Bok Choy, where have you been all my life? I am one who loves greens, and thought I had given tribute to them all. I didn’t know a Bok Choy Salad Recipe could be exciting until I found myself buying it week after week. Even my husband, who doesn’t like bok choy, likes this salad. The hard work of the farmer who brings his produce all year to the Nolensville Farmer’s Market enlightened me, as he brought bok choy all winter long. I try to buy something from him every week, as I know he doesn’t spray chemicals and he’s a hard working local farmer. In all honesty, I never made anything with bok c ..read more

It’s strawberry season, and that means strawberry dessert is on the menu! I recently purchased sweet, juicy strawberries from the farmer’s market and while they are delicious on their own, they make the best spring desserts. I’ll be bringing these muffins to the Nolensville Farmer’s Market this Saturday as the Summer Market opens. These are a few of my favorite keto fresh strawberry recipes because nothing is sweeter than fresh local strawberries. Low Carb Strawberry Shortcake There are two types of strawberry shortcakes. One method is to make vanilla cakes and then top with whipped cream and ..read more

Many of you know I own a keto bakery since 2019. In the first few years I received several requests for dairy free baked good in addition to grain free and sugar free. Happily, I discovered I could make a keto dairy free chocolate cake and a keto dairy free chocolate ganache. We sell these as mini cakes at the farmer’s market and coffee shop and customers have been thrilled to have a dairy free option. Making a dairy free keto chocolate ganache cake was a challenge at first, and then I discovered making the cake and the ganache with full fat unsweetened coconut milk worked beautifully. In fac ..read more

We thought Spring was here a week ago, and suddenly we wake up to 37 degrees F. That’s why I’m reposting this really easy soup that will warm you up, and can serve as a whole meal. Chicken and white bean soup has all the feels and flavors. Made Italian style with carrots, onion, celery, Italian parsley, garlic, white cannellini beans, the soup is finished with pecorino or parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil.  This recipe uses canned white cannellini beans, and left over chicken or rotisserie chicken and boxed broth. You can make your own chicken stock and cook beans from scratch. While t ..read more

Who knew bok choy could be roasted or grilled? My favorite farmer at the Nolensville Farmer’s Market (where I sell my keto baked goods) has been selling bok choy all winter because he has a green house and I’ve been purchasing weekly. Bok Choy is actually at its prime in winter months, as it loves frost. Keeping it Simple with Balsamic On a lazy day I decided to douse with some olive oil and throw on the grill. Wow. All it needed was salt, pepper, and some good balsamic vinegar. This is a great idea when you it’s one of those busy days where you throw some steak, pork chops or chicken on the g ..read more

I am republishing this 20 minutes RECESSION DELICIOUS recipe (initially posted in 2012) because grocery prices are crazy right now. This is fast, delicious and can be altered.  We love this ground peas and peas just as is, but you can add in pasta, potato or rice. One day in the past, I stumbled upon a video of a 91-year old Italian-American grandmother, cooking pasta and peas just the way her mother cooked them nearly every night for her family during the depression. She used an onion, a potato, and a can of peas,…. all items that didn’t need refrigeration and cost mere pennies. This to ..read more

There are many meatball recipes here at Spinach Tiger, and I’m happy to add one more. Classic Swedish meatballs with a cream-based gravy has been on our menu twice in the last week! As an Italian, I never understood meatballs in brown gravy, but my mind was changed when I saw Jamie Oliver demonstrating Swedish Meatballs in a unique and fast way to and I was eager to make a similar Keto friendly version. This recipe is a sugar free, keto friendly and a take on “his” version. Where he uses cranberry jam, I used my own sugar free strawberry sauce, but I kept the vodka, the dill, the caraway see ..read more

Most of you know I own a small home keto bakery, and I sell my baked goods at the farmer’s market and in a local coffee shop. I gave up these desserts for Lent and today is day 40. I have one more week until I can partake, and it’s made me appreciate my cakes all the more. I am really missing that black and white cake. Six more days! These Easter Keto Desserts are great for your diabetic and gluten free family members, and there is one that dairy free too. For the Keto Chocolate Lovers Black and White Cupcakes Keto Triple Chocolate Bundt Cake If you love lemon, try this keto Lemon Tart, whi ..read more

If you think duck confit is a meal you can only enjoy in a restaurant, this easy recipe will change all of that. Perhaps you’ve never had this French peasant dish that has surged in popularity even on menus that aren’t French. What is Duck Confit? Confit means to cook food in its fat. Initially, confit was used for preserving food prior to refrigeration. Duck was was salted, slow cooked, and preserved in its own fat. Duck confit in simple terms is typically duck legs cooked in duck fat. Actually duck confit has always been the whole duck cooked in duck fat, as peasant food or farm food, always ..read more

This is my new favorite dessert. If you love blueberry pie and you don’t eat sugar, you will be thrilled. I think I found the secret to cutting the sugar, the grains and the carbs in this American classic dessert, low carb blueberry tarts. The blueberry filling is made ON TOP OF THE STOVE FIRST, and then filled into almond flour tart crusts. Blueberry pie and blueberries in general have a special place in my heart, so naturally, I wanted to find a way to make low-carb blueberry tarts. I have so many memories of picking blueberries with the boys, and sadly that farm next to us closed down. We ..read more