Low-Carb Pie Crust

Low-Carb Pie Crust

Ingredients:
1 ½ cups almond flour/meal
3 tbsp. butter
artificial sweetener equal to 3 tbsp.

Directions:
Mix all ingredients well.
Press into 9” pie plate.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Cool before filling with your favorite low-carb pie filling.

*You can susbstitute part of the almond flour/meal with crushed, Murray Sugar Free® cookies

Low-Carb Pizza by Thin and Thinner (New Recipe!!)

Low-Carb Pizza by Thin and Thinner

This recipe makes a delicious pizza that is appealing to the eye as well as delicious. It is quick and easy to make. It received the seal of approval from my not-so-low-carb husband!
Ingredients:
Crust:
½ cup almond flour
½ tsp. baking powder
1/16 tsp. xanthan gum
¼ tsp. salt
1 packet of Truvia
¼ cup of shredded cheddar cheese
1 beaten egg

Topping*:

2 tbsp. tomato sauce
1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese
8 thin slices of pepperoni

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
Whisk almond flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, salt, Truvia, and cheese until well blended.
Add the beaten egg. Mix well.
Pour onto a buttered sheet of parchment paper on a large cookie sheet.
Spread batter on sheet as flat as possible with a spatula until it is a 6 inch round diameter.
Bake at 375 degrees for 14 minutes.
Transfer pizza crust to a sheet of tin foil and put it back on the cookie sheet.
Spread the tomato sauce on the crust.
Add the mozzarella and pepperoni.
Fold the foil over any exposed crust (so that it will not burn under the broiler).
Broil for 2 minutes.

Slice into 4 wedges with a pizza cutter.

Serves 2

(4 net carbs plus Truvia for entire crust)

* Any of your favorite pizza toppings will work on this!

Thinner got Married!!

We apologize for not posting anything new over the past few weeks. Emily (Thinner) got married!! We can't wait to share how we prepared for the wedding and what we are up to now ~

Going Out to Lunch on a Low-Carb Diet

Going Out to Lunch on a Low-Carb Diet

Thin just had a delicious low-carb lunch at Frog Hair on Transit Road in Amherst, New York. With a few modifications to the steak in the grass, served with fries, she had the following: tenderloin topped with fried spinach, sauteed onions, and mozzarella cheese, without the bun. They served it with a garlic aioli sauce and green beans with roasted almonds. Low carb is delicious!!!!

Chicken Alfredo (Low-Carb)

Chicken Alfredo (Low-Carb)

1 pound boneless chicken breast
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 stick of butter (1/2 cup)
1 cup chopped onion
8 oz. cream cheese (cut into pieces)
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup of whole milk (or cream)
¾ cup grated parmesan cheese
¼ tsp. black pepper
¼ tsp. salt
dash of nutmeg
low-carb noodles (kelp noodles, “No Oodles”, or Shirataki Tofu Noodles)

Directions:

Place chicken in pot. Cover with water. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Break chicken apart with 2 forks. Set aside.
Saute onion in olive oil until wilted and slightly browned.
Add butter and minced garlic.
Whisk in cream cheese.
Add salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Slowly whisk in milk and then parmesan cheese.
Add chicken to the cream sauce.
Serve over noodles.

Serves 6

Low Carb - Gluten Free Cinnamon Spice Muffins

Cinnamon Spice Muffins

Ingredients:
7 Truvia
3 droppers of Stevia (or 60 drops)
1 cup almond flour
1 heaping tablespoon cinnamon
¼ tsp. allspice
1 tsp. baking powder
¼ cup Greek yogurt
4 egg whites
1 bag of fresh cauliflower (12 oz.)



Directions:
Steam the cauliflower. When it is completely soft, drain in colander and press with a potato masher to squeeze out all of the liquid.
Wisk together the egg whites, yogurt, and cauliflower until there are no lumps.
Combine all of the dry ingredients.
Wisk the wet and dry ingredients together.
Spray mini muffin cups with olive oil, or use paper liners.
Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Bake at 400 degrees for 14 minutes.
Let set for 5 minutes, before removing muffins.
Cool on a wire rack.

Makes 12 mini muffins

Low Carb & Gluten Free Pizza Crust (Recipe, No Yeast)

Low Carb Pizza Crust:

This recipe is simple and quick to make (no yeast involved)!
The longer it cooks, the more crisp the crust gets.
It's quite delicious and has recieved the "non" low carb dieters seal of approval.





½ cup almond flour
1/8 tsp. salt
¼ tsp. baking powder
1 egg white
1/16 tsp. Xanthan gum
1 packet Truvia
¼ cup Greek yogurt

Mix dry ingredients. Stir in Greek yogurt.
Rub butter onto parchment paper on a large flat pan.
With a spatula, spread the pizza dough into a thin round shape on the buttered paper.
Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
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Top with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni.*
Bake for an additional 20 minutes.
*Or, top with any interesting toppings of your choice!