Category: Appetizers

No Eggs! Keto Mini Pizzas (low-carb, nut-free, dairy-free, paleo + grain-free)

No Eggs! Keto Mini Pizzas (low-carb, nut-free, dairy-free, paleo + grain-free)

Mini keto pizza bites held together with ‘gelatin egg’ instead of eggs. Dairy-free and keto with a crispy outer crust and sprinkled with fresh basil. There is quite possibly nothing as fun as mini keto pizzas. Well, except keto cookies in the shape of Easter eggs, those were fun. But really, mini keto pizza. Except…

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Rosemary Balsamic Chicken Liver Pate (dairy-free, paleo, low-carb + keto)

Rosemary Balsamic Chicken Liver Pate (dairy-free, paleo, low-carb + keto)

Smooth and light chicken liver pate, made dairy-free and keto. I know what you’re thinking, “Liver? Ick!”. Why do I know what you’re thinking? Because I thought it, too, until I gave liver a chance. Now, I love it.

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Video: 5 Super-Fast Keto Ways to Use Hemp Oil

Video: 5 Super-Fast Keto Ways to Use Hemp Oil

Using hemp oil in your favorite everyday keto meals, snacks and condiments is easy with these 5 quick keto recipes using hemp oil: keto marinade, keto chocolate shake, keto salad dressing, keto fruit dip and a keto vanilla latte. Well hello, there. Have I got a keto treat for you. 5 keto recipes, 1 post…

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The Most Popular Grain-free, Paleo, Dairy-free Recipes: My Picks + Your Favorites

The Most Popular Grain-free, Paleo, Dairy-free Recipes: My Picks + Your Favorites

The best paleo, grain-free, dairy-free and; in most cases, low carb, recipes of 2014. Plus, how to lose weight by eating a high-fat diet, why vegan wasn’t for me, and why you need to soak your nuts. I created over 225 recipes in 2014. That’s not including the 100+ recipes I created for the cookbooks…

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Crisp Eggplant Chips with Smoky Seasoning

Crisp Eggplant Chips with Smoky Seasoning

Thinly sliced eggplant rounds sprinkled with homemade smoky seasoning and slow roasted until crisp. Who knew that sprinkling eggplant with seasoning and slow roasting for an hour would create such a delicious (healthy) snack? I sure didn’t.

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Paleo Falafel (no beans!)

Paleo Falafel (no beans!)

Ground nuts, seeds and fresh herbs make the perfect texture and flavor in these bean-free, low-carb, and keto falafel balls. First, I have to say:: I have nothing against beans! I love them… sometimes. It’s just nice to have options, you know? A recipe for those days where you’re all like, “I want falafel, but…

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Food Re-networked Series: Classic Fried Chicken

Food Re-networked Series: Classic Fried Chicken

A healthier crispy fried chicken recipe made with a grain-free coating and deep fried in avocado oil. Today is my first official day “back in the office” since our March 30 wedding and honeymoon. What a blur of action. I don’t have many pictures, but when I do, you’ll be among the first to scope…

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How To Make (mind-blowing) Vegan Sour Cream

How To Make (mind-blowing) Vegan Sour Cream

Vegan sour cream made without soy. Ketogenic friendly, too! Mind blowingly delicious. Creamy, amazing. Make now. With the addition of macadamia nuts, this recipe is absolutely mind-blowing! And, it’s a perfect dairy-free ketogenic sour cream replacement. With just 4.7 grams of net carbs, if you’re dairy-free and doing keto, this sour cream recipe is for…

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Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips (paleo)

Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips (paleo)

Homemade sweet potato tortilla chips made with sweet potato, onion and flax seed. No corn! No dehydrator needed. When I’ve made a lovingly healthy choice for myself I am encouraged to make more of them… because, it feels good. Like, stepping away from my plate when full, saying “no” to food when I’m legitimately not…

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Nacho Cheese Cauliflower Tots (paleo + gluten-free)

Nacho Cheese Cauliflower Tots (paleo + gluten-free)

Crispy cauliflower tots packed with nacho cheese flavor without the dairy – a healthy alternative to deep-dried potato snacks. One of the most powerful steps I’ve taken to heal my relationship with food was giving myself permission to eat whenever I am hungry. 9am, 3pm or 1am. It doesn’t matter.

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