If you are looking for an elegant dessert to serve for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or other event, make this decadent red velvet torte! Can you guess where this beautiful red colored dessert gets it’s red color from? Food coloring you ask? Nope! From what then? Beets! I know you are probably thinking I have lost […]
I love 7 layer taco dip. It has all of those fun Mexican layers like sour cream, salsa, and my favorite, homemade guacamole. It’s the perfect party appetizer! And no one would guess that this keto recipe uses eggplant instead of refried beans! When I first stumbled across a Keto 7 layer dip that used […]
Growing up, my mom would order eggplant Parmesan all the time when we would go out to eat, but we would never eat it at home. Since I had never prepared eggplant before, the first time I saw it at the local farmers market I didn’t pick it up because I had no idea what […]
Basil lime chicken stir-fry is a delicious way to get vegetables into your family’s diet! I know what you are thinking – how in the world do basil and lime end up together in a stir-fry? All I have to say is, don’t knock it until you try it! What I love about making a […]
I have a confession to make – I eat peanut butter by the spoonful, straight out of the jar. Dare I confess that I even keep a jar of peanut butter at my desk at work. I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER! And the one food I always eat peanut butter with is bananas! While bananas are […]
Have you ever looked at all of your vegetable scraps and wondered if you could transform them into a homemade vegetable broth? The answer is YES YOU CAN! Using either your Instant Pot or just a pot on the stove, you can use your vegetable scraps to make rich homemade vegetable broth! What I do […]
One of the hardest things to change when we switched to a whole foods diet was giving up pasta, but Instant Pot spaghetti squash makes a great substitute! Why Spaghetti Squash Instead of Pasta? Well, for starters, spaghetti squash is loaded with nutrients and antioxidants. Spaghetti squash in particular is high in beta carotene and […]
Sweet potatoes and Mexican food together you ask? YES! Surprisingly, Japanese white sweet potatoes are a nice middle ground between a regular white potato and an orange sweet potato. Japanese sweet potatoes are rich in antioxidants just like orange sweet potatoes, but they do have less carotenoid and phenolic content, so if you like orange sweet potatoes, […]
Chocolate might be my greatest weakness when it comes to food. There’s something so rich and fabulous about chocolate that I can’t resist. Keto ice creams that crystallize and don’t scoop well make me want to cry, no joke – it’s like the worst trick you could play on me. When it comes to chocolate […]
Are you a HUGE fan of beets like my family is?? If not, have you ever tried to roast beets? I mean, have you tried beets lately? ROASTED BEETS ARE AMAZING!! No joke, Mini Monster Cookie DEVOURS these! I love hearing her say “More beets, Mommy, peas (her version of please)” So precious! And who […]