Thursday, October 9, 2014

Witches Brew-Not To Eat, To Smell!

 Original Link-Witches Brew
Witches Brew
1 apple
1 orange
1 lemon
2 T whole allspice
2 T whole cloves
4 cinnamon sticks
Slice fruit into rings. Don't worry about peels, seed, cores, etc. Place all ingrdients into a crock-pot. Fill with water. Simmer on low. Refill with water as needed.  Be careful not let the water get too low.
Making this tonight!

My Notes:I made this last night. I added a pear as well, and used a ton more spices, and honestly, it smelled good, and it filled my kitchen and kind of my living room, but it wasn't as strong as I had hoped.

10/13/14-Ok, I'm using a huge pot on my stove, and I've figured out I need 2 whole pieces of each fruit to get that smell. Also,my pot has to be really full of water or the smell isn't nearly as strong.  

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Easy Peasy Sandwich Thins-LC & GF

These sandwich thins are very versatile. Can be used as sandwich thins, pizza crust, or crackers. Simple and quick to make. You will need a muffin top pan or two for this one.

Ingredients:
1 C Kraft Grated Parmesan
4 Eggs
2 level scoops Syntrax Nectar Unflavored Medical Whey Protein (you need to adjust your cals/carbs according to what protein powder you use, this only has 40cals/0g carbs per scoop)
1tsp glucomannan powder
1/2 tsp granulated garlic
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/4tsp Kernal Season's Butter popcorn seasoning (they have many flavors, I made some with nacho cheese powder and they were delicious)













Pre-heat oven to 400*.

Spray muffin top pan well with coconut oil spray or any cooking spray.

Mix all ingredients except glucomannan powder in a mixer on high for 3-4 minutes. Slowly sprinkle in the glucomannan powder while it is mixing to make sure it is evenly distributed and mixed well. Put 1 tbsp of mixture into each muffin top cup and shake the pan around until it's covered pretty evenly.

Bake at 400* for 8 minutes. They will brown on the bottom, and should slide right out and be crispy and very thin, but not break. They should be pretty sturdy.



I got 15 total thins from this recipe. Can be kept on countertop for a while (not sure how long, just made a batch last night).



I used it for buns for my turkey burger, can also be used for mini pizza crust, or sandwiches, or even crackers. Very very versatile recipe. You can play with it and add what you like.

Nutritional info per thin (15 in a batch):

58 cal, 0.37g carb, 0.1g fiber, .27g net carbs per thin.

Will add more pictures tomorrow, they are not uploading.

10/10-I still can't get my photos of these to upload, so i posted it on Pinterest with a link back here.
LC Sandwich Thins

Last night I made tostadas with them and they held up really really well. I didn't heat them up, just took them out of my zip loc bag and loaded them up. 

Monday, October 6, 2014

LC Trail Mix-2.87g Net Carbs Per Serving!




      First, pre-heat oven to 325*.

     Then put the coconut in a bowl and add liquid flavored sweetener of choice, and granulated splenda,             mix well and let sit for 10 minutes to soak up the liquid.

     Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper, or spray very well with cooking spray. Spread coconut out on sheet and bake for 15-25 min, stirring every 3-5 minutes.



 Should look like this when toasted.

Next, cut the chocoperfection bars into small pieces, I was easily able to cut 4 lengthwise, and 8 width wise, giving me 32 pieces per bar





Mix all ingredients together after coconut has cooled, and you will get 12-1/4 cup servings.

 Per 1/4 C Serving: 192 Calories, 18g Fat, 6.37g carbs, 3.5g fiber, 2.87g Net Carbs