Amazing Dip All Cajun Remoulade Sauce !

Dip All Cajun Remoulade Sauce 

Keto Macros (per 1/8 cup serving) Fat 19g   Protein 0g   Carbs <1g   Calories 167

INGREDIENTS
• 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise ( I use Blue Plate )
• 1/4 cup mustard (Creole mustard if possible)
• 1 Tbsp sweet paprika
• 1-2 teaspoons Cajun or Creole seasoning
• 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
• 1 teaspoon pickle juice (dill or sweet, your preference)
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 large clove garlic, minced and smashed

Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate at least one hour before serving so all of the flavors can blend well together .


What can I dip my Remoulade with ??
Here are some of the many keto friendly foods that taste great with Remoulade...

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• Boiled Shrimp
• Cajun sausage
• Pan Fried zucchini 
• Cucumber
• Avocado
• Red, green or yellow bell pepper
• radishes
• celery
• cherry tomatoes
• crisp lettuce
• boiled eggs
• Use as salad dressing and so much more !!!
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Pan Fried Catfish With A Crawfish Cream Sauce

In Louisiana we have 5 seasons Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and CRAWFISH SEASON. Any Louisianan can tell you when they’re coming, when to get the big ones, and when the price per pound will drop. I’m pretty sure most of us learned to peel crawfish before we learned our ABCs.  I mean it was either they teach us or spend the entire crawfish boil peeling crawdads for us tiny tots. Today I’m going to share a recipe with this local delicacy ( already peeled like ya mom and dem use to do for ya )..

Pan Fried Catfish With A Crawfish Cream Sauce
Keto Macros (per 1 filet and ¼ cup sauce) Calories 230 Fat 31g Protein 15g Carb 2g

Ingredients
Catfish Filets ( wild caught are your best bet )
1 Cup Peeled Crawfish Tails ( can be fresh or found frozen in the seafood section of your grocery )
3Tbsp Butter
1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
2Tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese
1tsp Minced Garlic
1Tbsp Cloves
Cajun Seasoning
Onion Powder
Salt
Pepper

Season your filets with Cajun Seasoning, Salt, Pepper, and Onion Powder. In a medium sized skillet on medium heat melt 1tbsp butter . Make sure it spreads evenly across pan surface. Once the pan is good and hot but before the butter browns place your filets in the skillet. Cook filet for about 5 minutes or until bottom is a golden crispy color. Flip. Cook other side the same.  Once your filets are completely cooked remove from skillet and turn skillet down to low-med heat. Do NOT clean the skillet lol. Place remaining 2 tbsp butter in skillet along with the minced garlic and cloves. Stir around enough to get the debris from the bottom of skillet. Add in your crawfish tails . Let those simmer down for just a minute. Stir in your heavy whipping cream . Cook down for a few minutes ( until cream begins bubbling real nice ) . Taste your sauce to see if any more salt or pepper may be needed . Once your satisfied with the taste add in your parmesan cheese . Stir real nice for another couple minutes . Plate fish .. Cover in about ¼ Cup of your cream sauce … Garnish with some fresh chopped green onion if desired. Enjoy!!!!

My Mason Jar Praline Dream Ice Cream

       Ice cream seems to bring out some of our best emotions . Happiness , Joy , and love are just a few that you feel when enjoying a bowl of your favorite creamy treat. I've seen others sharing their favorite mason jar ice cream recipes and I thought I'd share one of my own . I figured I'd stick to my roots and make a southern praline version :) Hope you all enjoy !

Mason Jar Praline Dream Ice Cream
Keto Macros (per 1/2 cup prepared) Cal 300
Protein 5g  Fat 25g Carb 2.5g

Ingredients
(For praline mixture)
1/2 cup pecan halves
1.5 tbsp butter
1.5 tbsp sweetener
1 tbsp heavy whipping cream

(For ice cream)
2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
2 tbsp sweetener
2 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
YOU WILL ALSO NEED A QUART SIZE MASON JAR.

We are going to start with the candied pecan mixture . Melt butter stovetop on med-high heat . Add pecans and toss to coat.  Add sugar and hwc. Stir until caramelized. Spread on wax paper to cool completely.  Once cooled place in freezer while you prepare the ice cream mixture .

In a 1 QUART (32oz) mason jar add 2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream, 2tbsp sweetener (I used swerve) , 2tsp vanilla extract, and pinch of salt .. Now get ready for a little shake shake shake .. Place lid on jar and shake 4-5 minutes until cream has thickened . Place in freezer for 30 minutes .. Remove pecan mixture . Fold wax paper over and use cup to crush pecan mixture to desired thickness. Stir into ice cream mixture . Freeze 3-4 hours or until completely frozen . Grab spoon and enjoy . Remember macros are for 1/2 cup :)

Not Yo' Momma's Dirty Rice (RICE FREE)

     Dirty Rice is a staple here in the south. Shoot all things rice consumed my diet growing up. One of the hardest parts of going keto was thinking about what I would do without all that rice. I soon seen where mad geniuses everywhere were using cauliflower as a rice replacement .. Amazing .. I knew I must make some keto dirty rice...

Not Yo' Momma's Dirty Rice (Rice Free)

Keto Micors Cal 395 Fat 24g protein 35g Carbs 1.5 ( Per 1.5 cups prepared )

Ingredients

1lb Ground Beef

1lb Ground Pork

Large head of cauliflower (blended in food processor to about the size of rice )

1 Can Beef Broth

1 Tablespoon Butter

2 small onions chopped fine

2 stalks green onion chopped fine

2 tbsp Minced Garlic

Salt

Pepper

Creole Seasoning

In a large skillet add your beef, pork, all onoins, and minced garlic. Brown Meat completely then add can of beef broth , butter, salt , pepper , and Creole seasoning . Stir well .. Add your riced cauliflower. Stir completely . Taste to see if you need more seasoning . Once its seasoned like you enjoy . If your skillet is oven proof leave mixture in there and place in oven on 325 . If not just transfer to casserole dish or pan and place in oven . Bake for 30 minutes ..

Enjoy !! 

Crazy Keto Cheesecake Dip

      Sorry guys I've been a little MIA the past couple of days. My sweet mother in law had a stroke and things have been a bit crazy. All this stress led to a longing to get my hands on something sweet . Just in time for the Fourth ; how about some crazy keto cheesecake dip ???

Crazy Keto Cheesecake Dip

Keto Macros  (Per Tablespoon)  Carbs 0.5g  Fat  3g   Protein  2g   Calories  30

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese ( room temp )

1 cup swerve granulated sugar replacement

(Add swerve or any other sugar replacement slowly into mixture until desired level of sweetness is reached)

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream

Start by beating heavy whipping cream until it has peaks. Set Aside . Blend all other ingredients until smooth .. Fold in whipped cream until completely mixed. Refrigerate for one hour .. Enjoy !!!

You can use this for dipping berried etc. but to be quite honest I keep some in the fridge stored in an old coop whip container and savor a spoonful when I can't satisfy my sweet tooth !!! 

Quick Keto Quiche

      This one isn't too cajun but the kids requested quiche this morning so quiche it is . I'm so blessed in the fact that my kids are enjoying lots of my keto goodies. When I heard how beneficial the keto diet could be to brain health and function I immediately thought of slowly introducing it to my baby boy . Trey , is 8 and is a year in to his diagnosis with an intracranial arachnoid cyst . He has a cyst in his brain measuring 10.5cm . As of now he suffers from near blindness in his right eye and mild vision loss in his left . He has had seizures in the past and occasionally gets horrible migraines . Surgery offers more risks than benefits at this point so for now we just make sure his symptoms are kept at bay. As long as the cyst doesn't grow he shouldn't have any more symptoms or complications than he already does :) . He absolutely loves my keto kookin' and I'm excited that it may be beneficial to him through his life !!

And now for the quiche ....

 Quick Keto Quiche

Keto Macros per serving ( entire dish is 4 servings ) Calories 462g Fat 42g Protein 27g Carb 2

Ingredients

3 Tblsp butter
6 Jimmy Dean Precooked breakfast sausages
5 eggs
1 tbsp mayo
1 tsp yellow mustard
Salt
Pepper
Chopped dried onion
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella
4 pieces Oscar Meyer smoked ham
1/4 cup shredded mild cheddar

Preheat oven to 350

I began with a 1.2 quart Pyrex casserole dish . I melted my 3 tbsp butter and poured into dish .

I then lined the dish with my Jimmy Dean sausage. I only used 4 pieces because my 15 year old Jayda doesn't like sausage ( she's an alien of sorts lol )

Next I used my Oster blender to blend the eggs , mayo , mustard , salt, pepper , and onions.

I poured 1/2 of that mixture over the sausages.

Sprinkling my 1/4 cup mozz on top of that.

I then lined it with my four pieces of ham.

Poured the rest of the egg mixture.

Covered in Cheddar cheese.

And baked for 35 minutes !

SUPER YUMMY Y'ALL !!

This Stuff !

        One thing I can't get over is how amazingly satisfied my appetite is on this WOE . Yes for the first couple weeks I could've killed for a grilled cheese , but now the thought of all the carbs included in my once all time favorite makes me cringe . I've become a keto investigator of sorts at the grocery. Going over the labels with a fine tooth comb ( Promises of " healthy " and " low carb " shouldn't be trusted y'all ; read the labels ) . I've even become highly judgmental when it comes to what I allow my children to eat. No I will not force this WOE on them ,but I can certainly limit their intake of manufactured garbage. What changes have you noticed in your shopping habits ? And now y'all ; let's get to the goo stuff (literally) ! I've made the following recipe a few times since starting keto and will continue to make it often due to its great popularity among my husband and kiddos ..

Bobbi's To Die For Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken
Keto Macros ( per breast / huge portion ) Protein 55g  Calories 530  Fat 31g  Carbs 2g

Ingredients Per Serving

1 large boneless skinless chicken breast
1/2 Fresh Cajun Sausage (For a milder version use Fresh Green Onion Sausage)
2 Medium Sized Button Mushrooms
2 Slices Bacon
1/4 Cup Shredded Mozzarella
Salt
Black Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder or dried onions
Cajun Seasoning

Preheat oven to 375

Start by butterflying your chicken breast along the thinnest side ..

Once chicken is opened up season with Salt , Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Cajun Seasoning...

Slice mushrooms and place desired amount on one side of open chicken breast ...

Now squeeze the filling out of 1/2 link of fresh sausage and pat down on top of mushrooms.

You are now ready to close the chicken and wrap with your bacon strips ..

Place on a wire rack pan or some type of roasting pan that has a rack. Bake for 45 minutes. 

Remove chicken from rack and place in the bottom of the pan . Cover with shredded mozzarella. Bake for another 5-10 minutes of until cheese looks perfect :) 

ENJOY !!

Let's Get Kookin'

         Cooking is a passion. My passion began growing up in southeast Louisiana where my great grandmother played a huge role in my upbringing. There was no playroom , there was a kitchen. We had no alarm clocks, but when the sweet aroma of bacon frying down in a cast iron skillet on top of the gas stove swept through the house we knew the day had started. Gosh how I miss those smells . Not being tall enough I would pull a chair up to the counter and help with various tasks. My cooking skills were not the only thing learned in that kitchen. Life lessons so valuable are hard to find in this modern age.
         I can only hope every time my little ones join me in the kitchen they are not only learning how to be great cooks, but are gaining valuable lessons and priceless memories that will help carry them throughout life.

Some family dynamics before we go ..

         I became a single mother at the age of 18 . My beautiful Jayda is now 15 years old . When she was 3 I met my now husband of 10 years in August, Michael. Together Michael and I had McKenzie(9) and Trey(8). We raise our children in southeast Louisiana where Mike works in the oil and gas refineries. His long hot days make for one hungry man at supper time . My cooking skills come quite handy with this and I often joke that he married me for that sole reason 😜. I spent 5 years in a wheelchair due to tumor removals and reconstructive surgeries on my leg. Over the 5 years I put on 80 pounds. I gained a small human. In the attempt to become healthier I researched and researched many diets and WOE ( way of eating ) . I stumbled upon information about the Keto way of life and began integrating it into my life. 2 months in I am 15 pounds down and have quite a few to go . Other than the weight loss , which is great because I have failed at many many diets in the past, I now have more energy and feel overall healthier . I invite you to join me on this journey . I will also share with you all of my favorite recipes !

And last but not least here is today's recipe..

Forth of July is coming up so I figured my favorite party recipe would be fun to share ..
For this recipe I used my oster food processor but any food processor / blender will do ..

Kickin' Kajun Keto Ranch !!  

Keto Macros  Protein <1g  Calories 145    Fat 12g       Carbs <1g   ( PER ONE OUNCE SERVING)

2 Cups Mayo
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 raw onion
1 tbsp Capers in vinegar (include the juice!)

2 tsps minced garlic
1 tsp dillweed seasoning
2 tsps black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cayenne pepper ( you can gradually add this until level of desired heat is reached or you can dismiss it entirely for an amazing mild ranch 🙂)


Blend in food processor until everything is well integrated .. Chill for an hour and serve in a bowl surrounded by your favorite Keto staples ( meats, veggies, cheeses ) . I also keep a jar of this in my fridge to enjoy on my salads !!!