Sunday, 4 November 2012

Peanut Butter Cups

Okay, do you all love peanut butter as much as I do? I hope so. These are delicious. I received a request for peanut butter cups and after doing some research to figure out where to start, this is what I've come up with. If you like your treats sweeter, feel free to add sweetener until you're happy with it. I personally think these are delicious without being super sweet. They are very rich. Also, if you want more of a bite-sized treat, you could...

Monday, 29 October 2012

Cream Cheese Icing

This is the recipe I used for the icing on my pumpkin muffins. Serving Size: Should be enough to frost 12 muffins Nutritional Information: 38 cals, 1g carb, 3g fat, 1g protein Prep Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Your Ingredients: 1/2 cup of plain cream cheese (I used light cream cheese) 1/3 cup of heavy cream 1/4 cup of splenda (or equivalent choice sweetener) 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract Your Tools: A mixing bowl A hand or...

Pumpkin Muffins

Hi. Today I am bringing you a recipe for actual pumpkin muffins. Yes, these muffins do contain real pumpkin, unlike my pumpkin spice muffins. Though this recipe does start with my base muffin mix, there are a couple noteworthy differences. They are listed below under the ingredients. Serving Size: 12 medium or 6 large muffins Nutritional Information: (per muffin, for 12 medium muffins) 160 calories, 8g of carbs & 3g of fiber...

Friday, 26 October 2012

Easy Chocolate Mousse

Alright so it's been hectic as all hell these last couple of weeks. But all this lack of free time is paying off - I got a new job at the school, I got an 88.3% on my Psych midterm exam, and I've been getting 80-90%s on everything else so far. BUT I have a tiny break before my next midterm, so this weekend I'm going to make a great effort to put up 3 recipes. Today is something super easy. I bring you low-carb chocolate mousse. I would also like...

Friday, 19 October 2012

[Update] Flaxbread

Hi all. I've adjusted my flaxbread recipe slightly and wanted to let you all know. It's a minor change and also not necessary. I have started using 2 tablespoons of olive oil instead of 1/4 cup! Subsequently, the bread will also have slightly less calories and fat per slice. Additionally, you can make the bread slightly fluffier by adding a bit more water and mixing it very, very well. Enjoy! xo, Jenni...

Sunday, 14 October 2012

Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Okay gosh. I am swamped with studying and taking care of my household and trying to be an involved student. So I'm surprised this is even being posted. I've actually taken a request for crackers as well which I wasn't able to get around to today... :(! Sorry, pearcington! Soon! I promised my friend crepes (yummy, I know) that this casserole would be the next thing I post. So here it is. Spaghetti squash is called such because the meat of the...

Monday, 8 October 2012

Pumpkin Pie

It's Thanksgiving here in Canada, so in the holiday spirit I've made low-carb pumpkin pie! It's not as low-carb as I would like it to be, but compared at about 40-50g of carbs per slice for a 'regular' pumpkin pie, I'll take it! Though there are some ingredients that could be switched/adjusted to make this lower carb - I will list them under ingredients, but I haven't tried the adjusted pie myself. I would like to stress that although this is a...

Sunday, 7 October 2012

Chocolate Chip Muffins

Okay! In this particular post I have 3 slightly different chocolate chip muffin recipes (really, they just use different chocolate). All are delicious. Pick the one that's right for you. This recipe is additional to the base muffin mix I posted earlier. Serving Size: 12 medium or 6 large Nutritional Information:       Lindt Chocolate (90% or 75%) Chip Muffins: (per muffin, for 12 medium muffins) 147 calories,...

Pumpkin Spice Muffins

In the spirit of Thanksgiving (in Canada), here are some pumpkin spice muffins! Not pumpkin muffins. There's no actual pumpkin involved in this recipe. But they are tasty nonetheless, and are nice to have with morning coffee! This recipe is additional to the base muffin mix I posted earlier. Serving Size: 12 medium or 6 large Nutritional Information: (per muffin, for 12 medium muffins) 150 calories, 6g of carbs & 3g of fiber (3g net carbs),...

Saturday, 6 October 2012

Base Muffin Mix

Alright so I had tried making some muffins last week and this is what I came up with. I took two batches of muffins to game night and they were a big success, so I highly recommend you try making these for yourself! This particular recipe is only a base mix (as I hope you could tell just from the title). So basically, you can use this recipe for just about any muffin you'd like to make. Add whatever you want, really, as long as it fits into your...

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Flaxbread

I have been making flaxbread since just a couple weeks after I started keto. I love the stuff, and it is very easy to make. My BF and I go through a batch of the bread probably every week or every other week. It's great for sandwiches, but our favourite time to enjoy it is with our breakfast. It's perfect for toasting, and tastes great with a bit of peanut butter! I first made flaxbread using this recipe but I have since adjusted it several...

I love cooking.

Alright so I've finally started up my very own food blog. No, I'm not some special chef or aspiring chef or anything like that. I just really f*cking love to cook. I am going to start off by telling you a bit about myself and why I even want to do this blog. Well, I'm a 2nd year university student and I'm not at a healthy weight, or even anywhere close to where I want to be. So a few months ago I started a diet (the keto diet!). At first, I wanted to take it slow and be cautious etc, so I started by cutting out all fast food and sugary beverages...