Chaffle Making at my house!

 I actually tried something TOTALLY different today!  I made a Chaffle!

What that??!!!  Well, let me tell you...  A reason to not pitch the waffle iron!

For a measly 1 or 2 carbs, you've got a big poofy piece of bread that you can use for a sandwich!  Found this on wholesomeyum.com.  They've got lots of sweet things to do with chaffles as well as make it for a pizza crust!  I might try that tomorrow night.

Basic Chaffle Recipe for Sandwiches 

1/2 cup Mozzarella cheese shredded
1 large egg
2 tbsp almond flour or 2 tsp coconut flour
1/2 tsp Psyllium husk powder
1/4 tsp baking powder

Mix all together, really well and dump it onto an already preheated waffle iron.  Spread it around with a spoon and then close up the waffle iron and let it cook until the steam stops or the light comes on that it's done.  

Bam!  You got bread.

I piled some mayo and pepperonis on it and made a sandwich for lunch.  I need to make more of these...

Never thought I'd be Keto

Due to changes in our diets in our house, I've been getting a little caught up in looking for Keto or low to no carb recipes.  

My cookbook shelves are starting to look a little different...

My cupboards are starting to look like a witch's cupboard...

Arrowroot flour

Guar gum

Erthyritol

Monk fruit

Almond flour

Psyllium powder

as well as a ton more miscellaneous bags of odd ingredients.

The only thing I'm missing is eye of newt.

But I'm pretty sure there is an incantation of some kind I'm supposed to be saying over the food processor as I mix all these things up.  Or at least a cackle.

The main chant is, "he probably won't like it" so I guess it's all for me.

  The health food store is beginning to know me by name.

And I'm overbuying on cauliflower.  It used to be potatoes.  So much so that I just pulled 6 heads of frozen cauliflower out of our garage fridge which freezes things...  I'm letting it thaw out a bit before I rice it all and throw it back in the deep freeze for future use.

Cauliflower has taken over my shopping so that when I see a good deal I stock up on it.  Found out lately that it has a LOT more carbs than say spaghetti squash, so it won't be used as often as we had been eating it.

If it's frozen and riced, I can use it on occasion and won't feel so pressured to add it to every meal.

I'm planning on spiralizing some turnips and a rutabaga that got prefrozen too and then refreezing them.

Life has changed and we're adapting.

The deep freeze will never look the same again.  I'll probably have to throw out those cream cheese mints...

what a shame!

BUT I have lost another 4 pounds since starting this.  Things look good all around.

If you have any recipes that have next to no carbs, we'd be appreciative.