Time. Flies. I never intended on not posting recipes for this long! Life has a funny way of taking over, especially when epilepsy and keto are in the drivers seat.  Here’s what has been happening over the past few months… I got to go to Disneyland on my birthday! I even ran into another keto […]

This recipes follows the same process for my Chicken Nuggets in The Keto Cookbook. The overall process seems to work well for evenly incorporating the ingredients, holding the fat, and making a nugget that can be picked up by little hands. The final product is also a good option for kids first learning how to […]

Once in a while we get Chinese take-out… There is ALWAYS a few containers of rice left over!  Instead of throwing it away, I make fried rice for dinner a few nights later.  The best fried rice is made with at least day-old rice and it needs to be cold.  It’s a great way to […]

We all know that spinach is super good for you, so I like to try to incorporate as much as possible into Charlotte’s meals. If you’re not a fan of spinach, it always tastes better covered in butter, cream and parmesan!   This meal is packed with protein and it is easy to cook and eat.  I […]

Nuggets are one of my standby meals that I throw together when we have leftovers or when I am cooking something that may not be Charlotte’s favorite, like salmon.  Although she will “tolerate” salmon, if I ask her to eat it on its own, chances are meal time will turn out to be long and […]

The “firecracker” in firecracker shrimp not only refers to the fun toothpicks I found, but also the spiciness level of the shrimp.  You can either marinate the shrimp in a nice smokey hot sauce like Tobasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce or calculate in a slice of jalapeño to place on the shrimp.  Either way, for the […]

2:1 Ratio (The ratio can be easily adjusted by increasing the amount of mayo and sour cream and/or decreasing the amount of crabmeat) 218 calories       Ingredients 1/2 oz (14g) cream cheese, room temperature (Philadelphia brand-the one in the box) 1T (13g) mayonnaise (Kraft real mayonnaise) 1T (15g) sour cream 1T (5g) green onion 1/4″ bias cut 1/8t (1g) […]

Approximate Ratio 2:1 Calories 224 Ingredients 4 (2 in x2 in cut out pieces) (18g) of mission whole wheat controlled carb tortilla 1.2t (6g) olive oil, salt, pepper 1oz (28g) cream cheese, philadelphia original in box (not tub… for some reason, the nutritional facts are slightly different) 4″x4″ piece (9g) smoked salmon, Whole Catch wild […]

Approximate Ratio 3:1 Ingredients 1/2 pack(85g) Shirataki Noodles  (My favorite brand is Shirakiku.  These are the least chewy among all the brands I have tried.  I found these at local japanese market.  See below for packaging picture for reference) 1 large (22g) mushroom, sliced 1/2 clove (1.5g) garlic, thinly sliced 1T (14g) olive oil 6 […]

3.5:1 Ratio 286 Calories   Ingredients 25g  Starkist Chunk Light Tuna, drained 23g Hellmann’s mayonnaise 30g iceberg lettuce, shredded 20g raw tomato, diced pinch of salt/pepper 10g of additional oil Directions Mix the tuna and mayo very well.  Put the tuna on top of the shredded lettuce and top with tomatoes.  Season with salt and […]