Today is the second installment 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 don't know about where you are, but Fall is coming out in full force this week in Colorado. I woke up to temps in the 40s and there is a potential snow on the 10 day forecast. This kind of ...
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Low-Carb Slow Cooker Tomatillo Soup // Crocktober 2018 Week 1
This Low-Carb Slow Cooker Tomatillo Soup is a quick and flavorful weeknight meal. This is also the first week of Low-Carb Crocktober 2018 where I share meal plans using only a slow cooker for the month of October! This week's meal plan is at the bottom of the post. One of my favorite comfort food recipes of all time is my Tortilla Soup. Since corn tortillas don't really fit into a ...
The Best Keto Road Trip Foods
Last year, my husband and I drove 5,000+ miles in road trips and stuck keto the whole time. If you know where to look, there are a lot of keto choices out there at truck stops and fast food places. (The struggle is just avoiding all the easy carbs surrounding the keto choices.) I found it was nice to have a go-to list so you can stick to the plan when you're on the road or need to grab something ...
Learning the Ketogenic Diet – A 2+ Year Update On My Keto Journey
A 2+ year update on my keto diet journey. So many health improvements! I haven't done a keto update post in a while, so I thought it would be fun to share for the new year! This past September I hit a couple huge milestones: 2 years since I started keto and 50lbs lost!! When I started this way of eating in 2016 I didn't expect to be able to stick with it like I have. But I really love ...
Low-carb Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash
This Low-Carb Parmesan Roasted Acorn Squash is a quick and easy, low-carb holiday side dish. I'm pretty sure I first shared a photo of this recipe waaaaaay back in October of 2016. So much has happened in our lives since then! The biggest thing being that we had a baby!! If you have been around long enough that you remember my keto post, you know our goal was to get pregnant and have a ...
What I Learned My First 4 Years Gardening
10 Tips for Starting an Urban Garden! If you follow me on Instagram, you've probably seen me post garden photos the last few years. I've grown window herbs and succulents for quite a while, but when we bought our house in 2012, I knew I wanted to eventually have a big garden. I gardened a lot with my family growing up, and the produce you grow yourself almost always tastes better than anything ...
Sugar-free Bread and Butter Zucchini Fridge Pickles
These Sugar-free Bread and Butter Zucchini Fridge Pickles are a quick and easy, sweet and tangy, zucchini pickle made in the fridge! Happy Monday! It feels like it's been ages since I've had a new recipe to share here. Thanks for your patience! Pregnancy is going super well, but I have just not had the energy to keep up with my web design job as well as create and cook new recipes lately. I have ...
Low-Carb Stuffed Crust Pizza & 60+ Recipes for the Big Game!
This Low-Carb Stuffed Crust Pizza is keto-friendly and packed full of cheesy goodness! Football season is almost over and sadly our Broncos are done for the year. (They gave it a great effort!) But there's still one more Big Game left this season! With the Broncos out, I'm definitely looking forward to the food more than anything this year. To help you plan your own killer party, I’ve teamed ...
10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting The Keto Diet
Thinking of starting on the ketogenic diet? Here are 10 thinks I wish I had known before I started. A few days ago I posted a progress photo of myself on my Instagram. In just 2.5 months on the keto diet, I'm feeling so much better and have lost 26lbs. A lot of my PCOS symptoms have disappeared and my hormones are slowly returning to normal levels instead of being out of whack from the PCOS. ...
Low-Carb Beef Stroganoff Meatballs
This Beef Stroganoff sauce is so good you're going to want to lick it from the spoon. It comes together quickly and is perfect with meatballs for an easy weeknight dinner. One of the biggest perks of a low-carb diet is getting to eat the really rich foods that most people would consider "bad for you" on a Standard American Diet. Heavy cream and full-fat dairy suddenly get to become staples when ...