Individual Breakfast Bake

This recipe is so simple and easy to modify to suit the picky eaters in the family.
For this Breakfast Bake I used individual baking pans. I sprayed them with Pam.
Then I added to each about a 1/4 cup of sliced ham (you could use any meat)
Then I added 1 slice of med cheddar cheese cut into strips.
In a separate bowl mix 3 eggs and a table spoon of yellow mustard. Salt and pepper optional.
Then I baked them at 350 degrees for 30 min.
You can make these and re warm them in the microwave or they are even good cold to take along as a breakfast on the run. The carbs will very depending on what you use so I will leave the carb and calories counts to you. This makes for a filling meal that is pretty to serve. My baking dishes came from Princess House in the Fantasia line. They are fun to cook in and always beautiful dish to serve from. They still have them too! http://www.princesshouse.com/products/product_detail.aspx?pid=1607 I used to sell Princess House and I love cooking with it. I am sure you could use any individual size oven proof bakeware.

How I get back on track

I have been doing this low carb way of life for nearly 10 years. Some years have been better than others. I have have learned how to quickly get back on track. When I first started I used the Atkins induction rules any more my getting back on track rules are very simple.
1. Eat protein when you are hungry (as much as you want)
2. Drink lots of water (more than you want)
3. Weigh and measure yourself - begin a journal write down what goes in your mouth.
4. Expect to feel lousy for 2-5 days. (try to pick a window that not too much is expected of you)
5. Expect to feel great soon. (make a list of things you want to do because you will have more energy than you know what to do with)
6. Start looking at low carb recipes that you want to try. Get inspired and have some meals you are looking forward too once you are off this little protein fast.
7. Keep every thing simple. Read articles or books or blogs, or forums on low carbing. It helps to know you are not the only one facing the various struggles you will encounter. I follow the Stellastyle plan once I am past the first week. www.stellastyle.com
8. Remember it is a journey so enjoy it.

Ps - I am not a doctor and I am simply sharing what I have found to work for me.

Biscuts and Gravy

This morning I decide it might be fun to try and make a substitute for biscuts and gravy.

I made some 1 Min Muffins that I had found on the Stella site.
The took 2 minutes for me and I did not think they needed the salt.

Together it is a bit high you would have to watch it the rest of the day.
Total of 11.5 carbs and 374 calories
I would have been just as happy 1 a half muffin and half the gravy.






1 Min Muffins


3 T Almond Flour
1 T Flax meal
1 Beaten Egg
1/4 t salt ( I will leave it out in the future)
1/4 t baking powder

Cook for 1-2 min in small bowl on high in microwave.
According to my calculations the muffin has 6.5 Carbs and 220 cals

Margot's Gravy
1 T butter
1 T minced garlic
1 C unsweetened Almond Milk
1 t corn starch
4oz cream cheese sliced
1 T low sodium soy sauce
I added some chopped up sausage too.

Heat skilit with butter and minced garlic,
Add corn starch
then stir in Almond milk - stir constantly and add cheese and soy sauce
When all the cheese has milted you are ready to serve.
Total Recipe has 19.3 carbs and 613 calories
I divided it by 4 for the photo above carbs would be 5 and calories 154

Checking In

I'm checking in - I have been trying to post and blog regularly at www.stellastyle.com and have not gotten over here as often as I would like.

I had a wonderful low carb birthday. Cai and Marco made wonderful low carb cheese cake. It was so yummy. I would have loved to have had another piece the following day but unfortunatly our dog April May decided to help herself. I suppose she saved me some calories.

I am setting myself to have a wonderful low carb holiday season. Last year I thought I could take a low carb vacation and it took me many months to get back on track. So as a result I am having to re loose some of what I had previously lost. I did learn from the whole episode.
I know I can't think of this as a diet where I will cross over some goal and be able to go back to the old ways of eating. I have to make this work for the long haul.

So far so good. I've lost 15lbs since mid August.

Egg & Turkey Cups

I make these in an 8 well muffin tin. These are quick and easy and the kids can fill the cups with their choice of fillings. The following is the basic recipe.

I spray the muffin tin with cooking spray.
Fill with chopped up turkey slices. ( You could fill them with any meats)
I put 2 pieces of artichoke in each of mine. (You could use other veggies)
Crack a whole egg over each muffin well.

I cooked mine at 375 for 15-30 min depending on how well done you like your eggs.
Then top with shredded cheese.
For my family of 4 the serving size was two.
Carbs per serving: 3.75 and Calories 290 (again this is for a serving of 2 egg cups.)
For one muffin cup it would be just under 2 carbs and 145 Calories.

Pizza Burgers

My family loves these they are like little individual pizzas. I'm not sure anymore where the idea originated but it is a family favorite. It is a great substitute for high carb pizza. A trick to successful low carbing is finding acceptable substitutes for your favorite foods.
I use hamburger for my family but for me I use turkey burgers saves some me quite a few calories.

I cook the burgers in the oven and drain any grease form the pan.
Then we top each with a spoon of spaghetti sauce. (I look for sauce with no added sugars) Tomatoes are high in carbs so on mine I am a bit skimpy on the sauce. Then we top them with your basic pizza toppings and cheese. Put them under the broiler long enough to melt the cheese.
For my family I make two each and serve them with salad.

A variation on this recipe is to press the hamburger into the pan to make a big pizza. Remember to drain well before adding toppings.

Cowboy Eggs

This is my own recipe. We have a variation of this for breakfast almost every day.
I use 2 -3 eggs per person,
Chopped up meat, (left overs work great, or bacon, sausage, ham)
1 Chopped up Zucchini or other veggies.

Spay pan with cooking spray. Add the chopped up meat and veggies. Mix up your eggs in a bowl. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt. Pour eggs into pan and scramble with the veggies and meat.
Sometimes we top it with shredded cheese.