Summer Grillin'! If there's one thing that crosses my mind when I see a grill, it's "I gotta throw some mushrooms on there!" Living in an apartment in Brooklyn doesn't allow for much grilling in the summer but we've got friends in rural places. Whenever we visit our Staten Islanders we're chopping veggies and marinating [...]
An Easy Low Carb Guacamole Recipe for Any Dinner! What could be better than a dollop of guacamole on any dinner? Nothing. That's why you should always have some homemade keto guacamole on hand! And having an easy guacamole recipe under your belt can come in very handy. Guacamole is easy to make and can [...]
Fresh for Brunch! A couple of days ago we finally pruned our basil plant we've been growing for months and ended up with the biggest batch of fresh basil we've ever seen. Naturally, pesto has been on the menu all week long. We slathered it on grilled chicken with cauliflower mash, lime marinated skirt steak with [...]
Fresh Herbs are the Best Herbs. Pesto is a great addition to any meat dish! We love smothering chicken breast in it or a nice lime marinated skirt steak. We've also experimented with adding it to our morning omelette with feta cheese. This result? One awesome feta & pesto omelette! It's traditionally made with basil [...]
Nothing Better Than a Keto Iced Tea on a Hot Day... It's more important than ever to stay hydrated in the summer. Sweat flushes out a lot of water and may leave us dehydrated and tired. Remember, you can get the keto flu even if you're keto-adapted! Replenish your electrolytes by eating a healthy diet, [...]
Our very first popsicles! Since it's summer and the days are getting hotter, we picked up this awesome popsicle mold at our local store. At first, they just seemed like regular molds with a weird stick attached to the side. Turns out, the stick is actually a straw for slurping the melted ice cream that [...]
Accio Butterbeer! I've been itching to make this recipe for months! I'm a huge Harry Potter fan, having read all the books multiple times, watched the marathons, visited The Wizarding World twice, seen the NY Exhibition, seen Potted Potter off-broadway, owner of 3 wands and a 5-foot by 6-foot movie poster.... I could go on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Parmesan Crusted &Â 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 [...]
Fancy made easy! Tuna tartare is one of our favorite appetizers to get at steakhouses! It's easy to make and super delicious if you like or love raw fish.
Calm (and caffeinate)Â yourself! This may seem oxymoronic, but you can achieve calm, focused alertness by means of energy-boosting matcha green tea powder. Buddhist monks drank matcha to aid in meditation as well as to remain alert and focused. The energy matcha powder gives you in a steady stream of sustained focus, instead of a loud [...]
Creamy Protein for Everyday! We try to go to the gym 3-4 days a week. And if we drank our smoothies laden with fruit and juices, that would amount to a lot of sugar very regularly. We decided to come up with an equally delicious low carb protein shake to enjoy guilt-free. The key, we [...]
For that salty craving! Keto kale chips are a miracle! From a tough, bitter leaf, kale turns into a delicate and crunchy chip before your very eyes. They're simple to make (just like all our quick bites!). We used a few spices and parmesan cheese to "crust" these bad boys, but you can choose anything [...]
If you've got a jar of Homemade Keto Nutella and some eggs, You can make these too! They're delicious and look so good in little ramekins! Perfect for a quick, but impressive, dessert. Well, you might also need an electric mixer. The key to getting these brownies perfect is whipping the eggs until they are [...]
