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I love fall recipes, but there’s just something so fresh and delicious about a summer salad. I go a little wild using up tomatoes and watermelon. But blending a winter veg like beets with a s...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2021/08/beet-and-avocado-salad/

If you've been to my house, you've probably eaten from a cheese board. I like the zen of arranging everything with a good *aesthetic*. I also love getting to buy a bunch of things we usually do...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2020/10/halloween-charcuterie-board/

I was browsing my local H Mart and spied one of those popular Japanese rectangular pans called tamagoyaki. They’re often used to make rolled omelets but you can make all kinds of recipes in t...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2020/08/easy-baumkuchen-recipe-tamagoyaki/

It’s fall and for the most brief of moments, I get to enjoy my favorite kind of 60s weather. For about a week. And I’ll take it. And it’s also time to go apple picking (or maybe just appl...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2019/10/instant-pot-apple-sauce-pressure-or-slow-cooker/

I recently found out about Hungryroot, a company that specializes in plant-centric food delivery which allows you to mix and match ingredients to create very quick and healthy foods. They have ...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2019/05/hungryroot-review/

It’s been a minute since I’ve gotten to post a recipe, but I do love the Valentine’s Day aesthetic so much. I decided to whip out a classic keto cheesecake mousse with a V-Day twist. It�...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2019/02/keto-cheesecake-mousse/

I’ve been doing a whole lot of working, planning, and traveling lately, as you may have seen from my Instagram. One of these trips was a smorgasbord of luxury in Sonoma County, California. My...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/09/tour-of-wine-country/

Here in Chicago (and in SO many parts of North America in general), it’s been seriously cold. So so cold well into April. I’ve been ravenous for the 50s and up. So finally this past week ha...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/04/eggs-benedict-cups/

Last week I shared this easy and basic cream cheese frosting and teased the grain-free carrot cake on which it topped. Finally, that cake recipe is heeeeere. It’s dense and chewy and just a l...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/04/carrot-cake-keto/

This basic cream cheese frosting recipe is sugar free, low carb/keto, gluten free, and totally ready to be adapted into anything you like. It is creamy dreamy as-is, but can also become the bas...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/04/keto-cream-cheese-frosting/

I was jonesing for something bread-like for breakfast. You know how it is. And apparently when you take the ingredients of quiche (cheese, eggs) and add some coconut flour and baking powder, it...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/04/keto-breakfast-bread/

This egg roll bowl is a staple of the low carb and keto communities. It’s SO easy to make, seriously delicious, and infinitely customizable with vegetables and your choice of meats or meat al...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/03/egg-roll-bowl-keto/

We recently discovered this Kite Hill almond milk yogurt at Whole Foods which allows us to eat low carb yogurt parfaits! “Parfait’s may be the most delicious thing on the whole damn planet!...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/03/grain-free-granola/

I LOVE Irish soda bread. I make it at least once a year, always around St. Patrick’s Day, and I love to slather its crumbliness in good Irish butter like Kerry Gold. It’s got a lovely crumb...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/03/irish-soda-bread-keto/

We’re rocking the keto life right now and in that community there’s the concept of a “fat bomb.” I know, something called a fat bomb for weight loss. It’s funny. But in keto diets, th...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/03/pistachio-toffee-cups/

If you’re not living la vida low carb, you may want to take this premise (egg in a waffle!) and use your own waffle recipe. It’ll be easier, for sure. But it’s still totally worth it for ...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/02/keto-egg-waffle/

I wanted to keep on rocking the low carb cheesecake train, so it’s yet another dessert. But hey, can you really have too many desserts? Especially when they’re in the not-so-bad-for-you cat...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/02/peanut-butter-brownie-cheesecake/

Whenever I want a low-sugar, low carb treat, I always think to make super-duper easy peanut butter cookies. And when I only have creamy almond butter in the house, then they become almond butte...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/02/easy-low-carb-nut-butter-cookies/

If you’re unfamiliar, I like to describe ricotta bakes as cheesecake meets cobbler. They’re creamy, healthy, low carb, gluten free, and ultra easy to make. You can make them sweet or savory...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/02/strawberry-ricotta-bake/

With the new year in full swing, I decided to become a cliché and start eating healthier. For me, I like living la vida low carb/keto. Sugar is my bane and this lifestyle helps me avoid sugary...

https://www.bijouxandbits.com/2018/01/low-carb-ricotta-pancakes/