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30 Minute Low-Carb Taco Bake

May 13, 2019 by Steph Powers 1 Comment

A plate on a table with a serving of keto taco bake casserole topped with sour cream.

This 30 Minute Low-Carb Taco Bake is one of our favorite keto meals! Taco meat, cauliflower rice, and melty cheese make this the perfect low-carb comfort food. Keto is the type of diet that requires planning ahead to make sure you have something to eat. Usually I'm on top of that, but sometimes I need a quick weeknight dinner that I can throw together last minute. This taco bake is my go-to ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Meat, Recipes, Simple, TexMex Tagged With: cauliflower rice, cheese, ground beef, taco

The Best Low-Carb/Keto Taco Seasoning

December 3, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

This is The Best Low-Carb/Keto Taco Seasoning. It's quick and easy to make at home and only 4g net carbs/1lb taco meat.  I know there are a lot of different taco seasoning recipes out there, but I've been on the hunt for my favorite one since we started keto and I think I've finally found it! Pre-keto we used to buy Costco size tubs of the McCormick Taco Seasoning because I really loved the ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Recipes, Simple, TexMex Tagged With: cayenne, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, pepper, salt, Spices, tacos

Crunchy Low-Carb Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

November 29, 2018 by Steph Powers 66 Comments

A pile of chocolate chip cookies.

These Crunchy Low-Carb Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the ultimate keto treat. If you've been missing traditional cookies this holiday season, these buttery, chocolaty cookies are sure to hit the spot! Today I'm joining in with the Sweetest Season Cookie Exchange and sharing a new favorite cookie recipe. Better than just cookies, we're also raising money for our friends at ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Holiday, Keto / Low-Carb, Recipes, Sweets Tagged With: almond flour, brown butter, chocolate, coconut flour, eggs, erythritol, pecans

My Top 10 Favorite Keto Kitchen Tools – A Holiday Gift Guide

November 19, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

These are my Top 10 Keto Kitchen Tools. They're perfect for a holiday wishlist or just someone getting started cooking low-carb.  This post contains affiliate links. Sustaining the Powers is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. When ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Tips, Holiday, Keto / Low-Carb, Learning Keto Tagged With: cooking tools, holiday gift guide, wishlist

16 Keto Thanksgiving Recipes

November 13, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

These 16 Keto Thanksgiving Recipes will help you stay on plan this holiday season.  Thanksgiving is just over 2 weeks away! Sticking to plan while holiday eating is usually one of the biggest challenges people have on a low-carb diet. Some people choose mostly keto foods and have a few tastes of the non-keto stuff. Some people stay strict and make keto versions of all the usuals. Others decide ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Tips, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Keto / Low-Carb, Recipes Tagged With: keto sides, keto thanksgiving, thanksgiving

How To Convert Paleo Recipes Into Keto Recipes

November 12, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

A quick guide for How to Convert Paleo Recipes Into Keto Recipes using some common substitutions to reduce the carb count. This post contains affiliate links.  Let me start by saying that there are a lot of different ways to do a ketogenic diet. Some people prefer to eat only "naturally" keto foods and eliminate all grains, artificial sweeteners, and even trace sugars. Others prefer to take an ...

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Filed Under: Cooking Tips, Keto / Low-Carb, Learning Keto Tagged With: paleo, recipe conversion

Low-Carb Eggplant Parmesan

November 5, 2018 by Steph Powers 4 Comments

A plate of eggplant parmesan on top of a meat sauce

This low-carb eggplant parmesan is breaded with cheese and spices. It's just as good as the original - you won't even miss the carbs!  One of the first "fancy" dishes I ever learned how to make was eggplant Parmesan. It seemed incredibly impressive when I was a teenager, and I think it's still a fun dish to impress your dinner guests (assuming they actually like eggplant.) I've been on a really ...

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Filed Under: Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: eggplant, parmesan

Harry Potter Sorting Hat Cheese Ball

October 24, 2018 by Steph Powers 12 Comments

A cheese ball shaped like the sorting hat from Harry Potter, covered in poppy seeds and surrounded by crackers

This quick and fun Sorting Hat Cheese Ball is perfect for Halloween or a Harry Potter party!  I am so excited to share this recipe with y'all!! I made this sorting hat cheese ball a couple years ago for a Harry Potter murder mystery dinner and it was such a big hit! I was about 20 weeks pregnant at the time, so it's taken me up until now to finally get around to blogging it, but I wanted ...

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Gluten-Free, Holiday, Keto / Low-Carb, Party, Recipes, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: cheese ball, halloween, Harry Potter, holiday party, sorting hat

Low-Carb Crocktober 2018 Week 4

October 22, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

A drawing of a crockpot with the words crocktober - a month of slow cooker recipes

Today is the fourth week of Low-Carb Crocktober 2018 where I share weekly slow-cooker meal plans for the month of October. You can find the archives for the entire Crocktober series here.  We are already four weeks in to Crocktober! Can you believe Halloween is almost here? My daughter is old enough to walk around and trick or treat this year, so I'm really excited to take her out and ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: broccoli cheese soup, chicken cacciatore, crockpot, Crocktober2018, peanut lime chicken, sopa azteca

Low-Carb Crocktober 2018 Week 3

October 15, 2018 by Steph Powers Leave a Comment

A drawing of a crockpot with the words crocktober - a month of slow cooker recipes

Today is the third week of Low-Carb Crocktober 2018 where I share weekly slow-cooker meal plans for the month of October. You can find the archives for the entire Crocktober series here.  I'm really enjoying this month of crockpot recipes! Especially because it started snowing here in Denver on Sunday and the weather dropped down below freezing. It's the perfect time to curl up with a ...

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Filed Under: Crocktober, Gluten-Free, Keto / Low-Carb, Meal Plan Monday, Recipes, Slow Cooker Tagged With: broccoli chicken, crocktober, Crocktober2018, crustless pizza, kalua pork, keto, tikka masala

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