Before adapting to the keto diet, my family loved going to our local Hawaiian restaurant and getting the teriyaki chicken and rice meal. To say it was a family favorite would be a bit of an understatement. Now that we have been on the keto diet for over a year, we have learned to make some of our non-keto favorite meals, healthier. Through a bit of trial and error, we came up with an Easy Keto Crock-Pot Teriyaki Chicken recipe, that I am going to share today. This recipe is sugar-free, gluten-free, Read more [...]

Hungry?  We just had a spectacular lunch that most of the family raved about.  (Except our Mr. Picky of course, who instead had chicken kiev.)  I've actually had this recipe in my drawer for years and have made many times in the past.  But as time went on, it got pushed further to the back and fell off my recipe rotation.  This morning, though, we were working around the farm.  And when we have drivers and farm helpers, I always feed them.  Since I know he is trying to eat healthier and loose Read more [...]

Do you grow a garden each year? We've tried a couple times in the raised beds around our deck, but we just never have much luck. My parents and grandparents always grow huge gardens though, so we end up with more produce than we know what to do with; especially tomatoes! This year I had some tomatoes that were going to go bad if they didn't get used up, so I made a fresh salsa that was a HUGE hit, even with our kids! I only had to buy a couple of ingredients, and it lasted us almost a week of daily Read more [...]

With us still sheltering in place, I have been able to experiment with several new recipes. One new recipe, I recently tried was making Mediterranean Stuffed Pork Tenderloin. This recipe came together out of need. You see, my absolutely wonderful husband did our monthly shopping at Costco. While there, he grabbed a tub of feta cheese remembering that the week before I had mentioned wanting to get some. In my mind, I imagined getting a cute little container of feta, but him not being a mind reader, Read more [...]

It's summer.  The time of backyard BBQs, grilling, and fun.  BUT, what do you do when you overbuy on hotdog and hamburger buns?  Instead of letting them go to waste, I'm sharing a ton of ideas on ways to use them up. 40+ Ways To Use Up Leftover Buns Turn Them Into French Toast Or French Toast Bake Use Them As Garlic Bread - Brush with butter and sprinkle with garlic salt, Italian seasoning, and cheese.  Bake. Make Sloppy Joes Use In Bread Pudding Create Mini Subs For Lunch Read more [...]