used my classic Mango vinaigrette recipe for this but upgraded it with a sweet Cara …
Dilled Carrots Almondine
Looking for a fantastic but simple vegetable side dish? Look no further, these dilled carrots almondine are fantastic. Sauteed in grass-fed butter and seasoned with fresh dill and sliced almonds and just a spot of salt they are a lovely pairing for any main entree. Almondine (al-mahn-deen – not almon-dine as I said it in …
Brown Butter Scalloped Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are so good for you and so very tasty and versatile. We eat sweet potatoes about three times a week, so I am always trying to come up with new ways to prepare them. Tonight’s dinner idea was a major hit with everybody at the table and so simple to prepare. I love …
Jam Crumble Pie
Our local diner has been out of pie for three Sunday’s in a row which made my Mom sad. So I promised her a pie today. I knew I had a pre-made graham cracker crust sitting in the pantry and I have plenty of apples on hand, but I did not want to peel apples. …
Low Sugar Grape-Cherry Chia Jam
This stuff is legit! I want to put it on toast, over a sugar free cheesecake, on a spoon. During my six month stint on a ketogenic diet I fell in love with the natural sweetener Erythritol. It looks like sugar, tastes like sugar but does not create an insulin response like sugar. Perfect! I …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Spiced Almond Butter
I needed a snack. It had to be something healthy though, something with good fats, no added sugars but still mighty tasty. You can see my dilemma. One of my favorite go to snacks is apple slices with peanut butter. But peanuts were off the menu. But I did have two cans of whole roasted, …