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  Two ingredients, sweet and simple. Need I say more?  This morning, looking for a quick and easy breakfast for my boys I ran across some salami and cheese in the fridge.  We always keep the farmer’s cheese in the fridge for snacks. My boys’ favorite is to thinly slice it and fry (with no […] More

    Looking for a hearty, southern-cooking type feel to a dish with almost ZERO carbs?  Well, look no further…..as I present you with “Shepard’s Pie.”  Okay, well traditionally speaking, Shepard’s Pie is originally from England and uses lamb (not beef), but beef was all we had (and it still turned out fabulous). Having just […] More

    Gluten free, sugar free Worcestershire sauce is really hard to find, almost as hard as trying to spell the word Worcestershire. Today, as I was prepping for my ultra-low carb Shepard’s Pie recipe (to be posted as soon as it’s done!), I wanted to add some Worcestershire to it. I went searching through my pantry […] More

    I recently posted my ultra-low carb faux mashed potatoes. You will notice quite a bit of similarities in this recipe.   As many of you know, we grow some serious plantain tree varieties on our property. It is with that I bring you mashed potatoes with green plantains as a substitute. It also […] More

    Looking to really enjoy some decadent, creamy mashed potatoes and do not want to wait until dark ? Well, now you can using a simple substitution, cauliflower!  Trust me, you won’t know the difference! Homemade mashed potatoes have never tasted so delicious.       Ingredients: 2 lbs of cauliflower (usually 2 heads, […] More

Your Favorite Products May Be the Reason You’re Getting Fat. Many of you find yourself stuck,  trying to lose those stubborn, last few pounds to no avail. No matter how many push ups, sit ups, or squats you do, your waist doesn’t get any smaller and your butt and thighs remain the same. You may […] More

 Grain Free, Nut Free! It’s the weekend again, the time where I actually make the boys breakfast (on typical school days, it is usually grabbing a sausage and/or a premade egg muffin out of the fridge). This morning it was plantain time. Our trees grow some serious plantain varieties and we had just picked a […] More

    ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS NEEDED for this rotisserie style chicken!   We love rotisserie chicken but never realized we could make it in our slow cooker!! From now on, this will be how we do our chickens!!! It was by far the easiest method and the best part is that it was super juicy […] More

  Looking for a hearty, southern-cooking type feel to a dish with almost ZERO carbs?  Well, look no further…..as I present you with “Shepard’s Pie.”  Okay, well traditionally speaking, Shepard’s Pie is originally from England and uses lamb (not beef), but beef was all we had (and it still turned out fabulous). Having just made […] More

AMAZING BEFORE AND AFTER!   Alec,  21-years-old,  had been stout his whole life despite being athletic and playing football. After graduating from high school and wanting to fulfill his dream of joining the military, he walked into his local army recruiting office and was rejected (based on military weight requirements).  Never realizing how much weight had […] More

Stupid Easy, Super Simple Healthy Crackers   My boys love them some snacks! (What six and three-year-old don’t?)  As a busy mom, I am always looking for the easiest, most convenient way to a healthy snack for them. This was by far the snack that met all criteria: super easy, super quick, healthy, and tasty! […] More

How wonderful! Research reveals eating fat is our friend.   Having lived the majority of my life following conventional wisdom (I implemented a low fat, high protein, low carb diet to try to stay healthy), I feared fat! Fat was the enemy; fat was the devil; fat was the plague. Everywhere I turned, I was convinced that […] More