Want a low carb dessert? How about a keto dessert low on carbs and high in fat? It can be done! Desserts are inherently full of carbs. It's difficult to make something that satisfies your sweet-tooth craving that is not full of carbohydrates and sugar. These low carb rum balls are only 1 net carb per ball and are a great thing to bring to parties. Even my non-low carb friends enjoy this easy to make dessert. Before you go any further, it's important to note, there is a sugar

This low carb dry-fried chicken recipe is one of my go-to meals. This is a versatile keto recipe that can you can make as spicy or not spicy as you like. This is a great low carb recipe to meal prep for your lunches or dinners for the week. It also goes great on its own, or with low carb cauliflower rice. One of the best things about this low carb Sichuan recipe is that you can easily adjust it and really make it your own. How to make low carb dry-fried chicken and leeks. You

Cauliflower "rice" has become a staple in our household. It's easy, quick, and delicious. Growing up, Josh would eat garlic rice for breakfast. I grew up thinking waffles/pancakes, cereal, or eggs and bacon were the only foods in the breakfast category. I have been converted. Garlic "rice" with a few strips of bacon on top is now a go to breakfast in our house ... er ... tiny Boston apartment. So how do you actually make garlic cauliflower rice? It really is ridiculously simp

A great way to escape the cold New England winters is to duck into the warm inviting delicious smelling environments that are hot pot restaurants. Now, if you don't know, hot pot involves preparing a broth and keeping it simmering while you place ingredients into the broth to be cooked at the table. Typically, hot pot dishes include thinly sliced meat (yum), leafy green vegetables and mushrooms (great source of vitamins and fiber), and things filled with carbs like wontons, d

Broth serves as a basis in which most things are built upon. You can use it for ramen, for pot roast, for soups, even drink it straight. The list seriously can go on and on. Broth is how you make the best of those scraps from cutting up your own meat or raiding the manager's special section of the grocery. Super easy to do, and much better tasting than what you would buy at the store. Ingredients: meat and bones (great way to use all those scraps from meals throughout the mon

Anyone who grew up or spent more than four days in West Virginia has heard of the pepperoni roll. Few people who live in West Virginia have never tried one. There are family rivalries over this food. Sounds silly, I know, but it's true. People fight over the proper version and where it originated. My friend Candace is a food critique and West Virginia native. After writing about the pepperoni roll from around Appalachia, she was approached to write a book about the history. S

Here's a look back at a recipe I did almost four years ago. The video may be dated, but this recipe never disappoints. When I decided to make a blog entry for this video, I noticed I didn't have a My Fitness Pal (MFP) entry for it. After adding it into the recipe builder, I noticed the macros are marginally different than what I have in the video. This is likely due to a different brand of ingredient used 4 years ago versus what I added to the MFP recipe builder. I added this

We've all been there. You're craving a burger, but you don't want to wrap it in lettuce or put it on a bed of lettuce because let's be honest with ourselves, that second one is just a salad. Lucky for you, there's a lot of different bun recipes out there. This one uses almond and coconut flour and is one of my favorites. It's filling, doesn't taste like eggs, and best of all doesn't stick to your fingers or feel greasy. Oh, and did I mention that these buns actually stay toge

Growing up my grandma used to make this delicious spinach and potato soup. My first winter on keto, I craved this soup. So, I called my grandma, and we worked out a version of her recipe that was low carb, filling, and scrumptious. This recipe is easy to make and is an excellent way to get in all the fats you need for keto. This soup is 49% fat, 2% total carbs (only 3 net carbs), and 6% protein. It also keeps well and is perfect for lunches or dinner on the go. Make a batch o