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Keto ZeroCarb Buffalo Wings

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Keto ZeroCarb Buffalo WingsKeto ZeroCarb Buffalo WingsKeto ZeroCarb Buffalo Wings.  These are the Buffalo Wings I have been making for the last 30 years.  It is taken from Chef John Vyhnanek a chef, author, and instructor for Boston University’s culinary arts program.  In the past I had tried many other hot wings sauces and for me this is absolutely, by far, the best.  You can’t get lower than keto zerocarb buffalo wings.

I find that I need only about ½ of the hot sauce recipe for about 3 lbs. of wings but the rest of it will last in the refrigerator forever…or at least until the next time you make wings.  I serve these wings with my Bleu Cheese Dressing or Ranch Dressing and of course fresh celery sticks. We tend to kind of pig out on these puppies and even as old as I am I can sometimes easily eat 1 lb. all by myself…oink, oink.

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Buffalo Wings
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Ingredients
  1. ¾ Lbs Split Chicken Wings Per Person
  2. 2 T Melted Butter
  3. Salt
Sauce Ingredients
  1. 3 Oz Tabasco Sauce
  2. 3 T Butter
  3. ¼ t Cayenne Pepper
  4. ¼ t Black Pepper
  5. ¼ t Salt
  6. ½ T Lemon Juice
  7. ½ T White Vinegar
  8. 1 t Dijon Mustard
Directions For Wings
  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Line up wings on a parchment lined sheet pan, brush with melted butter, sprinkle with salt, and put into hot oven.
  3. Bake 40-45 minutes or until crispy and golden brown & delicious.
Directions For Sauce
  1. Combine all sauce ingredients except butter and heat just slightly. Remove from heat and whisk in butter 1 T at a time. If you have gotten your ingredients too warm after adding your butter the sauce may “break” and this will not matter one bit. Don’t worry about it.
  2. Remove wings to a stainless bowl, spoon several T of sauce over them and toss well. It will take less sauce than you think and any sauce in the bottom of the bowl is basically lost and all this of course depends on the number of people you are serving. I find I can get a maximum of 3 lbs. wings on a crowded sheet pan and the sauce is perfect for 3 lbs.
  3. I am not listing carbs, protein, etc. because this is essentially a zero carb meal.
Notes
  1. If you find the sauce too spicy (it's not) this can be remedied a bit by adding more butter.
  2. If you prepare your pan as described above there is very little clean up as all you have to clean is your Silpat.
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Keto Hamburger

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Keto HamburgerKeto HamburgerKeto HamburgerKeto Hamburger. And you thought you couldn’t have a lowcarb keto hamburger anymore?  Well think again-you certainly can!  I use a smoked cheddar cheese. Dorset Red and comes from Ford Farms in Dorset, England.  This is the real deal and by far the best smoked cheddar I have ever eaten. Lettuce too much, skip it and add pork skins as a side. If you really think you need a bun you can make them from Carbalose Flour Bread

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Hamburger
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Ingredients
  1. ¼-⅓ Lb Hamburger 20% Fat
  2. 2 Oz Cheddar Cheese Good Quality (Smoked)
  3. 2 Bacon Sliced and Cooked
  4. 1½ C Chopped Lettuce (Any Kind You Like)
  5. ¼ C Tomato Diced
  6. ¼ C Onion (Purple Or Yellow) Sliced Or Diced
  7. 2 T Mayonnaise
  8. ¼ t Maggi Seasoning (More To Taste And Optional)
  9. Lawry’s Salt
Directions
  1. Form a patty and sprinkle both sides with Lawry’s salt.
  2. Cook to desired temperate.
  3. When burger is almost finished top with bacon, then cheese and cover to melt.
  4. While burger is cooking cut lettuce, tomato, and onion. Add mayo and mix.
  5. Plate hamburger with your toppings or salad to the side.
  6. Voila! A bunless hamburger with everything you usually put ON a hamburger.
  7. 1 Serving
  8. 821 Calories, 48.3g Protein, 67.1g Fat, 6.1g Carbs, 2.2g Fiber, 3.9g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I cut a piece of burger and eat it with a bite of “toppings”.
  2. This can of course be served with your favorite dill pickles.
  3. You can also mix a little mustard, low carb ketchup or both into your toppings.
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Low Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary Glaze

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Low Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary Glaze Low Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary GlazeLow Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary GlazeLow Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary GlazeLow Carb Pork Tenderloin-Dijon Garlic Rosemary Glaze. These are the first pictures I have done for this recipe because for many years I have purchased pork tenderloin from my local butcher shop, the pigs are only about 200-220 lbs., hence the tenderloins are only about 8-10 oz. which for me is perfect but not to slice twice, stuff, and bake.  I bit the bullet and bought a conventional tenderloin just to take pics.  I also now use Natural Directions Organic Dijon Mustard and as you can see it does not hold up as well as it is a bit thinner than Grey Poupon so the little crowns look kinda bare.  Not to worry, the taste is absolutely terrific.  I do eat this from time to time but now I just dip a bite of meat into the sauce and if you are looking for a garlicky piquant meal then this low carb pork tenderloin-dijon garlic rosemary glaze is gonna do it for you.

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Pork Tenderloin/Dijon Garlic Rosemary Glaze
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Ingredients
  1. 1 Large Pork Tenderloin
  2. ¼ C Dijon Mustard
  3. 3 T Allulose***
  4. 2 t Crushed Garlic***
  5. ½ t Dried Crushed Rosemary
Directions
  1. Make two scores (one left and one right of center) about ½” deep lengthwise on top of the tenderloin and spread the glaze into the furrows.
  2. Bake tenderloin in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
  3. Let rest 5-7 minutes and slice into ¾” medallions which should look like little crowns.
  4. Serves 2-3
  5. 296 Calories, 66.7g Protein, 18.7g Fat, 1.2g Carbs, .2g Fiber 1.0g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. I have a confession. I cook my pork to just a little under medium. I definitely want it pink in the center. If you do not then cook it 5-10 minutes longer.
  2. If you want to feed more than two-three people then a boneless center-cut pork loin is best cut for this.
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Keto Tartar Sauce

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Keto Tartar SauceKeto Tartar SauceKeto Tartar SauceKeto Tartar SauceKeto Tartar Sauce is such a subjective taste for everyone. This keto tartar sauce is an “original” recipe used in a seafood house I once worked in and I have always loved it.  I think the secret is once again, the grated onion.  I have made it keto with the addition of  Sugar Free Mt. Olive Sweet Relish which can be found on the Netrition website.  The original recipe started with 4 gallons of mayo so this is a real cut down.

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Tartar Sauce
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Ingredients
  1. 1 C Mayonnaise
  2. ½ C Low Carb Sweet Relish***
  3. 2 T Grated Onion
  4. 2 T Lemon Juice
  5. 1 T Worcestershire Sauce
Directions
  1. Mix all ingredients and refrigerate.
  2. 12 Servings
  3. 122 Calories, .2g Protein, 13.2g Fat, 0.7g Carbs, 0,0g Fiber, 0.7g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. The grated onion is key to success here.
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Keto Rosemary Aioli

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Low Carb Rosemary AioliLow Carb Rosemary AioliThis Keto Rosemary Aioli was part of an appetizer I first served long ago and far away as part of a catered 25th wedding anniversary affair for two people.  The setting was Virginia in August, on a 60 acre farm down by their water spring surrounded by huge beautiful trees.  Now get this; it was a surprise from the husband to his wife.  How cool is that? Formally set table and I even printed fancy menus.

I had eaten the appetizer recipe many times much to my own gustatory delight, but can no longer do so because of the carb content, but the keto rosemary aioli …I have used it ever since.  It is literally good on a brick but probably best served on the side with rack of lamb, a good steak, or prime rib. This recipe is a couple places on the internet but it is so good and I use it so often that I am putting it here.

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Rosemary Aioli
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Ingredients
  1. ¾ C Mayo
  2. 1 T Lemon Juice
  3. 1 T Balsamic Vinegar
  4. 2 t Dijon Mustard
  5. ¾ t Dried Crushed Rosemary
  6. ½ t Crushed Garlic
Instructions
  1. Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend.
  2. Refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to marry.
  3. 8 Servings
  4. 140 Calories, 0.1g Protein, 15.2g Fat, 0.7g Carbs, 0.1g Fiber, 0.6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. Recipe from a November 2000 Bon Appetite
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Low Carb Cranberry Orange Relish

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Low Carb Cranberry Orange RelishCranberry Orange RelishThis Low Carb Cranberry Orange Relish is so easy to make it’s pathetic. It is also pathetically good.  With leftovers you can make Cranberry Orange Mousse and Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Pie. This is not just for Thanksgiving anymore. I buy bags and bags of cranberries and freeze them so we can eat it whenever we want. It is easy enough to cut this recipe in half if you don’t want so much at one time…but you will.

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Cranberry Orange Relish
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Ingredients
  1. 1 12 oz. bag fresh or frozen cranberries. If frozen only thaw slightly before processing.
  2. 1 Medium Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apple peeled, seeded and rough chopped
  3. 20 Drops EZ-Sweetz*** or to taste
  4. 1 T Orange Extract
  5. 1 C Water
Instructions
  1. Put cranberries and apple chunks in food processor and pulse until you have small pieces. Do not over-process. Transfer to saucepan, add water and simmer about 10-15 minutes.
  2. Add orange extract and sweetener, cool and refrigerate. Good luck eating ¼ cup-it is very easy to eat a whole lot of this stuff but hey, even ½ cup only has 7½g net carbs.
  3. 12 ¼ C Servings
  4. 21 Calories .2g Protein, 0.0g Fat, 5.2g Carbs, 1.5g Fiber, 3.7g Net Carbs
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Low Carb Coleslaw

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Low Carb ColeslawLow Carb Coleslaw. I have served this to-die-for low carb coleslaw to unsuspecting people who think it is the best slaw they have ever eaten-little did they know.  Great for a picnic-indoors or out. Perfect with Southern Deep Fried Chicken, and Guacamole Egg Bombs.

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Coleslaw & Dressing
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Ingredients
  1. ½ C Mayo
  2. ½ C Sour Cream
  3. 1½ T White Vinegar
  4. 1½ T Lemon Juice
  5. 1 T Grated Onion
  6. 2 t Celery Seed
  7. 1 t Dry Mustard
  8. ½ t Paprika
  9. ¼ t Salt
  10. ¼ t Pepper
  11. 5 Drops EZ-Sweetz Liquid Splenda***
  12. 1 Medium To Large Head Cabbage Finely Shredded
Instructions
  1. Mix all ingredients except shredded cabbage and check for taste. If you like it sweeter, add more Splenda, 1 drop at a time.
  2. Add in cabbage and toss to coat. I use a mandoline which makes your slaw slices fine and evenly cut.
  3. This slaw will not ‘weep’ much liquid because there is very little salt and no sugar in it.
  4. Serves 8
  5. 250 Calories, 2.5g Protein, 23.3g Fat, 7.5g Carbs, 3.0g Fiber, 4.5g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. If you have a little dressing left over, it saves quite well in the refrigerator or...it makes a really good salad dressing and pairs well with avocados and tomatoes.
  2. A little tip here: To get the finest cutting, it’s best to start shredding at the top of the cabbage and work down to the core, then take out the core and then finish shredding. Don’t worry about taking the outer cabbage leaves off if they are still a bright green as they add great color. You’re going to end up with a lot of shredded cabbage but as the dressing is mixed into it, it will “shrink”.
  3. I love the piquancy of the mustard-grated onion-sweetness combination and if you don’t, then by all means adjust accordingly.
  4. I eat at least 4-5 helpings of this a week and have it in the refrigerator almost all the time during the summer.
  5. Notice I do not use slaw mix. Slaw mix has carrots in it and for anyone watching their carbs, carrots are little sugar bombs so I steer clear of them.
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Low Carb Powerhouse Muffins

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Low Carb Powerhouse MuffinsLow Carb Powerhouse Muffins. I used to make 24 of these Powerhouse Muffins everyday for a restaurant-catering company I worked for and people stood in line to get them when they were delivered.  They were so good that I adapted them to low carb-and they are still so good.  I hope you’ll agree.

 

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Powerhouse Muffins
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Put Into Large Bowl In Order
  1. 2 Small Grated Zucchini
  2. 1 Small Grated Yellow Squash
  3. 1 Grated Carrot
  4. ½ C Grated Granny Smith Apple
  5. 1 C Wheat Bran
  6. 1 C Allulose***
  7. ¾ C Almond Meal
  8. ½ C Coconut Flour
  9. ¼ C Golden Flaxseed Meal
  10. ½ t Salt
  11. ¾ t Soda
  12. 2 t Cinnamon
  13. 1 T Grated Orange Peel
  14. ½ C Desiccated Coconut
  15. ½ C Chopped Pecans
Mix
  1. 2 Eggs
  2. ½ C Melted Coconut Oil (Butter Will Work As Well)
  3. 1 T Vanilla
  4. 1 T Orange Extract
  5. 2 T Molasses
  6. ⅓ C Allulose***
Instructions
  1. Pour wet ingredients over dry ingredients and toss until just mixed.
  2. Spray a non-stick medium size muffin pan. I use a USA Crown Muffin Pan-It is the absolute perfect size for all kinds of muffins.
  3. Use a heaping, and I do mean heaping size #16 Scoop. This is a ¼ cup scoop but if you try to use a ¼ cup it will not be enough to fill the muffin-hole space and you will have extra batter-not good.
  4. Bake at 325 degrees 30 minutes then let rest 10-15 minutes on counter. They need to set and if not, the top may come off...and you'll have to gasp...eat it.
  5. Gently take out of pan.
  6. These are terrific slathered with butter for breakfast.
  7. 12 Super Healthy Medium Size Muffins
  8. 260 Calories, 6.3 Protein, 18.4g Fat, 17.4g Carbs, 8.5g Fiber, 8.9g net carbs
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Keto Hazelnut Parmesan Crackers

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Low Carb Hazelnut Parmesan CrackersLow Carb Hazelnut Parmesan CrackersKeto Hazelnut Parmesan Crackers. Being as I live in Oregon, the hazelnut capital of the country, I thought I would try to make crackers with them.  I have tried various almond meal crackers and I didn’t like them.  I first made the recipe using hazelnut flour but the truth is that I find that the skins are bitter (probably just me) and Bob’s Red Mill hazelnut flour is ground with the skins on. (I called to verify this).  Now I boil whole nuts in water & baking soda and actually peel my own. Here is a  Video showing exactly how to peel your hazelnuts and this is just another mindfulness practice for me.  It takes a long time, I enjoy it, and I am glad when the last nut is done. For those of you who do not want to take the time to peel your nuts you can buy already blanched hazelnuts nuts Here. I have never ordered from them so cannot attest but it is an alternative.

It may seem counter-intuitive to toast nuts you are going to grind and toast as crackers but it works for me and then all my nuts are toasted to use as I wish and the smell of roasting hazelnuts…Oh boy, Oh boy.

Most often, as I am cooking, I do not follow any kind of recipe and a lot of times I ‘smell’ herbs & spices and if they smell good at the time I throw some in and that is what happened with these crackers.  Everything smelled good.  But there was a problem.  As is my custom, I did not write anything down and I couldn’t remember what I had put in them from time to time.  Yikes!  So…I made them again the other day and this time I dutifully wrote everything down and hoped for the best and they may not be the best but they are darn sure close.

We eat keto hazelnut Parmesan crackers with lots of things.  Chicken Liver Pate, (as shown is the picture) Salmon Mousse, Tapenade, Zippy Clam Dip, Ham Salad, Caramelized Onion Dip, plain old cream cheese, smoked oysters, and sometimes just naked as a jaybird.  Enjoy.

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Hazelnut Parmesan Crackers
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Ingredients
  1. 2 C Hazelnut Flour (Meal)
  2. 1 C Parmesan Cheese
  3. 4 T Sesame Seeds
  4. 2 T Poppy Seeds
  5. 2 t Chili Powder
  6. 1 t Garlic Salt
  7. 1 t Dried Crushed Rosemary
  8. 1 t Onion Powder
  9. ½ t Marjoram
  10. ½ t Thyme
  11. ½ t Oregano
  12. ½ t Pepper
  13. ¼ t Salt
  14. 3 Egg Whites
Instructions
  1. Preheat Oven to 250°
  2. Combine all ingredients except egg whites.
  3. Beat egg whites to combine, add to dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  4. Place your Silpat on the back of a ½ sheet pan. (It will fit perfectly)
  5. Evenly crumble mixture onto Silpat leaving 2” around edges and cover with film.
  6. Roll very thinly all directions to completely cover Silpat.
  7. Edges will be ragged-don’t worry about it. Cut them off and roll them into your rectangle.
  8. Using a pizza cutter (I use my bench scraper), score into 1½ x 2 inch cracker rectangles 6 cuts by 7 cuts.
  9. Bake for 1½ hours. Cool in turned off oven.
  10. When cool break at scoring.
  11. Yield 56 Crackers
  12. 40 Calories, 1.8g Protein, 3.2g Fat, 1.0g Carbs, .5g Fiber .5g Net Carbs
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Keto Chicken Liver Pate

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Keto Chicken Liver PateKeto Chicken Liver PateKeto Chicken Liver Pate. Many restaurants serve Chicken Liver Pate & terrines and charge an arm and a leg but you can make them for pennies.  Chicken livers are cheep, cheep, cheep. You might see it served looking like a thin slice of bread because it is mostly made in loaf pans and then served with toast. This keto chicken liver pate is food for the Gods.

As you look at this recipe you may say what?…juniper berries?  The answer is a resounding yes.  They are the secret ingredient and make the difference between a good chicken liver pate and a great one.  You can eat this, love it, and if you didn’t know the berries were in it you would most likely not be able to identify or name the flavor but you will sure taste it.

Low Carb Chicken Liver PateI often serve this on Hazelnut Crackers.  If you want to doll it up for a party or just gild the lily for yourself you can stick capers into the pâté and put three or four strands of Pickled Red Onions on top.

For the more traditional restaurant style make yourself some Carbalose Flour Bread, toast it, butter it, and top with pate, capers and Pickled Red Onions.

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Chicken Liver Pate
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Ingredients
  1. ½ Lb Chicken Livers
  2. 2 Shallots Diced
  3. 1 t Garlic Paste
  4. 1 Bay Leaf
  5. ½ t Dried Thyme
  6. 8 Crushed & Minced Juniper Berries
  7. ¼ C Water
  8. ½ C Heavy Cream
  9. 3 T Soft Butter
  10. 1 T Brandy Or Cognac
  11. ½ t Salt
  12. ¼ t Pepper
Directions
  1. In a medium saucepan, combine the chicken livers, shallots, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, juniper berries, and water. Heat on medium-low and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the livers are barely pink inside, about 3 minutes and the water is almost gone.
  2. Remove the livers, add cream & brandy, bringing to a simmer until slightly thickened.
  3. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf.
  4. Transfer everything to a food processor; process until coarsely pureed. With the machine on, add the butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, until incorporated. season with salt and pepper to taste and process until completely smooth. Scrape the pâté into 2 or 3 ramekins for guests to share or as you can see in the picture, for us I use that brown bowl you see. Press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface and refrigerate until firm.
  5. Serve semi-chilled.
  6. Serving Size 1 T
  7. 24 Servings
  8. 45 Calories, 1.9g Protein, 3.9g Fat, 0.6g Carbs, .0 Fiber, 0.6g Net Carbs
Notes
  1. What I do. I fix chicken livers for dinner the night before and make an extra ½ pound for the pâté. I salt and pepper them, dredge in peanut flour, and fry them in ½ olive oil and ½ butter and no, they do not taste like peanuts.
  2. This pâté is one of those foods that is better after sitting in the fridge for at least 4-6 hours and if you can keep your hands off of it a couple of days even better. This allows plenty of time for the flavors to mellow and come together.
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Deborah Krueger

Deborah KruegerMy name is Deborah Krueger, I am 74 years old, a diabetic chef, and I live in Portland, OR.

My (real) working life was in all phases of the restaurant business.  Until about 5 years ago, I had been making quilts for ten years, selling them to people around the world.  You may see many of these quilts at www.kingsizequilts.com

In 1972 my parents, already in their early 50’s, opened The House of Health in Greensboro, NC and had it for over 20 years.  They are gone now but that store is in the same location and is still in my family today, owned and operated by one of my parents’ grandsons.  My brother and sister-in-law have two health food stores, one in Winston-Salem, NC and the second in Cana, VA.  Most of my adult life has revolved around food in some way.

I was a chef most of my foodie life and it has been very easy for me to take recipes and make them KETO~LCHF so I hope you at least enjoy reading the recipes and certainly trying some of them. Some may look more complicated than others but really, most come together quickly. I use lots of herbs & spices and tried a lot of them with my restaurant customers so I know they are good…Please Enjoy.

Low Carb Food PyramidMy life took a drastic turn when on September 17th, 2010 I was served with the diagnosis of diabetes after three shots of steroids within a one year period prior to my diagnosis. (Sadly, I was ignorant of the effects of steroids and doctors pass them out like candy).  Starting that day I began a food diary and testing my glucose levels 3-4 times a day.  Though I now know pretty much what I can and cannot eat, to this day I still diary all of my food and test 2-3 times a day.  I wanted the opportunity to see if I could turn this around with a huge lifestyle change.  I was 5’6” and weighed 175 lbs which, though not grossly overweight, was way too much.  I lost 40 lbs. and have maintained 135-137 lbs. for the last 9+ years.  In the past year and a half I lost an additional 15 lbs. (illness) and am now back to my very respectable 135-140 lbs.  I have chosen a keto, low carb lifestyle which may not be for everyone but it has worked very well for me.  When faced with taking medication or worse, injecting insulin, I wanted to try controlling my diabetes with what I ate and to this day, I am very carbohydrate sensitive and drug and insulin free.  The foods I eat are all of the many recipes posted.

If you are interested, all my personal statistics are listed and charted on Odds & Ends
And Personal Statistics

American Diabetes AssociationI do not adhere to much of anything the American Diabetes Association advocates and I certainly do not believe eating “whole grains” is the answer to anything but your lifestyle and what you chose is your business.  This is not about what I believe. The whole purpose of this website and my keto~lowcarb recipes is to give you the opportunity to eat in the best ways possible while eating great foods.

The above label says the diabetes resource you can trust?  I say, would you trust this toilet paper?  Well not me baby, not me, but I think I would trust the toilet paper before I would trust the ADA.  When you put your trust in what they say you will be put on & stay on drugs for the rest of your life.  Is that what you want?  A drugged up life?  Well, it was not what I wanted and I put my diabetes in my own hands where it remains almost 10 years since being diagnosed. No drugs for this old chicky-at least not yet.

This chart is taken from the ADA website.  Are you kidding me 180 1-2 hours after eating?

Glycemic control  
A1C 7%
Preprandial plasma glucose (before a meal) 70–130 mg/dl
Postprandial plasma glucose (1-2 hours after beginning of the meal)* <180 mg/dl

In the early 1970’s when the original late Dr. Atkins’ book appeared I thought the premise made sense and I tried it.  My weight as the time was what I weight now-135 lbs.  I went from this weight to 118 lbs and being the idiotic 24 year old that I was, I thought I looked great while my friends were telling me I was too thin.  When I started eating (normally?) again I went back up to about 130 lbs. which I maintained for many years.  Yes, I worked in and owned restaurants and it was also a demanding life and my weight seemed to stay in check without much thought.  Things changed for me at about age 60.  The reasons could be many but as we age our metabolisms slow and so did mine and in conjunction, I was living a more sedate (sane) life making quilts.  I slowly (it is always slowly) gained weight.  Today, I can pretty much eat as much as I want.  I use heavy cream (40%) by the half gallon and so much butter, lard, tallow, coconut oil, and olive oil that it’s almost obscene.  Because of my life’s involvement with food, and my vast repertoire of recipes, it has been very easy for me to convert just about any recipe to low carb.  I feel so, so grateful that as a chef, I can so easily cook.  Too many people struggle with the business of work and/or children that they don’t have time to cook and in far too many cases they don’t know how to cook.

MetforminDiabetes is a progressive disease and rarely is the person taking drugs or injecting insulin ever able to get off them. Something to remember as you look at my personal glucose testing results of various products dotted throughout this site:  I have never taken either oral drugs or injected insulin so I am a perfect diabetic candidate to test any purported low carb food item.  Many diabetics, when on one medication or another, can and do eat many carbs at a time.  The medications they take are designed to allow this.  If a non-diabetic tests a product and their insulin systems are working well they will not see an appreciably significant blood glucose increase.  I have a dear friend who can easily eat 75-100 carbs at a time and her glucose level stays within 20-30mg/dL of what it was before she started eating and is then back down from her small increase within 1-1½ hours.  She has what’s called very tight glucose control.  When you see different people on the internet who have tested various supposed low carb products it is very important to know if they are diabetic and if they are, do they take medication or inject insulin.  Otherwise any product can indeed be stated and tested as low carb and not actually be.

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