Just a Lovely Day: Lovely Recipes

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Cheesy Cauliflower Cups

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease your muffin tins well and for best results line them with parchment paper.

One Cauliflower, riced

1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

2 Tbsp softened butter (not melted)

2 large egg yolks

1/4 cup almond flour

1 tsp Korean Chili Powder

(reduce the amount if you are using ordinary chili powder or add to taste)

1 tsp Cajun or Creole seasoning

8 ounces grated pepper jack cheese

My cauliflower measured out to a bit over 4 cups.

(if you're not sure how to rice a cauliflower click HERE)

Combine cauliflower, butter, egg yolks, parmesan cheese and almond flour till well mixed. If you are using larger eggs you might have to add some more parmesan cheese so the dough isn't to wet.

Divide 'dough' between 12 muffin tins.

Press down and make a well in the center with a spoon or a measuring spoon.

Bake at 350 for 20ish minutes or until nice and golden brown.

Add shredded cheese and return to oven to melt.

These are very delicate. I used a knife to remove carefully.

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How to 'Rice' Cauliflower

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

A staple ingredient in low carb eating is cauliflower.

There are great things that can be done with it and it's the base for many delish dishes such as Cauliflower Fried Rice (pictured below)

and Cauliflower Bread. (also pictured below)

If truth be told, ricing a cauliflower can be a little messy, but it's worth it for the healthy (and tasty) results)

So without furthur adieu...

Break your cauliflower apart and cut of the hard stems.

Throw them in your food processor and pulse till they are a rice like texture. You probably will have to remove the larger pieces and throw them in the next batch.

The pieces will be smaller than rice.

Place in large glass bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the microwave for 5 minutes.

Voilla! Riced Cauliflower!

Now you can sneak some veggies into your dinner without anyone being the wiser!

A quick video of how I rice cauliflower. Turn down the volume since it does get quite loud when I turn on my mini food processor.

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Flaxseed Wraps

Friday, October 30, 2015

Every so often I want to jump up and down in excitement and thank fellow bloggers, online recipe originators and low carbers for the wonderful work they do in sharing. It is incredibly awesome! I belive in giving credit where credit is due, and I believe this recipe originated in the book Wheat Belly. I found it over at Spark People.

The ingredients are minimal and there is no need to turn on your oven since these are cooked in the microwave. They are quick to make, dense, heavy, and hold up to the folding of a wrap. For those that are cutting carbs it's absolutely great!

3 Tbsp flaxseed

1/4 tsp baking powder

1 Tbsp Coconut Oil

1 egg

1 Tbsp water

Salt and Pepper Grinder

(Pam spray or oil)

Mix together, flaxseed and baking powder in bowl, mixing till baking powder is well distributed. In seperate bowl mix together coconut oil, egg and water. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir together with a whisk. (If you don't mix it well enough you'll get some eggy spots as you can see)

Grease a regular dinner plate with Pam spray and spread batter on plate.

Microwave for 2 minutes and check doneness in center. Microwave as needed till done.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I have!

If you'd like to try another low carb bread substitution click on over to my post on Oopsie Bread.

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Super Yummy Dreamsicle Floats!

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Orange and Cream.

Could there be a better combination?

I think not!

And when you know how easy it is, you'll wonder why you didn't think of it.

I know~ because I wondered the very same thing!

Enter Diet Sunkist and Heavy Whipping Cream!

The perfect pair!

Simply fill up your glass with some Orange Sunkist (or Crush) and

add a Tablespoon or two of Heavy Whipping Cream

Give it a stir... and Voila... you have a wonderful dreamsicle float!

This is perfect for Autumn or a wonderful Hot Weather Treat!

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Cinnamon Caramel Pound Cake- Low Carb and No Grain

Monday, October 12, 2015

This is super good.

Did I mention that this is good? Oh yeah, I did!!!

I can't get over how wonderful this is!

And the fact that it's no grain makes it a wonderful choice for those on a low carb diet and/or controlling their blood sugar.

The cinnamon and caramel syrup really push this over the top!

And how yummy is this for the upcoming fall weather?

I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

So, without further delay...

2 1/2 cups almond flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

6 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

8 Tablespoons butter, room temperature- do not melt

1 1/2 cup baking sweetener

8 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 Tbsp Torani Caramel Syrup

In large bowl mix together almond flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Set aside.

Blend the cream cheese and butter till nice and well incorporated. Add the sweetener and mix well. Add eggs and mix well.

Add extract and Torani Caramel Syrup

Mix in dry ingredients till blended.

Pour batter into 2 greased loaf pans.

Bake at preheated 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes, till toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool on rack.

My loaf didn't rise and I'm positive the culprit is the almond flour being used in place of regular flour. I can assure you that even though the loaf is flat, it still is incredibly awesome. My husband kept pilfering slices of this when I wasn't looking.

Sunday morning breakfast was topped with homemade low carb cinnamon pound cake and was absolutely delish! (recipe for the yogurt is forthcoming)

Low Carb and Grain Free Fried Biscuits

Friday, October 9, 2015

I had a recipe written on a piece of paper that had some chord progressions sitting on the church piano for quite a while. It was a nameless recipe back from my carbivore days. I'd play the progressions here and there and suddenly the light bulb went on as I looked at that recipe. It seemed to me that it was a recipe for hush puppies or something similar since it had cornmeal and a bit of flour in it.

I took a picture of it with determination to use it as inspiration.
And the result? No grain, no gluten, and low carb fried biscuits!

The ingredients are simple and you probably already have them on hand if you are eating Low Carb. You have no idea how giddy I was at the result of these!

1 cup Almond Flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 medium egg
1-2 Tbsp heavy whipping cream dash of salt

Place almond flour in bowl and make sure there are no clumps. Add baking powder and egg and mix just till blended.
Add 1-2 Tablespoons of Heavy Whipping Cream , and mix, being careful not to overmix or add too much liquid. It needs a soft hand and over mixing will make them tough.

Roll dough into walnut sized patties in your hand and flatten to about 1/4 inch thick. Fry in hot oil till golden brown and both sides, nice and crispy on the outside and done in the center.
Little delectable fried biscuits!

The carb content per biscuit is 5 carbs but might vary depending on the ingredients you choose.

Happy Eating Lovelies!
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Piggies in a Bacon Blanket

Friday, May 29, 2015

What do you do when you're a hungry low carber who keeps bacon, cheddar and

good quality hot dogs in the freezer?

You pull out your ingredients and make these Bacon Wrapped Cheddar Hot Dogs! Because everything is better with bacon! And I do mean EVERYTHING!

I'd seen the video making the rounds on facebook so I had to try them! The dogs/cheddar/bacon combo alone are pretty salty alone so serving them on a double bed of helps balnce the salt out.

I make sure to purchase the highest quality hot dogs with the lowest carb amount per dog. Most have added sugar (up to 3 carbs per serving) and some have 1 carb per serving.

They're easy peasy to make.

Cut lengthwise slits in your hot dogs and stuff it with slices of american or your favorite (make sure it's real) ccheese. Wrap one piece of bacon around your hot dog and place on foil covered pan. If you like you can hold the bacon in place with toothpicks but mine came out great since I stretch the bacon so it holds well.

Bake at 400 degrees until bacon is nice and crispy.

These would be great for a bbq or traveling.

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Cheesy Corn Dog Casserole (Low Carb and Grain Free)

Saturday, April 18, 2015

I can't even remember the last time I ate a corn dog! But the craving hit last week and I immediately got online and tweaked a recipe to make it my own version of a Low Carb Cheesy Corn Dog Casserole. Frying wasn't an option for me so I resorted to baking it. I like easy!

The almond flour resembles corn bread batter and I was very pleased with the texture and results.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1 cup almond flour
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
Freshly Ground Salt and Pepper
2 Tbsp Whole Whipping Cream
2-4 hot dogs cut up in pieces
(all hot dogs are not equal so make sure to choose a lower carb count)
Shredded Cheese of your choice
Bacon Grease or Coconut Oil

Cut up hot dogs and grate cheese. Set aside.

In glass Pyrex pan melt bacon grease in preheated oven.

Prepare Corn Dog batter. Mix together almond flour, baking powder, baking powder and salt and pepper. Make sure there are no lumps.

Whisk eggs into almond flour mixture until incorporated. Add Whole Whipping Cream until just blended.

Bake until golden brown and until knife comes out clean.
Top with grated cheese and return to oven to melt. Slice and serve.

I made one of these for a recent trip, cut it in serving pieces and wrapped each one in aluminum foil. It traveled well and was an easy low carb/grain free meal.