Summer

If you’re looking for a healthy Summertime alternative to bacon and eggs for breakfast, these blueberry breakfast popsicles are perfect. Easy to grab-and-go and made with superfood blueberries, Greek yogurt and a bit of honey and granola. Kick start your Summer mornings, or refresh yourself with a cooling, healthy snack. Are they Actually Healthy? Many …

This fresh fruit salad made with crunchy jicama, tropical sweet mangoes, and cool cucumbers is enhanced with a sweet ginger lime dressing and sprinkled with chile-lime salt for a finish. A riff on the popular Mexican street food sold in cups. Which Fruit is Best to Use? One of the best things about this chopped …

Low Carb Strawberry Vanilla, and Blackberry Lime and Mexican Coffee Paletas- Farm to Jar Food #summer #lowcarbdesserts #lowcarbmexican

Low carb Mexican kebabs are a great low carb or keto summertime meal that can accomodate a diversity of tastes and diets. Easy and versatile

Low carb fried green tomatoes made with almond flour and chicharrones make a perfect pairing with poached eggs for a beautiful low carb or keto breakfast

While spare ribs themselves are low carb proteins, they are often slathered with a high carb BBQ sauce. One way to avoid the sugary BBQ sauces found in the grocery stores is to make your own. Options could include fruit-based BBQ sauces, or a really low carb vinegar-based sauce (video included). Read the labels of …

Romano beans and sweet cherry tomatoes make a great low carb vegetable dish for the height of summer. Easy and delicious

This is a great cucumber avocado salad that can be easily adapted for either diet or taste. Change the creamy dressing to an Asian dressing if you don’t use mayonnaise or greek yogurt.  It makes a wonderful, cool accompaniment to summertime grilled proteins. Tips on the Best Ingredients Whenever you make a recipe with very …

It’s August and the harvest demands to be reckoned with!  Since this is the week of the Italian holiday called Ferragosto, I thought I’d focus on summer appetizers and drinks using Italian ingredients.  Here are a couple of Italian-style appetizers, and if you’re interested in the Italian cocktail, you can find the Watermelon-Limoncello Mojito recipe  at …

A ketogenic or low carb dinner salad can take many forms, but this classic French Nicoise salad is one of the more versatile & nutritious

This is a batch recipe for making a Watermelon Limoncello Drink for Ferragosto or any family or friend celebration

Summer entertaining is made easier with pitchers of Sangria. Red & white sangria recipes enhanced with flavored drink syrups

Recipe for Hubert Keller’s Chow Chow sliders and an easy way to make a Michelada for Gameday or casual celebrations.

What could be better this summer than the flavor of a root beer float, and the sweet creamy deliciousness of your favorite ice cream sandwiched between the crunch of home-made chocolate root beer cookies? This summertime treat is easy to make at home and truly takes ice cream sandwiches to the next level. Variations of …

Heirloom Tomato Tarte Tatin is a sweet way to enjoy end of season tomatoes. This is a step-by-step technique for making this classic