Tag Archives: tapas

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Scallops are one of those dishes that seem really fancy but are surprisingly easy to make.  Since this is a keto blog, I also decided to wrap mine with bacon! I’ve been making an effort to eat more seafood since I mostly eat red meat …

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Fry-day: Beef and Bacon Rolls

Finished Bacon Wrapped Beef

If you couldn’t tell, I’m completely and utterly obsessed with deep frying everything in site.  So much so, that I’ve created a mini-series called Fry-day! Last time I deep fried some sausage wrapped in bacon.  This week I’m back with, guess what, more meat wrapped …

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Fry-day: Cheesy Sausage Balls

Fried Cheesy Sausage Balls

Sometimes, simple is best. This Fry-day, I’m taking some pre-made cheesy sausage balls and throwing them in the deep fryer. That’s it. I like this one cause you can premake and freeze a bunch of sausage balls and just fry a few at a time …

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Fry-day: Frying Cheese

Fried Cheese

Welcome to this week’s edition of Fry-day!  Today I’m going to break out the fryer and fry some cheese!  If you’re not familiar, there is a cheese Queso de Freir that is specifically for grilling or frying. Its a spongy cheese that kind of reminds …

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Open Faced Quail Egg Sandwich

Quail Egg Sandwiches

Who says we can’t have nice things?  I recently went to the local Asian grocery store and these quail eggs caught my eye. I’ve never cooked them before or really seen them used but I knew I had to try them!  I made some mini …

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Zucchini and Goat Cheese Wraps

Grilling Zucchini Strips

So if you read the blog often you’ve probably figured out that I have just about every kitchen gadget known to man.  However, I never had a mandoline slicer, until now! To break it in I wanted to try a bunch of different Zucchini recipes.  …

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Camarones Brochette – Stuffed and Wrapped Shrimp

Finished Shrimp

So the other day I was stuck eating at a chain Mexican restaurant. Not the most ideal for keto but I’ve gotten pretty good at adapting.  When reading the menu, I came upon Camarones Brochette!  The description was shrimp, stuffed with jalapenos and cheese, and …

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Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Finished Spinach and Artichoke Dip

Sometimes you just want to dip.  When I first started keto I missed chips dearly and I thought I would never find a good replacement.  I played around with making Parmesan chips and other bloggers even make flax chips.  However the true hero in my …

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Cheesy Sausage Balls

Cheesy Sausage Balls

Last weekend we decided to have some friends over for a keto tapas night!  It was especially fitting since we had convinced this couple to join the keto cult a little over a month ago and they are still going strong!  In order to prepare …

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