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Keto Italian Bubble Bread

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Keto Italian Bubble BreadKeto Italian Bubble BreadKeto Italian Bubble Bread. No telling what I may Google on any given day and I have no recollection how I started seeing pictures of something called bubble bread but I did, and this keto Italian bubble bread is the culmination of what I saw and gads, it is easy, cheesy, garlicky, herby, goodness at its best. Now that I think about it I may have seen the pics when I finally finished my Keto Monkey Bread recipe. If this sounds good there is also a Plain Mini Rolls version.

When I am testing a recipe, many times I only make half just in case I end up not liking it and because uh, I am going to have to eat it but, that was not the case here. This keto Italian bubble bread is terrific and…I ruined another dinner cause…I immediately ate it after taking my pictures and about an hour before a good planned Sunday dinner.  This is not the first time I have done this and probably won’t be the last. I have a really good sugarfree Dry Italian Herbs Mix if you want to make your own. It makes tons at a time for use in the future.

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Italian Bubble Bread
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Dough
  1. 1½ C Carbalose Flour***
  2. 2 T Coconut Flour
  3. 2 T Gluten
  4. ¼ t Salt
  5. ⅛ t Guar Gum
  6. ⅛ t Xanthan Gum
  7. 2 T Golden Flaxseed Meal
  8. 2 T Warm Water
  9. 2 T Olive Oil
  10. ½ C Warm Water + More As/If Needed 1 T At A Time
  11. 1½ T Yeast
  12. ½ t Sugar
Dough Wash
  1. 3 T Olive Oil
  2. 1 T Garlic Paste***
  3. Mix And Set Aside
Topping
  1. 2 T Parmesan Cheese
  2. 1 t Dry Italian Herbs
  3. Mix And Set Aside
Instructions
  1. Bloom yeast & sugar in ½ C warm water for 10 minutes or until foamy.
  2. Add flaxseed to 2 T warm water for 10 minutes. (It will become quite gelatinous)
  3. Put first 6 ingredients in processor and pulse to blend.
  4. Add flaxseed mixture to dry ingredients and pulse to blend.
  5. Add olive oil to bloomed yeast and with processor on, slowly add to dry ingredients and run for 1-2 minutes. If needed, add more water 1 T at a time.
  6. You want to make sure there is enough water. Dough should hold together, have a loose consistency and should not be sticky on your hands. At this point the dough should have the same look and feel of regular bread dough.
  7. Form into a ball and put into un-greased bowl and cover with film for about 15-20 minutes or until less than doubled. If over-proofed it will not rise well the second time.
  8. Preheat oven to 350°.
  9. Using either a 9” glass pie dish (easiest) or a 9” removable bottom cake pan (what I used) grease bottom and sides with 1 t butter.
  10. Dump dough onto counter and knead to get rid of bubbles.
  11. Divide dough into 4 quarters. Divide each quarter into 4 pieces and then the 16 pieces in half again for a total of 32 pieces.
  12. Quickly make into small balls, place evenly in pan, and brush liberally all over with garlic oil.
  13. Sprinkle with topping, cover and allow to rise about 15-20 minutes.
  14. Bake 20-25 minutes and slide on to serving platter.
  15. I drizzled a couple of T more olive oil but it is not necessary. Notice the small puddles of it in the top left picture.
  16. 8 Servings
  17. 171 Calories, 6.9g Protein, 14.3g Fat, 9.8g Carbs, 5.8g Fiber, 4.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This is gonna make your kitchen smell REALLY GOOD.
  2. If you by chance have some low carb marinara sauce this is of course delicious dipped into it.
  3. I didn't do it but I can imagine some full fat melted mozzarella cheese might be good on the top.
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Keto Lemon Garlic Aioli

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Keto Lemon Garlic AioliKeto Lemon Garlic Aioli as shown with padron peppers. An aioli, as I know it, pretty much always has garlic in it and by garlic I mean GARLIC and served as an appetizer with padron peppers? Yikes, so good. Not too long ago chef Taffiny Elrod from NY, a twitter friend, became a real-life friend when she came to visit Portland for a food conference.

We ate at the spectacular restaurant OX and one of the appetizers we had was padron peppers in some to-die-for sauce.  I have always loved padrons just blistered and drenched in olive oil and lots of salt but as you can see and may find out that the addition of the keto lemon garlic aioli with the padrons are simply to die for.  Blistered padron peppers have what I consider a very mild heat but…every once in a while you might get a zinger.

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Lemon Garlic Aioli
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Ingredients
  1. ½ C Mayonnaise
  2. 2 T Crushed Garlic***
  3. Juice 1 Lemon
  4. ¼ t Paprika
  5. ¼ t Chipotle Powder
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients and refrigerate for several hours.
  2. 6 Servings~93% Fat
  3. 56 Calories, 0.1g Protein, 5.8g Fat, 0.9g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. All ingredients can be adjusted to your own likes and tastes-this is just the way I like it.
  2. Now here is where you can get creative. Sub lime juice for lemon, sub chipotle powder with chili powder and you can dunk nearly any lowcarb vegetable into it you may like. Like red peppers, jicama sticks, cucumbers, celery, and the list could go on.
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Keto Orange Sauce

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Keto Orange SauceKeto Orange SauceKeto Orange SauceKeto Orange SauceKeto Orange SauceKeto Orange SauceKeto Orange Sauce.  Whew an orange sauce with no orange juice? Yes, here it is, and if you weren’t told, you’d never know.  It is orangeyness at its best…with NO ORANGE JUICE. I do use a good quality extract diluted with alcohol and not a seed oil. The alcohol will gas off and the seed oil?-You will end up eating it as it will not.

There are so many ways to use this keto orange sauce. With Crepes Suzette, on Pulled Pork, chicken, scallops, most any fish, and my personal favorite, duck breast, which I have shown above. I happen to have access to a farm that raises and sells their ducks to a market in the area where I live so I am lucky in that respect, but you can always find whole duck in any Asian market, spatchcock it and use this keto orange sauce with it. Peking Duck has always been a special meal for me and with the advent of my Low Carb Hoisin Sauce I can pretty much have it any time I want to-and I do.

I don’t-but if you eat ice cream, this would probably make a pretty tasty topping and since it has butter in it, I think it would crackle before you got it served? I know the last pic looks a little like ice cream but…it’s grated daikon radish and the pic to the left is with blistered shishito peppers. On raspberries? Don’t even ask. Keto orange sauce is probably pretty tasty on a brick.

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Orange Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. 1½ T Orange Extract
  2. ¼ C Water
  3. ¼ C White Wine
  4. 2 T Brandy
  5. 2 T Grand Marnier
  6. 2 T Orange Zest (About 1 Medium Orange)
  7. 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar
  8. 8 Drops Liquid Sucralose***
  9. 4 T Butter
  10. Smidgeon Xanthan Gum
Instructions
  1. Mix first 8 ingredients in a small sauce pan and bring to simmer. Turn off heat, beat in xanthan gum, and add butter 1 T at a time until smooth and creamy.
  2. It’s that easy and ready to serve.
  3. 8 Servings
  4. 56 Calories, 0.1g Protein, 5.8g Fat, 0.9g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 0.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. No problem with refrigeration, as it really will not get hard and will last more than a week or two but who are we kidding. It simply won’t last as you will want to have it again and…again…and…again.
  2. If you do get it into a refrigerator, just let in sit on the counter for an hour or two and stir to get that beautiful sauce ready to use again. Any butter bits will melt immediately upon hitting any warm food.
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Keto Brown Sugar Cookies

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Keto Brown Sugar CookiesKeto Brown Sugar CookiesKeto Brown Sugar Cookies. Yep, and they are so easy too. Tons of butter to sooth any savage beast and They. Are. Huge. To be more exacting they are over 4″ huge so one is plenty enough after a good low carb dinner. A while ago I did a recipe for Giant Ginger Cookies and this is just kind of a sister-cookie. When baked, and after sitting, these keto brown sugar cookies have kind of a soft-crunchy texture but, that’s if you get people to leave alone long enough to actually sit.

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Brown Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
  1. 2¼ C Carbalose Flour***
  2. 3 Sticks Butter
  3. 1 C Allulose***
  4. 30 Drops Liquid Sucralose***
  5. 2 Eggs
  6. 1 T Vanilla Extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350° .
  2. Mix eggs, vanilla extract and Sucralose.
  3. In large bowl cream butter, then add and beat in egg mixture.
  4. Slowly beat in 1 C Allulose.
  5. Slowly add in flour. Mixture should be a very thick dough.
  6. With a ¼ C scoop place 8 balls onto a parchment lined baking sheet and with your fingers, press each ball to flatten a bit.
  7. Generously sprinkle on more sugar and press with a flat surface to about 4" and it's the sugar that keeps them from sticking to whatever you use for the final flattening. I use, of all things, my meat pounder but whatever trips your trigger.
  8. Bake 18-20 minutes or until just beginning to brown at the edges.
  9. Repeat for last 8 cookies.
  10. Allow cookies to cool on sheets.
  11. 16 Servings 85% Fat
  12. 206 Calories, 5.3g Protein, 19.4g Fat, 6.9g Carbs, 4.1g Fiber, 2.8g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I have a very large baking sheet that fits all the cookies at once but since you may not, it's why you either need 2 sheet pans or to repeat the process for all your cookies.
  2. Yes, they freeze very well, I wrap mine individually, and thawing is a snap.
  3. The dough will be fine if you are doing the cookies in two batches and they do not have leavening in them except for the eggs.
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Keto Crepes Suzette

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Keto Crepes SuzetteKeto Crepes SuzetteKeto Crepes SuzetteKeto Crepes Suzette.  Somewhere in one of the many recipes on this site I talked about having worked for the Broker Restaurants, a group of restaurants in Denver.  Mine was the Continental and it was the only one that did table-side cooking and yes, I wanted to increase my tips so when Eugene, our Maître d’ was busy, I would step in and do table-side for the other wait staff. One of the fancy dancy desserts we did was Crepes Suzette. Remembering that this was in the mid 70’s, a fully prepared table-side dinner was only between $9-$10. The crepes suzette was about $3. and that was a fortune back then. Whoa, those really were the good old days. Think of this; I lived up into the mountains, about a 50 minute drive, and sometimes had to work a split shift which meant a 2-3 hour afternoon break. I couldn’t go home & come back because the drive was too long but guess what I did get to do.

I went next door to the original Cherry Creek hole-in-the-wall (yeah only 950’ ft on 2 floors) Tattered Cover Bookstore and settled into the dreamworld that is books. Now, I would liken the Tattered Cover to Powell’s Books here in Portland, and Strand Bookstore in New York City. They are all three huge, they are iconic, and they are all independently owned and are NOT Amazon.

So, I have been a bit long winded and the keto crepes suzette recipe is so small and easy it’s ridiculous.  You will need a recipe for Zero Carb Flaxseed Meal Crepes to finish the dish.

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Crepes Suzette
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Recipe 12 Zero Carb Crepes
  2. 1½ T Orange Extract
  3. ⅓ C Water
  4. 4 T Butter
  5. 2 T Brandy
  6. 2 T Grand Marnier
  7. 1 T Orange Zest
  8. 4 Drops Liquid Sucralose***
  9. Smidgeon Xanthan Gum
Instructions
  1. Zest small orange and you can see what I used. Something called a “Halo”.
  2. Bring all ingredients except crepes, butter and xanthan gum to warm in a small sauce pan. Add butter 1 T at time until sauce begins to thicken. Sprinkle in xanthan gum only if needed.
  3. Fold crepes into triangles, put onto a plate or small platter, and drizzle sauce over all. If using the orange segments then scatter them about.
  4. 6 Servings
  5. 288 Calories, 7.3g Protein, 25.1g Fat, 5.4g Carbs, 4.1g Fiber, 1.1g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Crepes are included in the nutritionals.
  2. If you by chance get too much xanthan gum just thin it with a little water.
  3. That little bitty orange thingy (the halo) was given to me at the grocery store by Ann who had it in here re-cycling box. Not sure why because to me it looked perfect.
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ZeroCarb Spicy Chinese Mustard

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ZeroCarb Spicy Chinese MustardZeroCarb Spicy Chinese MustardZeroCarb Spicy Chinese Mustard. Yes, this is a carb-free as in zerocarb spicy Chinese mustard. Be careful with this stuff as it is blow-your-brains-out spicy and then again, I’m guessing that’s why you are here.  If you are tired of the crap you get with Chinese takeout (if you even eat Chinese take out) then this super easy recipe is for you. If you are so inclined to sweeten it (no don’t) you can sweeten to taste. I would suggest the recipe for Chinese BBQ Pork be served with this but it is also good with sliced pork on a good Lowcarb Bread or even on pulled pork mixed with the juices.

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Spicy Chinese Mustard
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Mustard Powder
  2. 2 t Tamari Sauce
  3. 2 t Sugar Free Rice Wine Vinegar
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. 2 t Water+Additional To Dilute If Wanted After It Rests
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients and let sit at least 10-15 minutes. Add more water as needed.
  2. 4 Servings
  3. No Nutritionals-It's zero everything.
Notes
  1. Be careful, as this is serious sinus-burning stuff so start out timidly and go to more when you think you can.
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Keto Sherry Wine Vinaigrette

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Keto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine VinaigretteKeto Sherry Wine Vinaigrette. If you don’t know much about cooking or how to make a simple salad dressing,  you can make this. It is an easy emulsion dressing with all the flavor in the world and takes 10 minutes to do.  Keto sherry wine vinaigrette will need a bit of time to marry the flavors but that’s just time sitting on your kitchen counter and no, it does not need refrigeration and you can be doing other things while all this magic happens.

I have shown and used both the sherry and red wine vinegar because I think they make a good combo.  The sherry is much more mellow than any vinegar would be, but you also need a bit of vinegar for bite.  Wait until you taste this…you’ll see what I mean.

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Sherry Wine Vinaigrette
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Ingredients
  1. 8 T Olive Oil
  2. 3 T Sherry Wine
  3. 1T Red Wine Vinegar
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. 2 t Garlic Paste***
  6. 1 Minced Shallot
  7. ½ t Salt
  8. ¼ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. Add sherry wine, vinegar, garlic, mustard, salt, and mix well.
  2. Let sit a minute or two to dissolve the salt as it doesn't dissolve well in oil.
  3. Meanwhile, mince the shallot.
  4. Begin very slowly adding a bit of oil at a time and whisking briskly and constantly until all oil is used and dressing is thickened and holds the oil in suspension.
  5. Whisk in shallots and pepper and that's all folks.
  6. Taste and correct any seasoning and remembering you will be adding lettuce and any number of unseasoned veggies.
  7. It will taste "young" to begin with, and as it sits...well you'll see.
  8. Allow to sit on counter at least 3-4 hours and all day is great too.
  9. 6 Servings
  10. 179 Calories, 0.2g Protein, 18.7g Fat, 20g Carbs, 0.0g Fiber, 2.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. This dressing will go on about any salad (not fruit) and the addition of Parmesan will send it over the top.
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Keto Chicken Rice Soup

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Keto Chicken Rice SoupKeto Chicken Rice SoupKeto Chicken Rice SoupKeto Chicken Rice SoupKeto Chicken Rice Soup.  It probably goes without saying that this soup has NO rice in it but…it does have cauliflower rice.  I don’t normally do too many soup recipes without heavy cream in them and this no exception.  Not only does it add extra fat, it just plain tastes better and can easily end up as a soup for dinner rather than something light before eating.  I love soups and one of things I like is how very easy they are to make, keto chicken rice soup is no exception, and it should come together quickly.  I made this with ½ a roasted chicken (what I called Jekyll & Hyde) and also retained about ½ the schmaltz (fat rendered from chicken) to smear all over my chicken and to put into the soup.  I don’t much care for dried out old chicken so, at least for me, the fat helps, let alone the rich flavors it adds. If you can get your hands on a RossDown Chicken it is the best I have ever eaten.  It’s a Canadian product and I have found it in several Halal and Middle Eastern markets here in Portland.

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Chicken Cauliflower Rice Soup
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Butter (Or Olive Oil)
  2. 1 Small Onion Finely Diced
  3. 1 Small Carrot Finely Chopped
  4. 2 Large Celery Stalks Cut On The Bias
  5. 4 C Pulled Chicken (About 1 Whole Chicken)
  6. 5 C Water
  7. 1 C Heavy Cream
  8. 4 C Riced Cauliflower (About 1 Medium Head)
  9. 2 T Dried Parsley
  10. 2 t Dried Thyme
  11. 2 T Chicken Base***
Instructions
  1. Add butter to large pot, add diced onions, chopped carrots, & diced celery and sweat about 10 minutes.
  2. Add water and rest of ingredients reserving chicken and cream.
  3. Simmer until veggies are tender. Add heavy cream to heat.
  4. Add chicken to heat.
  5. 8 Servings
  6. 304 Calories, 19.7g Protein, 21.8g Fat 4.8g Carbs, 1.9g Fiber, 2.9 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. As pretty much all soups love to sit in the fridge this is no different. Of course you can serve it immediately and it also improves with a day or two under refrigeration.
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Keto Blue Cheese Garlic Butter

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Keto Blue Cheese Garlic ButterKeto Blue Cheese Garlic ButterKeto Blue Cheese Garlic Butter.  You know, we may never have realized it but if you have ever ordered steak in a restaurant chances are you have been served a compound butter a time or two.  Often enough it may arrive as a little puddle of something on top of your steak but boy oh boy, it sure was good. Compound butters are small but powerfully flavored allies in the meat world. Can you use a keto blue cheese garlic butter with vegetables?  Yes, of course you can but it just isn’t done that often because as garlic cooks it also mellows to milder, you probably would not want blue cheese in it and as a compounded butter you get the bite and flavor of GARLIC which, with a steak or meat of some kind is sometimes just what you want.  Coupled with an off the outside grilled steak?  Ooh La La La La La La.

One of the really nice things about a compounded butter is how wonderfully they freeze for use at another time and when you don’t have the time to throw a sauce together.  Just take your log out of the freezer, let it sit for 15 minutes, slice what you need and pop it back into the freezer for next time.

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Compound Garlic Butter
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Ingredients
  1. 8 T Butter (1 Stick)
  2. ¼ C Finely Chopped Green Onion Tops
  3. 2 Oz Good Meltable Blue Cheese
  4. 2 T Garlic Paste***
  5. ¾ t Salt
  6. ½ t Pepper
Instructions
  1. Bring butter to room temperature.
  2. Mince green onion, and by the time you are finished it will probably be about 1 T.
  3. Add garlic paste, onions, salt & pepper to butter and mix thoroughly.
  4. Lay down a piece of film and put a log shaped blob of butter a bit longer than your original stick of butter.
  5. Now gently roll the log as tightly as possible and when finished twist the ends which should give you some semblance of a “log”. Roll again gently to make it round.
  6. Put onto flat surface and refrigerate until hard.
  7. Slice off about 1 teaspoon rounds and serve 2-3 rounds per steak.
  8. 12 Servings
  9. 94 Calories, 0.9g Protein, 9.9g Fat, 0.7g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Freeze any left-over log.
  2. The minuscule carbs are mostly in the garlic paste.
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Keto Chocolate Mocha Pie

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Keto Chocolate Mocha PieKeto Chocolate Mocha PieKeto Chocolate Mocha PieKeto Chocolate Mocha Pie. This is another one of those desserts that I find difficult understanding how something so good can be keto but it is. Keto chocolate mocha pie is rich, decadent, fabulous and doesn’t need to be saved for special occasions. Except for baking the crust this is a cold pie and keeps well in the fridge but I’m guessing it will not last long anyway.  Despite how the recipe card looks this is a very, very easy pie to make.

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Chocolate Mocha Pie
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Crust
  1. 1¾ C Almond Flour
  2. ½ C Ground Pecans
  3. ½ C Allulose*** (Paleo) Or 9 Drops Liquid Sucralose***
  4. ½ C Melted Butter
Filling
  1. 1 Divine 85% Chocolate Bar
  2. 4 Eggs (Divided)
  3. ⅓ C Hot Water
  4. 1½ t Instant Coffee (More If Stronger Coffee Flavor Is Wanted)
  5. 2 t Vanilla Extract (Divided)
  6. 1½ C Heavy Cream
  7. ½ C Allulose or 12 Drops Liquid Sucralose (Or ½ C Sweetener Divided)
Crust
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. Put almond flour into a medium bowl.
  3. In a small processor add pecans, Allulose and process until pecans are ground.
  4. Add pecan mixture to almond flour stirring well, then mix in melted butter.
  5. Press into an 8” glass pie dish all the way around and to the top just like any regular pie crust.
  6. Blind bake crust 12-15 minutes at 350 degrees and then “tamp down” as it will puff up. Return to oven for about 5 additional minutes or until it starts to turn slightly brown. If it has puffed up again knock it back down. Put on counter to cool completely.
Filling
  1. Finely chop chocolate bar. You don’t want it chunky as your chocolate mixture won’t end up being smooth.
  2. Line up 3 bowls-2 medium and 1 large.
  3. Separate eggs making sure not to get any yolk in the whites. I do try to gently take the chalazae off the yolks as I don't want hard little cooked knots in my mousse.
  4. Put whites into 1 medium bowl and yolks into the large bowl, adding coffee, water, and or ½ of your sweetener.
  5. On medium low and whisking constantly, cook coffee yolk mixture until pretty hot and very frothy. Don’t worry, the eggs shouldn’t scramble because of the water content but you need it hot enough to eventually melt the chocolate.
  6. When yolk mixture is hot enough remove from heat, add 1 t vanilla, add grated chocolate all at once stirring to cover all chocolate, let it sit a minute or so and whip until all chocolate is thoroughly melted. Allow mixture to cool and it shouldn’t take too long. Chocolate will be very, very thick.
  7. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, first beat egg whites to stiff peaks. Making sure chocolate is cooled, FOLD in egg whites ½ at a time until well incorporated.
  8. In second medium bowl, beat whipping cream. Add vanilla & last 6 drops of sucralose or the other ½ of your sweetener.
  9. FOLD ⅔ of whipped cream into mixture until all is well incorporated and add to pie shell. Cover filling with remaining whipped cream and refrigerate until ready to eat.
  10. 10 Servings
  11. 492 Calories, 9.4g Protein, 46.5g Fat, 9.8g Carbs, 4.3g Fiber, 5.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Before filling crust, make sure it is loose in the pie dish. It should not stick but once it's filled it might just a bit and that's not what you want.
  2. Not that this pie takes very long to prepare, but you can always make the crust ahead of time.
  3. If assembled just before service the crust will stay crunchy.
  4. Sorry for the crummy picture but hey, I'm a chef not a photographer and it shows quite well here.
  5. I sprinkled a little espresso powder on the pie---BIG mistake unless you do it just before serving as it immediately started to "melt". Probably best to use cocoa powder instead.
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Keto Ranch Dressing

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Keto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch DressingKeto Ranch Dressing. I distinctly remember where I was and what restaurant we were in, the very first time I ever tasted buttermilk ranch dressing. It was probably in about 1978-79 in a kind of upscale steakhouse joint just to the right off I-25 headed north in the Denver Tech Center.  You know the routine; waitress lists off the salad dressings and then tell us about this new dressing called buttermilk ranch.  I bit, ordered, and oh Lordy, It. Was. So. Good.  Of course I had never had anything even close and was obsessed to figure out how to make it. I never did need to learn to make it on my own because the next thing you know it was being shown at all the restaurant shows and it was suddenly available everywhere.  Now, it had actually been invented by a dude ranch owner in the 1950’s but as I used to eat in a lot of different restaurants, I had never come across it until this time. One of the first things you see in the ingredients list on a ranch dressing dried powder packet is sugar in the form of maltodextrin and though mine tastes like the original ranch I had had, it does not have any added sugar.

The reason I finally made my own keto ranch dressing from scratch all these years later is that I wanted to do a recipe for Chicken Milanese and I wanted it sugar-free.  I also eat Buffalo Wings from time to time and now…I have my very own keto ranch dressing so I made wings the  next night.  I would like to give a huge shout-out to Chef Taffiny Elrod from NY who became a real life friend from Twitter when she came to Portland to attend a conference a couple of weeks ago. Met and had a fabulous dinner at Ox restaurant after. Ran into Nora Gedgaudas  that night, we spoke briefly, and you know if Nora eats at Ox it’s a gonna be good.  Taffiny and Nicole gave me my own swag bag with a couple of cheeses and some of it is in the upper left picture.

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Ranch Dressing
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Ingredients
  1. 2 T Heavy Cream
  2. 2 T Water
  3. 1 T Buttermilk Powder
  4. ½ C Mayonnaise
  5. ¼ C Full Fat Sour Cream
  6. 1½ T Dried Parsley Flakes
  7. ½ T Lemon Juice
  8. 1 t Maggi Seasoning (More To Taste Later If Needed/Wanted)
  9. 1 t Nutritional (Torula) Yeast (This Is The Secret Ingredient)
  10. ¼ t Garlic Powder
  11. ¼ t Onion Powder
  12. ¼ t Fresh Ground Pepper
Instructions
  1. Mix first three ingredient.
  2. Add rest of ingredients, mix well, refrigerate for at least 4 hours and overnight is best.
  3. 8 Servings 2 T
  4. 119 Calories, 0.5 Protein, 13.3g Fat 0.8g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.7 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Torula yeast is umami on steroids and can be found in most grocery stores that sell bulk foods because...it is a secret ingredient in most vegan food.
  2. This will make 1 C dressing which is about the amount you get in a bottle of store-bought stuff. If you decide you love this dressing it is probably a good idea to double the recipe because 1 C is not enough. Besides being better than Ranch Dressing making your own is a lot cheaper.
  3. Do use freshly ground pepper~it makes a big difference.
  4. To use as a dip instead of a dressing just omit 1 T Water. It should be plenty thick enough.
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Keto Ranch Chicken Milanese

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Keto Ranch Chicken MilaneseKeto Ranch Chicken Milanese.  Don’t think for one minute that I don’t look at recipes on the internet because I do…and lots of them. Most don’t interest me much but I came upon a Ranch Milanese with radishes & cucumbers as garnish which sounded sort of interesting to me.  The problem with nearly every recipe are the attending carbs in flour, panko crumbs, etc. which we are not interested in so…I have changed the high carby ingredients and it actually sounds better and probably tastes better than the original.

Yes, I do have Maggi seasoning sauce and the original recipe says it can be swapped out with soy sauce.  There is a HUGH difference in flavors and I used the Maggi. You may have been lucky enough at some point in your life to have eaten Kewpie Mayo and it is my belief the Maggi sauce makes this taste like Kewpie mayo. I also always have Aleppo pepper, use it extensively, and suggest you might get a little to try. It is available from most any Middle Eastern grocery store.  I believe once you have tried it, you too will always want it around. If you look closely at the buttermilk (Bulgarian) it is 3.5% butterfat and thick as mud. It you drink buttermilk, it is absolutely divine. It’s a bit tangier than the regular old anemic stuff but in my opinion it’s so much better.  I then freeze it in 2 T cubes and have when needed. Sadly, I can no longer get this buttermilk but…I now have an even better substitute…powdered buttermilk and it is now reflected in the recipe.

You may have left over ranch dressing and we all know the things you can do with it like;  dress a salad, add some cheese and bacon to use as a dip with veggies, serve it with Buffalo Wings and…you can always have Keto Ranch Chicken Milanese again. It’s best to make and refrigerate your dressing the day before using to be sure your flavors are mixed, mellowed, and married and it should only take you no more than 5 minutes to make it. I did use radishes as I wanted to show off my watermelon radishes but they are not necessary and not in the recipe. The tang of the vinegar coupled with the cucumbers is however, essential to the overall flavor of the dish.

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Ranch Chicken Milanese
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Dressing The Day Before
  1. 2 T Heavy Cream
  2. 2 T Water
  3. 1 T Buttermilk Powder
  4. ½ C Mayonnaise
  5. ¼ C Full Fat Sour Cream
  6. 1½ T Dried Parsley Flakes
  7. ½ T Lemon Juice
  8. 1 t Maggi Seasoning (More To Taste Later If Needed/Wanted)
  9. 1 t Nutritional (Torula) Yeast (This Is The Secret Ingredient)
  10. ¼ t Garlic Powder
  11. ¼ t Onion Powder
  12. ¼ t Fresh Ground Pepper
Chicken
  1. 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs (Room Temperature)
  2. 1½ C Ground Pork Rinds
  3. ⅓ C Parmesan Cheese
  4. 1 Egg Room Temperature
  5. 2 T Sour Cream
  6. ½ C Olive Oil
  7. ½ Cucumber Very Thinly Sliced
  8. 2 Radishes Very Thinly Sliced (Any Radish Will Work)
  9. 2 T White Distilled Vinegar
  10. Pinch Of Salt
  11. Salt & Pepper
  12. Aleppo Pepper
Dressing
  1. Mix first three ingredient.
  2. Add rest of ingredients, mix well, refrigerate for at least 4 hours and overnight is best.
Chicken
  1. Peel and very thinly slice cucumber and radishes, add pinch of salt and drizzle with vinegar. Set aside. As they sit they will soften.
  2. Pound room temperature chicken thighs to even thickness and sprinkle top side with salt & pepper.
  3. Beat sour cream and egg until smooth. Put on large plate.
  4. Mix Parmesan cheese and pork rinds and put on another large plate.
  5. Have a 3rd large plate ready.
  6. Coat thighs with egg mix and then dredge in pork rinds and put onto the 3rd plate.
  7. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan on medium, add thighs and cook to golden brown, 4-5 minutes, turn and repeat.
  8. Plate chicken, drizzle cutlets with ranch dressing, top with cucumbers to the side, then drizzle with a little more sauce. Sprinkle with Aleppo pepper.
  9. 4 Servings
  10. 832 Calories, 40.6 Protein, 75.9g Fat 3.5g Carbs, .6g Fiber, 2.9 Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Nutritionals include ranch dressing and you may have about ½ of it left. Make a salad or use as a dip with wings.
  2. You will also probably have a bit of egg left over and there is nothing to do but toss it. Better to have too much than not enough.
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