Category Archives: Recipes

From Cheap Cut of Beef To Culinary Triumph

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Helga

1-38pm I don’t often watch the cooking channel, but one day I did and this was the outcome. The chef (whose name I didn’t catch) used a cheap cut of meet and dolled it up to become an impressive culinary masterpiece … Continue reading →

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Festive Berry Meringue Dessert

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Helga

10-49am I’ve often wondered if you can make meringue with a substitute sugar and the answer is yes you can!  I went onto a couple of meringue websites and then substituting xylitol for sugar, I started experimenting. Just a note, … Continue reading →

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Banting Chocolate Brownies

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Helga

9-50am If it’s chocolate, I’m in! I actually went looking for a form of Banting Christmas Cake, but trust me, with all that fruit, they are going to be a real trick to get vaguely into a low carb zone. … Continue reading →

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Avocado and Bacon Salad

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Helga

10-30am My Saturday Banting recipe has only a few ingredients, is uber easy, very quick and delicious! I saw this recipe in a magazine, but didn’t have all their suggested ingredients so I adapted it and it turned out pretty … Continue reading →

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Banting Chocolate Ice Cream

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Helga

8-21am Stacey (my daughter) sent me this one. She experimented with it and it turned out well, so I attempted it as well and it is delicious! There are 4 ingredients. Short story: Blend 1 x 400ml tin coconut cream, … Continue reading →

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Banting Coconut Macaroons

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Helga

8-16am It’s just under 7 weeks before Christmas! This is probably not something you want to hear, but if you are aiming for a low carb festive season, you’re going to need to do some planning. Banting Coconut Macaroons are … Continue reading →

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Banting Cheese and Onion Pie

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Helga

11-14am Today’s amazingly simple (mainly) 4 ingredient Banting recipe originates from www.genaw.com. My friend, Riana sent me the link when I said I needed a Banting recipe for today’s blog. This recipe speaks a lot about how well Riana knows me. … Continue reading →

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Melt in Your Mouth Chicken

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Helga

9-47am Aah, Saturday….the day I bring you a recipe. It’s almost like a blog day off, it’s so easy! This recipe I learned about just over a year ago. Not only is it low carb, but it is also not … Continue reading →

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Step by Step Lazy Eggs for Whole Family

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Helga

11-25am This is a fabulous option for breakfast, brunch or simple Sunday supper. Lazy Eggs Here’s what you do: Using a 12 well muffin pan: 1) Spray a muffin pan with nonstick spray. 2) Place a slice of ham in the bottom … Continue reading →

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Ingrid’s Banting Bread

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Helga

12-04pm Here is another option for making low carb bread. Thanks Ingrid and also Jo who have both tried it. This is actually quick and easy to make once you have all the ingredients. Ingredients: 2 cups almond flour (I … Continue reading →

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Riana’s (Banting) Lemon & Coconut Mug Muffin

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Helga

2-21pm These take 1 and a half minutes in the microwave. I have clever friends. Riana is one of them. As she doesn’t eat chocolate, she experimented with the  Banting Chocolate cake in a mug recipe and came up with … Continue reading →

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Jo’s AMAZING Banting Seed Loaf

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Helga

8-05am Let me pre-empt this by saying that Jo did not have a dream and wake up one morning with this recipe in her head. When I asked her where she got it, she said, ‘one of the banting sites.’ … Continue reading →

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3 Minute Banting Chocolate Cake in a Mug

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Helga

1-14pm At the ladies retreat I went to this last weekend, in our gift pack was a little recipe called Sweet Love. … So what I did was go and buy  Banting substitutes which are almond flour and sugar substitute … Continue reading →

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Three Banting Recipes – And Some Beautiful Sea Point Views

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Helga

11-45am Yesterday, I took a drive to Sea Point to meet up with a friend – Mary. She’s staying in a friend’s apartment while hers is being renovated. Wow, what a view! It was like being on a ship, looking … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potato Waffle/Pancake with Berries & Cream

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Helga

2-08pm Those of you following my life and not my recipes get the day off from reading today’s post! The other day Caroline Leaf posted a Facebook status that her daughter Dominique had made a sweet potato waffle. It looks … Continue reading →

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