So my nephew's wife is in her 7th month of pregnancy and just found out she has gestational diabetes. She has quite the sweet tooth. Her birthday is coming up and my nephew wants to bake her a birthday cake, specifically a sugar-free carrot cake. She also has to watch carbs so probably refined flour will be a no-no. Thankfully the diabetes will go away after the baby is born. Any recipes for regular diabetics will apply. If anyone here has experience with diabetes and has recipes or... Read more ..read more

Creamy Almond Butter Recipe Yields approximately 2 cups of almond butter Ingredients: 2 cups roasted and lightly salted almonds 4 tsp Canola oil or other light oil 1 dash sea salt, if needed 1 pinch sugar, if needed It's super easy to make your own almond butter in a food processor to use for sandwiches, toast, desserts, and more! I like knowing that my nut butter was made with only a few simple ingredients, and... Read more ..read more

Greek Spinach and Chickpeas - ATK Serves 4 to 6 TIME20 minutes INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 (15 ounce) can chickpeas (1 can drained and rinsed, 1 can left undrained) 10 ounces (10 cups) baby spinach (I used whole leaf frozen) ½ cup chicken broth ¼ teaspoon table salt ¼ cup chopped fresh dill 1 tablespoon lemon juice *​ BEFORE YOU BEGIN Vegetable... Read more ..read more

Almond Butter Mousse: Well, I already had some homemade almond milk and homemade almond butter on hand, so I decided to turn it into a dessert: almond butter mousse. I looked online for recipes and couldn't find anything quite like this, so I just gave it a shot and it worked! This light, airy dessert can be consumed as-is or used as a component for other desserts. It's dairy free, gluten free, and completely vegan! Ingredients: 1 cup almond milk... Read more ..read more

Almond Milk Recipe Yields approximately 2 cups Making your own nutritious almond milk is easy to do and takes only a few ingredients. Typical almond milk from the grocery store has additives to make it thicker and creamier, as well as preservatives to make it last longer. You can drink almond milk chilled plain, use it for cereal, or add sugar and vanilla extract to make a coffee creamer, or you can use it in a variety of other recipes as a substitution for regular milk, such as puddings... Read more ..read more

This is the diet she started us on…. I’ve lost over 5 pounds in 4 days and don’t feel uncomfortable eating what is prescribed ..read more

When my husband was on the road working regularly, I found an easy, healthy option to keep already cut-up salad veggies in the refrigerator plus a few cooked-ahead items that could easily be warmed up to compile a complete and well-balanced meal in just minutes. There was a healthy eatery across town that I had frequented occasionally where the kale and quinoa power bowl was one of my favorites. I made... Read more ..read more

Heart Healthy Cooking Tips Meats Trim the visible fat from meat and remove all the skin from poultry. When roasting meats, use a rack so that the meat does not sit in the drippings while cooking. Low temperature roasting (325 - 350 F) is recommended in order to cook more fat out of the meat. Instead of basting with pan drippings, keep meat moist by pouring wine, fruit juice, tomato juice or broth over the meat. When using the meat drippings, remember to remove the fat first. Try... Read more ..read more

Beef and Bean Cowboy Casserole Beef and Bean Cowboy Casserole recipe is made with ground beef, bacon, beans and cheese and then it's cooked on the grill for a true campfire meal! www.thecountrycook.net Low Carb Northwoods Pie Ingredients 2 lbs ground beef 1 small onion diced 1 lb maple bacon 2 28 oz cans BUSH'S Maple Cured Bacon Baked Beans 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese salt & pepper to taste Instructions Brown and crumble ground beef in a large frying pan along with diced onion. Season with salt & pepper. Drain excess grease and set aside. In the same pan, fry b ..read more

If you have ever gone to a culinary school, one of the basic lessons you would learn is, baking is a science. Every ingredient from flour to salt, in baking plays a scientifically important role in delivering the desired texture and flavour to the end product. We all know that baking is an art, but what we don’t know is that the baking process in itself is pure science. This is not new information to a culinary student that baking is science. When baking a cake, accuracy in the... Read more ..read more