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Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas (No Tortillas) | Low Carb, Keto, Gluten-free

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Creamy, cheesy and filled with delicious morsels of shredded pork and mildly spicy green chiles, my Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas are missing just one thing – tortillas! Instead, ribbon thin strips of zucchini are overlapped and rolled up with the enchilada filling inside.Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas - no tortillas! Low carb, keto friendly, gluten free.

Green chile zucchini enchiladas are so green, so amazing, such a smart way to use up that extra zucchini in your garden and/or make a recipe low carb if need be. In fact, a serving of these low carb enchiladas has just 5.7g net carb, making them also quite keto-friendly.  Continue reading →

Easy Baked Churro Tortilla Cones for Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt

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Welcome to How to Make a Tortilla Cone 101, lol. It’s never been more evident these days (as we’ve all been cooped up at home more) that necessity is the mother of invention. Some of my most inspired and creative recipes have come from the need for an ingredient swap – either intentionally as an allergy/health modification or as an emergency substitution when the pantry is bare.Churro Tortilla Cone a fun idea for a South of the Border dessert. Simple to make and easy to modify to suit gluten-free and sugar-free diets. A fun and economical idea for ice cream night!

So, when the family screams for ice cream cones for their frozen treats, but you only have tortillas on hand – it’s time to think outside the box! Tortillas immediately came to mind, I knew I could roll ‘em up, give a cinnamon-sugar dusting, and bake ‘em up crispy. Read on to get the Baked Churro Tortilla Cone recipe. Continue reading →

A Dozen Delicious Taco Recipes & Tips for Healthy Meals

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Keeping this short and sweet  (err, quick and crunchy). . . because i need to commence the Taco Day celebrations! Today, October 4th is National Taco Day and tacos are being slung and their praises sung all over the country — apparently we eat billions and billions of them per year. I live in one of the most taco-obsessed cities in the nation (Austin, Texas) and i’m pretty sure we have a taco truck per every 10 residents. A Dozen Delicious Taco Recipes and Tips for Healthy Meals:

Are you dining out for taco day (Chuy’s is giving away free meals for dressing in a taco) or grabbing takeout (Torchy’s Tacos is having a Willy-Wonka “golden ticket” style giveaway for a year’s worth? I prefer to make my tacos at home so I can have them EXACTLY made to order. #TacoControlFreak

Read on to get A Dozen Delicious Taco Recipes and Tips for Healthy Meals:   Continue reading →