Low Carb Pepperoni Stuffed Mushrooms

what you need:

• 1 8-oz package crimini or white mushrooms (8 or 9 medium mushrooms)
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 small onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup crushed pork rinds
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/3 cup chopped pepperoni 
• 1/3 cup black olives, chopped 
• 2 tablespoons pizza sauce or marinara sauce
• Italian seasoning mix (oregano, garlic, basil, thyme, rosemary) 
• Butter

what you do:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Wash mushrooms, remove stems and finely chop stems. Place all chopped vegetables and pepperoni in a mini-blender and process until well blended.

First Recipe in the OmniBlend - Creamy Vegetable Soup

I was able to get a brand new OmniBlend for $175, no shipping. I just got home today from NC and made some vegetable broth from tomatoes, asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, onions, jalapeno peppers, and cilantro. DH commented on how good it smelled and said he would like a soup from the left over veggies. So here is what I threw together.

• 2 cups leftover veggies
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth
• 1/2  cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2  cube knorr chicken boullion
• 7 grinds black peppercorns

Process in OmniBlend on high until well blended and warm. I also cut some chunks of ham into the soup for him. He said it was great.

So far I like the OmniBlend much better than the Vitamix. I need to do a proper review.

Low Carb BBQ Chicken Pizza with French Fried Onions

what you need:

• 2 lg Mission Carb Balance Wheat Tortillas
• X tablespppns Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Chipotle BBQ Sauce
• 1/2 med - lg onion, chopped
• 1-2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1-2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1-2 cups cooked chicken creast, cubed or shredded
• 1 cup cilantro ceaves
• 1 cup french fried onions

Line cookie sheet or other baking dish with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Place tortillas on lined cookie sheet and spread desired amount of BBQ sauce on tortilla. Sprinkle chopped onions on top of BBQ Sauce.

Add shredded mozzarella cheese on top of onions.

Add cubed chicken and cheddar cheese. Bake in toaster oven (regular oven works, too) on 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle cilantro leaves and french fried onions on pizza then bake another 2 to 5 minutes.

Low Carb Sunflowerseed Cookies

DH went back to eating low carb. He sticks to Paleo meals quite often, but also some regular low carb foods. Since I love to cook, and I want him to succeed in eating LC, I am always looking for new things to make for him. I either come up with my own recipes, or I find Paleo friendly recipes that I modify for him. The recipe I am about to post was adapted from this one: Paleo Mag Online Sunflowerseed Cookies

DH does not like raisins or honey, plus I wanted to reduce the carbs a bit. So I substituted sugar-free chocolate for the raisins, I reduced the honey by half and added 3 packets of Splenda. I added the egg/yolk to replace the honey. I know, not THE healthiest thing to eat, but for an occasional treat I think it's ok. Better than a high carb diet anyway.

what you need:

• 1 egg yolk
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sunflowerseed flour
• 1/8 cup honey
• 3 packets Splenda
• 2 tablespoons coconut flour
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened, shredded coconut
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• 1/2  bar Russel Stover Sugar Free Dark Chocolate

Beat egg and egg yolk in a bowl. Crush chocolate bar into chunks of desired size. Add all remaining ingredients to eggs. Mix well and drop onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.