Before you freak out and declare liver to be the worst thing ever, hear me out. Liver is very good for you, but many cannot stand to eat it in it’s traditional preparations. The thing about liver or any organ meat is that it has a strong flavor if not handled properly. One thing I …
Mashed Yams
Many confuse yams with sweet potatoes but they are an entirely different plant. To tell them apart at the market, look for the tubers with a bark like peel. A sweet potato has tapered ends and thin, smooth skin and flesh that can range from light beige to burnished orange to purplish, even. A yam …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Spicy Mustard Shrimp
Stop the presses!! This just in, I have just made and consumed the best lunch ever and on #NationalShrimpDay no less!! This is a single serving recipe but you can easily double, triple or quadruple it as you need to for more servings. Packed with nutritious and delicious spinach, garlic and five ounces of delectable …
Low Fat, Starch Free Dirty Rice
Dirty Rice is one of my husband’s favorite cajun dishes. A spicy comforting dish of seasoned rice and meat. I am currently adhering to a low fat diet and have successfully lost 60 pounds thus far, so my challenge is coming up with ideas that fit my diet but will please my whole family. On …
Potato Kale Pie
I felt like making a quiche for dinner for the three of us, my husband was working late and that seemed simple enough. But then I discovered I was flat OUT OF EGGS!! WHAT!?! Sadly, I had already started grinding down the kale in the Ninja and I had this nice little potato crust assembled …
Vegan Paprikash
Paprikash is a classic Hungarian dish that literally translates as Paprika Chicken because of the ample use of the spice paprika in the dish. It bears a family resemblance to Goulash. Typically the meat is slowly simmered in a paprika infused roux and then onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes and such are added in. The finishing …
Beet Pesto & Goat Cheese Batard
Friday night pizza just took a decided turn for the Holy Wow Batman!! Each week in my Local Fare Farm Bag I receive a couple loaves of freshly baked preservative free artisan bread from the French Pantry Bakery. In this week’s bag I received two loaves of gorgeous French Batard which is delightfully soft on …