Cauliflower Pizza Base - LCHF

We had some really nice ingredients in the fridge while we were on summer holidays so we thought it would be good to try them all out together on pizza. Sticking to low carb we made cauliflower bases, they were so easy to make and tasted great!
All it involved was 1 whole cauliflower that had been food processed to a cous cous like texture cooked in water for about 5 minutes, drained really really well and all the water squeezed/soaked out, 2 eggs mixed through and half a cup of cheese.
Spread out on baking paper into 2 large bases or 4 small ones and bake at 200 degrees for 30 minutes.

Then just cover in whatever ingredients you want and cook.
It was a bit soggy and we had to eat it with knife and fork but thats ok, the next day the few pieces that were left over tasted great and could be eaten by hand.

High fat foods that are good for you

People constantly say to me, that the way of eating I am on cannot be good for you. That I am having too much fat and need to eat more carbs. Good thing I don't let people get to me about the way I eat, I don't comment on the crappy foods they consume! Plus I feel great and when I do slip up and eat/drink carbs I feel terrible, so I am going to stick to low carb, high fat so that I can feel good all the time. I keep my weight down, have heaps of energy, can concentrate well, feel fuller for longer and don't get cravings anymore.
I found this diagram on the 'That Sugar Film' Instagram account and wanted to share it to show some of the yummy hight fat food that are really good for you.

Peanut butter and sweet potato soup

I know it sounds weird, but my goodness it tasted good. Really yummy, satisfying and flavoursome soup. Super easy to make as well.
Here is the link for this soup plus other really simple soups: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/549861435731377926/

A normal breakfast for me - LCHF

Recently I posted a Chia Pudding that I have for breakfast, but on the days I don't have that I have a hot brekkie. Who doesn't love a hot brekkie of bacon and eggs, but who has time to do a big breakfast every morning, not me! So to make it simple I make more of a scrambled eggs/omelette sort of thing and its great! It fills me up for ages and can be made in advance and reheated. This is what I do:

Ingredients

• 2-3 rashers of bacon
• coconut oil for cooking 
• 2 x whisked eggs with a dash of milk
• 4 x small sliced mushrooms
• capsicum
• half a tomato 
• goats cheese
• half an avocado 
• can also add onion, chorizo, zucchini and whatever veggies you want 

Cook the mushrooms first until soft/golden in some coconut oil, add everything else (but the eggs, avocado and cheese) and cook until your happy. Then add the egg, avocado and cheese and stir constantly until cook through. 

Easy peasy! 

Mug Cakes - LCHF

Mug Cakes seem to be all the rage at the moment, quick and easy cakes all made in the one mug. So I found some recipes for LCHF mug cakes. Like I stated it was easy, mess free, quick and tasted pretty good. The first one I made was a bit dry and bland, but the 2nd lot I made that had peanut butter and choc chips in it was really really good. They really hit that carb/sweet craving while sticking to LCHF. See links below for the recipes, the peanut butter one is best. Serve with cream (I used goats yoghurt)

Peanut butter: http://alldayidreamaboutfood.com/2015/01/low-carb-peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-mug-cakes.html#VdwAqPdDiLbuF19y.32
Chocolate: http://www.ditchthecarbs.com/2015/05/22/low-carb-mug-cakes/

Fat bombs - LCHF

Fat bombs are a great treat to have when on a LCHF diet, they satisfy you, are high fat and low carb and can be made with many different flavours and ingredients. While on holidays I recreated the peppermint ones from a previous post, I also made roasted coconut ones and some peanut butter ones. They are so easy to make, cheap and a great snack.
Coconut: http://ketodietapp.com/Blog/post/2014/07/01/Keto-Coconut-Fat-Bombs
Peanut butter: http://uplateanyway.com/keto/chocolate-peanut-butter-fat-bombs-low-carb-gluten-free/ 

Winter stew in the slow cooker

Last week I had a whole week off work, it was so nice to do some things around the house, take the dog to the park and finally do some cooking. I really wanted to make a hearty winter dinner in the slow cooker, so I bought a heap of different vegetables, some beef and the best part, some red wine.

I didn't use a recipe, just used all my favourite vegetables, onion, garlic, ginger, rump steak, 2 cups of red wine, 4 cups of beef stock and some herbs. Cooked it for 8 hours and it was wonderful, perfect for a cold winters night.