Since I have made the sugarfree blackbery sauce, I have found a few ways to use it creatively. The latest one is this gorgeous blackberry swirl cheesecake! The crust is based in my almond flour pastry dough to which I added cocoa powder. While I do not usually sweeten the pastry dough, adding cocoa powder … Continue reading Blackberry Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Crust
Blackberries are one of favorite fruits! I especially love that they are naturally very low in sugar. As I usually just eat a few in a berry fruit salad, I thought how wonderful would it be to make sugar free & keto friendly berry sauce! You can use this in multiple ways. I mixed a … Continue reading Blackberry Saucy Syrup
So this year I wanted to try a little something different for this Thanksgiving and stear away from the usual apple and pumpkin pies. So I started searching to see what desserts one can make from cranberries. Now, cranberries in of themselves are not keto, however when when you play with alternative sweeteners and crusts, … Continue reading Cranberry Curd Tart
It is Autumn, the weather is cooler and apples are in season. And who doesn't love an apple pie? If you are watching your carbs, you might want to consider this a special occasion treat, as each honey crisp apple that I used is 21 net carbs. However, if you are focused more on paleo, … Continue reading Rose Apple Rosemary Pie with an Almond Pie Crust
I am so in love with no bake cheesecakes. I have practically created a series of them in many flavors! They are perfect for keto. You can easily create a gluten free/paleo friendly crust. They are easy. And during the hot months, you don’t need an oven! I have found that most home cooks in … Continue reading Lemon Mastiha No Bake Cheesecake with Blueberry Topping
Grapefruit cucumber mint salad with feta. This recipe is low carb and paleo friendly. On a hot day, it is mighty refreshing! My wonderful friend left some citrus fruits for me from our other friends trees! Grapefruit is known to help stabilize your insulin levels and they are generally low in carbs. Hard to resist … Continue reading Grapefruit Cucumber Mint Salad with Feta
Last week when I was playing around with ideas for different switchel recipes, I came up with one that actually helped me, my husband and a friend with some stomach bloating, water retention. So my beautiful friend Villie, named it Diana’s Detox Elixir! Grapefruit & lemon verbena switchel “Diana’s Detox Elixir” Here is why it … Continue reading Diana’s Detox Elixir
I have always loved brownies. I don’t know too many who don’t! What’s not to love? Chocolate, chocolate & more chocolate! Keto Brownies: 4 eggs2 sticks of butter melted1 package sugar free chocolate chips.1/3 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 1/2 cup cocoa powder1/2 cup super fine almond flour1 tbsp baking powder1/4 tsp vanilla extract1 tbsp coffee1/4 … Continue reading Did somebody say brownies??? Keto brownies!
Have you ever heard of a Switchel? It is an old world electrolyte rich beverage created in the 17th C in either New England or the Caribbean. There is tradition for this drink in both places. In the American Colonies it became a traditional thirst quencher to offer farmers at hay harvesting time, as plain … Continue reading Switchel
Greek coffee ☕️! Greeks, Armenians, Turks and other people’s in that part of the world all drink this coffee. We all call it by our ethnic name for it. Greek coffee for two. (I painted these cups.) The Greek version is traditionally a blonde roast, and is less bitter to the taste. I use the … Continue reading Greek Coffee
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