Barramundi, a delicious firm white fish, makes low carb Thai Fish Cakes that are out of this world! Run to your kitchen and whip these up pronto. This post is sponsored by NoshOn.It. You’ve seen me get pretty excited about some of my recipes. When I create something that tastes as good as I imagined…
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Strawberry Cream Sandwich Cookies – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Sweet gluten-free sugar cookies with strawberry cream filling. Make them extra delicious by dipping in dark chocolate. A perfect low carb Valentine’s treat. My kids love to help me brainstorm recipe ideas for All Day I Dream About Food. Being young kids with rather vivid imaginations, they suggest some pretty outlandish creations and I simply…
Blackened Barramundi – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Barramundi, a delicious firm white fish, is sprinkled with blackening spice and grilled to perfection on a panini press. This post is sponsored by NoshOn.It. I consider myself very fortunate that my kids will eat so many of the healthy foods I put in front of them. Of course like most kids, they would choose…
Raspberry Frangipane Tarts
Raspberry chia seed jam and a sweet almond paste make this low carb, gluten-free Raspberry Frangipane Tart a healthy and indulgent dessert. I’ve always loved cooking, but food blogging affords me a glimpse into a culinary world I heretofore didn’t know existed. I’ve read plenty of cookbooks and cooking magazines, watched hours of cooking television,…
Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Cranberry Coulis – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Creamy, rich, low carb vanilla bean panna cotta with a tart-sweet sugar-free cranberry sauce. An elegant dessert any time of year. The holidays may be over, but as far as I am concerned cranberries are always in season. You don’t see fresh cranberries in grocery stores year round the way you might see strawberries or…
Mincemeat Tarts with Hard Sauce – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Nothing says Christmas like mincemeat tarts with hard sauce. Low carb mincemeat is nestled in gluten-free almond flour pastry for a holiday treat that tastes every bit as good as the original. Some things just deserve to jump to the head to the head of the line. They deserve special treatment, they deserve to push…
Spinach Artichoke Portabella Quiches – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Individual spinach artichoke quiches cooked inside portabella mushroom caps for a festive low carb, gluten-free meal. This post is sponsored by Whole Foods Market and Kitchen PLAY. Holiday entertaining can be both incredibly fun and incredibly stressful. I am the sort of person who has grandiose plans for every holiday get together, spending months envisioning…
Chipotle Chicken Chowder
A rich, creamy low carb chowder recipe with the smoky kick of chipotle peppers. Make it with fresh chicken or leftover turkey. Either way, it will be delicious! Thanksgiving is over and now it’s back to real life. You might have the day off, you might have to work. You might have kids home for…
Vanilla Bean Coconut Flour Cupcakes and Teaching Children About Kindness
The best low carb vanilla cupcakes made with coconut flour. This keto grain-free dessert is sure to please. It’s not easy to teach small children about kindness to others, especially to others they don’t even know. Young children are, by their very nature, incredibly self-centered and self-absorbed. Although they start showing empathy early on, getting…
Low Carb Baking Essentials – Get the Right Tools!
My recommendations for all the best bakeware and tools for your keto low carb kitchen. A few months ago, a friend texted me to ask if I had a mini-muffin pan she could use for her son’s birthday. I laughed and texted back “Of course! I have every baking pan known to man!”. This isn’t strictly…
Cauliflower and Butternut Squash Casserole
The best flavours of fall come together in this low carb cauliflower and butternut squash casserole. A perfect Thanksgiving side dish. I’m immensely pleased with myself at the moment. Not just because this is a delicious low carb casserole recipe that I am excited to share with you. And not just because I am ahead…
Chocolate-Covered Peanut Butter Graham Crackers – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Like your graham crackers with peanut butter or with chocolate? It’s all here in these low carb chocolate-covered graham cracker and peanut butter sandwich cookies! Graham crackers are the ultimate snack food. You might have thought it was potato chips or popcorn or some other sort of salty, crispy snack, but I will stick to…
Pork, Mushroom and Cabbage Stir-Fry – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Tender pork, shiitake mushrooms and finely shredded cabbage in a spicy sauce. Cabbage is a great low carb alternative to noodles or rice. Cabbage is not one of those particularly inspirational vegetables. It’s ubiquitous, it’s always there and it appears to be present in almost every cuisine in some form or other. It’s a background…
Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Cake – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Creamy and rich low carb chocolate hazelnut mousse on a layer of gluten-free hazelnut sponge cake. The ultimate I Love You dessert. There’s no denying it; I am a mousse-aholic. I love the stuff and could eat it anytime anywhere, in any form. Put in a cup, I will eat it. Put it in a…
Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Bites
Bacon-wrapped chicken bites make an easy and delicious low carb game-day appetizer. Or a kid-friendly meal! This post is sponsored by Tabasco. Given the restrictions of this little Tabasco cooking challenge, bacon is featuring heavily in my recipes right now. Understandably, since I do love my bacon. Plus I feel even more limited, since I…
Spicy Cheddar Crisps – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Crispy toasted Cheddar cheese with a spicy little twist. A perfect low carb snack. This post is sponsored by Tabasco. Okay, I admit, cheese crisps are easy to make and not particularly innovative. I know what you’re thinking…”Gee, Carolyn, this is how you choose to showcase your culinary talents for a Tabasco Cooking Challenge? Really? …
Pumpkin Flan – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
This low carb pumpkin flan might just be the perfect fall dessert. Creamy and rich, with a sweet covering of caramel when you flip it out onto a plate. A great recipe for your low carb holidays. I am about to serve you up five savoury recipes in five days, an unheard-of feat in…
Keto Caramel Apple Coffee Cake
Moist cinnamon apple coffee cake drizzled with homemade low carb caramel sauce. Everything you love about fall in one recipe! Okay, so today is supposed to be a Makeover Monday post but already I am getting off track and straying from the schedule. And here we are, only the second week in! Welcome to the…
Fried Coconut Flour Donuts – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Low Carb Coconut Flour Donuts have real fried donut flavour. Grain-free and gluten-free, this homemade fried donuts recipe makes the best sugar free donuts I’ve ever eaten. I am about to toot my own horn here. You ready for this? You might want to stand back, it’s going to be a bit loud. Cover your…
Maple Cream Sandwich Cookies
My favourite childhood cookie made low carb and grain-free! These delicious maple cream sandwich cookies are a fun snack for kids and adults alike. You know that feeling you get when you find a twenty dollar bill on the ground in front of you? That’s a pretty great feeling. You know that feeling you get…
Garlic Parmesan Fried Eggplant – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
This is the recipe that won 2 of my 3 kids over to eating eggplant! Dipped in a mixture of almond flour, garlic and parmesan, these fried eggplant slices are sure to please. Wow, I so wish I had a story to tell you right now. My posts don’t feel right to me if I…