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I was watching Pioneer Woman the other day and she made a spicy coffee that she called the Spicy Cowgirl. It looked awesome and was easily made low carb by making the spicy simple syrup with Splenda instead of sugar.
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The other day I was putting away groceries and noticed a can of chocolate milk stout that the Hubby hadn’t drunk. This is a milk stout, that is flavoured with chocolate, not a chocolate milk tasting stout. Either way, I
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Another new Christmas treat for me. Bizarrely, I don’t think I’ve ever made fudge. Probably because it’s not my all-time desired sugar fix. But after struggling to get my caramels to work this year, and not feeling in the mood
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Inspired from a recipe that combined a plain coffee jelly with a mocha mousse, I decided to cut down the prep time, and made a mocha coffee jello topped with whip cream. It turned out really well, a nice light
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I had my Easter menu pretty much planned out a couple weeks ago, with the exception of dessert. I was thinking about possibly making lemon meringue pie and kept the idea on the back burner. Then I watching The Delicious
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When I was on Facebook today, I went through the days’ memories and I saw that 5 years ago, I made these. Now I love meringues, and couldn’t believe that I would let these slip by. Not only are they
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I don’t know why I wanted to try my hand at homemade hot chocolate mix, but once the idea was implanted, I had to give it a whirl. I wanted something that didn’t use powdered milk as most people make
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While watching one of the many Christmas baking shows on tv this time of year, I saw a commercial for a dessert that looked like a dark rich Turkish Delight. Thankfully I caught the episode that this dish was made
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When I saw this chocolate fudge tart being made on a Giada in Italy episode, and with the limited ingredients, I knew that I could easily make it low carb. Her tart had a pistachio crust and the chocolate had apricots, so
Read moreSo last night was a quiet, yet fun New Years Evening with some friends. I made a roast, garlic chive mashed taters, peas, the most important food group of gravy, and the usual trimmings like pickles, olives, cheese, buns, etc.
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