You will love these easy to make irresistible lemon-lime bars with a heavenly dusting of powdered sugar. These bars have just the right amount os sweet to sour ratio to make the perfect refreshing lemon citrus dessert!
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I loved ordering a tall hot drink and a slice of the Lemon Pound Cake at Starbucks but since needing to go gluten-free and keto I have been missing it. This low carb keto Lemon Pound Cake is the perfect treat for my Starbucks Lemon Bread cravings. It’s a super moist
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine sweetener, butter, cream cheese. and eggs. Cream together. Add vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and baking powder mix until combined. Then add almond flour. Grease a loaf pan. I use this coconut oil spray. Add batter to pan and bake for 35 min and test. The side will slightly pull away for the pan when done.
Once cooled mix together ingredients for glaze and drizzle over the top of your cake.
It’s such a delicious moist lemon cake!
Fireside Foodie
Yield: 1 loaf
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.Cook time: 30 mins.
Total time: 40 mins.
Fireside Foodie
Yield: 1
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.Total time: 5 mins.
I originally posted this recipe for Easy Microwave Fudge way back in 2007 during my first year of blogging. The photo is the original photo I took for that blog post.
Read MoreMake these super easy pizza flavor inspired meatballs in your crockpot. The prep takes only minutes then you set it and let to cook for a simply delicious dinner the whole family will enjoy! It's even a great low carb - keto dish.
Read MoreThese Caramel Apple Nachos are just like regular Caramel Apples without the struggle of figuring out how to cut and eat your apple after it’s been dipped in caramel plus they are easier to make than traditional caramel apples! These Caramel Apple Slices perfect for a party treat too. Give them a try. I know you will love them!
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We wanted to serve Caramel Apples this weekend for a get-together but wanted something that was easier to eat and something everyone could eat in bite-size pieces. We decided to take our caramel recipe we make every year and came up with our Turtle Caramel Apples, nacho style. It's such a delicious and easy treat to have at a party or just to eat while watching your favorite fall movie.
8-10 of your favorite apples
12 ounces of milk chocolate
12 ounces of white chocolate
1/2 cup of chopped fresh pecans
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Core apples. Slice apples. Toss in lemon juice. Arrange apples on a serving dish. Set aside. Chop pecans. Make one batch of caramel. Melt milk chocolate in a glass bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds then stir. Continue every 30 seconds until completely melted. Melt white chocolate the same as milk chocolate. Drizzle hot caramel over apples. Drizzle melted milk chocolate over apples. Drizzle white chocolate over apples. Top off by sprinkling pecans over the top. Serve.
Does chocalate go with apple? I say absoultly especially if you are adding caramel into the mix.
Happy Fall!
Click here for my Easy Microwave Caramel Recipe
I LOVE lemon and All Day I Dream About Food’s low carb keto Sour Cream Lemon Pie is amazing!
With Thanksgiving Dinner keeping up very full on Thanlsgiving day, I am offically call it- Friday is Pie Day! Have some keto pie for breakfast or host a pie day gathering with friends after you gather up all your Black Friday Deals.
The Keto Connect couple do their research and their Low Carb KETO Pecan Pie is sure to be a favorite for those of you who need some Pecan Pie for your Friday Pie day.
How about a Low Carb Keto Chocolate Silk Pie, yum! Ruled Me has a great chocolate keto pie to add to you Friday Pie Day menu. Click here for the recipe.
Dreaming about your grandmas pie for your Friday Pie Day? You can still have it just tweak it a bit with I Breath I’m Hungry’s Low Carb Keto version of Strawberry Icebox Pie
Friday Pie Day wouldn’t be complete without a Low Carb Peanut Butter Cup Pie. Enjoy!
for rolls
2 tablespoons yeast
4 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup of warm water
3/4 cup of warm whole milk
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1/2 melted butter
1 egg
3 1/2-4 cups of unbleached flour
for filling
2 tablespoons of cinnamon
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of maple sugar- we use Butternut Mountain Farm
for frosting glaze
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup of butter
1/2 cup pure Vermont Maple Syrup - we use Butternut Mountain Farm
Using stand mixer add yeast, water, milk salt and sugar to mixing bowl. Mix slightly and allow the yeast to grow. 2-5 minutes.
Add melted butter and egg. Mix together. Using the dough hook add 1 cup of flour and mix. Allow to sponge up the flour for 5 minutes. Then slowly add one cup of flour at a time mixing until incorporated. Continue to kneed the dough on low for about 5 minutes. The trick with dough is to make sure you don't use too much flour. The dough will be smooth but not too sticky and not too dry.
Spray a baking sheet and place dough into middle of pan then place in oven for 45 minutes to rise and double in size.
Our destination for FALL this year is Vermont. Vermont is one of my very most favorite places on earth. Fall in Vermont means stunning colorful autumn leaves of the sugar maples, the smell of sweet wood burning in the fireplaces, harvest dances at the local town halls, harvest full moon walks, plaid flannel, men letting their beards grow out in anticipation of hard cold winters, crisp fresh apples, apple cider, apple cider doughnuts, and a delicious harvest apple pie. When I lived in Vermont it felt like I was living in a movie. Everything you do in the small towns of Vermont is special unlike anywhere else in the world. Schedule a trip to Vermont and spend at least a week exploring the winding Green Mountain roads, little villages (yes they are called villages in Vermont), visit the local general/grocery stores, take a hike or swim in one of the many swimming holes of the fresh rivers. If you are there in the fall don't miss having a sip of fresh apple cider and an apple cider doughnut. Yes, it really does look like the beginning of Newhart even now in 2015 thirty years later and it's just as enchanting as the song Henry Mancini wrote for the show. Go ahead and listen. You will imagine yourself driving from small town to small town peeping at the rainbow of colors that cover the mountains this time of year.
I love this recipe for apple pie because it's a mix of both a pie crust and the taste of an apple crisp blended together in this delicious pie. I use locally grown apples which always taste best and are freshest. I was blessed this year to have a wonderful heirloom apple tree that is a remnant of the apple orchards that use to cover the small town of Orem, Utah.
Did you know? Many of the variety of apples were lost during prohibition because they didn't want people to make hard apple cider so the trees were cut down. So sad but if you are lucky and in Vermont and find a wild apple tree along the side of the road go and forage for some of these tasty old varieties that have long since disappeared from all most everywhere. You never know it could be along one of the roads (Hazen's Notch Road) President George Washington sent the troops up to Vermont to build during the revolutionary war.
Harvest Apple Pie Recipe
makes one pie
12 fresh apples
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
pinch of sea salt
Peel and slice apples in about 1/2 inch slices. In a large mixing bowl add sugar and spices and mix. Toss apples in sugar-spice mix. Set aside.
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of unbleached flour
1/2 cup of fresh cream butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon of sea salt
With a fork or your hands blend together ingredients until the mixture forms small pebbles. Set aside.
Add pie crust to 9-inch pie pan. Be sure to prick small holes in the bottom of the unbaked pie crust with a fork. Add apple filling to the pan. Top with pie crumble topping.
For the star fall decorative topping I tool a small cookie/pastry cutter added stars around the edge of the pie crust then made the star fall pattern starting at one side overlapping the stars then slowly spacing them further and further apart to get the star fall effect. This would also be pretty with a tiny maple left cookie/pastry cutter to make a windblown leaf decoration.
Place pie pan on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. The pie will be bubbling hot so use caution when taking out of the oven.
Sweet Tip: Let pie set up for a least 20 minutes before serving.
Making red pickled onions are so easy to make and are one of my favorite things to top salads, wraps and a good charcuterie board.
Pickled onions are popping up topping burgers and salads at all the trendy restaurants. They are something our grandmothers use to make. I don't really know why they ever fell out of popularity in food because they are soo flavory and easy to make.
I loved picking out the pearl pickled onions out of my grandma's mustard pickles. I promise to post the mustard pickle recipe sometime soon because anyone who makes a roast should have some mustard pickles to add as a relish.
You can make pickled onions with an onion really. I'm making a batch with both red onion and yellow onion.
You will simply need vinegar and onions. That's it! See super easy!
I love using my vintage ball canning jar with the glass lid and clamp on it to make pickled onions.
Peel your onions. Slice your onion into thin slices. Add to a jar of vinegar. All to pickle in the refrigerator for about 2 days then they will be ready to top your hamburger, salad or add to your charcuterie board.
Enjoy!
Today is National S'mores Day. For national S'mores Day why not host a S'mores party with a S' mores bar. Our Raspberry Nutella and Chocolate S'more is so delicious and simple to make. Add it to the bar along with other toppings for your guests to choose from.
Original marshmallows
Homemade or the best raspberry jam
Hersey's chocolate bars
Nutella hazelnut spread
Graham crackers
First, toast your marshmallow to the perfect melting point. See our directions here: The Perfect toasted marshmallow. Next spread Nutella, and raspberry jam on a square of graham cracker. Next place chocolate square on the top. Finally, add the perfectly warm toasted marshmallow. Top with a second square of graham cracker and press together. Enjoy!
Sweet Tip:
Be sure to have your cracker ready for the marshmallow so you can place the marshmallow on top while it is still hot so your chocolate will melt for the perfect S'mores.
This delicious recipe is naturally gluten-free. It's perfect for everyone at your next BBQ. My mom loves grilled pineapple. I love the way the grill brings out the sweetness of the fruit and caramelizes the fruit sugars while still keeping a little bit of the tanginess. Serving grilled fruit kabobs for dessert while dining Al fresco is perfect. Drizzle some real pure Vermont maple syrup over the top and its heaven. Great for a light dessert. For a warm summer evening, another way to serve the fresh grilled pineapple and strawberries is to serve it over a vanilla bean ice cream then drizzle the maple syrup over the top for a fresh grilled fruit ice cream sundae. YUM
P.S.I use Butternut Mountain Farm pure Vermont Maple Syrup because my sister's sugar bush in northern Vermont contributes to their maple syrups. I know many of the maple producers in the area that contribute Butternut Mountain Farm and have visited Butternut Mountain in Johnson, VT. I know I am getting the best quality maple syrup from them. Their syrup comes from some of the most pristine mountains filled with wild beautiful sugar maple trees. I've walked the mountains. My kids have helped tap the trees where this syrup comes from and have helped stoke the fire on a chilly March evening in the wood-fired evaporator.
1 fresh ripe pineapple
1 pint of fresh strawberries
1 pint of real Vermont maple syrup- I use Butternut Mountain Farms grade A dark robust
Cut pineapple into large bite-size chunks. Remove stems from strawberries. Alternate strawberries and pineapple on skewers. This gives a nice contrast for the presentation.
Broccoli Salad is one of those favorite foods you see at potlucks, picnics and summer bbq’s. It’s great with grilled chicken or steak or even alone. It’s easy to put together and gets even better when you make it the night before and allow the flavorys to marinate together. It’s definatly one of our favorite family recipes we share at get-togethers.
SWEET LIFE TIP: Rather than fry your bacon on the stove top place the bacon on a baking sheet and cook at 375 degrees until crisp.
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
Simply the Sweet Life
This recipe can be doubled or even tripled for a large group.
Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 00 hrs. 15 mins.Total time: 15 mins.
This post is sponsored by Hebrew National®
Are you planning a springtime BBQ celebration get-together? I have the best quick but still delicious and quality grilled dinner idea for you, your friends and your family. It's a Hot Dog Toppings dinner party. It is seriously the easiest to plan and make. It's also a HUGE crowd pleaser. The kids, as well as the adults, will love it.
I put together a list of premium toppings I thought would cover everyone's tastes to go with Hebrew National® All-Beef Franks. One of the things I love about Hebrew National® All-Beef Franks is that the hot dogs are good premium cuts of 100% kosher beef. Quality is always something I look for when planning dinner.
For our Hot Dog Bar, I added fresh ingredients. I made sure to chop the pieces smaller than I usually do so they could fit nicely on the bun. I bought freshly made buns from a local bakery and chose some tasty toppings, including onions, avocado, tomato, peppers, sauerkraut, a spicy green sprout mix, a variety of mustards and, of course, some ketchup. You can pretty much add any that you love. Think of your favorite salad-bar toppings if you are looking for some inspiration. With the kids, you can tell them to choose three toppings so they are sure to get some veggies in their meal. My family loves it and it's definitely on our list of things to make when friends come over. Happy spring!
Everyone from dancers to soccer players to swimmers use pickle juice but you don’t have to be an athlete to benefit for a shot of pickle juice!
Fresh pico de gallo is one of my favorite kinds of salsa. It made from all fresh ingredients and is another one of those delicious condiment toppings to have on hand. It's great on everything from carne asada to fish!
Did you know that Pico de Gallo only has 5 ingeirents? It's super eay to make. If you want to grow one thing even on a porch garden this summer make it a pico de gallo garden. Tomatoes and jalapenos are some of the easiest garden plants to grow. Add a pot of cilantro and you will be making this delicious recipe all summer!
serves 4
3 large tomatoes
1/2 onion
1/2 fresh jalapeno
Small bunch of cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
Course Sea Salt
Simply chop all your vegetables into small pieces. Chop cilantro. Mix together in a bowl. Squeeze the juice from 1 lime over the top. Salt to taste.
There is no need to miss out on some good snacks at a party. Just make this quick and easy low carb keto friendly guacamole inspired dip. Perfect for dipping veggies.
Avocados are rich in good fats and essential nutrients. They also happen to be one of my favorite foods. This simple Avocado Party Dip, which is basically another kind of guacamole recipe, will be the rave of our party. It's soooo addicting so be sure to make extra. You might even want to make a batch for yourself.
More guacaole recipes coming soon... until then enjoy this creamy dip!
2 Large Haas Avocados
1/2 sour cream
1 lime
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon red pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
In a small mixing bowl add all ingredients squeezing in the juice of the lime. Smash together with a fork. Top with a light sprinkling of red pepper for garnish.
Serve with tortilla chips, veggies or potato chips. Enjoy!
Note: The lime keeps the avocado from turning brown. I left mine out for a good hour to test it and it works quite nicely.
Taco on a low carb keto diet? You bet! I wouldn't go with out some good Mexican flavory keto tacos in my life.
🎵"If you like Cinco de Mayo, so you c'n eat tacos all day. If you're not into carbs, and you have half a brain. If you like taking walks at midnight ..." 🎵 I know, in another life I was weird al with food lyrics haha.
There is no way I'm missing Taco Tuesdays just because I'm on a low carb keto diet. I love Mexican foods and flavors. Any taco can easily be converted to a low carb - keto taco by replacing the taco shell with your favorite lettuce. I used romaine hearts but a butter lettuce taco shell would be really good too.
Do you make tacos for Taco Tuesday? These turned out so good. You're going to love them and so will your family.
serves 4
1 lb ground beef
vegetable oil, butter or bacon butter
red pepper flakes
1 small onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
head of lettuce
Pico de Gallo- recipe here
white cheddar cheese - shredded
1 large avocado
sour cream
In a saute pan add bacon butter, ground beef, chopped onions, red pepper flakes, garlic powder, paprika, cumin and sea salt. On medium heat brown your ground beef until starting to caramelize. Set aside.
I have always loved eating boiled eggs but avoided them because of sore fingers after peeling them. This easy-to-peel method will thrill you once you give it a try. Don’t worry the eggs won’t crack anymore than placing them in boiling water versus placing them in cold water and bringing them to a boil.
It’s really very simple. You won’t believe how easily this simple reverse in method works!
Enjoy!
When I was growing up my mom made us a special treat each year. It was always one of my favorites. It was her White Chocolate Coconut Jelly Bean Candy Easter Nests. I just love how the white chocolate, coconut and the fruity flavors of the jelly beans mixed so well. With this flavor combination in mind I came up with a new Easter tradition our Easter Cake. As I thought about the flavor of the jelly beans Kool-Aid came to me. Kool-Aid comes in many different shades of bright colors, it has similar flavors and some of our favorite jelly beans so it was the perfect solution to both coloring and flavoring each layer of our Easter Cake.
Our Easter Cake has a pink strawberry, yellow pineapple, green lemon-lime, and blue mixed berry layers. It is frosted with the most delicious coconut white chocolate buttercream frosting. Combining the coconut and the flavors remind me of a colada drink.
This is a great cheery cake for kids.
2 Box Cake Mixes or 2 batches of White Cake Batter
1 packet of Kool-Aid drink mix powder for each color -4 total (the ones without sugar)
Prepare your favorite box white cake mixes or this great from scratch recipe for White Cake ( two batches.)
Divide the cake batter equally into 4 medium mixing bowls. Slowly add Kool-Aid powder until you reach the desired color and flavor or each color.
Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
Bake each cake color layer in an 8 or 9 inch round cake pan for about 18-20 minutes check after 18 minutes. The cake will bounce back when done when pressed down in the middle with your finger.
Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pan and completely cool on cooling rack.
Wrap each cake layer in plastic wrap and place in freezer.
Note: You will need two batches for this cake
2-pound bag of powdered sugar
1/2 milk
1 cup softened butter
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
1 cup of sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup of melted white baking chocolate
In a stand mixer using the whip attachment whip together melted white chocolate, butter, milk, vanilla and about 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar to incorporate air. This will make your frosting nice and light and fluffy.
Slowly mix in the remaining powdered sugar then add coconut and whip together.
This frosting is creamy, delicious and sets up very nicely.
1 cup of sweetened shredded coconut
1 packet of green lemon-lime Kool-Aid powder mix
1 bag of your favorite jelly beans
1-quart size zip top bag
Add coconut and 1/2 packet of Kool-Aid powder to zip top bag. Mix the coconut and powder together kneading with hands.
Mound in the center of the top of the cake to form a nest top off with a large handful of jelly beans.
SWEET TIP: To frost the cake and get beautiful layers add your frosting to a quart size zipper top bag. Snip of one corner of the bag about a half inch up.
Starting with the bottom layer squeeze our large dollops of frosting around the cake top. Spread evenly and repeat as you add each layer. Then squeeze out frosting in a zigzag pattern around the side of the cake. Spread over the sides filling in between the zigzag. Don't worry if you zigzag is straight.
The point of this is to get a fairly even amount of frosting around the cake so it is easier to spread and prevent little cake crumbs from mixing into your frosting.
If you have any holes in your frosting just go back and add another dollop of frosting.
This frosting sets up nicely and is very forgiving. Since it is a coconut frosting it doesn't have to be perfectly smooth.
The kids are going to LOVE this cake.
Wether you’re planning meals for your whole family or just for yourself it’s nice to make a plan. Since I’m on the keto diet I like to meal prepping on the weekends and plan out my meals for the week. It helps cut down on food waste and it keeps me on track so I’m not tempted to eat out or grab something that is off my keto diet plan.
For moms and dads it’s great to have a meal planner so that everyone in the household from you to your spouse to your nanny knows what’s in stock and what’s planned for dinner!
I made this simple meal planner for you! I included a couple of recipes cards too just in case you want to share one of your favorite recipes with a friend.
You have asked and I am going to show you how I do it. Here are my 10 ways to eat a low carb keto diet on a budget. It's easier than you think! Here is my real life advise using the same things I do weekly to the KETO diet on a budget.
Part of eating a low carb keto diet is learning to eat foods in their most pure form. What does that mean? It means eggs in their shell, fresh cream, meats, green veggies and the more that are unprocessed.
Ground beef is a great, delicious and versatile protein that has zero carbs! You can make Butter Burgers, Crunchy Taco Wraps, Pizza Meatballs, Meatloaf, Cabbages rolls and so many other things!
Cabbage is delicious cold in a coleslaw or cooked and used in places of pasta in lasagna or just cooked and served with butter and salt.
Eggs are another delicious and versatile protein that is super low carb. You can boil, fry, omelet, poach, deviled, scramble eggs plus add them to other dishes too like a chefs salad or a cobb salad. Eggs are one of the most affordable KETO foods.
Our local store has a meat sale every 6 months. The meat is super cheap if you buy it in bulk. Simple wrap your meat in freezer paper and store in the freezer for up to 6months or longer. My grandparents use to raise their own beef and we would wrap it and freeze it the deep freezer and use it until the next years beef was ready.
Many foods can be frozen including... butter can be frozen for 6 months, cream for 4 months and most veggies and berries for 6 months. Looks for your favorites on sale and just FREEZE THEM for later!
Amazon is a marketplace which means if more than one person is selling something you can most likely get the best price. If you have Amazon Prime which I totally find worth it, you get FREE shipping. If you DON'T have Amazon Prime you can try it for a month for FREE.
Bone broth is a perfect food for KETO'ers but it is also expensive to buy. Making it is super easy and can be made with scraps from other meals! Save your bones, onion, garlic and veggie scraps by freezing them to save to make your own broth!
Plan ahead and prep for days you know you won't have time to cook. Make extra meat. Cut up veggies. Make some dip. Leftovers are great too. Have something ready so you don't feel like you have to eat out on the run.
Buy vegetables and berries when they are in season. The prices will be so much better. Buy they when the prices are super low and freeze some for later.
When you find some bacon at super great price be sure to save your bacon drippings/grease/bacon butter when cooking it! Remeber fat is your fuel on KETO and bacon makes some of the most beautiful golden fat for your next meals. Bacon butter great to use on your cooked veggies, use it to make omelets, and pretty much any other place you would normally use butter!
Some things are simply cheaper ( I know not all of them but some) at Costco because they negotiate a great deal with a brand and then slap their logo on it. I use this coconut oil, these raw almonds are great and are always fresh and I love this almond flour! ALL of them are at a FREAKIN GREAT PRICE!
The price of pickle juice can really add up and leave you with a fridge full of dry pickles! If you wondering why I sam saying pikcle juice it's because pickle juice helps you keep your electrolytes balanced. Sports teams are known to drink pickle juice as well as pickle juice popsicles. I promise they are a thing look here: pickle juice pops. Here is my super easy recipe for pickle juice. I explain more about how pickle juice is great in the KETO diet here: Homemade Pickle Juice
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