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Another week, another installment of what we’ve been eating. As a reminder, or new information if you’re new here, I have been following a keto, sometimes carnivore, diet for a while now and because most of my meals are very simple, not really recipes, I’ve …
Another week, another parade of carnivore/keto/paleo meals for your cooking inspiration. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of these meals. First up: quiche. This was special because I made a crust with almond flour, lard and water. I enjoyed it …
This recipe has become a weekly staple in my house. It’s really delicious, easy to put together, uses the same foods we eat all the time (hamburger, eggs, cheese and bacon), but combined in this way, it feels like a special dish. Another great thing about this recipe is that everyone can customize their portion with the toppings they like. You can even serve it over a bed of lettuce if you like that burger bowl format and are not eating carnivore.
The recipe is really basic and very, very flexible. I like it best with all the ingredients listed below, but you can leave out the cheese, extra seasoning or add more! It’s really up to you. If you find you only have six eggs instead of eight, that’s totally fine! Again, it’s really flexible. Figure out how to make it the way your family likes best. Bonus, it heats up beautifully!
This is one of my new favorite recipes! It’s so fast and easy and everyone absolutely loves it! The recipe is really flexible too. You can use a variety of seasonings to yield very different results. Or you can keep it basic with salt and …
Shall I be ambitious and say that I am going to start posting twice a week? My homeschooled daughter has started classes (some at home and others at community college) and we are about to move my son into college so I really don’t have …
Four simple ingredients, about a half an hour and voila! You have a delicious meal or snack that suits your carnivore/keto diet needs and also happens to satisfy picky eaters! Do I hear shouts of joy?
This recipe came from a Carnivor TikTok account and that quick video made this seem like a super simple recipe. It is simple, but like with everything else it seems, there is some nuance and you do have some decisions to make.
For example, what kind of chicken do you use? I first tried this recipe with the canned chicken from Aldi. There were some ingredients in that product that I didn’t love (modified food starch, sodium phosphates and natural flavors), but it’s what I could get quickly. Because my family really enjoyed these chicken fries, I decided to try to make them a little healthier. I started with fresh ground chicken breast, cooked that, then proceeded with the recipe. The result was not nearly as good as with the canned chicken. And naturally, it took longer to prepare.
Then I set out to find a cleaner canned chicken. I found it at Thrive Market, but the cost was pretty high. A five ounce can of organic canned chicken (only chicken and salt for ingredients) costs $4.99. That’s a lot! I need four of those cans to make one recipe of these chicken fries and my family will eat all of those with no leftovers. Alternatively, I can buy the large 12 ounce cans of chicken from Costco for $2.50/can. That’s $5 vs. $20. That’s a huge difference. Honestly, for this price difference, and considering the fact that we don’t eat canned chicken daily or even weekly, I’m going to buy the cheaper option next time. You have to decide what’s right for your family and your budget.
That was quite the preamble, I know, but I do feel that part of my job here is to educate and so I wanted to explain a little of the behind the scenes of creating this recipe.
If you’ve been following a carnivore or low carb diet and are getting a little bored with plain meats, this recipe should feel like a real treat! Make a yummy sauce or buy a sugar free one and enjoy!
This recipe is such a treat on a hot, summer day! It does take a little work and is best after a little chill time in the fridge, but it makes enough for a crowd (or lots for you) and is well worth every bit …
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I’m following a mostly carnivore diet right now. I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease almost 14 years ago and functional medicine and the paleo diet have kept that disease in remission for a long time. But autoimmunity is …
I’ve been following a mostly carnivore diet for about a month now and feel amazing. I wish I were one of those people who could eat two or three items forever and not miss the treats of the “good old days,” but alas, I am not one of those people. I still like dessert, I still like French fries, I still like pizza. I am happy with carnivore and feel great, but I do need a treat from time to time.
I’m picky about the artificial sweeteners I consume, preferring stevia over all others by far, but occasionally I’ll make an exception for a real indulgence. Enter this banana pudding. Not only does this recipe contain artificial sweeteners, but it also uses a boxed pudding mix. Gasp! If you’ve been following along here for a while, then you know that I prefer to make everything from scratch. I still think that’s best. The quality is better, the flavor is better and likely you will feel better eating the end result. But I am certainly willing to admit that there is something to be said for quick and easy (or instant gratification!).
I had a craving for banana pudding and when I saw that Highkey makes a vanilla wafer in their gluten free, low sugar cookie line, I had to make this happen. I had a hard time finding those vanilla wafers, but I ultimately found them at Walmart online. I placed my order at 8:00 Saturday night and by Sunday at 1:00 the following afternoon, I was in the kitchen making banana pudding. This is not an advertisement for Walmart or their membership program (I am not a member), but they do seem to have some items I can’t find elsewhere, and the free or very low cost shipping to my door, often within 24 hours, is hard to beat.
Before I show you the banana pudding recipe, which is hardly a recipe at all, a little life update for you.
Some of you may remember the days when my kids would show up on my YouTube channel and cook with me – not often, but occasionally. Well, that biggest one has now graduated and is headed off to college in the fall. I write this here for a few reasons: 1. Just to update those of you who have been with me for a long time, 2. To brag a little because I’m super proud of him and proud of me too (we have homeschooled since the beginning), and 3. Maybe most importantly, to encourage those of you in the trenches whether that’s with homeschooling or traditional schooling…you can make it. No, it is not always easy, but if we made it, you can make it. It took a village, as they say, a lot of hard work, and a lot of prayer. We are very, very thankful!
Go back and watch this video if you want a little blast from the past with my favorite kitchen helpers.
And now, the banana pudding recipe. You can whip this up in about 10 minutes, put it in the fridge to chill, go do something fun, then enjoy a low sugar treat!
Thanks for being here. Thanks for reading and thanks for caring about my family. 🙂
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