Month: January 2019

Think Before You Judge….

Think Before You Judge….

I saw another one of those posts on Facebook today. It was one of those posts that said something like “get a job” to those on food assistance programs. The worst part about that post is that it came from someone in the career field 

Insomnia? Fall Asleep within 5 Minutes!

Insomnia? Fall Asleep within 5 Minutes!

How many of you have trouble falling asleep at night? I know that it’s a problem for a lot of people. In my job as an adult mental health case manager, I’ve noticed that many of my clients have difficulty getting to sleep at night. 

Keto Buffalo Chicken Strips

Keto Buffalo Chicken Strips

I made these chicken strips last weekend, and was really surprised by how good they were! I’m going to “guesstimate” on amounts for the ingredients, since I just threw everything in without really measuring. Although I don’t have the exact carb amount, with these ingredients the carb count should be around 1-2 carbs per strip.  These could be made as plain chicken strips, I just chose to add the hot sauce. Enjoy!

Keto Buffalo Chicken Strips

These strips bake to crispy perfection in the oven, and the addition of Frank's Red Hot sauce gives them a great extra kick!

Course Appetizer, Main Course
Keyword keto chicken strips
Ramblings of an Old Grouch

Ramblings of an Old Grouch

It’s a Saturday. It snowed overnight, and it’s still snowing. The current temperature is 15° outside. I don’t have to work today..heck, I actually don’t have anything pressing to do at all this weekend. I can stay inside. My two cats are inside. My dog 

Changes

Changes

Life as we know it… As many of you already know, my husband’s older sister Kara has been living with us for the last 11 years. Kara will be 51 years old this month. Kara has Down Syndrome, and quite the personality!  It seems like 

Yummy Low Carb Football Snacks

Yummy Low Carb Football Snacks

Time for the playoffs!

My KC Chiefs made it to the playoffs, and of course that means we have to have snacks for the watch party!  Normally I would make a bunch of high carb goodies to enjoy, but since my husband and I have been low-carbing it for the past two weeks, I had to get creative.  What could I make to satisfy the snack cravings?  Pork rinds dipped in French Onion dip is relatively low carb (just a couple of carbs for 2 tablespoons of the dip), but my husband doesn’t care for pork rinds.  Okay, I will make sausage/cream cheese jalapeno poppers, and try my hand at making a low carb pizza dough for some homemade pizza.  I’ll post my recipe for each one, starting with the easy jalapeno poppers.

Jalapeno poppers

Jalapeno Poppers

Perfect low-carb snack for football games or anytime!  Approximately 3 carbs for each serving size of 2 halves.

Course Appetizer
Keyword Jalapeno poppers

 

Low-carb pizza with a modified Fathead Dough

I have heard before of a low carb dough using mozzarella cheese, but never tried it before.  I’ve made the chicken crust pizza dough (which is great), and tried the cauliflower crust (not a fan of cauliflower).  For this recipe I split the dough to make two smaller pizzas.

In the following recipe, I inadvertently said to place butter and cream cheese in microwave. This was meant to say butter and mozzarella cheese. Please take note of this. 🙂

Modified Fathead Pizza Dough

This is a modified version of the popular fathead dough, used as a low-carb pizza crust.  With only 3 carbs for a large slice, this is a great option for those pizza cravings!

Course Main Course
Keyword Low carb dough
Cleaning Out the Junk

Cleaning Out the Junk

Happy 2019!   We all have one, some of us have several. If you don’t have one, you can’t be human! I seriously believe that even the most organized people still have one, or at least something that resembles one. What am I talking about? I’m