Clear indicators of a fantastic meal: It demands you use a hunk of bread to mop up every last lick of sauce from your plate (like Baked Shrimp Scampi).Any precious drips that found their way onto the table are also savored, because each morsel is too delicious to be wasted. This easy garlic butter shrimp recipe is one of those fabulous recipes. Decadent, dripping with flavor, and tasting just as good (and, in my opinion, better) than any garlic butter shrimp from a restaurant, this versatile stovetop shrimp recipe (hallelujah for one-pan cooking!...

Crab cakes used to be my go-to at restaurants, but it wasn’t until I tried Maryland-style crab cakes — golden and crispy on the outside, soft and flavorful inside, with generous lumps of crab dispersed throughout — that I truly came to appreciate them. So, when it came time to make my own recipe for low carb keto crab cakes, I made sure that it ticks all those boxes… and might even rival the ones I’ve tried at nice seafood restaurants....

(Scroll down to the end of this post to enter the giveaway.) (Many thanks to Joan of Arc® for sponsoring today’s story and encouraging me to use goat cheese in fresh, new ways!) Are you gaga for goat cheese like I am? When you think of goat cheese, does your mind go crazy with all the endless possibilities? Do you imagine it on your pizza, in your sandwiches, on your pasta, in your appetizers, on salad, in your desserts or even by the spoonful?...

I don’t think anyone needs convincing that skin adds a ton of flavor to chicken thighs. I’ve known that for a long time, but having grilled skinless and skin-on chicken thighs one right after the other, using the same marinade, I could really appreciate the difference. If you don’t like the the skin, or want to get rid of the extra calories, grill chicken thighs with the skin on, then remove it after grilling....

Our family holidays center around food, and “eating healthy” tends to go on the back burner. The last thing that will pass our food-loving family is food that tastes too healthy (and our opinionated bunch will not hesitate to let you know as much). At the same time, however, by the time we’ve hit our third or fourth day of non-stop decadence, a few members of my family (myself included) appreciate a healthy breakfast recipe to provide some nourishment and reprieve....

Because summers here are preciously short, the city truly comes to life and residents, myself included, strive to maximize every single day. I recently attended a street festival, and the longest line of dozens of food trucks was at a homemade ice pop stand. After enjoying my pop (worth the wait!), I realized that my own pop mold had been sitting sadly in our storeroom since last year. I resurrected it to make these chocolate pudding pops, and they were sweet reminder of why I love homemade ice pops so much....

There’s nothing like fresh bread out of the oven! If you love baking bread, you will also like my Easter Dove Bread, Brioche Buns and Panettone. Hot cross buns!Hot cross buns!One a penny, two a penny,Hot cross buns!If you have no daughters,Give them to your sons;One a penny, two a penny,Hot cross buns! This sticky nursery rhyme inspired me to post this recipe for hot cross buns! I’ve been perfecting them for the past year, and my kids gobble them down every time....

So you want to know how to make cucumber noodles, right? I’ll show you! Paired with tahini sauce, you’ve got a delicious cucumber noodle salad that’s perfect for summer months and any sort of Mediterranean food. (I know this from experience!) This cucumber noodles recipe is great. It’s ready in just 10 minutes! This salad is fast, light, and a crunchy addition to just about any meal. I like to pair it with Mediterranean dishes (it’s a natural fit, just like my Mediterranean quinoa salad) but a piece of grilled chicken or steak is all this English cucumber recipe needs....

This post is sponsored by Eaton Hemp. All opinions are my own and I only share products I personally love. Thanks for supporting the brands that make this site possible! If you have spent any time eating plants on a low carb or healthier lifestyle, you’re probably familiar with plant-based dairy alternatives like almond and coconut milk. But once you learn how to make hemp milk, you might never go back!...

I’ve always had a weak spot for white chocolate. I even have fond childhood memories of picking through the (wrapped) candy bowl in search of the white Lindor truffles that may be buried in there. I’m not a white chocolate snob though – I’ll totally eat a plain white chocolate bar just as happily. And now, thanks to my new recipe, that can be low carb sugar-free white chocolate. Purists might complain that white chocolate is not “real” chocolate since it doesn’t include cocoa powder, but I’d have to respectfully disagree....

There’s nothing quite as versatile as a good impossible quiche. You can eat it at any time of the day, by itself or with some easy sides. It stores well in the fridge for a few days and can be frozen for later if you can’t eat it all that quickly. I’ve purposely kept this crustless quiche bare bones - just ham and cheese. You can, of course, add in some veggies or mix it up with some bacon....

Whether you slather it in peanut butter or run it through the juicer, celery is a cornerstone of traditional “healthy” snacking. But when you’re counting carbs on keto, all vegetables are suspect — even the ones that seem like quality choices. So, is celery keto? Does celery have carbs, even? We’ll talk about carbs in celery here (several kinds!) plus delicious ways to enjoy it on a low carb diet....

Milk is considered a key component in many diets, but is milk keto friendly? Let’s talk about whether milk fits into a keto diet, the amount of carbs in milk, keto diet milk alternatives, and how to include the flavor and texture of milk into keto recipes. You can also learn more about how to start a keto diet here, and calculate how many carbs to eat in a day with the keto macro calculator....

Soy sauce: It’s an easy way to add flavor to any simple dish (even cauliflower rice – because plain rice is not keto!). Is soy sauce keto, though? Let’s take a deep dive into soy sauce on keto, including carbs in soy sauce, keto friendly soy sauce options, and more. Need a quick reference for more keto foods? This gigantic keto food list is a great place to start....

Think you don’t like kale in any circumstance, regardless of the toppings or dressing? WELL, thanks to an easy but game-changing prep tip, you’ll be delighted to find yourself enjoying this salad’s roaringly “green” ingredients too. Unlike chewy or even bitter kale and Brussels sprouts salads you’ve had before, the vegetables here are mild and tender. The transformation comes from massaging the kale and thinly slicing the Brussels sprouts. It’s a minor step that makes all the difference....

Low carb or not, everyone loves this keto big mac casserole recipe! And what’s not to love? Layers of roasted zucchini, seasoned ground beef, plenty of cheese and keto thousand island dressing, and of course, fresh toppings. Tastes just like your favorite burger… without the carbs. I don’t really eat fast food anymore, but if you get a burger craving when you’re out and about, don’t miss my best keto fast food guide to find low carb choices just about anywhere....

I first made this easy 3 ingredient cloud bread recipe about 5 years ago, and while I’ve since made lots of other keto bread recipes, I still make this one regularly — it’s so easy, fluffy, and light. Whether you call it keto cloud bread or oopsie bread or oopsie rolls, these are all names for this same delicious low carb bread. Another huge plus is you’ll only need common ingredients you probably have on hand, which is super convenient....

This easy keto shepherd’s pie recipe lowers the carbs with one of my favorite keto friendly carb replacements: cauliflower! Instead of a mashed potato layer on top, this is a cauliflower shepherd’s pie – all the flavors, without all the carbs. It’s a pretty great swap and I doubt anyone will even realize this is a low carb healthy shepherd’s pie. It’s perfectly cozy and comforting for fall and winter meals....

I find that many modern BBQ recipes place a lot of emphasis on special sauces, special ingredients or ludicrously lengthy lists of spices. Sometimes those recipes reward you handsomely, sometimes not so much. As for me, I like simple recipes and the recipes that provide clean and balanced flavors. I think simple recipes come to perfection the closest, like this recipe for grilled chicken legs that I created in an effort to find a very quick but very tasty grilled chicken leg recipe....

No need to skip the buns, thanks to this low carb keto hamburger buns recipe! Bunless burgers are great, but let’s face it, they are better with a bun. That’s where these keto burger buns come in. They’re soft and chewy at the same time, and take just 10 minutes to prep. Perfect for everyone at the cookout. Try these keto low carb buns, you’re going to love them! This low carb burger buns recipe was originally published on June 28, 2017, and the post was republished in August 2020 to add process pictures and useful tips....