Diet Cauliflower Tattie Mash

Cauliflower Tattie Mash

When we were in Ireland Tommy Tynan our bus driver/guide called mashed potatoes Tatties. In fact the Haggis we had in Scotland tasted delish on those tatties. Well I've been craving mashed potatoes but decided to do Cauliflower Tattie Mash instead. 

I had some left over taco meat so replaced Haggis with that and then I made my "Tatties".

Here is the recipe:

• 2 - bags of frozen cauliflower cooked until very tender in the microwave for about 6 minutes each bag.
• 4 Tbls. butter
• 4 tbls. grated cheese, I use Parmesan, Dubliner (in honor of Tommy) or sharp Cheddar. 
• 3 Tbls. of homemade ranch dressing that is made with heavy whipping cream and mayo.
• Pepper to taste, it already has lots of salt from the other ingredients but that is up to you.

Dump all of the above in your food processor and whip. Dump in a bowl and top with a big pat of butter. Walaaa you have it. 

So yummy, so filling and you are getting your veggies in the evening which helps with a good nights sleep. 

Enjoy. :) 

Love, Grammy T.

Diet Fudge Recipe

I've been living the love of the Keto diet now for a couple of weeks and have a few updates for you. 

1. Eat what you like. You will be more apt to succeed if you do and I found if I ate my favorite Keno friendly veggies at night with lots of butter and salt and pepper I had a good nights sleep. For those of you that haven't had a good nights sleep being on keto then that might be your answer too. 

2.I have lost 5 pounds, yeah me but think I could do even better if I don't go hog wild on the protein. So I have reset my macros (see the My Fitness Pal App for your phone) to be 15% protein, 10% carbs and 75% fat which means all things naturally fat like butter, coconut oil, bacon grease and olive oil. No corn oil type stuff. Did you know that the turkey growers tried to fatten up there turkeys in the 1940's with margarine and killed them? The turkey's that is. So don't kill yourself with that stuff. Do what the pioneers did and eat the butter and the bacon and the bacon grease. 

3. If I'm not hungry I don't eat. That simple. My daddy always said we eat to keep from getting hungry not just because we're hungry. But I'll take that up with him at a later date. So in the morning I am not hungry for hours so I drink my keto lemonade which is a little lemon juice, Himalayan salt and water. If I get a little hungry I make a bullet hot cocoa which is fun with whip cream, butter, cocoa powder, sweetner like splenda or stevia (not sugar) hot water and whipped to a froth. 

I'm going to give you another fun fat bomb recipe. I also am going to make these for my hubby who is a diabetic for Fathers Day. 

Fudgy Macadamia Chocolate Fat Bomb

 

Author: Vivica Menegaz

Ingredients

• 2 oz (58gr) Cocoa Butter (if you make a lot of chocolate this one is the most convenient)
• 2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 Tbs Swerve
• 4 oz (112gr) Chopped macadamias (bulk is cheaper!)
• ¼ cup Heavy cream or coconut oil for dairy free option

Instructions

1. Melt cocoa butter in a small sauce pan in a bath of water. (I just use another slightly bigger sauce pan, half full with water)
2. Add cocoa powder to the sauce pan.
3. Now add the Swerve and mix well until all ingredients are well blended and melted.
4. Add macadamias and stir in well.
5. Add cream, mix well and bring back to temperature.
6. Now pour in molds or paper candy cups.
7. Let cool, then put in the fridge to harden.
8. Keeps at room temperature, with a slightly softer consistency than chocolate.

Have fun trying some of these recipes and let me know how you are doing on your own keto diet. 

Love, Grammy T.

One Of The Bests Of Keto Dieting

One of the funnest and yummy recipes that have tried are the Cream Cheese Pancakes (Low Carb and Gluten Free). My hubby and I both loved them. We had them with bacon and sugar free maple syrup. He happens to be diabetic so these recipes are good for him too. You can find the recipe here. 

One of the best websites is on the All Sweetener List for well just what it says - sweeteners.  It has a huge list of what is good and what is not good. A must see.  

One of the best websites on Keto Dieting is by Martina All You need To Know About Carbs. Go see her there you will love her. She is blonde and cute and a major brainiac when it come the Keto Diet. She has an app that makes life a lot simpler and cookbooks too. Here is her KetoDiet Buddy - Easy Way to Calculate Your Macros on a Ketogenic Diet.

One of the best All around websites with recipes that are gluten free and low carb is right here at I Breathe I'm Hungry. Ok, so how can you go wrong when you look at all of that great food to eat? 

Happy Ketoing everyone.

Love,
Grammy T. 
xoxoxo

PS:
I told you I'd be right back. And remember I told you I had three other things I'm excited about right now. Because I figure if I can't be excited about something 'shoot me now' . :)