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Monday, May 27, 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024
KETO BISCUITS
Ingredients:
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the almond flour and baking powder.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs until they are well beaten.
- Pour the melted butter into the almond flour mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add the beaten eggs to the almond flour mixture, stirring continuously until a dough forms. The dough should be slightly sticky but easy to handle.
- Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and shape them into biscuit rounds. Place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving some space between each biscuit.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the biscuits are golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Remove the biscuits from the oven and let them cool for a few minutes before serving
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
1 lb. pork tenderloin, patted dry
2 (1 oz. each) slices bacon, halved lengthwise
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup (2 oz.) bourbon
2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. unsulphured molasses
1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard
1/2 tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
Melt butter in a medium (10-inch) cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Add the wrapped pork to skillet, bacon side down. Cook, turning occasionally, until bacon is browned, about 6 minutes. Turn filets cut side down; cook, undisturbed, until browned, about 4 minutes. Flip filets; transfer skillet to oven. Bake in preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 145°F, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from skillet, and place on a plate (do not wipe skillet clean); let rest 5 minutes.
Add bourbon to skillet; cook over medium-high about 30 seconds, scraping bottom of skillet to loosen any browned bits. Stir in apple cider vinegar, molasses, and Dijon mustard; cook, stirring often, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in rosemary. Remove and discard wooden picks; return pork to skillet, and spoon sauce over pork.
Saturday, August 26, 2023
COTTAGE CHEESE BREAD
Ingredients:
1½ cups almond flour
½ cup cottage cheese
4 eggs
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
Directions:
Active: 10 min.
Total time: 1 hr, 45 min.
Yield: 1 loaf (at least 12 slices)
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 9"x5" loaf pan with cooking spray.
In bowl, mix almond flour, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, beat eggs, then add cottage cheese and melted coconut oil. Mix until smooth.
Incorporate dry mixture into wet ingredients and mix well until the batter is smooth.
Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth top.
Bake until the bread is golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 min.
Once baked, remove bread from oven and let cool in pan for 3 min., then transfer to wire rack and let cool completely, about 1 hr.
Monday, July 31, 2023
KETO BRIOCHE
Monday, May 8, 2023
STRAWBERRY JAM
- Mix strawberries and sugar and cook rapidly for about 20 minutes, stirring to prevent scorching.
- Add lemon juice and pectin, then cook and continue stirring for about 10 minutes longer or until thick.
- Prepare boiling-water canner and heat jars in simmering water until ready to use. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside.
- Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving a ¼ inch of headspace. Clean the rims of jars before putting on jar lids. Screw the metal bands on finger tight and place in boiling-water bath canner. Process for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and take off the lid.
- After 10 minutes, remove the jars and place them on a rack or kitchen towel on the counter. Allow jars of jams to cool down without moving. You may hear a ping—the jars have sealed!
- After 24 hours, remove the screw bands and test seal by pressing gently on the lid. Store for up to a year in a cool, dry place.
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
LEMON ANGEL CAKE BARS

Ingredients
- 1 package (16 ounces) angel food cake mix
- 1 can (15-3/4 ounces) lemon pie filling
- 1 cup unsweetened finely shredded coconut
- FROSTING:
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 teaspoons grated lemon zest
Directions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, pie filling and coconut until blended; spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
- 2. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- 3. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar. Spread over cooled bars; sprinkle with lemon zest. Refrigerate at least 4 hours. Cut into bars or triangles