Delicious Ham

1 cup prepared mustard
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 Tablespoons garlic, minced
2 Tablespoons rosemary, chopped
freshly ground pepper
1 smoked ham

Directions:

Preheated oven to 300 degrees. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Place your ham in a roasting pan fat side up. Slather generously with your mustard mixture. Pour about 1/2 cup of water into the bottom of the pan and place in a the oven. Bake for about 30 minutes per lb. uncovered. Serve with your choice of low carb sides.

Low Carb Shrimp Stir-Fry

INGREDIENTS:

4 Tbsp	Olive Oil, divided
2 cups	Shredded Red Cabbage
½ tsp	Each Salt & Freshly Ground Pepper, or to taste
1	Medium White Onion, cut into thin strips
1	Garlic Clove, minced
12	Uncooked Jumbo Shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tsp	Old Bay Seasoning
½ tsp	Each Salt & Freshly Ground Pepper, or to taste
1 tsp	Grated Lemon Zest
2 tsp	Fresh Lemon Juice
2 Tbsp	Minced Fresh Cilantro
	Lemon Wedges, to garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and stir-fry about 3 minutes or until tender. Remove cabbage to a bowl, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then cover and keep warm. In the same pan, add remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil; stir-fry onions and garlic until tender, about 4-5 minutes. Add Old Bay seasoning, salt, pepper and shrimp; cook 3-4 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and are done. Remove from heat and toss in lemon zest, lemon juice and cilantro. Serve shrimp mixture immediately over warm cabbage. Garnish with lemon wedges.

Low Carb Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

12 eggs
1 lbs sausage
2 cups shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Brown sausage in a skillet and drain excess grease. Beat 12 eggs. Line the  bottom of a glass baking dish with the sausage. Spread 2/3 of the cheese over the sausage. Pour eggs on top of the sausage and cheese. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Place in the oven for 30 min or until the top is golden brown. let cool for 5 min. and serve hot.

No Way... I can Eat Pizza!

This is a great low cab alternative to pizza. Here I make a meat lovers pizza, but feel free to use whatever toppings you like. This recipe is 15-20 net carbs for the whole pizza depending on the pizza sauce.

Ingredients:
For the crust:
2 cups processed raw cauliflower (to the size of couscous)
2 cups part-skim shredded mozzarella
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon oregano
1 clove garlic

For the Toppings
1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Pepperonis
Canadian Bacon
Sausage

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
Combine crust ingredients in a bowl. Press into a circle on a greased 12″ pizza pan by sprinkling the crust mixture around the pan and then gently pressing the mounds together. Make sure the crust is pretty then and lightly pat with a paper towel to soak up excess moister.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are a golden-brown color. Allow to cool for five minutes. Gently slide a spatula around the edges to loosen from the pan slightly.

Top crust with sauce, cheese, and other toppings

Place under a broiler on high for 3-5 minutes until toppings have heated and the crust is crispy.

Allow to cool for 10 minutes for the crust to solidify. Cut and serve.

Living Better!: Food Dreams

Living Better!: Food Dreams

Two Great Sides/Snacks

Cucumber Snack

Slice Cucumbers

and Season to taste with:

Lemon juice

Olive oil

Salt & Pepper

Chili powder    

Sautéed Mushrooms

Ingredients:

6 packages baby bella mushrooms

1 packet dry hidden valley ranch

2 sticks butter

Directions:

Sauté in saucepan on med low for 10-15 mins  

The Ultimate Low Carb Burger

Ingredients:
Ground beef
Salt 
Pepper 
Worcestershire sauce
Tomatoes
Avocados
Red onion
Bacon (2 slices per burger)
Cheese (your choice)
Mayonnaise
Dijon mustard
Pickles
Lettuce

Directions:

Patties:
Mince Onions.  Mix onions, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce into ground beef. Mold the ground beef mixture into balls about 3" tall. Form the balls into patties and cook them in a skillet until cooked all the way through. 

Sauce:
In a separate bowl mix mayonnaise, Dijon, and Worcestershire sauce. 

Toppings:
Cook the bacon in a skillet. Cut avocados in half, scoop out the insides, and slice into thin slices. Slice tomatoes. Peel the rapper off cheese. Cut full leaves off the lettuce leaving them as intact as possible (2 leaves per burger).

Finishing:
When the burgers are done place the patties on a leaf of lettuce. Add toppings and sauce. Wrap the bottom leaf up over the top of the burger and place a second leaf on top and wrap around the bottom.