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Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread

March 16, 2015 By elviira 29 Comments

This gluten-free Irish soda bread is a really healthy option for your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations or whenever you happen to need an awesome carrier to butter, jam, cheese, or just enjoy delicious bread on your breakfast table. Instead of using harmful starch for replacing gluten-filled flours, this bread uses coconut flour and psyllium — fantastic and healthy low-carb alternatives to rice flour, tapioca flour and other questionable starches which too often are used for preparing gluten-free bread. Because of psyllium, just remember to drink plenty of water when eating this bread.

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Bacon Wrapped Chicken Meatballs (Dairy-Free)

March 6, 2015 By elviira 16 Comments

These meatballs have been a huge hit on our dinner table for some months now! Not only are they super simple to make, but they are also very tasty. This recipe came together more or less by accident, just using the ingredients I happened to have at hand. (Isn’t that the way how the best recipes are created, anyway?) Moreover, I don’t think you can go wrong with anything that is wrapped in bacon!

The combination of garlic, onion and paprika is quite basic what comes to seasoning, but I just consider those spices really tasty. They go well with mild chicken and savory bacon. Please feel free to use your favorite spices or seasonings, or what you happen to have in your pantry at the moment. Also, if you don’t eat bacon, you can just use turkey bacon or omit the bacon altogether and fry these like regular meatballs.

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Dairy-Free 4-Ingredient Chocolate Pudding

February 22, 2015 By elviira 11 Comments

Need an easy-to-make low-carb chocolate pudding which doesn’t contain dairy? Welcome to the right place! This dairy-free 4-ingredient chocolate pudding doesn’t even need saucepan or stove. Just whisk the ingredients together, pop into microwave and let cool down. If you are really in a hurry, enjoy the hot concoction as the most delicious thick dairy-free hot chocolate! Mmmmmhh…

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Low-Carb Appetizer for Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2015 By elviira Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Day is in just a few days which means that soon it’s time to pamper your loved ones from head to toes! To keep their tummies happy, too, I wanted to provide you with these simple yet festive appetizer sandwiches. These savory bites are really easy to make and you can just let your imagination fly when decorating them. Hope you will have a wonderful Valentine’s Day with the people you love most!

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Basic Butter Frosting and Orange Butter Frosting

February 1, 2015 By elviira 10 Comments

These fat-filled luscious frostings are perfect for LCHF-style celebrations. These butter frostings are great for piping, making it easy to create gorgeous and delicious decorations on your low-carb cakes and cupcakes. Naturally, you can also use these scrumptious frostings as fillings, like I have done below with my whoopie pies.

You can easily create your own butter frosting variations by adding other flavorings, extracts or even powdered freeze-dried berries. For example, Sugar-Free Strawberry Jam works extremely well and makes a great frosting for example for the Valentine’s Day celebrations.

Moreover, these frostings are ready in a snap. No need to freeze or let them set. Just beat until fluffy and use immediately! You can store the leftover frosting in the fridge, but just remember to take it to room temperature at least half an hour before using.
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Unusually Fluffy Muffins (Dairy-Free)

February 1, 2015 By elviira 22 Comments

This is one of the recipes I’ve wanted to publish for a very long time since I really haven’t had any dairy-free basic muffin recipe. I just love basic recipes because they leave lots of space for variations. You can let your imagination fly and add vanilla extract or other extracts, berries, nuts, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, berry powders, sugar-free jam or flavorings or anything you happen to have in your pantry at that moment. Moreover, basic muffins are great bases for frostings. Make a gorgeous and luscious frosting and let it shine as a beautiful crown on top of the muffin!

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Perfect Peanut Butter Bread

January 18, 2015 By elviira 33 Comments

If you love peanut butter bread but don’t want to waste your time with complicated recipes, then this one is for you! With only 5 ingredients you can create the simplest and the most delicious gluten-free low-carb peanut butter bread!
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Hot Drinks for the Holidays — Part III — Hot Cranberry Vanilla Drink (Vegan)

December 21, 2014 By elviira Leave a Comment

This Hot Cranberry Vanilla Drink is the last drink in the series “Hot Drinks for the Holidays” — and it’s ultimately the best one! A palatable combination of sweet and tangy, this drink containing sugar-free pure cranberry juice is seasoned with wonderful vanilla and warm-flavored cinnamon. I promise that this drink won’t leave you cold in any sense!

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Hot Drinks for the Holidays — Part II — Hot Apple Drink (Vegan)

December 18, 2014 By elviira Leave a Comment

How about some practically calorie-free apple pie? This tasty Hot Apple Drink is a perfect warmer on any chilly day. It tastes especially fantastic after spending some time in the cold open air. Just prepare the drink beforehand and heat it to achieve the immediate warmth and comfort. Add more spices for even more flavors!

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Hot Drinks for the Holidays — Part I — Hot Cardamom Chocolate (Vegan)

December 17, 2014 By elviira Leave a Comment

What could be more comforting than a mug of hot, delicious drink on a chilly day? – A mug of healthy hot, delicious drink! Just get it cozy and leave the wind and frost outside. Sit back and grab a mug of one of these dreamy drinks!

I decided to post a series of hot drinks which are perfect for the holiday time but also any time when you need some warmth and comfort. All these drinks are vegan and paleo, to make them suitable for as many people as possible. I wanted to keep the drinks low in carbs as well, naturally without sacrificing any flavor.

But first, let me introduce Hot Cardamom Chocolate, an unbelievably creamy and delicious drink where dark cocoa powder gives the ultimate chocolaty flavor, coconut cream makes the drink rich and thick and where cardamom provides spiciness and extra warmth. I have to say that I seldom have tasted anything that creamy, which is vegan as well!

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