Smokey's Cheesy Low-Carb Homemade Pizza

Pizza is one of our go-to comfort foods, which we have loved for years!

Who doesn’t love a fresh and hearty pizza?  I know we sure do. We would order pizza in college, for family night, or just for any occasion.  However, we recently resorted to only eating pizza on special nights, since there are so many carbs in the crust and sauce.

Well, we have a crust recipe, made without flour, that will make you drool for a slice.

The crust, made mostly of cheese, smells, looks, and tastes like original pizza crust. As this is one of our favorite meals, we will usually make a double batch, which will last us for two night's meals. 

Preparation time is only 10 minutes, while baking time is about another 30 minutes.

Our ingredients include:

• 4 eggs
• 4 Cups + 2 Cups + 1 Cup of Shredded Cheese of choice
• 2 - 8 oz. Packages Cream Cheese
• 2 - 8 oz. Cans of Mushrooms
• 2 - 8 oz. cans of Tomato Sauce
• 1 Medium Onion
• 1/2 Cup Sweetener
• 1/2 Cup + 1/2 Cup of Parmesan Cheese of choice
• ½ tsp. Garlic Powder
• ½ tsp. Italian Seasoning

We'll begin by placing our cream cheese in our mixing bowl and will melt in our microwave for about 1 minute.

This will allow our cream cheese to soften, so that we may stir our ingredients together,  a little easier.

Next, we'll add our eggs, 1/2 cup of Parmesan Cheese, Garlic Powder, Italian Seasonings, 4 cups of our shredded cheese, and will stir until our mixture is fully blended.

We'll then,  spray 2 of our 8 x 13-inch baking pans with cooking spray, before lining them with Parchment Paper.

Although Parchment Paper is supposedly non-stick, we will continue to spray our paper with cooking spray, just to be certain our mixture will not stick.

Next, we'll divide our mixture in half.

We'll place one half of our cheesy "dough" onto the middle of our first baking pan and the other half onto the middle of our second.  

Using a spoon, we'll evenly spread our mixtures around our pan, until fully covered.  

We'll then, place our pans in our oven on separate racks and will bake at 350F for about 10 minutes, or until our "crust" is slightly browned.

Once our crust has browned, we'll remove them from our oven and place them on our stove. 

Now, it’s time to flip our dough onto each pan.  

We'll, merely grab one of the long sides of our parchment paper and will carefully flip our dough over and onto our pan.

We'll then, pour each can of Tomato Sauce onto the middle of each crust.

Using a spoon, we'll spread our sauce over most of the crust, leaving a tiny border.

Since we prefer a sweeter Tomato Sauce, we'll sprinkle ¼ cup of our sweetener over each of our crusts.   

Next, we'll spread about 1 cup of Shredded Cheese over our sauces.  

We'll then, place our toppings over our pizzas.  

We enjoy a basic mushroom and onion cheese pizza. However, you may add any topping that your heart desires. 

Next, we'll cover each pizza with another 1/2 cup of extra cheese and 1/4th cup of extra Parmesan Cheese, to ensure a cheesier pizza.

After placing our toppings on our pizzas, we'll then, place our pans back in our oven and will bake on 375F for an additional 20 minutes or until our top cheese has slightly browned.  

As we say in France ~

Voila!

There we go! 

Our slightly chewy and crispy crust is complementing our savory toppings. 

We are completely amazed at the flavor of our mock pizza!  

We've invited relatives over for our pizza night and they have had no idea, we weren't serving real pizza crust!

Now we can all enjoy a low carb pizza alternative, without skimping on flavor.

From our kitchen to yours ~

Bon Appétit! 

Smokey's Scrumptious Low-Carb Coleslaw

Whenever we dine out, coleslaw always seems to be one of our meal's favorite accompaniments.

However, sometimes we'll order our coleslaw and we'll be somewhat disappointed.

Either the slaw is too sweet or vinegary.  And to be honest, we're always wondering if sugar is one of their main ingredients.

So, we finally created our own version for a creamy and succulent coleslaw that is out of this world and is very low carb!

Preparation time is 5-10 minutes and refrigeration time is another 1-2 hours, or as long as you desire.

Our recipe only has a few ingredients ... and they are:

• 16oz.  Cole Slaw
• 3 Tbsp. White Distilled Vinegar
• 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1 Cup Sweetener
• 1 tsp. Black Ground Pepper

We think our recipe is one of the most simplest we've created.

We'll begin by placing our package of Cole Slaw in our large mixing bowl.

Next, we'll add our Mayonnaise, Heavy Whipping Cream, Sweetener, Pepper, and Vinegar, and will mix, until completely blended.

We'll then, place our mixture in our refrigerate for about 1 to 2 hours.  

Voila!

Believe it or not....it's just that simple!

We absolutely love the creaminess, sweetness, and tang that accompanies our flavorful coleslaw.  

Usually, our coleslaw will last us for about 2 nights.  

However, we've been known to devour our entire batch in one setting.  😂😂😂

This recipe is the creamiest I have ever tasted and has roughly 8 grams of carbs for the entire dish. Unbelievable but deeeeelish!!!

From our kitchen to your ~

Enjoy!  

Giraffe's Low-Carb Mighty Meatloaf

Mom's meatloaf has been a favorite of ours for many many years. 

Through the years, we've begun substituting ingredients to allow for a more carb conscious dish.  However, we've tried to maintain its scrumptious flavor.

  We’ve been substituting bread crumbs with Parmesan Cheese to give our dish a cheesy and zesty flavor, which seems to accomplish the same purpose - to increase its moisture content and to hold our contents together.

Our meatloaf is similar to Mom's.  Each meaty bite is moist, flavorful, and cheesy.

Preparation time is a mere 5-10 minutes, while baking time is another 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Our luscious ingredients include:

• 4 Roma Tomatoes
• 3-4 lb. Ground Beef
• 3 eggs
• 2 Tbsp. Chili Powder
• 1 Large Can of Sliced Mushrooms
• 1 Cup Parmesan Cheese
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 tsp. Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
• 1 tsp. Pepper
• 1 tsp. Paprika
• ½ Large Onion
• ½ Cup of Mayonnaise
• ½ Bottle of Heinz Tomato Ketchup Reduced Sugar
• Large package of Shredded Cheese of Choice

We begin by placing our Ground Beef into our large mixing bowl.  

Next, we'll add our eggs and mushrooms to our hamburger.

My mom bought us this awesome "1 Second Slicer" that slices almost any vegetable, literally in a second.  This invention is amazing and saves us much time.  We'll therefore, use our slicer to chop our onions, and will then add to our hamburger mixture.

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 We thoroughly enjoy "stewed" tomatoes in our meatloaf.  So, instead of using our 1-second slicer to chop our tomatoes, we'll simply smash our tomatoes in a Ziploc Bag and will then add them to our meat mixture.

Chopping our tomatoes in our 1-Second Slicer is also acceptable.  

Next, we'll add our Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Worcestershire Sauce, Parmesan Cheese,  and spices to our mixture.

We'll usually add a little more Ketchup to our mixture, since we enjoy our meatloaf extra moist.

If your meatloaf seems too loose, after baking, not to worry.  The longer your meatloaf sits, the more your loaf will solidify.

Next, we'll stir our mixture, with our hands, until our contents are well blended. 

We've tried using spoons to mix our ingredients. However, our contents never really seemed to thoroughly combine together.  Therefore, we began using our hands to really mix our ingredients. 

We'll then, pour our hamburger mixture into our greased 8 by 13 inch baking pan and will bake on 350F degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the middle of our meat is no longer pink, in color.

 After our meatloaf seems fully cooked, we'll drain our grease into an empty container and will slice our meatloaf in half, just to make certain that our middle is fully done.

Finally, we'll pour our bag of cheese generously over our meatloaf, until fully covered.  

We'll, then, return our meatloaf to our oven for an additional 5 minutes, or until our cheese has fully melted.

Voila!  

Our SUPER cheesy and moist meatloaf is ready for dinner.

Oh my gosh!!!  The aroma of our hamburger, coupled with our onions and spices are permeating our apartment.

Our first bite throws us back into a time when we would anticipate Mom's dinners, after a long school day.

Our hearty meal will usually last us for at least two more dinners and also makes for great leftovers.

We hope you enjoy our meatloaf recipe as much as us.

From our kitchen to yours ~

Enjoy!