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CHEESY CAULIFLOWER BREADSTICKS – KETO AND GLUTEN FREE Using the same idea as pizza crust, it’s easy to make a low carb cheesy cauliflower breadsticks recipe instead. Simply leave out the pizza sauce! I’m always amazed by all the fantastic things you can do with cauliflower. It’s a staple ingredient on low carb and goes way beyond a potato substitute. When I got started on this way of life, I discovered that cauliflower can make a fantastic pizza crust. As the years went on, I also experimented with using it in chocolate pudding and pie crust. I’ve also seen others sneak this versatile vegetable into pumpkin pie because it’s a terrific thickening agent. Because of this property, it’s often used to thicken soups as well. But, I’ve gone back to the basic pizza crust recipe to make a low carb cheesy cauliflower breadsticks recipe. And, you don’t have to limit yourself with the standard rectangular sticks. After rolling out the “dough” mixture, I figured I’d experiment with different shapes...

AUTHENTIC IRISH APPLE CAKE This is an authentic old fashioned Irish apple cake, the kind that would be made throughout the apple harvest season all over Ireland, where every farmhouse has its own prized version of the recipe. The heat wave in California did a number on my fall spirit, so I’m taking matters into my own hands and doing some serious baking with apples. It never fails to get me in the mood, and nothing beats a kitchen filled with the warm scent of apples and cinnamon. This particular apple cake recipe is mildly spiced with an inner core of thinly sliced tart apples, topped with an crumbly oat streusel. Tradition dictates serving it with some thick cream, or a luscious custard sauce. I usually use Granny Smith apples for my baking because I like their tartness and the fact that they don’t get mushy in the oven. The one negative I’ve found is that they aren’t quite as juicy as some other apple varieties. You can always experiment with other types, if you want, you can’...

Keto Ice Cream  – Just 4 Ingredients! A dairy free and low carb keto ice cream recipe everyone can enjoy, even if you’re not on a keto diet! Smooth and creamy keto ice cream, without all the sugar. Serve it on top of brownies or with these Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Bars. The hands-down most popular request I’ve been getting from readers this past month has been for more keto recipes. But you definitely don’t need to be on a ketogenic diet—or any diet—to enjoy this easy and sugar free ice cream. With just 4 ingredients and the same delicious creaminess of regular dairy ice cream, what’s not to love? Ice cream is one of my favorite foods (at this point, I should honestly just call it a food group), and I don’t want anyone to feel like they have to miss out on eating it. Although I’m not on the keto diet, I really love this ice cream too! How To Make Keto Ice Cream As mentioned, you only need 4 ingredients to make the recipe… or 5 if you want to turn it into chocolate keto ice cre...

MINI SALTED CARAMEL CHEESECAKES Mini Salted Caramel Cheesecakes – creamy bite-sized cheesecakes with a graham cracker crust and topped with a delicious salted caramel. S My obsession for mini cheesecakes continues with these adorable salted caramel cheesecakes. A few weeks ago while I was shopping in Canmore I found this jar of salted caramel sauce in one my favorite little stores there. I knew then that I had to make something special to use it on. While I’m all about making things from scratch, I won’t go as far as making my own salted caramel, at least not yet. Why waste time when I can find it in stores and it’s really good. Probably better than I would make it, since I’d never made it before. I know, shocker. Let’s be serious here, I’d rather spend the time eating these cheesecakes. You probably all know by now that cheesecake is my favorite dessert, any kind of cheesecake. This is why I when I saw this salted caramel, I just knew mini cheesecakes was the way to go. The bottom cru...

Old Fashioned Donut Muffins Prep Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 17 minutes Serves: 12 Old Fashioned Donut Muffins Recipe Submitted bymaryjoshon Ingredients List For the Muffins: 1/4 cup butter, slightly softened 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 3/4 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup low-fat milk For the Glaze: 3 tbsp. butter, melted 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 3/4 tsp. vanilla 2 tbsp. hot water Directions Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line 12 muffin cups with muffin liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together butter, vegetable oil, and sugars till smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time. With the mixer on low speed, add baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and vanilla just until combined. Stir the flour into the butter mixture a...

LITTLE LEMON DROPS Little Lemon Drops are delicious bite-sized treats that start with a cake mix – they are the perfect treat to take to your next party! Little Lemon Drops are absolutely amazing and everyone will love you for making and sharing them! I took these to a barbecue and they were devoured in about 5 minutes….long before the meat even started cooking! Everyone was exclaiming about how amazing they were and I was thrilled because this recipe is so easy and it makes about 75 little cupcakes so it’s perfect for large gatherings. Although, my husband ate about a dozen himself before we even left the house so 75 of them doesn’t actually go as far as you’d think! LITTLE LEMON DROPS 1 box lemon cake mix 1 pkg (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix 4 large eggs 1 1/4 cups sour cream (I actually didn’t have quite enough sour cream so I used half sour cream/half vanilla yogurt and it worked great!) 1/2 cup milk Preheat the oven to 325. Coat mini muffin tins with cooking spray. (I u...

PECAN PIE CAKE THIS PECAN PIE CAKE IS PERFECT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GET-TOGETHERS! BROWN SUGAR CAKE LAYERS AND BUTTERCREAM FILLED WITH TRADITIONAL PECAN PIE FILLING. Thirty dollars. That’s how much I spent on pecans for this cake. I kid you not. Thirty dollars!! Is that crazy to anyone else? Ridiculous. The pecans were on sale, too. Good grief. I didn’t use all of them (most, though), but I always get more than I need just in case. In hindsight, I probably could have gotten a giant bag of them in Costco for less. I’m not complaining about it (only kinda), but more so this is a PSA for those people who don’t bake. Next time you ask your baker buddy to make a cake for you, be aware that the ingredients do not come cheap, never mind the time it takes to make the cakes too. And if they are making it for you for free, that is agood friend. You should cherish them and shower them with adoration and gift cards to their favourite baking store. In my ongoing quest to stay away from pumpkin recipes t...

White Chicken Enchiladas White Chicken Enchiladas are ALL the rage, and for good reason. The flavor is incredible. Bold flavor but not spicy. Creamy comfort food, yet not too rich. These are a winner in all categories and will satisfy even the pickiest eater. These are not your typical enchiladas. Traditionally, enchiladas are made with corn tortillas and a red or green sauce. These are a “whole other thing”….and so so good. I have a big family and we love to have big Fiesta Night dinners. Tacos, taquitos, nachos, and of course these enchiladas are a must. There are never any leftovers. I like to put these on the Menu for Monday because I can cook the chicken in the slow cooker on Sunday and assemble everything and stick the pan in the fridge. Then when we get home Monday from school, activities, appointments, and general chaos that comes with the beginning of the week, I can pop these in the oven and know that we will all be looking forward to a delicious dinner. Welcome, Pin...

Twix Cookies These twix cookies have a shortbread cookie, caramel filling, and chocolate topping – just like a twix candy bar! How cute are these Twix cookies? If you love Twix candy bars then these cookies are for you! They are the perfect combination of shortbread, caramel, and chocolate. Just typing that out makes me want to make more of these – yum!! It goes without saying that they are delicious, but I also love how pretty they are – cute little round cookies with yummy layers of candy on top. And believe it or not, they really do taste just like a Twix candy bar! I made these for my Christmas cookie trays this year and they are almost always the first ones to disappear when I set them out! I guess people just love the flavor of Twix. :) Plus how fun is it to have a cookie version of a classic candy bar? I might try this with all my favorite candy bars! These twix cookies have a shortbread cookie, caramel filling, and chocolate topping - just like a twix candy bar! Ingredients: C...

Black Magic Halloween Cocktail Recipe This deliciously layered cocktail blends together orange juice, triple sec and black vodka. By: Andrea Correale Ingredients 1/4 cup ice 1/2 cup orange juice 1 1/2 ounces black vodka 1/2 ounce triple sec orange wedge, for garnish Instructions 1. In a cocktail shaker, add orange juice and triple sec over ice. Shake well, and strain into a glass.  2. Using the back of a spoon, pour black vodka slowly into a glass so that the vodka sits atop the orange juice and triple sec mix. 3. Carefully dip one edge of the orange wedge into the vodka for a spooky presentation, and sit the wedge on the rim of the glass. recipe source:  https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/entertaining/smoking-skulls-halloween-cocktail-recipe

Crock Pot 3-Ingredient Balsamic Chicken How many evenings have you come home from work, wishing that something truly hearty, gourmet, and delicious was waiting for you in the kitchen? Too often, that feeling drives us to pick up the phone and order takeout, but you can easily prepare a restaurant-quality meal, minus the typical restaurant amounts of calories and fat, in just a few simple steps. Our balsamic chicken recipe boasts only three ingredients and can be tossed in the slow cooker in the morning, only to fill your house with fragrance, throughout the day, cooking to perfection by the time you return home in the evening. Ingredients 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 (16 ounce) jar chunky salsa 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar Directions Add chicken breasts to the slow cooker, pour salsa and balsamic on top. Cover and cook on low 6 hours or high 4 hours. Shred chicken with a fork and mix with the salsa mixture. TIP: This recipe makes delicious tacos or burritos. If desired, ad...

Easy Fried Rice Easy Fried Rice is take-out style rice with loads of flavor that you can make yourself in just minutes! Great for using up leftovers too!! Ingredients 1-1/2 TBSP butter 2 eggs, whisked 12 ounce bag frozen peas and carrots 2 tsp minced garlic (about 4 cloves) salt and pepper to taste 4 cups cooked rice, chilled 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1/3 cup soy sauce (more or less to taste) 1 TBSP oyster or fish sauce 1 tsp toasted sesame oil Instructions In a large skillet,melt 1/2 TBSP of the butter over medium-high heat. Add the whisked eggs and scramble until almost dry. Add salt and pepper to the eggs to taste. Remove the eggs to a separate place. Melt the remaining 1 TBSP butter in the skillet. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the bag of frozen peas and carrots to the skillet, along with a pinch of salt and pepper and saute with the garlic until heated thru. Stir in the rice, green onions, soy sauce, oyster or fish sauce to the skillet and fry the r...

Pound Cake with Sweetened Condensed Milk Pound Cake with Sweetened Condensed Milk is a rich and delicious dessert with old fashioned sweet vanilla taste. We love sweetened condensed milk around here. It’s such a great addition to many desserts. I usually buy about ten cans around the holidays and make fudge for friends and family.  But, there are so many other delicious recipes that contain sweetened condensed milk. It makes this poundcake so much richer.  We almost fight over who gets to lick the can. The kids will circle around me waiting until I first get the lid off of the can, and then try and get the remaining drops inside. And, they have me to contend with. I want it all!  But, we do share with each other when it comes down to who gets the last lick–most of the time!  Ingredients 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 2 sticks butter (1 cup) 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1 - 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk Instructions Preh...