Bacon-wrapped asparagus is nothing new — but when you glaze those succulent, pork-covered shoots with sweet, sugar-free maple “syrup” and sprinkle them with crushed pecans, the dish enters a totally different realm. This splendid springtime treat is sure to charm the whole family, and it makes a stunning side dish for dinner parties, too!
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Roasted Cabbage Steaks with Horseradish and Browned Butter
This delicious low-carb main course (or succulent side dish) combines healthy, leafy-green cabbage with piquant horseradish and rich, fragrant browned butter. It’s that simple: you only need those three ingredients—plus salt and pepper—to prepare it!
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Spicy Stir-Fried Cauli Rice with Bacon and Avocado
A low-carber’s all-time favorites combine in this spicy, satisfying and quick-to-make keto dish: it includes bacon, egg, cauliflower, and avocado, all bound together with a splash of piquant hot sauce. This scrumptious recipe creates fireworks of flavors and different textures, from soft and creamy to crispy and crunchy, yet it’s so simple and easy to make!
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Olive Oil Roasted Eggplant with Lemon Pepper and Parmesan
Eggplant often gets neglected in my kitchen — without any obvious reason. But no more! This simple yet delicious dish proves that eggplant is truly the queen of the veggies. Thick slices of eggplant are brushed with olive oil, and seasoned with lemon pepper and salt: then freshly grated Parmesan is added in the middle of baking to produce a tasty, crispy, crusty surface you won’t be able to resist!
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Low-Carb Colcannon with Kale
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit! That is, happy St. Patrick’s Day (in advance!) This Colcannon with Kale is a healthy low-carb option for your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. But you don’t have to wait for March 17th to enjoy it; with just 5 ingredients, it’s equally yummy any time of year.
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Easy 5-Ingredient Tomato, Zucchini and Basil Soup Shooters
Here’s another great winter warmer! With their striking, dark-red color and zingy taste, these soup shooters make wonderful appetizers — and they’re especially nice additions to your Valentine’s Day celebrations.
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Green and Crunchy Shirataki Rice Salad
If you’re following a low-carb or keto diet, shirataki products are your best friends. Since they’re so low in calories and carbs, these wonder products are often used in main dishes that are served warm—as a replacement for traditional pasta, for example—as well as in warm side dishes. But shirataki products also suit cold salads perfectly, as you’ll see in this recipe for my Green and Crunchy Shirataki Rice Salad.
This recipe is also a very good example of how veggies can be extremely low in carbs. You can eat a lot of them, but you won’t consume a significant amount of calories or carbs in the process! Even better, green veggies are full of nutrients that do great things for your body and your mind.
Serve this crunchy, delicious salad as a side for chicken, meat or fish. And don’t forget to drizzle it with plenty of olive oil- and vinegar-based dressing, or healthy homemade mayo!
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Cauliflower and Bacon Soup
It’s time to beat the winter chill, big-time! Three major low-carb staples — cauliflower, bacon, and cream cheese — combine in this simple, hearty soup. It’s sure to having you smiling all day long.
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4-Ingredient Baked Keto Broccoli Cheese Balls
These versatile broccoli cheese balls are so simple to make—with only 4 ingredients—that they’re sure to become one of your low-carb staples. Enjoy these gems as a snack: just pop a couple into your mouth when hunger hits. Or serve them as an appetizer, side dish, or party food (they’re especially delicious alongside a sharp, flavorful dip). They’re a great way to sneak some veggies into your kids’ diet, too!
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Roasted Cabbage with Bacon and Blue Cheese
Finally! Remember how in my previous post I was ranting about my failed cabbage experiments and how everything I tried ended up tasting bland? And how I promised to post a cabbage recipe once I developed a perfect one? Well, my dear reader, I’m happy to tell you I managed to develop a super-tasty (and simple!) recipe for Roasted Cabbage with Bacon and Blue Cheese. Doesn’t it sound incredible already? Just wait until you actually taste it; it’s going to blow your mind.
Read more about my experiments below and get some tips on how to prepare this easy dish. And if you’re not a fan of blue cheese, don’t worry: there are some bluecheeseless variations at the end of this post!
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