The soup is a delicious combination between spicy and savory. The second it hits your mouth, the savory notes of the Italian sausage combined with cumin take over. It is slowly offset by the rich fats that simmer into the beef stock. On the finish, a slight spice will wash over the back of your tongue, leaving you with the desire to eat more. Crock pots are extremely useful - they're convenient, easy to cook with, and you don't have to babysit them. It's a true "set it and forget it" ...
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Low Carb Sweet & Sour Chicken
December 21, 2013 by 57 Comments
Chinese food has been a weakness for me since I first tasted it. Fried rice, sweet and sour chicken, general tso's, chow mein. Everything I can't have on a ketogenic diet. If you're missing the fried rice, don't fret - you can make an accompanying Cauliflower Fried Rice! Through the years I have built up a resistance to Chinese food, eventually not getting cravings for it and not even thinking about it. The other day I was surfing the internet and saw a picture of some delicious looking sweet ...
- December 21, 2013
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Baconscotch Chocolate Chunk Cookies
December 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The reaction I get out of people when I say the words chocolate and bacon together is absolutely priceless. They look so disgusted, but they're in the dark on this one. Bacon and chocolate go together extremely well - the salty components playing off the sweet, boosting the flavor of the chocolate. For this recipe, we are using candied bacon. If you need to know how to make it, we have a how-to on candied bacon. You'll also need to know how to make chocolate ganache. If you need, we have a ...
- December 20, 2013
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How To: Low Carb Chocolate Ganache
December 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
Chocolate is an absolute must for most of us on a ketogenic diet. Even if we're using high cocoa versions of chocolate, we can still make it better by adding sweetener or adding cream (or both)! I used ChocoPerfection chocolate bars, which don't need any extra sweetener added. They're absolutely delicious and some of the best low carb chocolate I've ever tasted. The maker uses only the best ingredients she can find, including European chocolate, which really show through in the chocolate ...
- December 20, 2013
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How To: Low Carb Candied Bacon
December 20, 2013 by 8 Comments
Candy. Bacon. Two words that we oh so wish we could meld together into an awesome snack or ingredient. Well, we can. Usually you use brown sugar to candy bacon, but on a ketogenic diet that's something we're not allowed. But, lucky for us, there's erythritol. I've done some testing with my blood sugars and ketone levels and noticed that they stay in tact after ingesting quite a large amount of the stuff. It's VERY similar to sugar in the sense of baking. It's like a magical food for ...
- December 20, 2013
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Low Carb Broccoli, Cheddar & Bacon Chowder
December 19, 2013 by 17 Comments
Creamy, delicious, and very filling! This chowder will have anyone that loves bacon, cheese, and broccoli demanding more (and I hope that's everyone here.) In this recipe, we'll be using roasted broccoli. This stuff is absolutely delicious on its own, but if you don't know how to make it: here's the recipe. After you make it, you can set it to the side for when you add it to the chowder. When I fed this to friends and family I actually got "gourmet restaurant quality" as feedback from one ...
- December 19, 2013
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Keto Bites: Roasted Broccoli Florets
December 19, 2013 by 4 Comments
Crispy, crunchy, and full of flavor. Sometimes on the ketogenic diet, it's the simplest things that keep us at bay. To those of you who have never roasted broccoli, I highly recommend you try it. You can snack on it, add it to soups and chowders, or serve it as a side item for dinner. The flavor of the broccoli develops into a deep flavor, the texture is refreshingly crisp, and the afterbite is crunchy. In just under 30 minutes you can have perfect roasted broccoli from start to finish. ...
- December 19, 2013
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Keto Bites: Crispy Stuffed Bacon Baskets
December 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My quest for a basket of meat to put things in is still not over. This one came much closer to what I was searching for - it isn't on the money, but it is damn tasty! I won't be satisfied until something of epic proportions comes out of the kitchen. You can see my last "basket" attempts, 1 successful and 1 very tasty "failure". These aren't really 1 biters, but they sure as heck are worth making! They're a little labour intensive for one person to eat, but if you are wanting to impress ...
- December 18, 2013
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Keto Bites: Grilled Ham & Cheese
December 17, 2013 by 28 Comments
Being on a ketogenic diet can have its downfalls at times. Not being able to eat our favorite foods, our comfort foods, or the sweets we may crave. It takes willpower, but there's always a way to get around it. Adapting and experimenting always yields results in the kitchen, and this time I'm aiming for a low carb grilled ham and cheese. Don't you miss it? The first bite you take out of that crisp bread and you can actually hear the crunch of the top and bottom layers cracking beneath the ...
- December 17, 2013
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Keto Bites: Asian Pork & Shrimp
December 16, 2013 by 4 Comments
I've always liked the idea of eating food with my hands. Being able to pick something up and eat it without mess is a luxury most of us overlook. It's easy, convenient, and can be mobile when needed. I'd imagine pretty much anybody could make these. They're really simple and I got most of the prep out of the way hours ahead of time. The hardest thing here is cutting everything up, and that's one of the easiest things to do! While it is a bit time consuming to cut things, it's well worth the ...
- December 16, 2013
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