Author: Black Tie and Jam

We are starting this week off with a cheat day! Not only is it a cheat day, but it is a celebratory cheat day. My son finished his finals at his community college with straight A’s. He will be transferring to a 4-year university in the Fall to finish the remainder of his college years, […]

We eat a lot of fish! Sometimes coming up with fresh ideas to serve the fish is a challenge. This Orange Roughy Italiano has a basil cream sauce that takes no time to make. Ingredients 1 package frozen orange roughy filets or you can use your favorite white fish Milk for soaking the fish White […]

I am a little late on my meal prepping this week. I hope all of you Moms out there had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I did absolutely nothing of significance, which was wonderful. My son was loaded up with college final exams yesterday, but he did take a couple of breathers to celebrate. I did […]

When Summer comes and the time-honored phrase, “I’m bored!” begins….When you can’t possibly get any more sunburned from going to the pool…. When the rain never seems to stop so you can send them outside…. Send the kids on an adventure with a virtual tour, maybe even more than one virtual tour! When you are […]

One thing I miss on the Keto diet is pasta. I also miss beans and corn and bananas and…..the list goes on. Some people substitute pasta with zoodles or something similar, but it is just not the same. Pasta is difficult to replicate. Couscous is pasta, but in this side dish, cauliflower rice is actually […]

Although this recipe seems to have a lot of ingredients, it comes together quickly. The peanut sauce in this recipe is so good that I could eat it with a spoon. Note: The chicken needs some time to marinate, so prepare the marinade a day ahead. The marinade’s flavor permeates meats better if it marinates […]

The things that go through my mind sometimes as alternatives for foods I took for granted before Keto! Cauliflower patties are one idea that I had to replace English muffins. OK…..so they didn’t turn out anything like English muffins, but they are good nonetheless. These could replace polenta as a side dish or as a […]

Black Tie and Jam had some technical difficulties this week. The issues I had with my hosting service had advantages and disadvantages. The disadvantage was that a security issue locked me out of WordPress and Bluehost. That took several days to repair. Beyond that, I had a problem with the SSL on my account. I […]

I needed an excuse to invite some friends over. Scratch that! I enticed some friends to come over by making a special cocktail. Scratch that! I didn’t need to coerce them with cocktails; they were coming anyway because they wanted to hang out. I made Sangria anyway. What a refreshing way to spend the afternoon […]

This week, I am making some items that were on previous menus that I did not get around to making. If you are interested in learning how I create my meal plans and plan a once-a-month grocery shopping trip, you can find it here. Menu Plan Monday – Leftovers Tuesday – Stuffed Peppers and zucchini […]