"Tapioca" Pudding

I met a client yesterday who told me about the "raw" pudding she use to make with chia seeds, raw sugar and soy milk. I thought I ...

Asparagus Risotto with a Poached Egg

1 pound asparagus (trimmed) 1 TBS butter 1/2 onion (diced) 1 clove garlic (chopped) 4 cups "cauliflower rice" 1/2 cup chicken brot...

Easy Tomato Soup and FRUCTOSE Facts

Here is another common staple in most people's pantries that you can easily recreate. Ingredients: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste)Wat...

Cream of Mushroom Soup

Here is another item to toss from your pantry! What is that gelatinous goo anyway? Ingredients: Water, Mushrooms, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Cotto...

Curry "Rice" and Curried Coconut Chicken

You may look at the ingredients and see "Tamari" sauce and say "What?"!!! So what is it? and why ORGANIC? Monsanto Co., ...

Taco Seasoning and WHY NOT ORTEGA BRAND

Do you still have pre-packaged Taco Seasoning in your pantry? If you do, check this out! Ingredients: Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Maltodextrin,...

Baseball Cupcakes

My friend, Jamie, has me make some yummy goodies for her boy's lunches. She has the CUTEST ideas for their lunches. Check out her BLOG ....

Why Whey Protein you ask???

Did you know that if you gain 10 pounds of muscle, you will burn an extra 3500 calories per week? To burn that many calories doing cardio, y...

Chili in a Biscuit Bowl

This was an awesome treat after a day of playing in the snow! I had the chili "melding" in the crockpot on low all day and I made ...

Animal Crackers

Again, food manufacturers make a kids snack unhealthy with TRANS-FATS and High Fructose Corn Syrup! Ingredients in Animal Crackers: Enriched...

Tomato Gorgonzola Bisque

Campbell's Tomato Soup is another common staple in many pantries that you can easily recreate. Ingredients: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato ...

Slow Cooker Chicken Gumbo

Here is an easy dinner to throw together the night before. I put everything in a Crockpot ( click here to find the slow cooker that I love a...

White Chocolate Espresso Torte with Hazelnut Praline

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! PRALINE: 1/3 cup erythritol 1/2 tsp stevia glycerite 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 tsp instant espresso powder 1 cup hazeln...

Peanut Butter Twix and SEROTONIN

Have you ever heard of tryptophan? It is the amino acid blamed for sleepiness after a Thanksgiving meal. Tryptophan can also increase our se...

Huevos Rancheros AND TRANS-FAT FILLED SALSA!!!

I never suspected to look at an ingredients list on a salsa and see PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED OILS, but I did. On one of my grocery store visit...

Cheeseburger Stuffed Buns

My friend Rebecca mentioned that she makes a "Cheeseburger Bun" for her family. Her traditional recipe is a flour and yeast bread,...

Almond Joy Donuts

To see the recipe, check out the new cookbook: Low Carbing Among Friends at http://amongfriends.us/order.php NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per do...

NUTRITIOUS and DELICIOUS!

Are you looking for a Valentine’s Day present for you mother? Daughter? Best friend? Well, who wouldn’t love a cookbook with great tasting r...

Slow Cooker Curried Chicken

I get A LOT of questions about yogurt…even the plain Greek yogurt has too much sugar for me.  Instead of yogurt for your protein smoothie or...

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Swerve = It is made from chicory root (oligosaccharides), calcium, vitamin C, and orange peel. SWEETNESS/CONVERSION = Same as table sugar. U...

Cinnamon Streusel Muffins and Hazelnut Meal

You can’t hide a lot of super-healthy foods...I don’t think I could disguise salmon in an ice cream and my nephew will never try “KALE CHIPS...

SNICKER'S Candybar!

Yikes! Now these are addicting! And MUCH healthier than a traditional Snickers! Trans-fat is SO bad for our cells! Ingredients in Snickers =...

Toblerone Chocolate Candies

Toblerone chocolate is a very distinct chocolate with tiny pieces of almonds and a toffee-honey crunch. Here is a recipe to satisfy that cra...

Moussaka (Greek Lasagna)

I prepared this one Sunday afternoon and froze it before baking it. The other day, I knew I was going to be too busy to prepare a meal when ...

EASY Protein Noodle Lasagna

Yum! Comfort food without the guilt. I made this dish ahead of time, froze it and the day I wanted to serve it, I placed it in my oven befor...

Slow Cooker Jambalaya

Here is an easy dinner to throw together the night before. I put everything in a Crockpot and prepared the cauliflower rice the day before. ...