Weekly Meal Plans Intro

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Meal planning and weekly prep is the most helpful thing I do to keep our family on track, and it is often the thing I see people struggle with the most when starting a keto lifestyle.  Because of this,  I’ve decided to start offering our family’s meal plan each week. The plans will include a…

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Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

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Rhubarb is one of those summer treats that brings me back to my childhood.  My mom would make pies and crisps that we would all gobble up (topped with ice cream).  In fact when we moved, I made sure to bring our rhubarb plants with us.  They were originally from our family cottage where we spent the summers swimming and fishing in the Mississippi River.  Often enjoying a piece of rhubarb crisp or pie after our adventures of the day.  This jam recipe brought me right back to those sun filled days.

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Pound Cake Two Ways: Summer and Fall

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Summer isn’t quite over, and fall hasn’t quite begun.  This transition time in August makes me want to have the best of both seasons.

Holding on to the sunshine, beaches, and fun of summer while longing for boots, sweaters, and the cozy feel of fall, I found a way to turn a popular pound cake recipe into two very different treats. They both started with this great moist pound cake recipe from Fit to Serve Group

From there, I adjusted to get seasonal flavors of lemon for summer and pumpkin spice (complete with cinnamon cream cheese frosting) for fall! I also made some in mini muffin size to easily replace the chemical tasting mini muffin packages the kids used to love. Just put into snack size baggies for an easy grab and go treat you can feel good giving the kids (or yourself!) You will be amazed at the light moist texture which seems to be hard to find when using low carb flours like almond or coconut.

Enjoy!

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#ScaleFreeSeptember

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I’ll admit it: I’ve developed an obsession.
ob·ses·sion
noun
  1. the state of being obsessed with someone or something.
    • an idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind.

    The scale and I have a complicated relationship.  For those that follow me on Instagram, I shared that I hit my lowest weight in 8 years right before leaving on our vacation.  YAY, right? Except as it typically happens the number on the scale changes.  After a week long vacation, it was up 2.9 pounds.  NO BIG DEAL. However, I’ve become obsessed with seeing it come back off, and getting back to that milestone I had reached. (It hasn’t yet…)

    Because of this, I’m declaring September #ScaleFreeSeptember

     

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