Wake me up, I must be dreaming... Keto Bagels

Delicious, chewy, toasted to perfection outer crunch, flavorful, no guilt 

low carb KETO BAGELS. Let's just say...YUM.

What I absolutely love about these ketogenic bagels is that they are so simple to throw together, just a few simple ingredients swirled together create an outstandingly flavorful bagel.  The crunchy texture leaves you wondering if it is actually a low carb / keto recipe?  No worries, when you see the list of ingredients on the recipe you will have no doubts AND when you taste the final product you may just scream at the top of your lungs... "Wake me up, I must be dreaming!" 

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cup almond flour
• 1/4 cup                  coconut flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 2 1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese 
• 2 oz                          cubed cream cheese 
• 2 large beaten eggs
•  Everything but the Bagel - sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper 

or use stoneware greased with coconut oil.

2. Stir together the almond flour, coconut flour and baking powder. Set to the side.

3. Combine the shredded mozzarella and cubed cream cheese in a large bowl. 

4. Microwave for 2 minutes, stop and stir halfway through. Stir briskly & thoroughly 

once completed.

5. Stir the flour mixture and the eggs into the melted cheese mixture.

6. Knead with your hands until a soft dough forms. The dough will be very sticky, 

but just keep kneading. If the dough becomes too firm before fully mixed, 

or is too difficult to mix, you can microwave for 15-20 seconds to soften it.

7. Divide the dough into 6 parts. Form a long log with each part, then press the 

ends together to make a bagel shape on the lined baking sheet. Repeat with the 

remaining dough. 

8. If using the delicious sesame seeds, sprinkle them over the bagels and gently 

press into the dough.

Bake for approx. 12 minutes, until the bagels are golden and firm. Serve warm or 

toast just before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 360Calories from Fat 252

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 28g43%

Total Carbohydrates 8g3%

Dietary Fiber 3g12%

Sugars 1g

Protein 21g42%

Vitamin A9%

Calcium42%

Iron9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Net carbs each: 5g - or can make smaller bagels to lower net carbs. 

Topping the bagels with these delicious sprinkles takes them to a whole new level of deliciousness. 

 My family,  keto eaters (or the carb inhaling others) all gobble these down in no time. 

If you are looking for something that is delicious, crunchy-chewy as close as you can get bagel-licious than this is the recipe for you. When you bite into this you simply will not believe it is low carb. Who knew gluten free could be so delish. Kid you not.

Arise & Shine Freezer Meal: Paleo - Gluten Free Bacon Egg Cups

If you are one to browse through pinterest, you may have seen some of these egg cup recipes already. Since our family has been whipping up quite a few quick grabbing, easy gobbling on the run, recipes I thought I would try coming up with my own version.

I sprayed my muffin trays with olive oil, wrapped the perimeter of each cup with bacon strips, trimmed to fit around without overlapping. Then in a large mixing bowl I added the eggs {about one per egg cup}, green onion, spinach, browned ground sausage {yes, more meat because my Man is a MEAT-EATER} chopped red bell pepper, and I tossed in some grated parmesan (for paleo omit the cheese). Seasoned with Himalayan Pink Salt, because I love the color and pepper. 

This was so simple - I filled the cups 2/3 of the way. Baked at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes I think. Just enough for them to not jiggle. Then I simply bagged them up into freezer bags. My hubby and kiddos grab them and toss them in the micro (yeah, we still use it sparingly) for a little over a minute and voila.... breakfast is served. 

These are SO YUMMY!

-Simply Sublime

Bacon & Chicken Coconut Corn Chowder Recipe: Make Ahead Freezer Meal

I have been meaning to post a few of the freezer meals I made up in September to keep us from eating out when time is short. Better late than never right? Here is one of them - a SOUPER (Hee hee, get it?)  good Bacon & Chicken Corn Chowder Recipe that I created. I have to say this may be one of my new favorites!

Ingedients:

• 2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
• 32 oz  Chicken broth (I use homemade usually)
• 6 slices Bacon - chopped 
• 1 onion - diced
• 1 green bell pepper - chopped
• 3 carrots- sliced
• 3 red med. red potatoes - diced
• 3 ears of corn - kernels removed from cob- (set aside cobs) 
• garlic
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 lime
• 2-3 tsp fresh Thyme
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions: 

Take a large dutch oven or stock pot and brown the chopped bacon over med-high heat until it is about half way cooked. Then add the onion, green pepper, carrots and red potatoes. Saute for 5-10 minutes until the onions are starting to turn translucent and veggies are beginning to soften. If at any point your veggies begin to stick go ahead and add a tablespoon or so of olive oil to the mix.

Add corn kernels and pressed garlic and continue to cook for 5-10 minutes, stirring constantly until the vegetables are tender. Next add chicken stock.

Remove 2-3 cups of the soup base and blend in a food processor or blender until creamy.

Add back into the remaining soup base when completed.

Add corn cobs to soup and bring to a boil then simmer on medium low for 10-15 minutes.Then remove and discard the cobs.

Add the chicken, coconut milk, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Lime wedges for garnish and an extra squeeze of yum! and...

VOILA! Delicious!

For freezing I would let it cool for an hour or so in the fridge and then transfer to freezer gallon bags that are well labeled with the Name of the Soup and the Date. Unless you enjoy Mystery Meals...haha!

-Simply Sublime

Pre-Thanksgiving Feast...Paleo-tastic!

So excited for our pre-thanksgiving dinner celebration tonight. My dear Hubby has had the turkey brining overnight and has the perfect aromatic fruit smolder surrounding it in our smoker right now. Every so often I get a whiff of the scrumptious bird as it is cooking to perfection out on our deck. It is only for fear the neighbors will see me that I haven't stuffed my head into the smoker to breathe it in. Mmmmm. Is it blatantly obvious I have a LOVE relationship with food?

In my quest to have a SIMPLY SUBLIME life I have realized I need to bring my love for food into a balance that will also let me have respect for my body. It is getting harder for me to look into the mirror without seeing myself. (Some of you out there who struggle with your weight will totally get what I am saying.)  So PALEO it is. 

Below I have listed some of the yummy recipes we are going to try out for our pre-Thanksgiving Grub. 

Alton Brown's Honey-Brined Smoked Turkey

Isn't she a BEAUTY??? YUMM-O!

Smoked to perfection.

Now for the extra fixin's:

Whole 9 Cranberry Sauce

Our family has tried Paleo on and off for a couple years but the family food traditions of the holidays always end up derailing us on our journey to health. I decided this year we could try a different route all together... we could take the right turn down PALEO Parkway. I think having an early turkey dinner this Sunday will also help us from over-stuffing ourselves on Thanksgiving. We won't be CRAVING the yummy goodness for days ahead... we will be nibbling on healthy paleo comfort foods into and through the season. 



Smashed Cauliflower
by Undressed Skeleton


The most important thing for me to remember is the self control of the short term leads to the LONG TERM GOAL:
Optimum HEALTH & ENERGY


Paleo Gravy..NOM NOM
by NOM NOM Paleo.com

Green Beans w/ Lemon

 from Mom Advice.com

Thanksgiving Stuffing | PaleOMG - Paleo Recipe

Baked Pear w/ Lavender from All Recipes

Emeril's Brussel Sprout's ... BAM

Food Network

Paleo Pumpkin Pie

the Paleo Mom .com

The turkey finished earlier then expected on the smoker - so I didn't have time to whip up the Pumpkin Pie or the Pears. Although - all of the rest was DELISIO!!! There was not a single minute I missed having our traditional sides with a TURKEY on our table.