Monday, July 31, 2017

Low Carb Waffles

http://www.tryketowith.me/2015/08/01/the-only-keto-pancakewaffle-recipe-i-need/

This was a good low carb waffle. It was not enough for my family of 4, so i disagree with the "4 servings" thing. I served it with bacon and eggs also, but my kids wanted more. I would definitely double this next time and serve with bacon and/or eggs. I used swerve for the sweetener and put plain greek yogurt and a couple sliced strawberries on top. It was good when I needed a change.

Sunday, July 30, 2017

Mayo and parmesan chicken

I cooked two giant chicken breasts in the pressure cooker, based on this method, but did 15+10 because I only thawed them enough to separate them and they were frozen through the middle still.  Afterward, i placed them in a glass pyrex dish, sliced them into a fallen domino pattern, put some homemade mayo on top (a modest amount) and then put shredded parmesan on top of the chicken.
Then put under the broiler for ~5 minutes until cheese is golden. It was so delicious. David and I both loved it.

Baked Skinless Chicken Thighs

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-boneless-skinless-chicken-thighs-in-the-oven-180140

I have used bone-in chicken thighs/legs (removed the skin) also and baked it for 30 minutes and it was done.

Friday, July 28, 2017

Quick Tortillas

https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/homemade-tortillas
Homemade tortillas

This worked great, my family liked it. I was able to make it and cook it while the oven preheated and salmon baked. I did half a batch and kneaded it in the bowl, then rolled out between two silpats.

I made half a batch (since I wasn't having any) to go with salmon and tzatziki sauce. Much faster than pitas but maybe i'll just use the tortillas from the fridge next time!

But i could modify this to be sourdough pretty easily. This is the original recipe in grams.

240 g flour
177 g water
1/2 tsp salt
3 T olive oil

To convert to sourdough, add 250 grams (1 cup) of starter in place of 125 g water and 125 gram flour.

That changes the recipe to:
115 g flour
52 g water
250 g sourdough starter
1/2 tsp salt
3 T olive oil

So do that next time and see if its worth the effort.

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Sourdough Cornbread

http://emerils.com/125741/sourdough-cornbread
Sourdough Cornbread

I wasn't able to taste this (my diet), but my family rated it so-so. But I did not have buttermilk and so used regular milk (not even soured! I was in a rush). Also used coconut oil instead of butter. Next time I'll sour the milk (I never have buttermilk on hand!) and use butter and then that will be the final word. Also--I would say this is quite a large recipe. Half is plenty, and it will cook in 20 minutes. Finally, 1 tbsp might be too much oil. I was in a rush and guessed, but it was too much oil and it made the cornbread soggy on top (i also only poured in half so it would cook faster). Try 1 tsp oil and see what it looks like.

I am looking for biscuit and cornbread recipes so that I can make one or the other in a snap to go with dinner so my family doesn't have to eat cauliflower rice all the time (or rather...not eat it!)

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Lime Cake

http://laughingspatula.com/fresh-key-lime-cake/
Lime Cake

This was a really delicious cake. I used more zest than it called for, whatever I could get from the 5 (real limes, not key limes) limes I juiced. I would make this again for sure. It's my new favorite cake!

Friday, July 7, 2017

Chocolate pudding with gelatin

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2012/01/how-to-make-jello-pudding-from-scratch-chocolate-pudding-recipe.html

This uses gelatin instead of cornstarch. I also put in an egg. This is so great. 5 oz sugar is too much. I use 1/3 cup sugar at most. This is easy to make a low carb version.