Gluten Free Pizza Crust (Made with Chicken!)

source: Your Lighter Side

     My wife tried her hand at a Gluten Free Pizza Crust recipe that she found on another blog (link) and the results were actually quite tasty. The pizza crust photo that you see above is made simply from ground chicken breast and mozzarella cheese. We covered it with some spices and threw it in the oven to toast.    

     Jordan was generous with the toppings and you're welcome to top yours with whatever your heart desires. She opted for green and black olives, mushrooms, zucchini, roasted bell peppers, jalapenos and mozzarella cheese. Yum. 

Just look how delicious that turned out. We added some crushed red pepper to give it some kick. 

     Here's a closeup shot of that crust. This recipe was a great find! We enjoyed it so much that we plan on making this again in the future. So delicious! 

Low-carb Oopsie Burger

Also low carb. The "oopsies" (the bun halves) are made from whipped egg whites and cream cheese, and have about 1 carb each. This whole burger has less than 4 carbs total.
And it's delicious.

BLT on Flaxseed Bread

Low-carb. As I recall, each piece of "bread" has about 2 carbs.

Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs

A great low-carb snack.

Low-carb cheesecake

I have had a never-ending chocolate craving this weekend. I can't get enough of it. So far, I've been able to control it to a decent extent, but I did have a few too many Valentine chocolates.

I've been limiting my carb intake recently... I'm not doing the Atkins diet or anything, but I am trying to avoid bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, tortillas, chips, etc. When I started this, I told myself I would boycott desserts...but I quickly realized that I can't do without chocolate for an extended period of time. Actually, I don't think I can go without chocolate for more than a day or two.

Anyway, so I found myself craving chocolate once again tonight. I found a recipe for a low-carb "cheesecake," and I immediately decided to make it into a turtle cheesecake. Here's the recipe..

Low-Carb Turtle Cheesecake
(makes 3 or 4 servings;
267 calories and 14 carbs;
or 202 calories and 10 carbs)

8 oz package cream cheese or neufchatel
1 TB unsweetened cocoa powder
3 TBS splenda*
3 sugar-free pecans-and-caramel chocolates
Can of light whipped cream

Heat neufchatel in microwave for 20-30 seconds. Mix in cocoa powder and sugar, and place in fridge to set. (If you have some time, give it about 30-40 minutes. Or, you can put it in the freezer to speed it up.)
Finely chop the chocolates. When the neufchatel mixture is set, divide up portions, top with a squirt of whipped cream, and sprinkle generously with chocolate.


*We were practically out of splenda, so I used 1 TB splenda, 1 TB stevia, and 1 TB regular sugar.