Old fashioned recipes for strawberry shortcake typically include a biscuit rather than a sponge cake. The homemade biscuit in this recipe is basically a drop biscuit (no rolling pin required), and is made without butter or buttermilk. It has a slight crunch that pairs well with the juicy, fresh strawberries, and it is very simple …
If you’re tired of bland store-bought raspberries that mold in a couple of days, try growing your own. By choosing the right raspberry variety and following a few simple growing tricks, you’ll be able to produce super-sweet berries bursting with real raspberry flavor! Let’s have a look at everything you need to know about how …
Pair blueberries with a high protein spread like peanut butter or cottage cheese and you have the healthiest, tastiest breakfast ever! Blueberries are not only intensely flavor packed, but they are also low in sugar and high in antioxidants, which makes them one of my favorite breakfast ingredients. Here are 10 ideas for blueberry toast, …
Blueberry drink syrups (shrub syrups or simple syrups) offer an awesome way to turn a simple cocktail into a blueberry martini or other craft cocktail. Don’t drink alcohol? Blueberry drink syrups added to a little sparkling water makes an incredible Italian soda. Add a bit of cream and you have a French soda! Jump to: …
Bacon cheeseburgers are one of the most popular burger combinations around. How about adding a slightly sweet blueberry jam to this iconic burger to “take it up a notch” as they say. It’s an easy addition and it adds the sweet-savory flavor that is so remarkable in food pairings. Perfect for 4th of July or …
A vegetable garden can help keep your family’s grocery budget down, but which crops should you be growing? Let’s have a look at 14 cost-effective vegetables to get you the most bang for your buck (and 6 that will not). Gardening to save money is easy and fun. Jump to: Deciding Budget for Vegetable GardenVeggies …
Stuffed squash blossoms are not hard to make! Here is the “how-to” on cleaning, storing, baking or frying stuffed blossoms. The recipe below is for baked blossoms stuffed with ricotta and Swiss chard (no frying). Enjoy! Jump to: RECIPEStuffing IngredientsHow to Clean & PrepHow to StorePan FryingBest BatterBaking or RoastingDips & SaucesMale vs Female Blossoms …
These are not deep-fried fritters, they’re more like potato pancakes, using shredded zucchini in place of the potato. The best thing about this recipe is the tips for making zucchini fritters (or zucchini pancakes) crispy without having them fall apart in the pan. The recipe ingredients include fresh shredded zucchini, panko, parmesan cheese and herbs, accompanied …
These robustly flavored salmon skewers (or kebabs) are ready to eat in 30 minutes and can be cooked indoors for year-round enjoyment. If you keep the spicy, lemon-herbal marinade but change up the vegetables, you can have an easy low carb dish for any season. Jump to:RECIPETips for Cooking on SkewersBest Veggies for KebabsDipping Sauces …
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
Kebabs are popular in a wide range of cultural cuisines and these easy pork kebabs get their Thai flavor profile from a dipping sauce made with soy sauce, lime juice, spicy chiles, garlic and ginger. Kebabs are an easy Summer meal on the grill, but they are also simple to enjoy indoors in Winter with …
Summer veggies on a skewer paired with your favorite protein (aka kebabs, satays or kabobs) is an easy and flexible low carb dinner. The pork is marinated in a mustard sauce and a simple garlic-rosemary oil is basted on the skewered vegetables before grilling or roasting. Jump to:RECIPEWhat works with KebabsFlavor Combinations for KebabsIndoor Grilling …
A ketogenic or low carb dinner salad can take many forms, but this classic French Nicoise salad is one of the more versatile & nutritious
Waikiki Ham Balls (with a pineapple glaze) was a popular appetizer in the 60’s tiki scene, and the recipes below feature a retro ham ball recipe, as well as a retro tiki Mai Tai, complete with umbrella. I have to admit, I was leery of the idea of “ham balls”, but surprise, surprise. They were …