Easiest Ever Low Carb Tomato Soup

Tomato soup takes me right back to my childhood in NE Ohio full of snowy winter days and hours of ice skating with my little sister.  Canned tomato soup was a "go to" meal that my mother often made after a long Saturday of sled riding and ice skating.  The most popular canned tomato soup then and probably still is now, that we all grew up with, is unfortunately loaded with high fructose corn syrup and wheat flour.  And as an added bonus comes in at 20 grams of total carbs per serving.  Let's face it, has anyone ever made a batch of homemade tomato soup and actually added wheat flour and high fructose corn syrup?  
As many of us know, the price of convenience food these days often comes with added ingredients that we do not want to eat as a part of our ketogenic lifestyle le…

Simple Low Carb Chocolate Fondue

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 Every keto gal needs one of those sweet chocolaty recipes in her recipe arsenal that is so quick to pull together that it takes very little effort. Especially, after the busy holiday season. Hmmmm, I might actually still have a couple of boxes of Christmas ornaments that need to be organized and put away. Oh my! No kidding!

It's hard to believe that we are already a month into the new year and before we know it Valentine's day will be here. With little time and energy to spare I've put together one of the easiest low carb, no sugar added, chocolate fondues that you'll find. That special someone will be impressed with your efforts, but they don't have to know that it on…

Low Carb Holiday Ham

This ham not only feeds a crowd for any holiday get together, but it won't take you off of your low carb/keto plan.  It's deliciously sweet and salty.  Just like any yummy traditional ham.  Plus, the sweet dijon gravy will leave you licking your fingers while you are cutting the ham into slices. 
In the past, for may years, my holidays were filled with not only a ton of carbs that left me sleepy at the end of the meal but many times included a ham made from Dr. Pepper and lots of brown sugar.  Most of us have had one of those hams at one time or another.  Fortunately, with just a few adjustments, it's just as easy to give that old syrupy carb loaded ham a low carb, but oh so delicious twist.  And believe me when I say that any and all carbivores sitting around your holiday ta…

Keto Red Pepper & Bacon Instant Pot Egg Bites

I am sitting here drinking my morning tea and wondering how many adjectives I can find to convey to you much much I love my Instant Pot Roasted Red Pepper and Bacon Egg Bites.  I'd probably need a thesaurus for this task but really when it comes down to it they are simply soft, delightfully fluffy, very low in carbs, inexpensive, and a truly impressive yet convenient breakfast food.     
It didn't take long for the online keto community to go into "creative overdrive" when Starbucks brought these to their stores.  Tons of pictures showing up in all of our social media feeds for weeks of how these could successfully be made at home.  And, with fewer ingredients, less carbs, at a much more affordable price.  
 I have made these many different ways, but this last batch of …

Easy Breezy End of Summer Berry Smoothie

As summer comes to a close here in Ohio something concerning has happened.  It was 90 degrees the other day.  Does Fall not know that I am VERY ready for it to make an appearance?  Here I sit, dreaming of nippy mornings and the arrival of leaves falling from the trees in a blanket of colors that will take you breath away, and we have warmed up to summer temperatures.  Oh well, at least it isn't snowing.  But, if you know Ohio weather, then you know that is always a possibility with the arrival of tomorrow.  And that is one of the reasons that I love Ohio so much.  
Hmmm, now how did I get off of the subject of a nice cold low carb berry smoothie?  Oh , that's right.  It is hot here so even though I'm ready for Fall, I will enjoy a VERY easy, yet delicious, end of summer berry…

Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing

A great low carb wedge salad isn't just something that you have to go to a steakhouse to enjoy.  Making one at home is incredibly simple.  Yes, even that yummy balsamic drizzle can be made without adding sugar.  Any balsamic glaze that you will buy in a grocery store will be loaded with sugar.  So why not make it at home? 
My homemade Blue Cheese Ranch dressing is so incredibly delish that my family and I won't eat a wedge salad at home any other way.  The dry ranch dressing mix is something that I make a double batch of so that I never run out.  The dressing also doubles as a dip.  Eaten, either way, it's lip-smacking finger-licking good!
The recipe will focus on the Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing.  The salad is basic.  Just a head of iceburg lettuce cut into fourths and topped …

Low Carb Sheet Pan Spatchcock Chicken & Asparagus

There are so many things to love about sheet pan meals.  After all, what's not to love about placing a bunch of delicious low carb ketogenic food onto one pan, seasoning it simply, and then just waiting to smell all of the mouthwatering food as the chicken skin crisps in the oven into something special.  
The most effort you'll have to put forth is to spatchcock the chicken.  Just cut the backbone out the chicken with a sharp pair of kitchen scissors, flip the chicken breast side up so that it's laying flat, then placing your hands right in the middle of the breast bone, apply pressure pushing down until you hear a "crack".  That will allow the chicken to lay flat as possible for even roasting.  And if you don't want to "spatchcock" the chicken yoursel…