So, I’m on month four of learning to eat low carb. Starting this diet right before the holidays was a little nuts on my part, but I learned a lot about self-control in the process. I already talked about the food I miss the most: pizza. The second food I miss the most? PASTA. I…
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❤ Mint to Be ❤
So its almost that time of year again: time for Girl Scout Cookies!!! I am a creature of habit in every sense of the term which means I am a die hard Thin Mint girl. (Feel free to roll your eyes at my basic-ness). I know there are more creative flavors of G.S. cookies out…
Good, Clean Fondant
Ok, so Sunday I was slightly traumatized by all of the cake baking I did the few days before. Don’t get me wrong, I love baking. But I’ve found that when I’m baking on a deadline for a specific occasion, I turn into a nervous, neurotic mess. And baking cakes?! That’s, literally, a recipe for…
Revenge of the (Coco)Nut!
As some of you already know, I have been testing out a recipe for low carb blueberry muffins from https://www.fatforweightloss.com.au/recipe/keto-blueberry-muffins/ Last week I made a batch with coconut flour and a batch with almond flour. Overall, I liked the muffins made with the almond flour better. They had more rise, the flavor was subtle, and the texture…
Baking Fails
Happy Sunday! I have been baking non stop for the last three days, pausing to only go to work and go to sleep. In preparation for a few up coming birthdays, I’ve been practicing baking cakes from scratch. This includes homemade cake, buttercream frosting, and homemade fondant. I’ve never made homemade fondant before, and have…
Keep Your Eyes on The Pies
In 2018, part of my quest to learn how to bake was to learn how to make everything from scratch. This was partly because I wanted to know what ingredients came together to make such tasty creations, but also to know WHY certain ingredients were used together and how they interacted. There were a few…
Bread, you’re a star!
So just before Christmas, the baking blog I follow brought out this recipe for ‘Star Bread’. It was one of the most beautiful and complicated bread creations I’d ever seen. I really wasn’t sure I’d be able to pull it off. Basically, you make your bread dough like normal and then cut it into four…
January Baking Challenge
I’m so excited, guys. I completed January’s baking challenge for http://www.sallysbakingaddiction.com. A few posts ago, I mentioned that Sally does monthly challenges to help bakers learn how to bake new things and pushes us out of our comfort zones. This month’s challenge is bagels. Which means bread and yeast. Yeast can be really intimidating, and…
Nut v. Nut
Ok, so in one of my previous posts, I talked about the differences between coconut flour and almond flour. I found a recipe for keto blueberry muffins from http://www.fatforweightloss.com. The recipe calls for one cup of almond flour OR 1/4 cup of coconut flour. The rest of the ingredients are pretty standard so I decided…
Low Carb Quiche Cups
Happy Monday everyone! Yesterday was grocery day so my fridge is stocked full of wonderful ingredients to start meal prepping for the week. This is seriously my favorite day of the week! Part of the point of this blog is to start converting baking recipes to be keto-friendly. However, the recipe I’m going to share with…
Jen's Baking Adventures 