Category: Food
Slovakian kolaches: a traditional, now sugar-free, Christmas treat
This version of traditional Christmas Slovakian kolaches was made sugar-free. I’ll share how we modified a hundred-year-old recipe. Read more
Keto onion and green bean casserole (Instant Pot)
This is a recipe for a casserole, but I don’t have access to a full-sized oven. I do own an Instant Pot, and I think I can make this recipe work. EXCEPT. The cheese. How do I broil the cheese to be crispy golden brown on top — without an oven?? Read more
I made a keto pumpkin pie in my Instant Pot
With Thanksgiving coming up, I wondered if I could replicate my cheesecake success with an Instant Pot pumpkin pie. The answer, dear readers, is YES! And this pie is also keto-friendly. Read more
My Giant Squash
One squash had been smashed, and while it wasn’t a pumpkin, the insides appeared to be very pumpkin-like. The other squash was in perfect condition. Ground score!! It was huge, at least half a meter. Read more
Sugar free pan de muerto
Thanks to a fantastic website for diabetics, we have a recipe for sugar free pan de muerto! We cook-tested (and taste-tested) this recipe, and I am happy to share my experience with making it Read more
Gardening in a Hot Climate
I admit, the vines are becoming a problem. Each day they inch closer to the house and threaten to cover my cactus and cucumber gardens. They’ve covered the cistern and septic doors, parts of the gravel path around the house, and are already starting to cover the 14-foot trailer. Read more
How to Live Without a Refrigerator
Why would anyone live without a refrigerator? Because refrigerators need POWER, and you may not have enough of it. Maybe the power is out in your neighborhood. Maybe you’re just starting to build and you don’t have power yet. Maybe you just can’t afford a fridge right now. Read more
Rainy season in Mexico
It is incredible how green everything is now. Here in Nayarit, “dry season” still has some green in the landscape. It doesn’t get completely brown, like Guadalajara does. But after it’s rained for a few weeks, the green in Nature’s color TV monitor gets turned up all the way. Read more
Keto pizza
8/05/24 Lurko reached into his pizza-making experience from The Tomato to come up with this recipe. We eat it almost every day, usually for breakfast. It’s easy to make, you can change up the sauce and toppings so you never get bored, it’s 100% keto-friendly, it’s a great source of fiber, and it’s DELICIOUS. Read more
An Off-Grid Sunday in Mexico
07/21/24 Here’s what we did in our off-grid life today: – Woke up around 4:30am. It’s too dark to get up, so we lie in bed reading our Kindles. – At 6am we check the battery (38%), turn on Starlink and check our messages. Then I get up to feed the dogs, while Lurko plays… Read more
