Baking

An heirloom tomato crostata (aka glaette) is a beautiful, savory way to enjoy the waning days of Summer. The crust is an easy biscuit dough, but if you want truly quick and easy, pick up some store-bought pastry dough. Just be sure and use the tastiest, freshest tomatoes available, heirloom tomatoes if possible. Crostata vs …

Rhubarb season is brief and there are so many delicious sweet and savory rhubarb dishes to make. This tangy-sweet custard can be enjoyed as a simple custard or as a rhubarb crisp. It is a rich vanilla custard over a layer of tart rhubarb and sprinkled with a nutty streusel topping. It is also easily …

These easy mini tarts made with a store-bought pastry dough and your favorite jams or marmalades come together in 10 minutes! They are a great treat to cook with kids for Valentines Day (i.e., use heart cutouts) or a stay-at-home rainy day. Delicious and deliciously easy! While these jam tarts are simple to make, the …

Meyer lemons taste like a cross between a lemon and an orange, but they are quite expensive. This faux “meyer lemon” pie has a low carb nut crust and a no-bake lemon-orange filling. Perfect for celebrations where there are a variety of lifestyles and tastebuds! How to Modify Pie Recipes to Low Carb The Fruit: …

Harissa is one of my favorite spice blends and this recipe uses both a harissa spice rub and a harissa paste on wings. Great for game days! Harissa Rub or Harissa Paste? Harissa is a North African blend of spices that typically includes smoked chile peppers, cumin, coriander, caraway, cinnamon and salt & pepper. Frequently …

This is a tutorial for making a low carb, low sugar pumpkin cheesecake with a nut crust for Thanksgiving or the holiday season

Low carb blueberry crumble is one of the few desserts that is compliant with a low carb diet. It is a rustic dessert amenable to all fruit

Low carb cherry clafoutis is a dessert that fits into a low carb lifestyle and can occasionally work with a keto or slow carb diet

low carb Mexican cookies are a treat to have without doing damage to a low carb or ketogenic diet. They are made with almond flour, egg, and spices.

Before losing my weight on a low carb lifestyle I loved to bake treats and send them in care packages to my college age kids.  As your body adjusts to low carb eating, many of the baked goods become too sugary sweet for your adapted tastebuds.  That’s not to say the sweet tooth disappears…just changes …

This is a wonderful quick bread recipe to make when you want a bread high in protein, but low in sugar and without gluten. Just know that it is a little crumbly and it is not very sweet, so if you are expecting the typical sweetness of zucchini bread you’ll be a bit surprised. Breads …

The standard breakfast fare on the Slow Carb Diet is eggs, beans and spinach.  On keto diets it tends to be either eggs and bacon (no beans).  This low carb zucchini frittata is a fun, and fairly easy, breakfast to change up your routine a bit. It makes a great, portable lunch snack also! Add …

These popular, spiced, gingerbread-like cookies taste great and are one of those unique treats that are hard to find in a typical grocery store. Pfeffernusse are a traditional holiday treat, and they are perfect for shipping in care packages. What are Pfeffernusse Cookies? Pfeffernusse are small spiced, gingerbread-like cookies that are extremely popular as a …

Always a decision this time of the year as to which pumpkin bars to make – silky pumpkin cheesecake bars, pumpkin bars with a crunchy oat crust, pumpkin bars with a maple sugar streusel topping, and the list goes on.  I’m starting the pumpkin bar season off with the pumpkin cream cheese bars, the ultimate …

Detailed instructions for making a successful classic German Chocolate Cake via David Lebovitz