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What Makes This Recipe So Good They’re baked rather than fried, making them that much healthier! They’re just as crispy as their fried counterparts, though have fewer calories. Indulge in these baked, savory fries guilt-free!It’s restaurant-quality, yet super easy to make in the comfort of your own home. Start by tossing the fries in a bit of oil and seasoning. Then, bake them until super crispy before finishing them off with a touch of truffle oil, parmesan cheese, and some flaky sea salt!...

Of course, you’ll also need perishable items such as keto vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy, and low carb fruits. For a more general idea of what to buy at the grocery store, check out the low carb keto shopping list, which is the best starting point for what to get on a single shopping trip. Or you can get a more complete low carb foods list, which has practically all the possibilities....

How to Make Tuna Pasta Bake Broadly we can divide the process of making into three steps. Cook pasta and sauce, assemble, and bake. A couple of cans of tuna, pasta, and a basic white sauce is transformed into a casserole in less than 1 hour. This like any other casserole is quite versatile. You can throw in your favorite veggie to make it more filling. This is unapologetically loaded with cream and cheese, yet something you would love to indulge in....

Confession: I’m not that big a fan of jackfruit. Okay, I love jackfruit. Every time I’ve used in place of meat, it’s turned out delicious. But. I’m always hungry an hour later. Because as delicious as jackfruit is, it is in fact, fruit. And a fruit sandwich isn’t quite substantial enough for me to eat for dinner. Folks, I need some protein! Which is why more often than not I avoid jackfruit and end up reaching for a more substantial meat alternative, like tofu, tempeh or seitan....

Vegan curries are among my favorite comfort foods. I love a good curry, and I love how every culture has it’s own variety of curry. I’ve recreated so many international curries on this site, from Indian curies like chana masala, to Thai curries like red curry and green curry, to vegan Japanese curry and even a Caribbean-inspired curry. I love them all! Today I’m sharing a recipe for a Chinese-style vegan curry....

Anyone doing a lot of holiday shopping online this year? ME TOO! It’s all good though. I certainly don’t miss the crowds. But maybe do I miss the smells wafting from Cinnabon as I would walk through the mall. Even if I haven’t actually bought a Cinnabon since 1995. Well, good news: these vegan cinnamon rolls make your house smell just like Cinnabon. But better! You can actually eat these buns, because they’re vegan....

A few years ago, during Ramadan, I discovered an amazing dish from Malaysia which instantly became one of my favorite recipes. Those of you who have ever lived in UAE must be aware that there are very strict Ramadan rules which you need to follow and respect during this holy month of Islam. Though fasting is not mandatory but to respect the people who are fasting, no one is allowed to eat, drink or even chew at public places during fasting hours....

I eventually came up with my own recipe for vegan hot and sour soup, and it’s been a lasting favorite. I start with a basic recipe, and add whatever veggies I happen to have a hankering for on that day. Carrots, water chestnuts, snow peas, and all sorts of greens go well. For this particular version I went with bok choy, which worked out excellently! So I went and I tried out a few of these Chinese places I’d been intimidated by for so long....

A few months after going vegetarian my husband accidentally ate some meat. A well-meaning coworker offered him a jalapeño popper. It had bacon in it. Oops. I’d never heard of bacon being an ingredient in jalapeño poppers, but I guess when you’ve spent the majority of your life as a non-bacon eater, you miss a few things. My husband requested I come up with some kind of vegan jalapeño popper-themed recipe featuring bacon so that his little accident wasn’t all in vain....

One of the best things about lemon bars, if you ask me, is that they’re a dessert-snack. You know what I mean? Say you’re having a cookout. You could leave a plate of them out for guests to nibble on through the whole event. Or you could wait until after dinner and bust a plate of them out for dessert, perhaps accompanied by some vegan vanilla ice cream. This wonderful truth basically applies to bars across the board, whether you’re talking about vegan brownies, vegan rice Krispie treats, or vegan peanut butter bars....

Oh, hello there, spiced autumn goodness. Hello there, crisp cool mornings and pumpkin richness. Hello there, waffles-I-crave-every-single-non-fall-day. How you been? Whenever the humidity begins to lift ever so slightly from the air and a final break from the heat is in sight, I bust out the pumpkin waffles with some serious fervor. I’d feel like a character from the Mindy Show if I made them all year long, so I tuck them away for my very favorite season of all....

I’ve eaten a lot of lo mein (not to be confused with chow mein) in my day. It was one of my favorite dishes to get at Chinese restaurants during my early vegetarian years! I never thought I could make homemade vegetable lo mein that was nearly as tasty as the stuff from restaurants. I was wrong! It took several attempts, but I’ve finally perfected my very own veggie lo mein recipe....

What Makes This Recipe So Good You know what was a bummer? When I realized, during my very first Whole30, that every. sriracha. out there. had sugar. I was stuck with Frank’s Red Hot if I wanted to spike my food with hot sauce, and, though I love a good vinegar-based hot sauce here and there, it just doesn’t cut it in Asian recipes, drizzled sloppily over zucchini noodles, stirred into my Whole30 Instant Pot pho… Nope, you gotta have sriracha for that....

🥣 What Makes This Recipe So Good One pot. One spoon. 30 minutes. That’s all you need for a rich, creamy, super flavorful pot of chili with minimal prep and minimal clean up. What could be better? I mean, besides actually sitting down and enjoying a giant bowl of this Whole30 white chicken chili.There’s so much flavor here! Diced green chilies, cumin, paprika, oregano, coriander, cayenne, garlic, onion, lime juice. Everything blends together beautifully and it’s all complimented by the creaminess of the cashew cream and the earthy, fresh cilantro....

For those that celebrate, these are especially popular for Christmas. Add them to a spread of other finger foods, like stuffed mushrooms, crab dip, and Caprese skewers for easy entertaining. Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best ingredients for bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Medjool Dates – These ones are easiest to find and keep their shape during baking, but deglet noor dates also work for this recipe....

Is there a combo better than green beans and bacon? Or bacon and any vegetable for that matter? No matter what your favorite veggie is, I’ve got a low carb bacon recipe to go with it: brussels sprout casserole, Southern fried cabbage, kale and brussels sprouts salad, bacon cheeseburger soup… and more! What else does bacon pair super well with? Brown sugar! But since I try to avoid sugar, I’m excited to share that these bacon wrapped green beans work perfectly with Besti Brown Sugar Replacement instead....

🪩 Black Eyed Peas + New Year’s Day? Enjoying black eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a long-held tradition across the South. But why? How did it start? What makes black eyed peas “lucky”?Black eyed peas are a bean native to West Africa, and while they weren’t necessarily a New Year’s staple, they were (and still are!) commonplace at special meals. In West Africa, black eyed peas were considered good luck charms and a symbol of good luck, prosperity, and fertility....

What Are Bliss Balls? Bliss balls, sometimes called energy balls or energy bites, are a simple treat that combines raw, usually plant-based ingredients into no-bake snack balls. They get their name because they taste like pure bliss! Many recipes include nuts, coconut, vanilla beans, and natural sweeteners, such as dates. I made these bliss balls with dates, but if you need a sugar-free alternative, try my keto energy balls, peanut butter balls, or cookie dough balls instead....

Belgian-Asian fusion at it’s best! Up next: lo mein waffles. I’m being silly. I have no idea if Brussels sprouts are actually even a Belgian thing. Maybe Brussels sprouts in Chinese food have been done before. Whatever the case though, my addition of Brussels sprouts into this dish was a bit random. I purchased them with the intent of using them in an entirely different dish. But when I got to my little neighborhood produce mart I found that all of the Brussels sprouts they had in stock were huge....

Ingredients & Substitutions Here I explain the best seafood boil ingredients, what each one does in my recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card. Seafood – It wouldn’t be a Cajun seafood boil without the seafood! I used fresh clams, lobster tails, and large shrimp this time, but sometimes swap the lobster with snow crab legs. You can also add scallops, mussels, or crawfish. Andouille Sausage – For a smoky, spicy kick....