Monday, February 23, 2015

PANNA COTTA – (LOW CARB - BASIC)

 Very light and refreshing and with the variety of essences available, you can have a ball on this one.

500ml fresh cream
125ml milk
7ml gelatine
125ml xylitol
125ml full cream Greek yogurt
5ml essence of your choice
Decorations of your choice (berries etc)

METHOD
Pour cream into a saucepan and add xylitol. Bring to the boil and remove from heat. Soak the gelatine in the cold milk, and add to the hot cream mixture, and whisk until gelatine has dissolved. Add the yogurt and essence of your choice and whisk until it is completely blended in and there are no yogurt lumps. Pour into a pouring jug and then pour the liquid into serving glasses and put in the fridge to set.
Takes about 3 – 4 hours to set, depending on volume in glasses and temperature of fridge.
Serves 5 – 6 people
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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Bacon Cheeseburger Quiche

From Linda's low Carb:

We had this last night and it was delicious!


MOONCHILD'S BACON CHEESEBURGER QUICHE
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped (2 1/2 ounces)
4 slices bacon, chopped
3 eggs
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup heavy cream
8 ounces cheddar or Swiss cheese, shredded
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper, to taste

Brown the hamburger with the onion and bacon; drain the fat. Season to taste. Spread in a greased pie plate. Whisk all of the remaining ingredients except the cheese. Mix about 1/3 of the cheese into the hamburger mixture and arrange the rest over the meat. Pour the egg mixture over the cheese. Bake at 350ยบ for 35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 15 minutes before cutting.
Makes 6-8 servings
Can be frozen

Per 1/6 Recipe: 549 Calories; 48g Fat; 27g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs
Per 1/8 Recipe: 412 Calories; 36g Fat; 21g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs