Fruit Popsicles

Fruit Popsicles

(I used fresh strawberries for this recipe)

Makes 6

  • 1 cup full fat Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup coconut condensed milk (keto)
  • 2 tblspns heavy cream
  • 1 cup fresh fruit or berries
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  1. Clean fruit well and cut into smallish pieces
  2. Drop a few pieces into the popsicle mold to add a colourful fruity pop top
  3. Measure out the yoghurt, condensed milk, cream and vanilla essence into the container you will be blending in
  4. Add the rest of the fresh fruit to the dairy mix (I’ve made blueberry, strawberry and a mix of berries varieties)
  5. In a blender or a mason jar using a stick blender blend it very well. Taste to see if you want it sweeter, I don’t like it too sweet.
  6. Pour into your popsicle molds, leaving space at the top for expansion when it freezes, so take care not to over fill
  7. Make sure to get the trapped air out where your berries are at the bottom, I use a steel skewer
  8. Seal and place in freezer for at least 12 hours
  9. Dip in a mug of very hot water for 5 seconds and they should pull out of the mold easily
  10. Hope you try these. BTW, this mold is wonderful, it has a little stand and the popsicle molds seal well

I’m going to try peach and lemon next, maybe plum too. Apricots might be yummy. For autumn, coffee, chocolate or banana? You could get really creative, that’s for sure! They are super quick to throw together, it’s the waiting for them to freeze though!

Thanks for being here!

We’ve had a very hot two weeks here in the PNW but shouldn’t complain as the rest of summer has been absolutely lovely. Here are a few photos of summer treats, dishes and places.

Wishing you peace in your heart and home.

Garlic Scape Pesto

Ingredients

  • 1 large bunch garlic scapes (or green onions)
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 6 leaves fresh basil and mint
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • ½ cup avocado, almond or grapeseed oil
  • 2 tblspn mirin (optional)
  • ¼ cup good wine vinegar, or a type you love and prefer
  • 1 lemon, topped and tailed, halved and quartered
  • 1 whole bulb garlic, peeled into cloves
  • ½ cup almonds
  • Salt and pepper
  • Pinch chili flakes
  • 1 large deep mason jar

Quick Asian Slaw

This is a two person portion and this salad is best eaten freshly made on the same day.

Asian Slaw

In a large mixing bowl:

Ingredients

  • ¼ tsp fish sauce (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • ¼ tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 2 garlic cloves, grated
  • 1 tablespoon chopped up pickled ginger
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp white (keto) sugar
  • ¼ of a soft variety green cabbage (100 grams) about 6 oz

Method

Asparagus Tart

Almond flour crust, mozzarella, cream and shallot egg custard topped with asparagus, spring onions, feta and a few tomato slices.

Ingredients

Pastry:

¼ cup melted butter

2 ½ cups almond flour

1 large egg, beaten

Onion powder,  Salt,  Pepper

Bob’s Muffins: In Honour of a Wonderful Man

I adapted this recipe from the Bob’s Red Mill site to a more low-carb friendly version. I’m sad to hear they are closing the restaurant and on-site store very soon. We heard the line was 2 hours long to get in this weekend. Bob Moore was an amazing man, a legend in his own time, and passed not too long ago. I remembered being delighted to see his products in a grocery store as far away as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, some years ago.

This is not represented by photos of a step by step recipe. It’s just too good not to share after baking them and I never took a photo journal of the prep.  Enjoy!

And… thank you Bob! ❤️

Oat Bran Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients:

  1. 1 cup Almond Flour
  2. ⅓ cup Ground Flaxseed  

Low Carb Rocky Road Treat

Do you have sugar-free baking chocolate, odds and ends of  nuts, low carb/keto cookies, and shredded coconut around to use up? I did, and this was my first attempt at making this LCHF treat.

ROCKY ROAD CHOCOLATE SQUARES

Ingredients

1. 2 chocolate bars, dark unsweetened

2. 1 cup chocolate chips

3. 1 stick salted butter (½ cup)

4. ¾ cup keto cookies, broken up

Tamagoyaki Omelette

My first attempt at making these as my new pan arrived. It is quite a lovely little kit! I don’t think there should be holes in the rolled egg, but I’ll get there!

Here’s my throw together recipe.

Ingredients

4 eggs, beaten

Trip to Japan: Delicious Food

First off, a little copycat recipe from a Katsu restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. I ordered Pork Katsu, and before they served dinner, we had this salad.

Shredded Napa Cabbage with Sesame Ginger Dressing

Ingredients

½ small Napa Cabbage, very finely chopped

¼ cup toasted sesame seeds