Country Fried (Chicken Fried) Steak and Gravy Makes 1 serving INGREDIENTS Steak (in one skillet…cast iron is best) 1 cubed steak, at least 6 to 8 oz. Ground Redmond Real Salt Ground black pepper Onion powder to taste (optional) Bacon grease (approx. 3 TBSP) & 1 to 2 TBSP grass-fed butter 1 egg, beaten (in one shallow bowl) ¾ cup finely ground pork rinds (in separate shallow bowl) Gravy in separate skillet (cast iron if you have it) 1 TBSP (approx) bacon grease Ground Redmond Real Salt Ground black pepper 1/2 TBSP coconut flour 1/3 to ½ cup unsweetened almond Read More ...

Scalloped Turnips Serves 12 INGREDIENTS 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided 1/2 cup minced onion (or onion powder for fewer carbs) 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme 8 ounces cream cheese 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 cups peeled and thinly sliced turnips (about 6 small/medium turnips) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 350° F. 3. Heat one tablespoon butter in a 10.5″ cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add in the onion and thyme, cook stirring frequently about 5 minutes until softened and starting to brown, then put in a small bowl and set aside. 4. In Read More ...

Cauliflower Mash That’s Foolproof Makes 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS 2 10-oz pkgs Birds Eye Veggie Made Steamfresh© Riced Cauliflower (or another brand of plain riced cauliflower if you can’t find Birds Eye) 2 TBSP room-temp butter 1/3 cup heavy cream, heated in microwave until very warm Salt & pepper to taste INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cook each pkg of cauliflower in microwave separately, according to directions on pkg as cooking both pkgs together do not get completely hot enough (I cook mine 4-1/2 minutes each pkg) 2. Put both into food processor, add salt, pepper, and softened butter. While processing on Read More ...

Turnip “Potato” Soup Makes 4-6 servings Credit to Low Carb JC Facebook Group Member Kathy Hurley INGREDIENTS 1 32-oz box chicken broth or cooking stock 4-5 small turnips, diced into small pieces 1 TBSP butter 2-3 oz cream cheese cut into cubes 3 or 4 sliced large white or baby bella mushrooms ¼ cup diced onion 1 tsp onion powder ½ tsp garlic powder *Sea salt & black pepper to taste (may decrease salt if also using celery salt) 1 cup heavy cream *Additions I made for our own taste preferences: 1 TBSP celery flakes *½ tsp celery salt About Read More ...

Lasagna INGREDIENTS 2 TBSP olive oil 1 tsp onion powder 2 cloves garlic, minced ¾ lb (12 oz) Johnsonville mild ground Italian sausage (weigh, as it does affect carb count) ¾ lb (12 oz) 80/20% ground beef (again, weigh it for protein macros) ½ of a 24-oz jar of Rao’s Tomato Basil Sauce 16 oz container of cottage cheese (ricotta would be lower carb, but we don’t like it) 1 egg ½ tsp sea salt ½ lb deli sliced chicken breast (turkey is ok, but chicken is more noodle-sized slices). Deli will slice to your preferred thickness…not too thick, but Read More ...

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy* Makes 2 servings GRAVY INGREDIENTS Pork sausage (we use Jimmy Dean Original), about 3-4 ounces 1 to 1-½ cups unsweetened almond milk ½ block of 8 oz. original (NOT low-fat) cream cheese, softened slightly in microwave 1 TBSP coconut flour Salt & Pepper to taste (remember cream cheese may already have some salt in it) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Put cream cheese on saucer and microwave for about 30 seconds on 50% power. Then mash up with a fork slightly until it’s somewhat smooth (not one big chunk) and set aside. 2. If you use Jimmy Dean, you Read More ...