Once again it was great to see everybody at our meeting earlier this week! We welcomed two newcomers. For those of you new to keto, be sure to check out my favorite resources for getting started. Holiday Treat Sampling It always makes me happy when people like my cooking,...
Is this not the cutest little snowman?!? We had a post-Thanksgiving luncheon and so we had a little Thanksgiving decor and a little Christmas too. This is a Swiss & Green Onion cheese spread that my grandson has loved since he was a baby. I remember when he was...
I had planned to make peanut butter cups for Halloween, but our October just went haywire so these became November peanut butter cups. I’ve made two batches and have another one in process for our next local meeting peeps to sample and my guess is we’ll make these again...
Our October was pretty awful. Two deaths; one shocking and unexpected, and one after a long debilitating illness. We are still reeling. But our friends and family dropped everything and helped us get through the initial days. Our friend Lee Ann brought keto bagels, both savory and sweet, which...
If you’ve tried baking with coconut flour and your baked goods turned out too dry, here’s the scoop. Coconut flour is highly absorbent. It’s going to absorb a LOT of liquid. Once you get the hang of it, it produces a lighter baked good than almond flour; so I...
Fat bombs are (often sweetened) high-fat bites that can be used strategically in our keto life. They can be helpful for people who are just starting out, especially when hunger is still an issue. After we’ve been on this way of eating for a while, our hunger level goes...
These are an easy way to make individual portions of a crustless version of pizza. Grease a muffin tin and set the oven to 350 degrees. You’ll need 12 slices of pepperoni from the deli. Those are a little bigger in diameter and they’ll fill the cup better. Cut...
These were so good! Both iced and un-iced. Made with coconut flour, which seems to yield a much softer texture cake. They taste like I remember hostess cupcakes tasting. Only it’s been three years since I’ve had anything like a hostess cupcake, so they may not taste anything like...
Last year, our friend Jen found this recipe and passed it along to us. We had a few days of fall temps and this was one of the first recipes I wanted to have with the cooler weather We love it! 2 lb ground beef 10 hot dogs, cut...
I heard about using Sodium Citrate for making a good cheese sauce on one of 2 Keto Dudes podcasts and I’ve had it on my list of things to try for a while now. It was so good! And so easy! You can find Sodium Citrate (also known as...