recipes from Adrienne Asher
My sweetie’s in bed with a nasty, lingering cough, so I’m making him a low carb treat: these very moist blueberry muffins. They come together very quickly, with preheating the oven and baking taking the most time, so this is a great recipe for lazy weekend mornings.
Any small berry can be substituted for the blueberries, but make sure if … Read more
I grew up eating rice pudding, and regard it as a cool weather staple. But how to create a low carb version? I recently discovered Shirataki “rice”, and its gelatinous consistency lends itself perfectly to a rice-like pudding dessert. Voila!
The Rice Pudding
4 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Swerve powdered sweetener
6 egg yolks
2 … Read more
Weekend breakfasts around our house usually feature waffles or pancakes. The inspiration for these pancakes, by Maria Emmerich at Mind, Body, Health kicked off a flurry of creating as many different versions as I could imagine. A full meal’s protein—without the carbs—in a pancake delivery system? Check!
Wheat-Free Carrot Cake Pancakes
Yield: 2 servings
4 eggs
1/4 cup + 1 … Read more
Simple, easy, delicious…and they only take 15 minutes to make! Deviled eggs are nutritious and tasty, and although these feature fancy piping, that’s not necessary at all.
Deviled Eggs 18 Ways
Yield: 6 servings // 123 calories, 1 net carb
I’m picky about the sweeteners that are used in commercial sugar-free jams. So don’t complain, make something better, right? Here’s a delicious marmalade sweetened with liquid stevia and thickened with chia seeds. Nutritious (the chia seed’s calcium, iron, magnesium, and omega-3s are through the roof), and purely citrus-tasting. Now that’s more like it!
Chia Orange Marmalade
Yield: a little over … Read more
Inspired by a recipe that DJ Foodie posted, I just made this for a quick lunch and it was delicious! This is the type of recipe that lends itself to interpretation. Berries? Whipped cream? Maple syrup? Your call 🙂
Pecan French Toast
Yield: 1 serving // 218 calories, 7 net carbs
MINUTE MUFFIN
1 tablespoon coconut flour
3/4 teaspoon … Read more