Peanut Butter Bread

I came across this post today on Reddit.
http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/oo432/what_i_learned_on_reddit_today_peanut_butter/

This is Peanut Butter bread, not bad, I need to tweak it a bit, the bread, even after 3 days is still really moist, mainly due to the peanut oil, it is also only about 1.5 inches thick. While it works perfect to make finger sandwiches it is not yet ideal for real sandwiches, but I will update if I figure it out.

It cuts just like bread, smells wonderful while baking and has the consistency of a lighter than normal pound cake.

A slice of cheddar cuts into thirds, a rolled up piece of lunch meat (black forest ham in this case) and you have yourself a nice little lunch.

That's all for now.

Chicken Cordon Bleu.

So, Friday is here and have I got some Food Porn for you!

The wife says "hey honey how about some chicken cordon bleu?" I say, "great", we make this!

Chicken breasts, beaten out to a nice even quarter inch thickness.
2 slices of black forest ham.
1 mozzarella cheese stick.
1 slize of thick bacon.

Wrap it all up, secure with toothpicks and bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

Add a side of green beans and loaded cauliflower (cheese bacon and butter) and you have yourself a meal.



For what you see on the plate we get about 4 grams of carbs, 2 from the ham, and 2 from the cauliflower.

Absolute Yum Yum!

Oh Jack in the box

Jack in the box, why is it so hard to take a couple of burger patties, add on some bacon and cheese and wrap it in lettuce?

Why do we have to send it back to you twice and why would you possibly say "wow that's confusing".

At least the 3rd time was the charm, mostly, note to store managers, if your front line people are confused by stop signs, get rid of them.

For those of you wondering, Jack in the box has a great keto friendly sandwich, the Ultimate Bacon cheeseburger.
Order it plain (no sauce) and lettuce wrapped (no bun), zero carbs.

Keto Tacos

Oh man oh man.

Ok so I LOVE tacos, I love them so much that when my wife asks what I want for dinner she knows I will most likely say tacos.
Tacos are on my no list now because of the shells.
I am sad.
However while browsing Reddit yesterday I came upon an invention that may change my life, Keto Tacos!

It turns out you can make a perfect taco shell from a slice of provolone cheese.
the process is easy, simply put a slice of provolone cheese in the microwave for about 55 to 65 seconds on a piece of parchment paper (I used a Silpat and then eventually nothing as the glass is nonstick).
Allow it to cool for a moment then pull it out and form it, I used a 1 inch diameter candy thermometer sleeve suspended between two cups to drape mine over as they cooled and hardened.

It took a few tries and some were not perfect by a long shot, the price is of course higher than store bought taco shells and I have not yet perfected the CRUNCHY shells I want though some were darn close.

Few things I learned.

• make one at a time, seems like it takes more time, but trust me, one at a time or you will be sorry.
• Line the bottom of the taco with something, I prefer shredded cheddar, otherwise the hot meat heats up the shell again and you get a breakout in the bottom of the shell.
• The cheese is hot, amazingly hot, like napalm, if it sticks to you, it burns, there is no stopping it, do not let it stick to you.
• Keeps plenty of paper towels handy, while the provolone is rather light on grease this method does release a lot of it.

We really enjoyed these and they make perfect sized tacos for all of us, even helps cut our portion size a bit.

We added shredded romaine lettuce, shredded cheddar and taco sauce and sour cream to ours. Add what you wish.

And the shells themselves.

Lunch!

Double baconater lettuce wrapped, no condiments.

Before Shots!

I just realized I have not put up a before shot, without that how am I supposed to compare it to an after shot.

So, here is a before shot, I will need to figure out a better spot for the camera.

And another before, but man do I need to clean that mirror again, kids brushing their teeth do a number of a clean mirror.

That's all for now.

First Dinner!

OK so we are jumping into this feet first.
I am trying to keep my carb intake below 20 a day.

This was the beginning of our dinner.

What we have here is 4 rather nice steaks and for myself (as I am a snob) 2 bacon wrapped filets.
Ok so it is not because I am a snob, I just prefer the flavors and the softness of a bacon wrapped filet, sadly these were from Fred Meyer and were not exactly top quality.

After a few minutes on the grill a nice medium...

And all plated up with some nice green beans.

I have the feeling this is the start of a beautiful diet!