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Thursday, June 22, 2017

Smokey's Old Fashioned Low-Carb Quiche with a Crust


Sometimes we miss eating our food dishes that are full of carbs ~ potatoes, pizza with crust, desserts, and especially, quiche with a crust. 

Well, with the help of our Carbquik, we've created a flaky, tasty, and crumbly crust to accompany our yummy quiche.  

Our crumbly crust reminded us of a savory graham cracker crust, without the sugar.

Our preparation time was about 10-15 minutes, while our baking time was about 1 hour.

These are the ingredients we purchased:


  •  6 Eggs
  • 2 Cups of Carbquik
  • 2 Cups of Shredded Cheese of Choice
  • 2 - 4 oz. Cans of Sliced Mushrooms
  • 1 tsp. + 1/8th tsp. Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp. + 1/8th tsp. Oregano
  • 1 Green Pepper
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Ground Pepper
  • 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 1/2 Cup of Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 Cup of Ice Water
We'll first make our crust, by placing our Carbquik, salt, oil, ice water, 1/8th tsp. of Garlic Powder, and 1/8th tsp. of Oregano into our mixing bowl.  










We'll then, stir our ingredients, until a ball of dough is formed. 



Next, we'll spray our 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray and will preheat our oven to 400F degrees.



We'll then, place our dough in the center of our pie dish.


Next, we'll press our dough into our pan, until our dough is evenly spread throughout.




At this point, we'll crimp our dough, so that our pie looks somewhat professional, yet homemade.

We'll gently place our pinkie finger on the dough that is on rim of the pie pan, and will move our finger a little to the left, creating a ridge.  


We'll then, place our pinkie finger to the right of our ridge and will continue crimping until we have crimped the entire pie dough.



Now, we'll prepare our egg filling.  

We'll begin by placing our eggs, cream, and mushrooms in a large mixing bowl.




We'll then, chop our onion and green pepper with our As Seen on TV's  1-Second slicer and will pour into our egg mixture.









Next, we'll add our Ground Pepper, Garlic Powder, and Oregano to our mixture and will whisk until fully blended.







We'll then add our shredded cheese and will stir until mixture is thoroughly mixed.



We'll now, pour our egg mixture into our pie pan, up to about 1/2 inch from the top.  

While cooking, our egg mixture will slightly rise.  If we fill our pie pan to the top, the egg mixture may boil over. 

We'll, therefore, bake our quiche on a pan, in case of overflowing.  



Next, we'll place our quiche into the oven and will bake for 1 hour, or until our pie has slightly browned and does not jiggle when moved.  

The middle of the quiche may also be poked with a fork to determine doneness.  If the inserted fork is removed and is clean, your quiche has finished cooking.


We'll remove our quiche from our oven after 1 hour and will allow to cool for about 10-15 minutes.



Voila!!  

Our crusty quiche is ready to be served!!

You'll be surprised with the crumbliness of our crust.  Our savory crust complements our creamy and fluffy egg mixture.  

We feel as if we are eating a hearty and old fashioned meal prepared by grandma.

Our quiche will usually last us for 2-3 meals.  

The Carbquik is a lifesaver!  The possibilities are endless.  But, for now, we're going to enjoy our new crumbly crust, until we discover our next Carbquik Creation.



From our kitchen to yours ~

Enjoy!!







Thursday, June 15, 2017

Giraffe's Mini Low-Carb Cake-in-the-Cup


How many times after dinner, have you been watching television, when suddenly you begin to crave something sweet.  You don't want to bake a cake or perform some time consuming project. Instead, you wish something was instantly available for you to eat.

Well, now there is...Giraffe's Mini Low-Carb Cake-in-the-Cup takes less than 2 minutes to bake...in the microwave oven!  

Believe it or not, our cake is chocolatey, fluffy, moist, and semi sweet. 

The best part is that our cooking time is 1 minute 20 seconds, while preparation time is less than 10 minutes.

The ingredients we used were:


  • 1 Cup + 1 Tbsp. Heavy Whipping Cream
  • 4 Tbsp. + 2 Tbsp. Sweetener
  • 2 Tbsp. Cocoa
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tsp. + 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
  • Pinch of Salt
We'll begin by beating our egg in our bowl and will set aside.




We'll then, mix our Cocoa, 4 Tbsp. of Sweetener, and salt together.







Next, we'll add 1 Tbsp. of Heavy Whipping Cream,  1/2 tsp. of Vanilla, and egg to our dry ingredients and will mix until well blended.






We'll then, add our Baking Powder and will also stir until well blended.



Now, we'll spray our ramekin (or mug) with cooking spray, will pour our batter, and will bake in the microwave for 1 hour and 20 seconds.





After our batter has baked, we'll remove our cake from our microwave and will flip onto a plate to cool for about 10 minutes.




While our cake is cooling, we'll prepare our homemade whipped cream. 

This recipe is VERY simple and only takes 3-5 minutes to make, with a hand mixer. 

If you're using a little muscle power and a whisk, the preparation time might take a little longer.

We'll now pour 1 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream, 2 Tbsp. of Sweetener, and 1 tsp. of Vanilla into our bowl and will blend on high speed with our hand mixer until our cream is thick.

Our whipping time was a mere 3 minutes.







We'll then, spoon a dollop of our whipped cream onto our mini cake and...



Voila!!!

We've taken 15 minutes out of our busy nightly schedule to create a scrumptious, moist, and yummy low-carb chocolate cake!

Who knew something so delicious would take a little time to bake.  😅

From our kitchen to yours ~

Enjoy!