Category Archives: Specialized Diets

Low Carb Grain Free Granola Bars

I found some great grain free chewy granola bars a couple of weeks ago, but they were sweetened with honey and maple syrup, which doesn’t fit very well into my eating plan. I decided to make my own based on … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Sugar Free Chocolate Truffles

This is my second and most successful attempt at making low sugar, dairy free chocolate truffles in the past week. I used Swerve sweetener the first time and didn’t add cocoa butter. They turned out okay, but the erythritol recrystalized … Continue reading

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No Bake Non-Dairy Tahini Cheesecake

I based this recipe on the Knox gelatin no bake It’s a Snap Cheesecake recipe that has been popular in my household(s) for over 40 years. To make the recipe as easy as possible, I used commercial tahini (sesame paste) … Continue reading

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Unkosher Chopped Liver with Bacon

I love traditional chopped liver with schmaltz and gribenes (chicken fat & crispy chicken skin) and usually use this recipe. I picked up chicken livers the other day, but forgot to ask the butcher for chicken skin and fat so … Continue reading

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Low Sugar Sweet & Spicy Pickled Carrots

Recently I’ve been too busy to cook every day so I make a pork roast seasoned simply with black pepper and smoked salt and eat roasted pork for a week or so. This has lead to some creative uses of … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Alfredo Sauce

I finally had in depth functional medicine GI tests done and discovered that besides SIBO I had H. pylori. Oddly, once the H. pylori was cleared up with antibiotics, my dairy sensitivity returned. Now I’m back on on dairy free … Continue reading

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Offal Dirty Cauliflower Rice

I seem to be on a mission to adapt every savory rice dish that pops in my head to a low carb, grain free cauliflower version. Today I experimented with dirty rice. My version is offal forward because I have … Continue reading

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Low Carb Shrimp & Vegetable Pad Thai

I love Pad Thai but since becoming sensitive to rice it’s been off my menu. Then I discovered tamarind pods in the produce section of my local Walmart and decided to make my own rice-free, low carb version. I shelled … Continue reading

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Coconut Cashew Cauliflower Rice

I made this cauliflower rice dish to go with Thai green curry. It’s missing the acidic element of my cilantro lime cauliflower rice, but it offers more of a textural difference. Toasting the coconut shreds is optional. 1 head cauliflower, … Continue reading

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Almond Parmesan Crusted Oven Fried Chicken

I made a version of this recipe earlier this week, only I tried pan frying the chicken before finishing it in the oven. Pan frying didn’t work as most of the breading fell off the chicken. I re-worked the recipe … Continue reading

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