Air-fried Chicken Tender (keto)

Air-fried Chicken Tender

- thin cut chicken breast cut into pieces
- set up three shallow bowls/containers
- coconut flour seasoned with garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, pepper, and some               kosher salt
- heavy cream
- ground pork rinds (place pork rinds in a blender and blend till like bread crumb consistency)
- season chicken with a little pepper and salt and garlic powder
- dip chicken in coconut flour then heavy cream then pork rinds
- place in air fryer for set time (I cooked them twice when it was done I opened and flipped them over and cooked for 1/2 the time)
- eat and enjoy

Meatball Cheese Bake (keto)

Meatball Cheese Bake

Ingredients
- Meatball see previous post
- sugar free sauce I like to use Ragu (or make homemade)
- Mozzarella cheese

How to make
- pre heat oven to 350 degrees
- place meatballs into an oven safe dish
- cover with sauce
- top with mozzarella cheese
- place in oven for 20 min till cheese is melted and slightly browned

Eat just like that or enjoy over Keto noodles (or non keto noodles) or enjoy on Keto bread, Keto Bagel, even in a cheese crisp taco.

Pepperoni Chips (keto)

Pepperoni Chips:

Great substitute for croutons or chips great for dipping
- Preheat oven to 375°
- place pepperonis in a single layer on parchment paper on a cookie sheet
- bake about 5-10 mins they will look soft but once cooled they harden up
- let cool eat right away or place in a airtight bag/container and enjoy later

Cheese Crisps/Taco Shell (keto)

So many uses for these taco shells, tostadas, Chips

Cheese Crisps: 

Ingredients
- 2-4 cups of cheese of your choice
- seasons of your choice

How to:
-preheat oven to 375°
-in a medium bowl place cheese of your choice. I like mixing a couple up for different flavors choose your favorites
-sprinkle garlic powder, oregano or Italian seasoning, pepper, kosher salt (very little or to your liking remember cheese is salty already)
-mix together
-place a mound of cheese on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper (make as big or as little as you wish your portions to be)
-bake 5-10 mins or till golden brown on the edges
-they will be soft at first let cool and they will harden. If you want to shape them into tacos shells form them while still warm. You can hang them over a spatula to help shape them.
Eat once cooled or save for snacks.

Meatballs (keto)

Meatballs

Ingredients
- ground pork
- ground beef
- ground Italian sausage
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 tbls of heavy cream
- 1 cup of ground pork rinds (just put them in a blender and blend till it's like bread crumbs)
- garlic
- salt
- pepper
- Italian seasons
- 3/4 cup cheese of your choice


How to
- mix everything together and form into small balls (about ping pong size or to the size of your liking)
- pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
- place meatballs in a hot pan and roll around till browned all the way around.
- place browned meatballs on a lined baking sheet and place in oven for 15-20 mins till cooked all the way thru

Eat just like that or add to you favorite sauce.  Great for a snack or see my post on a Meatball cheese bake.

Simple Steak & Green Beans (keto)

Easy Cooking 20 min start to finish whole meal!

Green Beans

made in an instant pot
- place 2 cups of water on bottom of pot
- place steam basket into instant pot
- place fresh green beans (washed and trimmed) into basket
- sprinkle salt, pepper to taste
- 1-2 tbls of minced garlic and 2 table of butter on top
- Close lid with pressure
- set for 2 mins, mid heat
- quick release once finished

Steak

made in the oven
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees
- New York Strip season with salt pepper garlic & more garlic
- mix butter with garlic and Italian seasoning (I pre-make this and freeze)
- line a baking sheet with foil
- place steak/s on backing sheet and place a dollop of butter on top
- bake for 15 mins
- flip over and bake for additional 5 mins (comes out med.)
- let steak rest for 2-5 mins so you don't lose all the yummy juices

Once finished eat and enjoy! I like Sparking Ice as treat.

Grilled Chicken w/ Avocado Salsa (keto)

I found this online from Gimme Delicious!! The only thing I would I add a little heat by adding a jalapeño to it. Other than that I wouldn't change it at all. The topping would be good on anything like eggs or just by it's self.

Low Carb Bagels (keto)

Who doesn't love bagels? I had to find something as close as I could. These are rather yummy if you ask me and will do the job!! Not that hard to make!

1 1/2 cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
2 oz Cream Cheese
1 large egg
1 1/4 cup almond flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp whole psyllium husk
everything bagel seasoning

- put the cheese in a microwave safe bowl and melt in mice wave 20 secs at a time. sir and repeat till fully melted.
- scrape into a food processor and add egg process till smooth
- add remaining ingredients and process till it in dough form
- place on plastic wrap and put in freezer
- preheat oven to 400 degrees

- line baking sheet with parchment paper
- once the oven is ready take dough out and roll into long snake like and form into a bagel. put a little oil on your hands as the dough is very sticky. make sure you press the ends together so it seals.
- I sprinkle the everything bagel seasoning on top and then flip it over and pick up the seasoning that didn't stick so it's on both sides
-bake for about 12 mins or still golden brown
-let them cool on the pan
-eat once cooled or store in a air tight bag/container in the fridge

perfect for a sandwich or just with some cream cheese
I'm going to try other flavors and I will let you all know

Salad with Pepperoni Chips & Chicken (keto)

 

Easy lunch or snack. A salad with with pepperoni chips for the crunch. A little avocado on a cheese crisps I added a chicken tender that I air fried with a little homemade Italian dressing

Ingredients

Roman lettuce
4 olives
4 cherry tomatoes
4 pepperoni chips
1/4 avocado
1 Parmesan/Mozzarella crisp
1 Mexican cheese mix crisp
1 chicken tender
2 TBLS of Italian dressing

2 challenges and life style change!!

Well lets see I have tried Orange Theory and it was okay but not for me it hurt my knees and I hate the treadmill and you have to do that for about 1/2 the class so I couldn’t do it. Then last year I decided to try a 6 week challenge with RAW fitness. Love the workouts they were hard but loved them something different all the time. The doer was extremely hard but i did for most of the 6 weeks besides when we went to Disneyland cause who can go to Disneyland and not eat!? Right? Well I didn’t lose the 20 lbs that I should have but I did lose some and I got back into working out and eating better. I worked out and cooked and ate better but of course life happens and I feel back into bad habits. I stoped going to clases and gained weight back again. So sad. Well I have been going

Back to RAW and I have started Keto. So I have been making foods and people keep asking how I made it so I figure I will get back on here and start posting again. I will do my best to post and keep up on here. And maybe show my progress. Actually that might help me I will show my 8 week progress from Orange Theory and my RAW 6 week challenge progress. Along with my progress as I start this journey and life style change. My family will be eating along with me but they aren’t giving up everything that me and hubby are so I will make some meals two ways and post them both. I’m determined to get back to a normal weight for me and I’m gonna do it with life style change of eating.