This Jalapeno Popper Faux Mac & Cheese is just the thing for a make-ahead dish that will wow your family and guests! Just make up a batch of my Jalapeno Popper Pimento Cheese and parboil/bake/or microwave a couple of packages of frozen or fresh cauliflower. Now mix the two together and you’ve got a good side dish for steak or barbeque or a great main dish for lunch. Just in case… Continue Reading
Low Fat Cabbage Roll Soup
In the low carb veggie world cauliflower is definitely king, but cabbage is always a prince of a vegetable in my book. My husband adores it in traditional cole slaws, added into salads raw, and of course cooked with sausage. I even steamed it and made it into cabbage rolls, once, but once was enough because although it was yummy, I just never got back around to the time-consuming chore…. Continue Reading
Low Carb Chicken Enchilada Skillet
I only have a handful of recipes from my mom because she just did her own thing and didn’t really follow them, so the ones I do have I cherish. This recipe for Low Carb Chicken Enchilada Skillet is based on a hand-written note that she gave me and which she called Southwest Chicken Pie. To make this great dish lower in carbs, I did an easy low carb crust… Continue Reading
Greek Style Roasted Pork Loin
I discovered this recipe for Roast Pork with Oregano and Wine Cretan Style maybe 30 years ago. I adapted it from a paperback cookbook after cooking it once and deciding it was definitely a keeper. Unfortunately, I promptly lost it and it only recently resurfaced as I was sorting through old recipes. So now we are enjoying it again and for the sake of WordPress and google, who seem to… Continue Reading
Low Carb Pan Fried Chicken Breasts
We are lovin’ this Chicken! It really reminds us of the popular fried chicken tenders at Chic Fil a. It doesn’t exactly taste like them, but it does have that same flavor burst when you bite into it that transports you into the “I love this chicken swoon”. We eat out a lot less than we used to so these Low Carb Pan Fried Chicken Breasts are just the… Continue Reading
Cheesy Hot Dog Pie
I developed this Cheese Dog Pie a few months after I started this diet and although I’d already decided that Trim Healthy Mama was my diet for life it was this pie that helped me realize that I was going to be able to keep enjoying my comforting soul food and embrace a healthy diet. This dish will always have a special place in my heart and at my table… Continue Reading
Vegetable Beef Soup (Low fat, E)
Vegetable Beef Soup Low fat E is such a comfort on a cold winter’s day. But to be honest, I’ve been known to make it from fresh veggies and think of it as a type of spring tonic. Then about summer, I get nostalgic at least once a summer and make it then because it’s hard to wait till fall… I converted this recipe for Vegetable Beef Soup from a… Continue Reading
Crockpot Brisket (Low carb, S)
Looking for a quick fix for sandwiches or a nice main dish when you get home? Just four ingredients and this recipe for Crockpot Brisket (Low Carb, S) will help you fix it and forget it so it’s ready when you are with style! I converted this dish to make it low carb and on plan from a make-ahead recipe so it makes a lot, but freezes very well…. Continue Reading
Chili Con Carne Spicy Beef Stew
How long has it been since you had a big hot steamin’ bowl of Real Texas Chili?…. Well, that’s too long! This Chili Con Carne Spicy Beef Stew Low Carb, THM-S, Crock-Pot or Instant Pot It is a beefy chili stew that always makes me think it should be served fresh off the back of a chuckwagon! If you’re like me you grew up with Wolf Brand Chili as the… Continue Reading
Country Gravy S E FP
One of the things I’ve worked on since I started converting recipes for my diet, Trim Healthy Mama, is a really good, authentic tasting, cream gravy. Enter THM’s new baking blend and now I have achieved my dream of a nice creamy country gravy with this Country Gravy S E FP that you can even take places or add to dishes, etc. and expect it to act the same every time!… Continue Reading