Tick and Fly Deterrent

TICK/FLY SPRAY RECIPE

2 cups white vinegar 1 cup Skin-So-Soft bath oil 1 cup water

1 Tablespoon eucalyptus oil (available at drugstores & health food stores)

This homemade spray does not contain aerosols to pollute the environment, nor chemicals to contaminate the ground and it works. We have reports of successful use on animals as well.

Slow Roasted Beer Barbecue Ribs

Ingredients

    For the ribs
    1 rack of Smithfield Extra Tender Pork Back Ribs
    1/4 c beer
    1/2 c brown sugar
    1/4-1/2 tbs red pepper flakes*
    1.5 tbs garlic powder
    2 tbs chili powder
    1 tbs cumin
    1/2 tbs coarse salt
    For the Beer Barbecue Sauce
    7 ounces beer
    1 cup applesauce
    3/4 cup molasses
    1/4 cup olive oil
    1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
    3/4 cup brown sugar
    4 cloves of garlic, pressed
    1-2 jalapenos, seeded and diced*
    1 tbs liquid smoke
    2 tbs chili powder
    1 tbs cumin
    1 tbs garlic powder
    1/2 tbs salt

Instructions

    Preheat the oven to 200. Pour beer over ribs on a cooking sprayed baking dish. Combine all dry seasoning for the rub in a small bowl and stir together to combine. Press half the rub over one side of the ribs. Flip and repeat. Cover with foil and cook for 3 to 4 hours or until the ribs reach 170 degrees.
    About an hour prior to the ribs being done, heat a small sauce pan over medium low heat. Add the olive oil, pressed garlic and diced jalapeno and cook until the garlic and pepper begin to sweat, about two minutes or so. Add the beer and turn the heat up to medium. Bring beer to a slow simmer then add the rest of the ingredients for the sauce. Stir to combine. Bring sauce to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and let cook down for an hour, stirring occasionally.
    When the ribs are done, remove them from the oven, but keep the oven on. Brush liberally with barbecue sauce and return to oven uncovered and cook for an additional 15-30 minutes or until the sauce just caramelizes on top.
    Serve warm. Garnish with lime if desired.

Simple Rye Bread

Simple rye bread

300 grams of light rye flour
3 grams dry yeast (or 1.5 g instant yeast or 6 grams fresh yeast)
250 grams of warm water
6 grams of salt

Put the flour in a bowl and make a well in it.  Put the yeast in the well and pour on 1/2 the water.  Let it rest for 15 minutes.  Put the rest of the water in and the salt and mix all of this together with a wooden spoon. Give it a good stir to make sure all of the ingredients are well mixed.  You won't have to knead it but give it some welly in order to ensure your yeast and salt are evenly mixed in.  It will be kind of like trying to stir porridge or mud pies.  Satisfying.  Messy.  Adjust the water (ie add more if necessary) so that you have a soft, sticky dough.  It should not come away clean from the bowl, but be much softer - you can easily press your fingers into it.

Wet your hands thoroughly and scrape it all out of the bowl.  Mould it into a little brick and gently place it in a greased baking tin.  It can come about 2/3 of the way up the sides.

Leave it, covered with a damp tea towel or cling flim for two hours or so until it has risen visibly and come to the top of the tin.  There will be little holes on top and that is normal:  these are the air bubbles bursting through the top.

Dust it with flour or spray the top with a plant sprayer and sprinkle some seeds on the top.

Bake it in an oven that you have preheated to 200 degrees C (400 degrees F) for 45 minutes.  If you would like to, take it out of the tin and just sit it on the shelf in the oven for the last 5 minutes so the whole thing gets nice and brown.

Cloud Bread Cheese Danish

Cloud Bread Cheese Danish

An egg fast friendly cloud bread cheese danish recipe that's super low in total carbs. It's a nice low carb treat to enjoy any time of day.

 Prep Time 5 minutes

 Cook Time 30 minutes

 Total Time 35 minutes

 Servings 12

 Calories 120 kcal

 Author Lisa | Low Carb Yum

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Filling

• 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla stevia drops for filling
• 1 egg yolk optional

Base Egg Dough:

• 4 eggs divided
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla stevia drops for dough
• 3 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/4 cup unflavored whey protein
• 1 tablespoon coconut flour optional
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

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Instructions

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1. Preheat oven to 325F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In medium bowl, stir together 8 ounces cream cheese and vanilla stevia (and egg yolk, if using). Transfer to plastic bag or pastry bag.
3. Separate egg whites and yolks into separate mixing bowls.
4. Add stevia, 3 ounces cream cheese and whey protein to yolks. Stir in optional coconut flour, if using. Mix until smooth.
5. Whip eggs whites with cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
6. Gently fold yolk mixture into beaten whites.
7. Spoon 6 mounds of the egg batter onto each prepared baking sheets (12 mounds total). Flatten each mound slightly.
8. Pipe sweetened cream cheese onto the center of each batter circle.
9. Bake at 325Ffor 30 minutes.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional data does not include optional ingredients.

Nutrition Facts

Cloud Bread Cheese Danish

Amount Per Serving (43 g)

Calories 120Calories from Fat 96

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.7g16%

Saturated Fat 6.2g31%

Cholesterol 88mg29%

Sodium 101mg4%

Total Carbohydrates 1.1g0%

Protein 5.4g11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

The Best No-Carb Cloud Bread with Only 4 Ingredients

Ridiculous Amount of Ingredients:

• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 Tablespoons cream cheese
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder (or cream of tartar)

• These ingredients are optional and highly recommended: 1 TBS Brown Sugar (or honey, or your favorite natural sweetener) I like to use Coconut Palm Sugar because it is low glycemic and adds a subtle sweetness to my baking and is perfect for coffee or tea) Also optional are salt, garlic powder, rosemary and other fave spices/herbs

Directions

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (150 degrees Celsius)
• Separate the eggs, there must be no yolk in the white.
• In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, cream cheese and honey until smooth.
• In the second bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder (or cream of tartar if you prefer, I just didn’t like the taste of cream of tartar) to the whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy, form a nice peaks and hold their peaks. It should look something like this:(Update 1) Please read carefully, because I received a handful of comments that the “breads” didn’t come out right from the first try. As you read through directions, you need to remember that the KEY to success to this recipe is you need to fluff up your egg whites to stiff peaks. It takes about 5 minutes using electric hand mixer. The one that I use is Hamilton Beach . If you look at different options try to get the one that looks like an iron. It has a storage compartment that serves as a storage for mixer’s tools and a stand.

Slowly fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites and mix carefully and slowly – you don’t want to break the fluffiness of the egg whites and the overall mixture too much. 

Do the following as quickly as possible or the mixture may start melting: Spoon the mixture into 10-12 even rounds onto lightly greased baking sheet, sprinkle w/ rosemary and your favorite spices and put it in the oven.

Bake for 17-20 minutes on the middle rack. Then broil (cook the top) for 1 minute and watch it until they become nice and golden brown. At this point make sure you watch them so they don’t burn

Calories 38.5 per bread, Total Fat 2.9 g, Total Carbohydrate 1.0 g, Dietary Fiber 0.0 g Sugars 0.8 g Protein 2.2 g

Vitamin A 3.0 % Vitamin B-12 2.7 % Vitamin B-6 1.3 % Vitamin C 0.0 % Vitamin D 3.0 % Vitamin E 0.2 % Calcium 3.7 % Copper 0.1 % Folate 1.9 % Iron 1.8 % Magnesium 0.1 % Manganese 0.1 % Niacin 0.0 % Pantothenic Acid 0.1 %

Phosphorus 4.5 % Riboflavin 3.5 % Selenium 0.2 % Thiamin 0.0 % Zinc 1.4 %

• Remove from the oven and let cool and enjoy!

Cloud Buns

How to Make Cloud Buns Whether you call them Oopsie Rolls, Cloud Bread or Cloud Buns. 

They can be made using only 3 ingredients so they're perfect for our purposes.

We recommend making a batch the night before or on Sunday to have for the week. This recipe makes 10-12 Cloud Buns. 

Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator with some parchment paper in between each bun for up to a week. You can also freeze them in a single layer on a baking sheet, then transfer into a large Ziploc bag and store for up to 2 months.

Nutrition per Cloud Bun 50 calories 4 grams of fat 2.5 grams of protein 0.7 grams of carbs

Ingredients 3 large eggs 3 oz. cream cheese, cubed 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar instructions.

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Separate the eggs into two mixing bowls.

 

Beat the egg whites with an electric hand mixer until foamy. 

Add cream of tartar and beat until opaque and shiny. 

Beat the cream cheese and egg yolks until well combined. 

Fold the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture gently. 

Bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet for 30 minutes.

0 Carb Wraps

Almost Zero Carb Low Carb Wraps

These amazing low carb, wraps have trace carbs per each and 1 net carb for two. They are gluten-free, and require no specialty ingredients. The Perfect ketogenic wrap!

Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 12
Calories 124 kcal

Author lowcarbmaven.com

Ingredients
4 ounces plain pork rinds, crushed (113 g)
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt optional
4 ounces cream cheese, softened (113 g)
6 large eggs*** see note
3/4 cup water (117.44 ml/ 170 g)

Instructions
Food Processor Method: Place the pork rinds in a food processor and process until they become a fine powder. Add the baking soda and salt and give it a little pulse to mix. Add the eggs and cheese and process until smooth and thick. Add the water and blend until all of the ingredients are completely incorporated. Pour into a bowl and let sit for 5 minutes.

Hand Mixer Method: Put the pork rinds into a large zip-loc bag and crush in batches with a rolling pin or the smooth side of a meat mallet. They should be completely pulverized into a powder.

Place the pulverized pork rinds into a medium bowl and stir in the baking soda and salt.

In a smaller bowl, blend the cream cheese with one egg until combined and smooth. Add another egg and mix. Add the egg and cheese mixture to the pork rind crumbs and add the rest of the eggs. Blend with the hand mixer until smooth.

Add the water and mix until thoroughly combined. Let the batter sit for 5 minutes.
Preheat a pancake griddle over medium heat. When hot, oil the griddle and then gently wipe-off the excess with a paper towel.

Using a 1/4 cup measure, pour the batter onto the skillet and spread into a 5 inch circle with the back of a spoon. Make it as thin as possible. I dip my spoon in water to prevent it from sticking to the batter. Cook like you would a pancake.

Recipe Notes
Make sure to spread the batter with a wet spoon or you will end up with a thick pancake that will not serve well as a wrap. Thin the batter with a little more water if you notice it getting a little too thick to spread easily.

**** I'm often asked how these wraps taste. I use plain pork rinds and think these wraps are very neutral in taste.


***If this recipe is too eggy for you the first time you make it, try using 3 whole eggs, 3 egg whites and 3 tablespoons of oil.


No, this recipe can not be made without the pork rinds. That's like making a bread recipe and then removing the flour. Try these alternative wraps, zucchini tortillas, and this savory crepe recipe.

Nutrition Facts
Almost Zero Carb Low Carb Wraps
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124 Calories from Fat 81
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
Cholesterol 116mg 39%
Sodium 121mg 5%
Potassium 45mg 1%
Protein 10g 20%
Vitamin A 5%
Calcium 2%
Iron 3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.