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A Low Carb Cheese Cake Recipe: Chocolate Strawberries and Cream

February 8, 2012 by Jimmy Moore CommentsBe the first to comment on this article! »

This Low Carb Cheese Cake Recipe was originally featured by Jimmy Moore on Livin’ La Vida Low Carb website and is reprinted here with dairy free low carb cake options for readers avoiding dairy products. Please read our notes for how to make dairy free whipped cream and a dairy free cream cheese substitute for your alternative dairy free low carb cake recipe.

Our own version of Jimmy Moore's recipe in individual sized cupcake papers.

A Valentine’s Day Dessert Treat from Livin’ La Vida Low Carb!

Let me tell you how this low carb cheese cake recipe came about. My wife Christine and I headed to Virginia for the Thanksgiving holiday and stayed with my sister-in-law and my beautiful little niece. It was so much fun cooking meals for them. We made high fat, grain free, low carb recipes of course! From fresh bacon and eggs for breakfast to gourmet chicken and pork chop dinner dishes with salad greens, I love low carb recipes that taste delicious and are a whole lot healthier to consume than anything else people are eating.

This low carb cheese cake recipe started with a chocolate bar. While visiting with them and shopping for food I found some 86% Ghirardelli dark chocolate. I hadn’t tried it before because I usually opt for the 100% dark chocolate and sweeten it to my own taste with stevia. Ghirardelli’s 86% dark chocolate only has a few carbs per square, so I purchased it. It’s advertised on the front of the packaging and “intense chocolate” and they weren’t kidding! But this stuff was utterly AMAZING! There’s no bitterness and it contains a really deep, rich dark chocolate. It was so good I had Christine try some and she was hooked too. I hate coffee notes in dark chocolate and this one didn’t have any. WOO HOO! …continue reading »

Corn Free Candy Canes by Caring Candies available this Christmas

November 29, 2011 by Caryn Talty CommentsBe the first to comment on this article! »

The sugar free candy company is also Feingold diet approved

Caring Candies are Made from Isomalt.

All natural corn free candy canes that are also sugar free are hard to find. Caring Candies is a South African company that makes sugar free hard candy using a sugar alcohol called isomalt.

In business since 2002, this family owned company won best product in 2004 in Milan, Italy. If you have corn allergies and you are looking for corn free candy canes this Christmas season you are in luck! Often times isomalt is derived from corn. Not in this case!

I am happy to report that Caring Candies sugar and corn free candy canes are derived from beet sugar. Their candy is also safe for the Feingold diet because it has no artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives in it either. The company uses all natural herbs and plants to source their flavors and colors in their candies. They are even vegan.

You are probably asking yourself, “What is Isomalt?” Here’s a little background on this healthy sweetener. Isomalt is a sugar alcohol that is considered ‘low glycemic.’ This makes it perfect for …continue reading »

Crockpot Cream of Chicken with Rice Soup

January 10, 2008 by Caryn Talty Comments1 Comment »

The secret to making good crockpot chicken soup is in the meat

Cream of Chicken Soup

I love to use the crockpot to make an easy chicken soup recipe. But making it the traditional way, with the chicken on the bone, always ends up creating a stringy mess. The meat just seems to fall apart into tiny shreds.

I’m a real fan of the ‘set it and forget it’ mentality, so I’ve finally solved this problem with a low-fat version that tastes great. I just use lean, boneless, skinless breasts of chicken meat. This particular soup recipe is gluten, dairy, and corn free. It is also Feingold approved too. This chicken soup recipe only takes about 30 minutes to prepare,  and takes about 6 hours to cook. …continue reading »

Need an Irish Stew Recipe? How about an Easy Crockpot Dish?

January 3, 2008 by Caryn Talty CommentsBe the first to comment on this article! »

an easy Irish stew for the slow cooker

Make our Easy Crockpot Slow cooked Irish Stew Dinner

Irish stew is a favorite in our house. I’ve usually made it on the stove, but we’ve begun using a slow cooker crockpot to help get dinner on the table on days when we’re running around after school doing activities until dinner time. Here is our favorite easy crockpot slow cooker Irish stew recipe that our family loves to eat. I like simplicity when I cook, and since we have a larger family with four kids, affordable recipes are very important. The key to a good old fashioned Irish stew is in the simplicity of the spices.

Stews and soups are particularly challenging for the gluten and corn free home cook who is used to bouillon cubes or gravy mixes. If you like simple but tasty, this slow cooker Irish stew recipe is the perfect meal for a cold rainy day.

I really like that the slow cooker softens the meat so well that even a toddler can chew it without any difficulty. This slow cooker Irish stew will go great with mashed potatoes, and your kids will love it, and it is gluten-free, corn-free, Feingold approved, and casein-free. …continue reading »