Buttery Low Carb Biscuits

Buttery Low Carb Biscuits

easy

I belong to a low carb group on Facebook and a friend posted this recipe and inquired as to whether it could be altered to be low carb. I thought it was worth the try and I'd like to say thanks to Kathy for sharing the original recipe.

So the original recipe calls for Bisquick but I substituted a low carb equivalent,  Carbquik baking mix. I also used a diet soda instead of the sugary kind. Also, I cut the recipe in half because there's really only me here and I didn't want a bunch of leftovers.

This morning's breakfast. 

I can see myself having sausage gravy and biscuits for breakfast tomorrow! 

No Potato Tater Salad - low carb

No Potato Tater Salad

easy

I do love some potato salad and I would buy it already made just about every time I'd go to the grocery store. I particularly got hooked on the Amish kind. Looking back, I have to say that I think the reason was that it was sweet and must have sugar in it. Sugar is such a trigger for me. I feel like it's akin to cocaine for folks like me. 

So, what do I do about my desire for tater salad? Make my own low carb version and stay away from evil sugar. And I have to say that the longer I go without sugar the more my taste buds change and a lot of things will seem too sweet. 

Without further ado, here is my version of No Potato Tater Salad. 

• 1 med. head cauliflower florets cut into pieces, cooked in salted water for 5-7 mins and drained
• 1 c. mayo
• 1 T. yellow mustard
• 1/2 small onion, diced (use purple onion if you want more color)
• 1 -2 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 boiled eggs, chopped
• 3 T. Mt. Olive No Sugar Relish
• salt and pepper to taste
• paprika (optional)

After the cauliflower has cooked and been drained, just take a fork and chop it into smaller pieces in a bowl. Add all the ingredients, except the paprika, and stir well. Now sprinkle paprika on top and put in the fridge for 5-6 hours but preferably overnight. Give it time to cool and for all the lavors to meld together. 

I ate some with my tilapia loin for lunch the next day. Of course, it's not real potato salad but it's a pretty good substitute.

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FYI, the fish was cooked in the microwave with butter and Old Bay seasoning. Easy peasy.

Hamburger Cauliflower Casserole

Hamburger Cauliflower Casserole 

moderately easy

This recipe is like a Shepherd's Pie but modified to be low carb. And it is very good.

• 16 oz.frozen green beans, cook and flavor them ahead of time. I put chopped onion and bacon bits and also some J&D's Bacon Salt, Original.
• 1 lb. ground beef or turkey, fry up and drain
• 1 t. or 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1.5 t. dried onion bits
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 head of cauliflower, prepared cooked and mashed or you could use a pkg. of mashed cauliflower that is in the freezer section of some stores
• 1 pkg. sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 pkg. cream cheese

My ceramic baking dish measured 9x10.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Put the drained, cooked beef or turkey in the dish and spread it out evenly. Layer the green beans over the top of the meat. Then I put chunks of the cream cheese all over the top.

As it bakes the cream cheese will melt down into the meat and beans. Next, I put the mashed cauliflower on top and spread it out evenly. Stick it in the oven and let it bake for 10 mins. The top of the cauli-mash should be slightly browned. 

Pull it out of the oven and put the shredded cheese over the top. Return to the oven and let it bake until the cheese on top is nicely golden brown. 

That pretty much wraps up this recipe. If you've never made mashed cauliflower it's made just like mashed potatoes but without all the carbs. Thanks and have a good low carb day!

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Low carb Salmon Patties

Low Carb Salmon Patties

easy

Ingredients:

1. 1 can Salmon
2. 2 eggs, beaten
3. juice from half lemon
4. 1 t. Old Bay Seasoning
5. 1/2 c. mayonnaise
6. 1 c. processed pork rinds
7. 1 slice of onion, diced up 
8. salt and pepper to your taste

I ran the pork rinds through my food processor until it was a pretty fine meal. I used almost the whole bag to get a cup's worth. I threw the can of salmon in the bowl with the beaten eggs and stirred it around breaking up the chunks of fish in smaller pieces. Then add the lemon juice, the mayo, the spices and onion and mixed it all together. Then I put in the pork rind meal as a filler to use instead of the typical breadcrumbs thus cutting out those carbs. 

Let the mixture sit for a few minutes and the pork rind meal will absorb the juices and thicken up the mixture. As a side note, I should have diced my onion into smaller pieces. And if you don't care for an onion that much you can use less than a whole thick slice, but I like the onion. 

I made them into hamburger-sized patties and put them in a heated skillet sprayed with some canned cooking spray. You can use canola or olive. And another way to put the mixture in the pan is to use a big spoon and put a hefty spoonful on the hot skillet. Let them cook on a medium heat for about 7 mins. on one side and then gently turn them with a spatula. Then you can take the spatula and smoosh the patties down a little 

Let them cook another 7 mins. and they should be done and golden brown. The picture shows 4 patties but the mixture makes 6 nice sized ones. I could only fit 4 at a time in my cast iron skillet. 

These went well with some cauliflower salad (faux potato salad) which I will post the recipe soon and add the link here.  No Potato Tater Salad  I think they'd be good with just a dinner salad, too. I enjoyed them a lot and I hope you will, too!

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Today I'm featuring the cast iron skillet that you see in the above picture. I love this skillet!

10.5 inch cast iron skillet by Lodge

Lemony Blueberry Muffins

Lemony Blueberry Muffins (low carb)

Fairly Easy

A really go to breakfast for those on a low-carb way of eating is bacon and eggs. I love some bacon and eggs for breakfast! But, even a hardcore bacon and eggs eater can go for some variety, in my humble opinion.

So, this morning I came up with a recipe for some muffins featuring blueberries but also with a lemony flavor to them. I hope you give them a try and tell me how you liked them. 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Ingredients:

1.  1 1/2 c. almond flour
2.  1.2 c. coconut flour
3.  1 t. baking powder
4.  1 t. baking soda
5.  1 t. xanthan gum
6.  1/2 t. salt
7.  1/2 c. erythritol sweetener
8.  1/2 c. Splenda (bagged)
9.  1 scoop of vanilla protein powder (or 1 t. pure vanilla; add to wet ingredients)
10.  6 eggs, whisked well (best if room temp.)
11. 1/2 c. coconut oil, liquified  
12. 1 t. lemon zest
13.  juice from half a lemon 
14.  1 c. blueberries (frozen or fresh, I used frozen)

So how I did it is I took 2 bowls, one was larger than the other. I put all the dry ingredients into the larger bowl of the two. I took a fork and stirred and broke up any lumps in the mix. I stirred up all the liquid ingredients in the smaller bowl really well and then poured them into the bowl with the dry ingredients and mixed it well.

The last thing I did was fold in the blueberries. 

I used liners in my muffin pans but if you don't have any just be sure to grease them or use a spray so they don't stick. I had enough mixture to fill all 12 of the muffin holes. 

I then put them in the oven and let them bake for 50 minutes. But my oven may be different than yours so keep an eye on them and don't let them burn on top. My biggest fear is them not being done in the middle. I have followed other's recipes for loaf pans and the final product is not cooked all the way through. But 45-50 minutes should work fine. 

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Bob's Red Mill Almond Flour   I really like this brand of almond meal/flour because it's blanched and finely ground.

Bob's Red Mill Coconut Flour

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Creamy Cauliflower Soup (low carb)

Creamy Cauliflower Soup 

Easy

 Lately, I've been wondering, what's happened to September? Because here in the midwest it seems like it's already October. I've come down with a bad cold and that makes me want comfort foods in the form of soups. I got the idea for this low carb "pretend potato soup" from a Dana Carpender recipe book that I read years a go. I forget the exact title of the book though.  

You'll need a large pan and I may have used one that was slightly too big for just a few servings for me. I might wish I had made more though if I find that my son likes it. However, he's a picky eater and doesn't like an onion. 

Here are the ingredients that I used.

1. 1/2 c. chopped onion (I used Vidalia)
2. 2 stalks celery, chopped
3. 1/2 of a 2.5 oz. bag of real bacon bits
4. 2 T. salted butter
5. 1 c. heavy whipping cream
6. 3 c. water 
7. 1/2 head of cauliflower, cut up into bite size pieces
8. salt and pepper to taste (I used Lawry's season salt)

First, melt the butter in the pan and then add the onion, celery, and bacon bits. Stir that around for a minute or two while on medium heat. Add the salt and pepper and stir it in. After a few minutes, I added the cream and the water and let it cook while I chopped up the cauliflower. I added the cauliflower and brought it to a boil on a medium high heat. I let it all cook together for about 7 minutes. At this point, I scooped about 2 cups or more out of the pot and put it in my Nutri-Bullet and let it liquefy. A blender will also work. Just be careful as the mixture is hot. If you don't want to do it while it's that hot you can probably put it aside in the fridge until it cools. But you'll want to add that back into the pot of soup on the stove. Then turn it down to a medium low and let all the lovely flavors simmer together. I'd say maybe 10 minutes or so. 

As for variety, I think some cheese sauce could be added to make it a cheesy cauliflower soup. I even thought that I may try adding half a cup of Ranch salad dressing to it sometime.  

This stuff is seriously good! I hope you give it a try.