A low carb avocado and green tea smoothie, the ultimate post-workout recovery drink, packed with protein and anti-oxidants. Food and fitness. My two loves; one old, one new. Food has always been a great love of mine. We go way back. Way, way back, to my infancy. Actually, that’s not strictly true, since I was…
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Mango Creamsicles – Sugar-Free Gluten-Free Snacks for Kids
Made with real mango and fresh cream, these sugar-free Mango Creamsicles are a fresh, healthy snack for kids. I am not quite the sugar Nazi that some of my friends seem to think I am. My kids do get a bit of sugar here and there and I don’t toss out all Halloween/Christmas/Easter candy people…
Dark Chocolate Covered Walnuts – Low Carb and Gluten-Free
Heart heathy, omega 3 rich walnuts, enrobed in sugar-free dark chocolate. A truly healthy indulgence. In my world, chocolate is a health food. I readily admit that my world might be a very mixed up, strange place to be, but chocolate as health food is not as strange as it may sound. I once declared…
Homemade Hazelnut Liqueur – Sugar-Free
Love Frangelico but don’t like the added sugar? Make your own low carb, sugar free hazelnut liqueur. It’s easy and delicious! I really am having a ball making my own homemade sugar free liqueurs. I knew I was on to something after that first batch of homemade Kahlua turned out so well. I’ve been so…
Homemade Coffee Liqueur – Sugar-Free
It’s fun and easy to make your own low carb, sugar-free liqueurs. Then you can enjoy a healthy cocktail like this Mexican Coffee! Apparently my kitchen has turned into a distillery, with the slow drip of alcohol through a filter, as it drains out of a silty, cloudy mixture. Not to worry, I am not…
Chocolate Mousse with Creme Anglaise – Low Carb and Gluten Free
I created this lovely low carb mousse recipe to celebrate a facelift. No, silly, not me! I haven’t had any work done. My face remains untouched, although not, perhaps, unblemished. But my good friends over at Swerve Sweetener have had a little facelift recently, and have just unveiled a newly designed website. It’s lovely over…
Raising Awareness for Diabetes – and a KitchenAid Giveaway
Raise your hand if you knew that today is World Diabetes Day. No? How about the fact that November is Diabetes Awareness Month? To be honest, if I didn’t have diabetes myself, I might not know it either. And if I were REALLY honest, I might acknowledge that if I didn’t have it myself, I…
Spiked Basil Lemonade (Sugar-Free)
Is there anything more refreshing on a hot summer day than a glass of ice cold lemonade? And is there anything more relaxing after a long week of work than a cocktail on Friday afternoon? What do you do if it’s a hot summer Friday afternoon after a long week of work? You combine the…
