Author: Black Tie and Jam

I think I have finally mastered deep frying with almond flour! Almond flour is persnickety when used for frying, but by jove…I think I got it!! See the recipe below for some key tips for frying with almond flour. Ingredients 2 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined Coconut flour, start with 1 cup and add more […]

This is the fastest salad in the West! It’s my go-to salad when I don’t feel like hunting down and chopping salad ingredients. The few ingredients can stand independently, but you can use this as a base for a salad with more ingredients. Even when I don’t feel like making a salad, I can throw […]

I’m sure everyone thinks their homemade biscuit recipe is the best, but MINE is the best!! If you require a comparison, my biscuits are more like those you would get at Popeye’s rather than KFC. I never met a biscuit I didn’t like, though. They are all good! I mean, really, who doesn’t like a […]

Last week I went out of town by myself, so my family had to fend for themselves for all their meals. I didn’t do any meal prep for them, but I gave them some guidance on what was in the freezer that was easy to prepare. I am back at it this week, feeling renewed […]

The Keto diet list of approved foods does not include many fruits because of the natural sugars in them. Berries are an exception, so I stock up on berries when I see a sale on them. Raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and blueberries store well in the freezer, so I buy a whole lot of them to […]

This hearty breakfast is easy to meal prep at the beginning of the week. I cheated a little bit with the Hollandaise sauce because I had a packet of Hollandaise mix that I wanted to use up. The mix actually turned out fine as a helper, but I added a little extra lemon juice to […]

I do not remember where I got this recipe, but I’ve been making it for years. Oddly enough, I think it came on a card in the mail. When does anything good come in the snail mail? Actually, I think I have made this since before the internet was a thing. That’s a long time, […]

This is an easy meal that takes the pressure off of the dinnertime crunch. You can prepare the components ahead of time which makes this meal come together even faster. Pull up a chair to the table because dinner is served! Ingredients 1 small flank steak about 2 pounds 2 Tbsp. chili powder 1 cucumber, […]

The Menu Monday – Grilled Thighs and Drumsticks, Zucchini and Yellow Squash with Feta and Mint, Salad Tuesday – Low Carb Fettuccine with Instant Pot Ragu, Salad, Roasted Broccoli Wednesday – Shrimp Lettuce Wraps with Spicy Peanut Sauce, Asparagus Stir Fry Thursday – Leftovers Friday – Chicken Almondine, Italian Spinach, Salad Saturday – Moroccan Style […]

If you are on a Keto diet, normally potatoes are a big NO-NO; however, potatoes can be starch resistant when made 24 hours before you need them. Starch-resistant foods, like potatoes, rice and pasta, are a game changer! Of course, all things in moderation, right? In this case, starch-resistant foods must be used sparingly. Ingredients […]