I love variety for dinner and this did the trick. Not breakfast, not tortilla, just the perfect change. Savory Chicken with buttery sweet caramelized onions and melted cheese hugged in a tender crepe. I used a regular crepe recipe, but … Continue reading Savory Chicken and Caramelized Onion Crepes
Tell me this doesn’t look yummy. Rich, luxurious, savory, sweet all wonderfully describe this dish. My family can’t get enough of these Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes with Fresh Mozzarella! Incredible side dish to add with chicken, pork, pasta, or polenta. Or … Continue reading Balsamic Roasted Tomatoes with Fresh Mozzarella
Herbed Shallot Butter brings out the best in pork when paired with rosemary and garlic, pork’s best friends. Here in these Grilled Pork Chops with Herbed Shallot Butter, rosemary and garlic are combined with thyme, chives, lemon, and shallot to … Continue reading Grilled Pork Chops with Herbed Shallot Butter
Vegetable ribbons. Super easy. Yummy and Pretty can go together. As you can see, back to back salad posts with no lettuce. I’m just bored of them. I’m hoping you are too. Plus, I usually have a ton of zucchini … Continue reading Summer Squash Ribbons with Lemon, Basil, and Goat Cheese
I am not fond of diets, especially low-carb anything. In 2017 merely by coincidence I came across HCG and gave it a try. It, unlike any other diet I tried gave me results. Then son #3 began studying Culinary Arts … Continue reading Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein
Have you tried Chimichurri? Until a few months ago I had never tried this sauce. Wow! Was I missing out. I was a little bored when it came to grilling steak and decided that the recipe over at 40 Aprons might be … Continue reading Fajita Salad with Cilantro Chimichurri
15 to 30 minutes and you have a dish that isn’t complicated, but intensely flavorful. Just a few spices that you should already have in your pantry, a nice piece of fish, and Butter… who could do without butter. This … Continue reading Oh So Easy Blackened Salmon
I am open to trying lots of things when it comes to food. The other night I was looking for a sauce for Tandoori Chicken and had come across a recipe that combined yogurt with cream cheese. It sounded … Continue reading Creamy Garlic Mint Yogurt Sauce for Grilled Anything
As I said the other day when I shared Pork Vindaloo. I have two favorite cultural cuisines, Mexican and Indian. I still don’t know which came first my love for Mexican food or my love for my man, followed … Continue reading Aztec Soup (Quick Chicken Tortilla Soup)
I hope that as you look forward into the coming year it is filled with joy, excitement, and courage to face any challenges that may arise. I don’t have any resolutions. I’m not a yearly resolution kind of person. … Continue reading Pork or Lamb Vindaloo – Authentic Goan style (Low carb)
I love enchiladas especially the tangy tomatillo sauced ones. In fact anything smothered in a tomatillos sauce sounds good to me. On the days when our family is lowering our carb intake I have missed making enchiladas. I haven’t tried … Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas – Low – Carb and Gluten-free
Rich and Hearty Stick to the Ribs Ultimate Comfort Stew This recipe came into my home about 10 to 12 years ago. It was so unforgettable. I look forward to fall so that I can pull it from the binder … Continue reading Rustic Beef and Onion Stew / Stifado
Agrodolce is simply Sour/Sweet in Italian. This recipe uses the sweetness of red onion and the tartness of tomato with a splash of red wine vinegar to accomplish the Agrodolce effect. I first came across a similar recipe on … Continue reading Pan-Seared Lamb with Agrodolce Sauce
This is one of my favorite recipes. I make it for company and they think I’m Martha Stewart. It is that good! As long as you have ripe avocados and chicken, you have dinner. You probably have everything in your … Continue reading Chipotle Glazed Chicken with Guacamole Sauce
I am THRILLED! Low-Carbing is hard sometimes! I get tired of Cauliflower everything! Sometimes I WANT mashed potatoes or real rice! I like grilled veggies, that I can do, but but, but….. I want something Hearty with my stew, steak, or … Continue reading Cheesy Almond Polenta (Low-Carb, Keto Friendly)
Chicken Cordon Bleu, what can I say. It just sounds sumptuous. Sweet, Salty ham, buttery cheese, wrapped in tender chicken. Why not turn it into a salad for summer? Finding a dressing to drizzle on top of my was the only challenge. Should it be cheesy, sweet, smoky, tangy, or creamy? Ranch, no! Caesar, too overpowering. It needs Dijon, but with a hint of sweetness and a dash of smoky. Over spinach a warm dressing will be fine. So I settled on a warm bacon dressing that doesn’t say, “Vinaigrette”, but still dresses the salad well. Chicken Cordon Bleu Salad … Continue reading Chicken Cordon Bleu Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Keto – friendly Kebabs stuffed with Feta Cheese and spices bound by ground beef, egg and almond meal. These Middle Eastern Kofta Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce and Tomato Cucumber Salad really are flavorful. Each part complements the other. Creamy Tzatziki, tangy crisp vegetables, and grilled meat. Comfort food. These could be eaten in pita bread or as gyros. But on a keto diet these are perfect by themselves. I don’t like the extra time it takes to put these on skewers so I tend to skip that part by just turning each kebab individually on the grill. … Continue reading Middle Eastern Kofta Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce and Tomato Cucumber Salad
It was unusually cold last week. Okay, chilly for California. So I was in the mood to make soup, but still being on a low carb diet I couldn’t make the soup that I was craving. spicy-chorizo-corn-chowder … Continue reading Chicken and Chorizo Chowder
Pork tenderloin has become my go to menu option when I need something quick and versatile. Most weeks it is more economical than even beef … Continue reading Pork Tenderloin in a Creamy Shallot and Herb Sauce
Coconut Chicken Fingers This is week 4 following a Keto Diet. I am surprisingly happy with this diet change. Rarely being hungry, though I do CRAVE carbs some days. Where I am having a challenge, is finding recipes that do … Continue reading Coconut Chicken Fingers (low carb)
Necessity is the Mother of Invention or is it ? Desparation is the Mother of Invention Either way works for me. I don’t always NEED bread, but it would be nice to have it with SOME meals! Being on a … Continue reading Keto Bread Tortillas ( 1.8 g carb, gluten free)
Keto Almond Bread (Almond Meal Bread – Gluten free, Very low carb) Credit for this recipe goes to Jo @ Keto Bread recipe http://www.yumdimsum.me/keto-bread/ Thank you Jo. Keto Almond Bread Converted from Metric: Ingredients: 3 large eggs 2 T. butter, … Continue reading Keto Almond Bread (Basic Bread Recipe)
Low-Carb, Keto friendly Buffalo Chicken Casserole My husband has been doing a modified Keto diet for about 6 weeks. After watching him benefit, and watching my hypothyroid body gain in the new year ( as usual), I guess … Continue reading Buffalo Chicken Casserole (Keto diet)
