You Gotta Love Eggs Benedict! Low carb style! Eggs are one of the most versatile foods on Earth! Fried, poached, boiled, emulsified, beaten, whipped, baked, separated, souffled or eaten raw- eggs are a must! They're full of fat and protein, with very little carbs, which makes them perfect for anyone on a ketogenic diet. The average [...]
Two flavors, one keto fat bomb. Yes, you read that right, white chocolate on a low carb diet! After a recent purchase of cocoa butter, I was itching to play with it. It smelled amazing! But tasting it right out of the bag (it came delivered in block form in a plastic baggy) reminded me [...]
Alcohol on a Low Carb Diet! Alcohol gets a bad rep, and is certainly one of the most abused substances in the world. It can become a serious problem when it interferes with your personal/social life and well-being. To enjoy it we need to exercise moderation and self-control. If you like having a couple of beers, [...]
For All Keto Dessert Lovers! I’m a firm believer in enjoying the foods you love. If you’ve got a soft spot for desserts like I do, it’s fun to adapt them to your healthier lifestyle. Even on a low carb diet, your choices for dessert are endless if you’ve got the right tools and some [...]
A Flavorful Fishy Feast With so much seafood variety in our freezer, we couldn’t pick just one meat to have for dinner. We decided to throw all our marine life into a beautiful and delicious seafood soup! Soups are a fantastic low-carb option as they tend to contain mostly keto-friendly broths and seasonings. Of course, [...]
No Sugar Here! We’re always looking for interesting low carb cocktails to order or make at home for friends! Our standard was a Long Island Iced Tea without all the sweeteners, but as that only left 4 different kinds of alcohol in debilitating quantities - we needed something lighter. We did some searches for cocktails [...]
Feeding Your Coffee Addiction! It’s a given that everyone has different tastes in coffee. Some people prefer a dark roast served pure black, while others will pour everything imaginable into their cup, from sugar to cream to cocoa or even peanut butter, also known by some as keto coffee or keto-friendly coffee, as this is [...]
Keto, Spice & Everything Nice. Sometimes, you just want to break the regular chicken or steak dinner streak for something more delicate and light. Cod is an extremely soft and adaptable fish. It will take on the flavors of what you cook it in and work really well with it. You can make cod taste [...]
Keto Scrambled Eggs - A Love Rekindled! Not everybody gets excited about scrambled eggs. They're unfortunately considered the lazy man's breakfast- they're easy and quick to make. When cooked improperly, you're left with dry, spongy bits of curdled egg. But, when cooked slowly using Gordon Ramsay's technique, you get creamy and evenly cooked, perfect scrambled [...]
Low Carb Velvety Heaven! Just in time for Mother's Day, we've created a dessert to please anyone, low carb or not! Taking two American classics, red velvet cake and cheesecake, we combined the two to make a delectable little dessert with only 2g of carbs! We're really excited to give this two-layered dessert to our [...]
Beef Stew Made Easy. So many times, after a dinner of a roasted whole chicken or a t-bone steak, we've made the mistake of throwing out the animal bones, when we could have made some delicious bone broth! Not to mention the delicious treat that is sucking some marrow out of a giant bone after [...]
Delicious Keto Creamed Spinach with Parmesan! For the majority of my life, I never understood people’s aversion to spinach. It's probably because they never had the pleasure of going on a ketogenic diet and getting to douse their veggies in cream cheese and butter! I mean, who wants plain spinach when you can make it irresistible [...]
Low Carb Before It Was Cool! What an amazing way to play with your food! Sushi has become an art form the way chefs plate the fish, rice and veggies! It’s a delicacy, light and fresh, whether cooked or not. Fun fact: At the beginning of the 8th century, the Japanese stumbled upon an early [...]
Quick, Impressive and Low Carb This delicious keto meal was an accident! But a happy one, for sure. We were originally planning to make some homemade, cucumber wrapped sushi. Turns out, it's not so easy. I never fully appreciated the work and detail that goes into the art of sushi making. Chefs who dabble in the [...]
Keto Spaghetti Squash Carbonara! Anything can be keto-fied if you try hard enough! Or, in this case, you need only the right veggie :). Spaghetti squash is actually a type of fruit belonging to the same family as pumpkin, zucchini and yellow squash. It’s used by many low carbers as a substitute for spaghetti because [...]
Low Carb Greek Inspired Goodness! After dining at an amazing Greek restaurant in Brooklyn, Elia, we were inspired to recreate a few of the dishes we sampled! A few weeks ago, we made an amazing braised lamb stew, and since then, have made it 3 more times- it's that good. Another dish we ordered, and [...]
Where to begin? We thought we’d never have pasta or gnocchi again when we began our journey into ketosis. As we got more and more accustomed to low carb living, we found those cravings diminished and thoughts of pasta never entered our minds........
Beating egg whites is awesome! They turn from a soppy liquid into stiff, foamy peaks!
Bacon & Butter! What could be better than lobster? Dipping it in butter, of course. What could be better than that? Wrapping it in bacon! Vivica from TheNourishedCaveman.com was kind enough to let us create a dish for her to share on her amazing blog! She is a certified nutritionist and has helped many with her [...]
Parmesan Crusted & Low Carb! Some of the best dinner recipes out there are those that are the easiest. You do not need to spend hours in the kitchen cooking (and then cleaning) in order to enjoy a delicious, restaurant-worthy low carb meal. This recipe for parmesan crusted, oven baked tilapia is the perfect example of [...]
