You Will Love This Easy Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

Low Carb-Keto, Gluten Free, Sugar Free Friendly Recipe

I loved ordering a tall hot drink and a slice of the Lemon Pound Cake at Starbucks but since needing to go gluten-free and keto I have been missing it. This low carb keto Lemon Pound Cake is the perfect treat for my Starbucks Lemon Bread cravings. It’s a super moist

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine sweetener, butter, cream cheese. and eggs. Cream together. Add vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and baking powder mix until combined. Then add almond flour. Grease a loaf pan. I use this coconut oil spray. Add batter to pan and bake for 35 min and test. The side will slightly pull away for the pan when done.

Once cooled mix together ingredients for glaze and drizzle over the top of your cake.

It’s such a delicious moist lemon cake!

Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

By Fireside Foodie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of softened butter
• 6 oz cream cheese
• 2/3 cup of sweetener (I use Swerve. I like the taste best for baking)
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice (about 1 large lemon)
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 cups of almond flour ( this is the almond flour I use)
• 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder
• a pinch of salt ( I use pink salt in all my baking and cooking)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl combine sweetener, butter, cream cheese. and eggs. Cream together. Add vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and baking powder mix until combined. Then add almond flour. Grease a loaf pan. I use this coconut oil spray. Add batter to pan and bake for 35 min and test. The side will slightly pull away for the pan when done. Once cooled mix together ingredients for glaze and drizzle over the top of your cake. It’s such a delicious moist lemon cake!

Yield: 1 loaf

Prep Time: 00 hrs. 10 mins.

Cook time: 30 mins.

Total time: 40 mins.

Nutrition

• Calories: Calories 152
• Fat: 13.2g
• Totalcarbs: 1.75

Pound Cake Glaze

By Fireside Foodie

Ingredients

• 1 cup of powdered sweetener (I use the powdered Swerve)
• 1/4 cup of heavy cream
• 1 tbs of fresh lemon juice

Instructions

• Once cooled mix together ingredients for glaze and drizzle over the top of your cake.

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 00 hrs. 05 mins.

Total time: 5 mins.

Nutrition

• Calories: 207
• Fat: 22
• Totalcarbs: 0

Friday Pie Day | Low Carb Keto Pie Recipes

I LOVE lemon and All Day I Dream About Food’s low carb keto Sour Cream Lemon Pie is amazing!

FRIDAY PIE DAY!

With Thanksgiving Dinner keeping up very full on Thanlsgiving day, I am offically call it- Friday is Pie Day! Have some keto pie for breakfast or host a pie day gathering with friends after you gather up all your Black Friday Deals.

The Keto Connect couple do their research and their Low Carb KETO Pecan Pie is sure to be a favorite for those of you who need some Pecan Pie for your Friday Pie day.

How about a Low Carb Keto Chocolate Silk Pie, yum! Ruled Me has a great chocolate keto pie to add to you Friday Pie Day menu. Click here for the recipe.

Dreaming about your grandmas pie for your Friday Pie Day? You can still have it just tweak it a bit with I Breath I’m Hungry’s Low Carb Keto version of Strawberry Icebox Pie

Friday Pie Day wouldn’t be complete without a Low Carb Peanut Butter Cup Pie. Enjoy!

FOLLOW MY FRIDAY PIE DAY Pinterest Board for more Low Carb KETO Pie Recipes

Quick Pickled Red Onion Recipes

Making red pickled onions are so easy to make and are one of my favorite things to top salads, wraps and a  good charcuterie board.

Pickled onions are popping up topping burgers and salads at all the trendy restaurants. They are something our grandmothers use to make. I don't really know why they ever fell out of popularity in food because they are soo flavory and easy to make.
I loved picking out the pearl pickled onions out of my grandma's mustard pickles. I promise to post the mustard pickle recipe sometime soon because anyone who makes a roast should have some mustard pickles to add as a relish.

You can make pickled onions with an onion really. I'm making a batch with both red onion and yellow onion. 
You will simply need vinegar and onions. That's it! See super easy!
I love using my vintage ball canning jar with the glass lid and clamp on it to make pickled onions.

Peel your onions. Slice your onion into thin slices.  Add to a jar of vinegar. All to pickle in the refrigerator for about 2 days then they will be ready to top your hamburger, salad or add to your charcuterie board.

Enjoy!

Easy * Fresh Pico De Gallo Salsa Recipe

LOW CARB KETO FRIENDLY RECIPE

Fresh pico de gallo is one of my favorite kinds of salsa. It made from all fresh ingredients and is another one of those delicious condiment toppings to have on hand. It's great on everything from carne asada to fish!

Did you know that Pico de Gallo only has 5 ingeirents? It's super eay to make. If you want to grow one thing even on a porch garden this summer make it a pico de gallo garden. Tomatoes and jalapenos are some of the easiest garden plants to grow. Add a pot of cilantro and you will be making this delicious recipe all summer!

FRESH PICO DE GALLO SALSA RECIPE

serves 4

• 3 large tomatoes

• 1/2 onion

• 1/2 fresh jalapeno

• Small bunch of cilantro

• Juice of 1 lime

• Course Sea Salt 

Simply chop all your vegetables into small pieces. Chop cilantro. Mix together in a bowl. Squeeze the juice from 1 lime over the top. Salt to taste.

Eating Keto on a Budget

You have asked and I am going to show you how I do it. Here are my 10 ways to eat a low carb keto diet on a budget. It's easier than you think!  Here is my real life advise using the same things I do weekly to the KETO diet on a budget.

Part of eating a low carb keto diet is learning to eat foods in their most pure form. What does that mean? It means eggs in their shell, fresh cream, meats, green veggies and the more that are unprocessed. 

Use Ground Beef!

Ground beef is a great, delicious and versatile protein that has zero carbs! You can make Butter Burgers, Crunchy Taco Wraps, Pizza Meatballs, Meatloaf,  Cabbages rolls and so many other things! 

Use Cabbage!

Cabbage is delicious cold in a coleslaw or cooked and used in places of pasta in lasagna or just cooked and served with butter and salt. 

Eat Eggs!

Eggs are another delicious and versatile protein that is super low carb. You can boil, fry, omelet, poach, deviled, scramble eggs plus add them to other dishes too like a chefs salad or a cobb salad. Eggs are one of the most affordable KETO foods.

Buy in Bulk & Freeze!

 Our local store has a meat sale every 6 months. The meat is super cheap if you buy it in bulk. Simple wrap your meat in freezer paper and store in the freezer for up to 6months or longer. My grandparents use to raise their own beef and we would wrap it and freeze it the deep freezer and use it until the next years beef was ready.

Many foods can be frozen including... butter can be frozen for 6 months, cream for 4 months and most veggies and berries for 6 months. Looks for your favorites on sale and just FREEZE THEM for later!

Shop Amazon!

Amazon is a marketplace which means if more than one person is selling something you can most likely get the best price. If you have Amazon Prime which I totally find worth it, you get FREE shipping. If you DON'T have Amazon Prime you can try it for a month for FREE.

Make Your Own Bone Broth!

Bone broth is a perfect food for KETO'ers but it is also expensive to buy. Making it is super easy and can be made with scraps from other meals! Save your bones, onion, garlic and veggie scraps by freezing them to save to make your own broth!

Meal Prep!

Plan ahead and prep for days you know you won't have time to cook. Make extra meat. Cut up veggies. Make some dip. Leftovers are great too. Have something ready so you don't feel like you have to eat out on the run.

Buy Seasonal Veggies & Berries!

Buy vegetables and berries when they are in season. The prices will be so much better. Buy they when the prices are super low and freeze some for later. 

Save Your Bacon Butter!

When you find some bacon at super great price be sure to save your bacon drippings/grease/bacon butter when cooking it! Remeber fat is your fuel on KETO and bacon makes some of the most beautiful golden fat for your next meals. Bacon butter great to use on your cooked veggies, use it to make omelets, and pretty much any other place you would normally use butter!

Shop at Costco or Sams Club!

Some things are simply cheaper ( I know not all of them but some) at Costco because they negotiate a great deal with a brand and then slap their logo on it.  I use this coconut oil, these raw almonds are great and are always fresh and I love this almond flour!  ALL of them are at a FREAKIN GREAT PRICE!

Make Your Own Pickle Juice!

The price of pickle juice can really add up and leave you with a fridge full of dry pickles! If you wondering why I sam saying pikcle juice it's because pickle juice helps you keep your electrolytes balanced. Sports teams are known to drink pickle juice as well as pickle juice popsicles. I promise they are a thing look here: pickle juice pops. Here is my super easy recipe for pickle juice. I explain more about how pickle juice is great in the KETO diet here: Homemade Pickle Juice

Super Easy Lemon Curd Recipe

Low Carb -Keto, Gluten Free, Sugar Free Friendly Recipe

Lemon Curd Recipe

5 Tasty Lemon Chicken Recipes

Lemon Chicken Thighs With Artichokes

Lemon as part of a main dish for dinner always takes be right to Lemon Chicken recipes. Lemon chicken is a classic staple for dinner.

This Mediterranean inspired Lemon Chicken Thighs With Artichokes recipe from Foodie Crush is easy and can be whipped up in 30 minutes.

Easy, Creamy Lemon Garlic Skillet Chicken

You had me at creamy with this Easy, Creamy Lemon Garlic Skillet Chicken recipe for The Kitchn. There’s something about adding that cream that makes the meal hearty and satifiying.

Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken

Another creamy recipe that piqed my interest is this Creamy Lemon Parmesan Chicken recipe from Cafe Delites. The added parmesan is a great bit of added flavor and fat perfect for a low carb diet.

Greek Lemon Chicken

This Greek Lemon Chicken recipe with a yummy tomato olive tapenade is a great twist on the traditional lemon chicken recipes. My mouth is watering thinking about the blend of Greek flavors.

Lemon Pepper Chicken with Brown Butter Garlic Sauce

A lemon pepper chicken recipe is a must include in a chicken recipe round up. This tender Lemon Pepper Chicken with Brown Butter Garlic Sauce recipe by The Recipe Critic looks so good!

Fresh Basil & Jalapeno Omelete Recipe

Omelettes are a keto diet staple food. They are a perfect food for someone doing the keto diet on a budget. This omelette recipe is so tasty and filling, you are going to love it! It's a great low carb breakfast idea or for any low carb keto diet meal! 

Weekends call for delicious brunches. I have a nice bunch of basil in my garden that needed to be picked and some nice beautiful jalapenos ready to harvest too.  Emmi sent me some of their Cave-Aged Le Gruyére try so I decided to add a bit of this rich nutty flavored cheese that pairs perfectly with the fresh green flavors. Add some garlic and farm fresh eggs to make a delicious breakfast or brunch meal.
An omelet is also a tasty quick dinner too that doesn't taste like a quick dinner.
I like to make one big omelet slice it and serve it on a platter so everyone can choose the size they would like to eat.

Fresh Basil & Jalapeno Omelete Recipe 

Serves 4

• 6 eggs

• 1/4 cup cream

• gruyére cheese

• 1 clove garlic

• small bunch of fresh basil

• 1 fresh jalapeno

• salt and black pepper to taste

• tablespoon butter

There are two techniques used in making a creamy perfectly cooked omelette. First is whipping the cream and eggs together. Crush and mice the garlic, chop the jalapeno into small pieces, add salt and pepper to taste and whip into eggs. 

Add butter to a medium size frying pan. Heat on medium heat. Add eggs mixture to pan.

The second technique is to allow the eggs to cook on the bottom they pull the edges into the center with a wooden spoon allowing the uncooked eggs to fill in the sides and cook. Repeat this until all the eggs are almost cooked. At this point add the Gruyére cheese. You can either slice it into thin slices or grate it. Then fold the omelette in half and cook just until the cheese is melted. 

With these two techniques you will end up with a cream delicious center and perfectly cooked eggs that aren't dry. 

Slice and garish with a sprig of fresh basil and slices of fresh jalapeno.  

Enjoy!