Recipes
We love sharing our favorite recipe development adventures with you! Our approach may be a little different than most bloggers, as we’re constantly tweaking and adjusting our recipes to suit our taste or to make them suitable for a variety of diets. We use this blog to note what we like and don’t like and where we plan to make adjustments in the future. So if you try something and have a suggestion, please let us know!
Mediterranean Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Come August in Northern California we start getting our seasonal deluge of ripe tomatoes, fresh from the garden as well as in our CSA box. As it heats up and our salad greens tend to go to seed and become bitter, I tend to make more salads without greens at all, like...
read more
Summer Squash with Basil & Goat Cheese
On Thursdays we pick up our weekly box from our local CSA. I've always had a small veggie garden, but this year we were a little late getting it going. So I’m relying mostly on produce we get from our CSA Eatwell Farms (which I love!). I currently subscribe to a “box...
read more
Strawberry Shortcake (Gluten-free, Low-Carb)
Memorial Day Weekend may be the unofficial beginning of summer, but here it is Sunday, May 26th and it’s certainly not looking or feeling like summer, or even spring for that matter. Nope. it’s another dreary day here in Northern California. Changing the bedding this...
read more
Low-Carb, Gluten-free Biscuits
Another cold, rainy Monday night here in the North Bay, and more soup on the stove. But a simple bowl of soup calls for some crusty bread or toast, or something chewy alongside. But with hubby on this keto diet, I can't just grab a loaf of sourdough and call it good...
read more
Island Style Chicken Teriyaki
This is one of my favorite go-to recipes. Always good. Always easy. Good for a crowd or just for two. And I've tweaked it a bit to make it lower-carb. It's delicious served with cauliflower rice, but also yummy with regular rice if you're not watching your carbs. I...
read more
Roasted Romanesco with Parmesan and Meyer Lemon
Romanesco is an amazing vegetable... something like a cross between cauliflower and broccoli, but with almost alien-looking features. We love getting this in our CSA box from Eatwell Farms, mostly in the Winter months. Here's how it looks when we get it in our box:...
read more
Keto-friendly Pumpkin Pancakes
Max (the grand-dog) is especially partial to anything with pumpkin... especially these pumpkin pancakes. He once snatched a whole stack of these off the kitchen table when I walked out of the room for just a few minutes. But I have to say that I can't blame him too...
read more
Ketofied Burger and Sandwich Buns
Hubby and son love burgers, but with Jose’s foray into low-carb/keto diet, we’re nixing the traditional burger bun. Lettuce wraps may be low-carb, but are not particularly satisfying. So after searching and trying a few low-carb breads, I’ve found an amazing recipe...
read more
Favorite Pulled Pork
Ah, pulled pork! Make a pot full of pulled pork and you can have dinner for a few days! So simple in a slow cooker. Just add a rub to your pork, place in in the slow cooker with a chopped onion, add a bit of liquid, and let it cook all day. Then you have the meat for...
read more
Leftover Turkey or Chicken Mexican Soup
This recipe is delicious with chicken, turkey or other poultry (leftover or freshly prepared) but we especially appreciate it after the Thanksgiving holiday here. Generally a few days after doing all the typical things with the Thanksgiving leftovers, we’re getting a...
read more
Spicy Salmon Cakes with Avocado Cream
We love grilled salmon, but often prepare way more than we can eat. While I love it fresh off the grill, leftover salmon doesn't always appeal to me. But salmon cakes are a great way to use that leftover salmon in a new way. We especially like this slightly spicy...
read more
Quick Beef and Broccoli (Keto friendly)
Beef and broccoli is always our go-to (along with Szechuan chicken), when we order take-out at our favorite Chinese restaurant. But keeping carbs and unhealthy fats at bay means cooking more at home. That's why I was so pleased with this recipe. I actually like it...
read more
Recent Comments