Low-Carb, So Simple!

Sugar-Free Stracciatella Yogurt

November 17, 2012 By elviira 2 Comments

Stracciatella yogurt is vanilla yogurt with tiny chocolate chips or chocolate shavings. Stracciatella ice cream, yogurt, quark (curd) and alike are very popular especially in Southern and Central Europe. Usually these delicacies are very high in carbs and nowadays contain no-no stuff, like high-fructose corn syrup and cornstarch. Thanks to the grasping food industry, of course.

My recipe, however, is something else. First of all, this yogurt fun to prepare. Secondly, it tastes heavenly. Last but not least, it’s healthy! Just think about the probiotics in the yogurt gently nurturing your stomach while the antioxidants and flavonoids in the darkest of the dark chocolate give your strength and energy.

Now comes the best part: you don’t need more than 5 ingredients to make this dainty. If you would like to make things really simple, you need just 3. Please feast on!

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DIY Diet Dr Pepper

November 10, 2012 By elviira 17 Comments

I invented this homemade Dr Pepper in need of a healthy alternative to Diet Dr Pepper. After checking the ingredient list of a can of Diet Dr Pepper I was wondering if there are any healthy ways to make it myself. It was surprisingly easy and simple to develop, the flavor became great and authentic by itself. Now I can have a healthy alternative whenever I want! Even better, the drink consists of a mere 3 ingredients!

Update 21st October 2013:Frontier Natural Products have changed the flavor and the color of the cherry flavor because they wanted to get rid of the possible GMO-suspect ingredients. That’s a great thing as such, but as a consequence this drink doesn’t taste exactly like Dr Pepper anymore. Well, the drink still tastes good, just not exactly like Dr Pepper.

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Yogurt with Pumpkin Swirl

November 3, 2012 By elviira 6 Comments

Since pumpkin is in great abundance this fall, I have a good reason to publish another recipe using pumpkin. This yogurt is not only extremely delicious, it’s also extremely healthy as well. It makes perfect breakfast — tasty and satisfying. Create a beautiful pumpkin swirl in the middle of pure white yogurt, or layer the dish into a perfect low-carb pumpkin parfait!

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Halloween Spread

October 27, 2012 By elviira 3 Comments

Ewwww! Look at those smashed toad brains with curdled blood, spotted with gray matter. A bit slime as well? And some guts? Just kidding 🙂 Read below the secrets of making this scary looking but yummy Halloween spread. By the looks of it, you couldn’t ever guess how delicious it tastes, especially with my sour cream and chive crackers!

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Sour Cream and Chive Crackers (Egg-Free)

October 20, 2012 By elviira 167 Comments

These melt-in-your-mouth crackers are a healthy alternative for sour cream and onion potato chips. These amazingly simple crackers are tasty and crunchy — perfect as such, or with various toppings.

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Moist Low-Carb Pumpkin Bars

October 13, 2012 By elviira 19 Comments

Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin… Sure it’s fall. Soft, moist pumpkin bars, literally naturally gluten-free, sugar-free and low-carb. Frosted and decorated for Halloween or just a quick grab-and-go snack. You choose.

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Low-Carb Cinnamon Bundt Cake (Dairy-Free)

October 6, 2012 By elviira 78 Comments

Here is another comforting recipe for chilly and windy days of fall. This fluffy cake is bursting with intense, warm cinnamon flavor — perfect for fall and winter. Have a piece, or two, of this yummy low-carb delicacy for dessert, or with a cup of afternoon coffee or tea to give you some extra strength and energy. In the evening moments you can chill out and enjoy the cake with moderately sweet white wine, if that belongs to your lifestyle. Smooth-flavored rooibos tea suits also well, and it is practically without carbs.

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Easy Low-Carb Pumpkin Custard

September 24, 2012 By elviira 1 Comment

Fall is full of intensive smells and colors. Pumpkins glow bright orange, yellow, green and other fancy colors. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg… The kitchen is fragrant with the scent of delicious spices when it’s fall.

This easy low-carb pumpkin custard is a cinch to make. No preheating and cooling before baking. Just whip everything together, pour into ramekins and bake. The custard has velvety texture and smooth taste with luscious pumpkin and intensive spices, which is just what you need when it’s getting chilling outside and you want something rich to feel comfortable and satisfied.

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Sautéed Apple Slices with Whipped Cream

September 21, 2012 By elviira 4 Comments

This week’s recipe is extremely simple and quick dessert, perfect for fall time. I have been suffering from a weird flu virus, which has left terrible pain in my cervical spine. Therefore I didn’t manage to develop anything fancy, but I’m sure this dessert will satisfy your need for a quick and delicious fall time dessert. It’s a great treat for coffee time, too.

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Low-Carb Marshmallow Fluff Frosting

September 11, 2012 By elviira 38 Comments

Marshmallow fluff is not the easiest thing to convert into low-carb. Commercial sugar-laden versions have high-fructose corn syrup as main ingredient — which is really bad, bad, bad. And sticky. With low-carb ingredients you cannot get that sticky result, at least not easily. But since I’m not in favor of stickiness, I created this yummy airy, fluffy frosting as healthier low-carb alternative to fill and frost your baked goods.

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