This is an adaptation of a Barefoot Contessa recipe — she is just the best. Here’s the original recipe: Ina Garten’s Easy Basic Pesto. My changes were to use hard goat cheese (Cablanca) in lieu of parmesan and to use all walnuts, no pine nuts. You would think there would be pine nuts when you […]
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Zucchini Lasagna
Great low-carb lasagna recipe. I did not miss the pasta at all. A couple of substitutions and additions: instead of the cow’s milk cheeses in the recipe, I used every goat and sheep’s milk cheese I had on hand including Manchego, Pecorino Romano, chevre, and goat cheddar. Also added some caramelized onions — that flavor is […]
Spaghetti Squash Two Ways: With Meat Sauce or Pesto
Spaghetti Squash is a big staple in our household as a noodle substitute and all around delicious substance. It has the texture of all dente pasta with a slightly sweet flavor. I make it at least every two weeks if not more often. It’s great because the squash tend to be big and that leads […]
Coconut Crusted Chicken Tenders
Found the recipe here: Paleo Coconut Crusted Chicken. Next time I’ll try making the avocado sauce. This time, stuck with fresh avocados, basil and lime. Good enough for a week night! I didn’t change the recipe at all otherwise. Using coconut flour and dried coconut bits as breading, browned in coconut oil, was a new […]
Fresh Goat Cheese and Tomato Salad
This is about as simple as it gets for a light meal or first course. Top mixed greens with quartered grape tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese (more flavorful if you buy a log of cheese and crumble it yourself) and strips of basil. For dressing, drizzle with EVOO and a light splash of balsamic vinegar. Add […]
Cauliflower Crust Pizza with Homemade Sauce
Using cauliflower for your pizza crust is a nice low-carb, gluten-free option The crust tasted great but didn’t hold together that well. We’ll just rename this “Rustic Cauliflower Pizza Crust.” There are some explanations for what went wrong below. We would definitely eat this again, though. I found the recipe here: The Secret to Perfect […]
Fast Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Goat Cheese and Herbs
This is a quick, easy, relatively healthy recipe that can be a great side or a meal unto itself. It was revolutionary when I realized you could quickly cook sweet potatoes in the microwave (8-10 minutes vs. 45 minutes to an hour in the conventional oven). 1 large sweet potato goat cheese butter, olive oil […]
Portobello Pizza with Goat Cheese and Fresh Basil
It’s not much to look at in my photo here, but boy was this delicious. Fresh tomato sauce with a squeeze of lemon juice makes this recipe shine. If you want gorgeous photos, go to the place the original recipe was posted: Portobello Pizza. My only changes were to use goat cheese instead of mozzarella to […]