Month: July 2022

July 22, 2022 I broke down and bought some cocoa butter (not cacao, sue me), and it’s time to see if I can pull off tempering real chocolate with erythritol. First attempt, doing it live! The normal recipe is (by volume) 1 part cocoa butter, 1 part cocoa powder, 1/4 part sweetener. Yes volume, it’s… Continue reading Keto chocolate

Super easy, 10 minute recipe, 15 with a salad, a bit longer on rice. Defrost the ahi tuna, pat dry with paper towel. Coat the tuna with 1 tbsp soy sauce. Mixture is 3 tbsp sesame seeds, and 1 tsp of each of : salt, pepper, granulated garlic, sugar, dried Italian seasoning (or thyme). Sear… Continue reading Seared Sesame Crusted Tuna Steak

Even more eggs!   Coconut bacon egg muffins 6 medium eggs 3/4 cups (84 g) of coconut flour 1/4 cup (60 ml) of coconut oil 12 slices of bacon, cooked and chopped into bits 1/4 cup (12 g) of chives, finely chopped INSTRUCTIONS Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Mix together all the ingredients… Continue reading 20220715 More Eggs

  Vegetarian, loads of options

Vanilla pastry cream as below – made with powdered erythritol instead of sugar, and 1/8 tsp guar gum instead of cornstarch. Worked perfectly. Recipe makes 1.5 cups vanilla pastry cream, 24-30 mini tarts

Recipe makes 1.5 cups vanilla pastry cream, 24-30 mini tarts

Avgolemono soup and Lemon tarts, I included strawberry as well.. Yes it’s an odd combination, except I have a ton of lemons to use, and strawberries are in season. Avgolemono Soup Lemon Tarts Strawberry Cream Tarts

Since I have a bunch of tzatziki that somehow survived being in my fridge for a day, and a meatloaf that resembles gyro meat, I decided to test out some more keto pita recipes. The ingredient lists are all very similar, and I suspect the finished product will depend on the supplier/manufacturer of the ingredients.… Continue reading Keto Pita Challenge