I'm still trying to avoid wheat, so I've been trying some new ways to fix some of my favorite things, like tacos! This isn't exactly low fat or carb, but there's no wheat in site so I thought I would go for it. I lightened up the taco meat filling by using half beef and … Continue reading Potato Skin Tacos
I found pimento cheese while we were living down south and let me tell you, I'm now an official fan for life. I mean, who can't find some way to eat this versatile cheese spread? Crackers - check! Celery - check! Pimento cheese sandwich on some soft white bread - check! Taco chips - check! … Continue reading Spicy Pimento cheese – great for game day!
My sister has asked me to make her some seafood risotto for her (very belated) birthday dinner. When she asked, I could not remember if I had ever made a seafood risotto, although I was sure I'd made other types of risotto. So I decided to do a little practice just to make sure I … Continue reading Seafood Risotto
I am all about a good antipasto dish, usually with a nice (big) bottle of red wine hanging around too. I love cheese, salami, some pickled veggies and olives, maybe some good fruit chutney and a lot of bread to go along with that. We are still trying to avoid carbs and wheat, so I … Continue reading Antipasto salad…no bread needed!
I may be behind the curve a little bit here, but I made spaghetti squash for the first time today for lunch. I think I was put off by how to start preparing it, so I never really messed with it. I mean, it's (usually) a big, hard, odd shaped lump that I had no … Continue reading Spaghetti squash…I finally tried it…..
In keeping with our effort to avoid wheat and reduce our carbohydrate intake, I have been rereading a lot of my cookbooks. I found a recipe for baked potato soup in Skinnytaste that looked promising. Basically it was a swap out of cauliflower for some of the potatoes, and low fat milk and stock for … Continue reading (Lower Carb) Baked Potato Soup
A while back I made a huge pan of this for some friends as part of a care package. Since then I've been asked for the recipe, so here it is. I make this version in my crock pot, but you can bake this off in the oven, about 3 hours at 350 degrees if … Continue reading Minced Beef and Noodles
Happy New Year! We are making an effort to reduce they amount of flour/carbs we are consuming starting this week I have done the Wheatbelly diet in the past, which is really a lifestyle change not a diet, and I felt pretty good while I kept that up. When you love to cook, eat bread … Continue reading Baked eggs in spicy tomato sauce
It's the holiday season and that means pretty cocktails, and lots of them! Here are three easy and tasty drinks you can make up for yourself, or a group of friends that you really like. We were out for a relaxing Friday night when my husband Dave asked our bartender for a peppermint martini. Well, … Continue reading Christmas Cocktails
Whenever I need an easy tailgate or football party food I go for these handy roll ups. They are easy, versatile and you can eat them room temperature which are all good party food qualities. There's not really a recipe for these, it's more like a list of ingredients to assemble. First off, grab some … Continue reading Pizza Rollups
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