Tag Archives: LCHF recipes

Low Carb Muffins

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Helga

My Banting Saturday recipe is for these delicious, healthy muffins. They do  contain honey and fruit. If you have one muffin, you will consume 1ml of honey, 1/12 of a banana and 1/12 of an apple, which is pretty low … Continue reading →

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Low Carb On The Cheap – Tuna Muffins

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Helga

Low Carb on the Cheap – Tuna Muffins It is true that it can be expensive to follow a low carb lifestyle. It can get a lot cheaper by buying in bulk, cooking and freezing. Cheap low carb, high protein … Continue reading →

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Have This For Breakfast – Coconut Porridge

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Helga

I saw a recipe link on Facebook the other day and it hit the spot with what I have been feeling like for breakfast. I needed a change from eggs, but I needed one that would fill me up and … Continue reading →

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Banting Chocolate Brownies

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Helga

Chocolate Brownies are generally one of life’s delicious treats. When you are low carbing, traditional brownies have whimper out the back door with their high sugar, high carb tail between their legs. This recipe came from  Nicoletta‘s website, made by … Continue reading →

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Stuffed Baby Marrows – Easy Dinner

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Helga

Blog reader Gwen from Botswana has sent me a number of Banting recipes and this is one I tried out with great success! It’s just so easy. Ingredients Baby marrows Onions, red and green peppers and any other vegetables of … Continue reading →

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Tuna Muffins

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helga

Tuna Muffins These are fantastic for a light Saturday lunch. I decided to give them a try… (from the website:http://genaw.com/lowcarb/tuna_muffins.html) Ingredients 2 cans tuna or salmon, drained well 2 eggs 1/4 cup celery, chopped fine, 1/2 onion, chopped fine, 1/4 … 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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Savoury Banting ‘Biscones” – Cross Between a Biscuit & a Scone

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Helga

10-53am I went for tea at a friend’s house yesterday.   Riana bought a plate of what was a cross between  biscuits & cheese scones (I’m calling them biscones). Karin made chocolate cake.  Karin still has to send me the … 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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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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Well Done Tim Noakes!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Helga

1-25pm The other day I was in the supermarket and I couldn’t help but buy Pick n Pay’s latest May edition of Fresh Living… I paged through it as I walked out the shop, reading this paragraph as I went…. … Continue reading →

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How To Make LCHF Seed Crackers

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Helga

10-21am These are very moreish. Once you start nibbling, it’s hard to stop, but at least they are not laden with carbs. They only contain seeds and come from the book the Real Meal Revolution. The batch I made came … Continue reading →

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Flour Free Pancakes

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Helga

3-20pm My friend Melanie shared this recipe on her FB wall & it’s absolutely worth a try. My only misgiving is that it uses a banana. The humble banana is actually far higher in carbs than you want to know! … Continue reading →

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