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Homemade Sweet Potato Chips Recipe

I love chips. I love the saltiness. I love the crunch. I love that they’re the perfect side to a sandwich.
However, I try not to eat chips on a regular basis because, let’s face it, store bought chips don’t exactly help me stay in tune with my health and fitness goals. Therefore, I decided to make my own, healthier version. Enjoy!

Healthy Creamy Curry Broccoli Soup {Dairy Free}

This recipe for creamy curry broccoli soup uses nutrient rich and dairy free coconut milk instead of heavy cream to create the creamy deliciousness in the soup. It’s a nice light alternative for a favorite comfort food!

Chickpea Fritters Recipe

These are a great substitute recipe if you love potato pancakes and want to eat something with a similar taste but with a healthier carb than a white potato. They make great lunches, snacks, and/or appetizers. Plus, they don’t take long to make. Always a bonus. You can whip these fritters up in just about 10 minutes!

Zucchini Ribbon Noodles Recipe

I’ve been hearing so much about “zoodles” or zucchini noodles recently as another low carb side option.  However, one problem.  Most of the recipes require a vegetable spiralizer, such as this one. This awesome kitchen appliance is on my long list of things to buy. So in the meantime, I came up with my own […]

Easy Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Spaghetti squash is fabulous low carb replacement to trick your mind into thinking you’re eating starchy, high carb foods, when in fact, you’re not.

Mashed Cauliflower Recipe

Mashed potatoes are one of my favorite foods.  I try not to eat them often because I’m avoiding white carbs as often as possible.  Mashed cauliflower is an excellent alternative.  I’ve made a bunch of varieties of mashed cauliflower, but this happens to be my favorite.  My secret ingredient is using cottage cheese to make […]

Three Minute Scrambled Eggs

We all lead busy lives and are always looking for quick and healthy meals to make in the morning.  My previous super fast breakfast dish, the Three Minute Omelette, got lots of positive feedback, so I figured I’d experiment to create a few more quick and delicious breakfast recipes. Like the Three Minute Omelette, these […]

Slow Carb Bagel Recipe {Gluten & Grain Free}

I grew up and have lived in New Jersey for a large majority of my life. Not to sound biased, but NJ has the best bagels in the world.  Todd and I do our best to eat wheat free and grain free throughout the week but enjoy a day of indulgence on Saturdays.  Our go-to […]

Green Mashed “Potatoes” Recipe

The recipe came about because I opened my fridge and saw that I had a head of cauliflower and head of broccoli that needed to be cooked that day or else they would go bad.  Instead of just eating them plain, I wanted to try something different.  Thankfully, it tasted really good!   All you […]