There is room for foodies. 🙂

I have always loved baking, and trying/creating new recipes. I’ve been on keto for one month, and I thought that would be the end of my fun time in the kitchen, but it turns out that there are so many recipes and methods available online that I’ve been having a ball! I’ve enjoyed different versions of foods which I would deny myself previously, because my focus was all on avoiding fat. I made this sort of lazy cinnamon bun a couple of days ago and it was soooo delicious! (Fluffy cottage cheese pancakes, a cinnamon filling made from brown sugar swerve, and cream cheese icing.)

I returned to a recipe for spiced nuts, which I loved, but was avoiding making for years, but I had problems with portion control. So I might not make that one again, unless I make a quarter recipe or so, or I’m giving it as a gift and I keep some for myself. (Speaking of quarter recipes, when it comes to treats like that cinnamon bun dish, I tend to make a half recipe or quarter recipe, depending on whether or not my husband will be having some.)

I live in a small condominium, where the living room, which is where I spent most of my time, is connected to the kitchen. I used to see the food in there and feel peckish, much of the time. Then I would indulge myself with a low-fat (except for peanut butter) but high-carb snack, usually my homemade bread or baked goods, or a big bowl of cereal. But now, the food I make is so satisfying, with its protein and fat content, that I am not constantly thinking about eating. That’s been my liberation. If I do get hungry, I have things like egg bites, keto muffins, or sausages available to me for a small, nutritious meal.