Cheddar Laces

I love drinking wine. My favorite part about it is that there are so many varieties, that the selection is endless, and it's always fun when you find a new gem. Along with wine, I love having snacks, and I just found this amazing little snack recipe that will go with any glass of wine. More importantly, it's cheap, easy and would fit really well at a wine party.

Cheddar Laces - low carb if you are wondering. Infact, practically zero carbs.
When you start to make these, you can't help but wonder what kind of crappy recipe am I partaking in, but once you see the finished product, you will be relieved.

First you butter up a non-stick baking pan and turn the oven on to 400 degree. Sprinkle little circles of mild cheddar shreds on the pan and stick in the oven. Once they begin baking they will look like this...


However, once they are done baking, they will look like this!


Exact timing really depends (I'd say about 10 minutes) but make sure you don't take these out of the oven until they are a nice brown color, or else they will be gooey instead of crispy.
You can also bend them as soon as you take them out of the oven to make them into little "Pringle" shapes. So cute, and addicting!!!

Sorta Diet Almond Cookies

Continuing on my adventure to find low carb foods that are actually foods I will make when I'm no longer on the diet.....in walks Low Carb Almond Cookies.

I love dessert and again, a recipe stemming from my desire to eat more dessert on this diet. Let me tell you, this cookie really does the trick. It's almost like a sugar cookie, but its got a much more almondy flavor. The almond flavor comes from the almond meal that you use instead of flour. Almond meal is a decent substitute when baking on a low carb diet, but it isn't exactly wallet friendly. It cost about $10 in New York to buy this 16oz bag. However, if you a desperate enough (like me) for some flour substitutes..this will definitely do the trick.



Back to the cookies...
All you have to do is leave a stick (1/2 cup) of butter out for a few hours until it softens. Once it is softened, you can begin the baking process!
Preheat oven to 350. Cream the butter in one bowl. In another, mix together 2 cups of the almond meal with 1 1/3 cup of Splenda and about a teaspoon of salt. Then add a little of that mixture to the butter and stir. Once a little is incorporated, crack an egg into the butter mixture and add a teaspoon of vanilla. Then slowly add the remaining dry mix and incorporate until the dough is set. Place teaspoon size balls on a cookie sheet and bake for about 10 minutes.

The top may be a little spiky...haha who knew cooking could be spiky, but it still tastes yummy.


I will honestly make these cookies when I'm no longer on this diet. That is, if I can justify spending extra cash on the almond meal.

Nevertheless, enjoy!

The Cutest Eggs in Existence!

Seriously...these eggs are the cutest things ever.
They come from the french children's cookbook La cuisine est un jeu d'enfants. I'd love to get my hands on this book because it is filled with colorful pictures on each page.



It's the simplest recipe. You whip some egg whites until they form stiff peaks, fold in some grated gruyere cheese and arrange on a cookie sheet so that they form little nests. Bake them at 450 for 5 minutes and then take them out and slip the yolk in the center. Put it back in the over for 2-3 minutes and voila - Nid D'oeuf (Egg Nest)!

Peanut Butter Balls in Heaven

There is such a serious lack of desserts on this carb diet! This is not ok with me! Which is why I've taken it upon myself to create a damn low-carb dessert. All hail Peanut Butter Balls.



These babies are the easiest things to make, and they really satisfy the sweet tooth. Plus they are 1.66 carbs per cookie - if you're counting.

1 cup of peanut butter (I used chunky)
1 cup of splenda
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

Combine everything, roll into balls, and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Easy as pie - which I will possibly be attempting on this diet.

Low Carb Frenzy

So I've been on a low carb frenzy recently and after about two weeks of eating nothing but bacon and cheese, I decided that this diet is not maintainable unless I get creative. SO, with that being said, I have taken to the kitchen to start creating low carb dishes that will keep me satisfied and intrigued.

In my other blog, Tried and True Recipes, I posted a recipe for Bacon, Caramelized Onion, Swiss and Gruyere Cheese Quiche - which is delicious, but everyone knows that quiche comes in a crust. In order to make this recipe carb-counter friendly, I just omitted the crust and baked the quiche as if nothing was different. It was just as delicious and was WAY less carbs...about 5 carbs per slice to be exact!



I'll be posting more low-carb recipes, probably for a bit....because lets be honest, diets need inspiration!