I’ve got a quick and easy recipe for you today that’s perfect for your snack table! If you love a classic French onion chip dip, this Skinny Chip Dip is for you. Not only is it loaded with savory flavor, but you get all that creamy goodness for over 70% fewer calories than other full-fat dips! Your friends and family will be none the wiser and you can feel good knowing you’ve got something waistline-friendly in your starting lineup.
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Next time you have one of those frantic days that just won’t quit, give this recipe a whirl! It’s a busy mom’s dream come true. Just grab some chicken out of the freezer, crank up the ole Crock-Pot, and forget about it. Or at least for a few hours, anyway. What I love best about this recipe, though, is that the chicken ends up both moist and packed with flavor–two attributes commonly lacking in Crock-Pot fare.
My version down below has got some Greek flavors going on, though you could easily switch things up. I’ve done this with citrus-y flavors, balsamic vinegar instead of wine, and all sorts of different herbs and spices–all good. And I use this chicken in all sorts of ways: tacos, wraps, salads, pasta, panini sandwiches, you name it. I’ll often cook up a batch at the beginning of the week just to have it on hand for a quick lunch or dinner. I’m all for easy these days, how about you?
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As promised, today I have for you the recipe for that tasty Cheesy Cauliflower dish I made the other night for dinner. I was surprised by how filling this recipe is! If you are someone who loves cheddar on their veggies, you are sure to love this. Even better, it takes hardly any time to whip up and is the perfect combination of comfort and low-carb fare. Serves two as a main or four as a side dish.
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Second 24-hour fast day–let’s do this!
I decided to start my day with a super-charged cup of joe famously known as Bulletproof Coffee. Have you heard of this? Popularized by keto folks, this is not your regular cuppa. Though the recipes vary a bit, Bulletproof Coffee is essentially a cup of strong coffee that’s been blended with heavy cream, clarified butter, coconut oil, and MCT (medium-chain triglyceride) oil, or any combination thereof. While it is not low in calories by any means, it does check the boxes for those following a liquid and/or fat fast and is meant to get someone through those challenging days when your regular java just won’t cut it.
In honor of June’s Diet of the Month, The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Jason Fung, MD and Jimmy Moore, I decided to test out the version found in their recipe section, which combines 1 cup of coffee with 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream, 1-2 tablespoons butter or ghee (clarified butter), and 1-2 tablespoons coconut oil. I went with the lesser amount of each of those high-fat additions, gave it a good whisking with my Aerolatte, and took a swig.
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Lately I’ve been seeing quite a few recipes for pizza made with a cauliflower crust, so when I spotted one in The Complete Guide to Fasting, I thought I’d better whip one up in honor of Pizza Sunday and June’s Diet of the Month! Around here, we have a tradition of pizza (usually homemade) for Sunday dinner and I was interested to see how this grain-free, cauliflower crust pizza would measure up against the more traditional crust made with flour, yeast, salt, and olive oil.
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