It is strawberry season and I was craving a creamy easy to make dessert. The crust is buttery and the pie is super creamy and the addition of fresh strawberries make it so satisfying!
Ingredients:
Crust:
*1 cup almond flour
*4 T. butter
*1T. Golden Lakanto sweetener
*Pinch of salt
Filling:
*1 cup fresh strawberries
*1 cup heavy whipping cream
*9 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ tsp. Vanilla
½ cup powdered Swerve (erythritol)
Instructions:
Start by making the crust. In a glass 5×7 pie pan pour in the almond flour, sweetener, and salt and mix well. Melt the butter in the microwave (~30-45 sec.). Pour the melted butter into the pie pan w/ the dry ingredients and mix with a fork until well incorporated. Using your hands or something flat, flatten the crust until it is evenly distributed along the bottom of the pie pan. Refrigerate while you do the filling.
Take the strawberries and puree it in the blender until liquidy.
Combine the strawberry puree, heavy cream, cream cheese, vanilla and Swerve and whip until thick (using hand mixer or KitchenAid).
Take out the crust from the fridge and pour in the filling. Refrigerate in the fridge for at least on hour before serving.
I made these keto dark chocolate peanut butter cups and they are so easy! There are only three ingredients and they are ready within half an hour.
Ingredients:
1 cups or 150 grams Lilly’s dark chocolate chips (sugar free)
2 1/2 T. Coconut oil
Peanut butter
Directions:
1) Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in the microwave for around 45 to 60 seconds. Stir together to gather to make sure chocolate has completely melted.
2) Put paper muffin liners in a muffin tin. I double up, so it really keeps the shape. I use the large ones and it makes around 6.
3) Pour a little bit of the chocolate mixture into the muffin liners to make the bottom layer.
4) Add about 1 teaspoon of peanut butter in the middle of the mixture.
5) Pour the rest of the chocolate mixture on top to cover up the peanut butter.
I wake up all warm and cozy in my bed. I can hear my mom cooking breakfast and the smells of the food permeate into my room. I decide to lay in bed a little longer and turn on the TV to watch my favorite Saturday morning cartoons. I have not a care in the world and life feels good.
I wake up all warm and cozy in my bed. Oh how I wish I could lay in bed longer, but the day is calling me to get up and to do this and to do that. What I would do to go back to my childhood to have someone take care of me and to have little responsibility.
The bell rings and school is over. My best girl friend and I are roaming the school hallways laughing. We talk about school, swimming, friends, and boys. We see my crush and I instantly turn shy, not being able to make eye contact with him. My best friend screams “Hey Ryan!” and I blush with embarrassment. He disappears at the end of the hallway and we both end up roaring with laughter. High school is hard, but thank god I’ve got my best friend.
The car door closes and we say our goodbyes. My best girl friend is moving to Hawaii. We had spent countless hours talking about life, heartbreak, and work. She was the one I messaged at 5am because the guy I was seeing left me abruptly and she rushed over to console me. She was my go to person when I wanted to hang out, plan a party, or vent about someone or something. I miss her and even though I’ve got friends, no one can fill her void. I feel alone and I want to be around someone who understands me. I want my friend back.
I meet this mysterious man at the beach. We start conversing and I find him to be interesting. He asks me if I want to go watch the sun go down at the cliffs and I do. Two years later we get married, we have a pleasant life with many friends, many trips to his home in Italy, and we end up having a beautiful son. My dream of having a husband, travelling the world, and having a child comes true.
My son is two years old. I’m miserable. My husband is criticizing me about every little thing. I’m tired. I’m running my own business, I’m a mother to a two year old, and I’m trying to make my marriage work. Shouldn’t I be happy with what I’ve got? I realize my home life is toxic and I make the move of leaving my husband and breaking up my family. My heart breaks to be away from my son. My world is shattered.
My biggest accomplishment in life was building my own businesses from the ground up. When I had an idea, I would take action and work until that business was up and running. My friends and family were often in awe by how I could make it all happen so quickly and successfully. I always thought that even if other things in my life didn’t work out, I always had my business.
Eight years of having my own business and I am overwhelmed. I can’t keep up with the rent, I’ve done everything and anything when it comes to marketing my business, and I just don’t have the desire to do what I do anymore. I want out. I close my business and I end up working for someone else. My biggest nightmare has come true. I’m making very little money, I have no freedom with my schedule and I have a manager watching my every move. When will I wake up from this nightmare???
After a failed marriage, a few years of dating in the modern world, and just when I was about to give up on relationships, I end up meeting the man for me. Our relationship is the healthiest and most compatible relationship I’ve ever had. It’s full of passion, deep love, communication, and connection. I feel extremely grateful to have found him.
There comes a point where two people in a relationship need to decide “where are we going?” Are we making a serious commitment to one another or should we go our separate ways? Even though the love is there, this is when that awful saying of “sometimes love just isn’t enough” comes into play. It is quite sad when everything seems to fall into place except for the timing isn’t right or if you’re just not on the same page. So what do you do? Do you hang on hoping all of the sudden everything will be in alignment or do you say goodbye to someone you love deeply? The anxiety of not knowing where your relationship is going is enough to induce you to a state of wanting to assume fetal position and rocking yourself back and forth to self soothe.
The greatest gift I have received in life is my son. He’s perfect and he’s mine. Nothing can compare to the way he lovingly looks at me and how I am his favorite person. He is absolutely gorgeous and everything he says is either extremely adorable, insightful, or funny. I look at him everyday and can’t believe I made such a beautiful human being. I want to freeze him and to keep him my little boy forever.
Time is flying by and my son is growing. He’s almost as tall as me, his friends are becoming more important than me, and he won’t hug me or give me as many kisses as he used to. He now questions if I know everything and sometimes has to teach me about technology and what’s happening in the world. The one person who I felt was mine and would be my little sidekick forever is slowly becoming more independent from me. I know it is healthy to raise independent children, but the pain of knowing your child will leave you someday is the dagger to my heart.
One moment I am a baby in my mother’s arms and the next I am an elderly woman on my death bed. Life can bring you so much love and joy and at the same time be heartwretchingly painful. If there is one thing we can all be sure of it is that everything in life is impermanent. When things are good, be grateful and savor it. When life is rough, weather the storm and eventually the light will shine through again. This cycle of life will repeat itself as many times as it needs to and the moment we stop breathing and leave our bodies is when permanence has set in.
I love the Keto lifestyle, who can say they can eat tons of cheese and bacon and not get fat? Me!!! I have always loved mac & cheese and it makes me so excited to share this recipe. This dish is comforting, rich, and soooo satisfying. I even added zucchini to make it more healthy. 😉
Ingredients for 4 servings 4 strips bacon chopped into small pieces 1 small zucchini chopped 4 cups water 1 large head cauliflower 2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided 4 oz cream cheese ½ cup heavy cream ¼ cup sour cream ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Preparation 1. In a large pan over medium-high heat, cook the bacon and zucchini for 6 minutes, or until well cooked. Remove the bacon and zucchini from the pan and set aside. 2. Add the water to a medium pot and bring to a boil. 3. While the water heats up, chop the cauliflower into small pieces. 4. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and the cauliflower to the boiling water, then cover and cook for 4 minutes, or until slightly tender. Drain the cauliflower and set aside. 5. In the same saucepan, combine the cream cheese, heavy cream, sour cream, remaining teaspoon of salt, cayenne, paprika, and cheddar cheese. Stir to combine, then cook for 4 minutes, until smooth and thick. If sauce is too thick, add more cream. 6. Fold in the cauliflower. Stir until the cheese has melted, then fold in the bacon and zucchini. 7. Scoop into serving bowls and enjoy!
As a birthday gift to my friend I wanted to make him a dessert. Originally, I wanted to try to make this Keto Sex in a Pan dessert by @fooddreamer. I decided to make the cheesecake layer chocolate instead of plain vanilla because who doesn’t love chocolate?!!! Ok, I admit, I was thinking of myself because I’m a chocoholic…This cake became a chocolate threesome because the crust, cheesecake, and pudding are all chocolate. It turned out decadent and delicious. Nothing is as good as sex, but this cake was almost as good and definitely an indulgent party in your mouth. Enjoy!
In a small bowl, whisk together the almond flour, cocoa powder, and sweetener. Stir in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Press into the bottom and partway up the sides of a 8-inch springform pan.
Chocolate Cheesecake layer:
In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate and butter together (this should take around a minute).
In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese, sweetener, and cocoa powder together until well combined. Add the melted chocolate and beat until well combined. Beat in the cream and vanilla extract until smooth. The mixture should be a spreadable consistency. If it isn’t, add a bit more cream.
Spread the filling in the crust, taking care not to dislodge any of the crust. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Chocolate Pudding Layer:
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine almond milk, whipping cream and sweetener. Bring to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the sweetener.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Slowly whisk about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture into the yolks to temper. Then slowly whisk tempered yolks back into saucepan.
Reduce heat to medium low and sprinkle surface with the xanthan gum, whisking vigorously to combine. Whisk in the cocoa powder and cook until thickened, about 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add the butter pieces and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
Let cool 15 minutes and then spread over cheesecake layer. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
Whipped Cream Topping:
Beat the cream with sweetener and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form. Spread over the chocolate pudding layer.
I attended the Women Catalysts Lightening Talks yesterday and spoke about how astrology can help your dating life and relationships. It was a fun night and I met a lot of great women!
I made this trifle for my friend, Steve, for his birthday. It was very easy to make and it turned out beautiful. This cake is keto, low-carb, and sugar-free .
For the pound cake: 2 cups almond flour 1/2 cup butter 1 cup lakanto monkfruit sweetener 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup sour cream 2 ounces cream cheese 4 large eggs
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Generously butter a 9 inch bundt pan, set aside 2. Combine almond flour and baking powder in a large bowl, set aside 3. Cut butter into several small squares and put in separate bowl, add cream cheese Microwave butter and cream cheese for 30 seconds. Be careful to not burn cream cheese. Stir these wet ingredients together until well combined. 4. Add erythritol, vanilla extract, and sour cream to butter and cream cheese mixture. Stir well. 5. Pour wet ingredients into large bowl of almond flour and baking powder. Stir well. 6. Add eggs to batter. Stir well. Pour batter into buttered bundt pan, place in oven and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick placed in the cake comes out clean. For best results, let cake cool completely for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight. If you remove it too soon, it may crumble a bit.
For the whipped cream:
2 cups heavy whipping cream 2 tsp. Erythritol 1 tsp. Vanilla extract Beat together until thick
Other ingredients: Fruit of your choice, I used blueberries and raspberries
1. bake the cake with the instructions above. After the cake has cooled, cut the cake into cubes. 2. Spread a layer of whipped cream. 3. On top of the whipped cream, spread a layer of lemon curd. 4. Put a layer of blueberries and raspberries. 5. Repeat steps 1-4.
I like to call myself the black sheep in my family and I have found that many of my good friends feel like they are black sheep too. We ALL have our quirks and traits that make us unique. Some may be viewed as weird, but who wants to be “normal”? Now there are those who don’t want to stand out and try to “fit in”, but who wants to be another white sheep in the crowd where nobody can decipher one sheep from another? I love that I am a black sheep. I’m going to tell you why it’s great to be the black sheep. When you are the black sheep, you can be yourself without shame or guilt. You know that people will like you for who you are and not for what you are trying to be. It is so refreshing to be who you are and to not put on an act. It can get tiring trying to “keep up with the Jones’”. A lot of the times, whatever makes us unique is what people actually like about us. I have a distinct laugh. My mom always told me my laugh was unlady like and no man would ever love me because of it. It turns out that ever since I was a child and until this very day, people tell me all of the time that they love my laugh and it makes them want to laugh too. I love that just by laughing, I can lift someone’s spirit. I grew up in the Midwest in the middle of white America. It’s funny because I thought of myself as a white person too. I often made the joke that I am a banana- I’m yellow on the outside, and white in the inside. The good thing about my upbringing is that I can relate to caucasians and minorities. Caucasians embrace me because of my “perfect english”, but minorities know I’m their people too. Put some authentic ethnic food in front of my face and I will eat the hell out of that! Most minority cultures have a strong food culture and there isn’t anything I won’t put in my mouth (that’s what she said haha!!!). I love all things metaphysical and esoteric. I tell people I’m a metaphysical hippy chic inside this Asian body. Most of my wardrobe looks like I shop at Banana Republic and I don’t smell anything like patchouli, but in the inside I am as kooky as you can get. Want to sit in the forest to listen to Spirit guides, trees, and fairies share there messages? I’m down!!! I grew up overweight until I was 16 years old. I always say being fat was a gift for me because it taught me to get people to like me because of my personality and not because of how cute I was. Not to be overly confident, but I know I’m attractive looking. I’m not a supermodel, but I have been told that I am pretty cute, sexy, pretty, etc. (you get the message). I have worked with many attractive people over the years and my biggest complaint with some of these people is they feel like they don’t have to work at things (including their personality) to get what they want. They’re just so use to getting what they want based on their good looks. There is even studies that prove that attractive people make more money, are more likely to get hired, and are more successful in general. My biggest quirk is that I LOVE sex!!! I love talking about it, I want it all of the time, and I have no shame in telling others how much I love it. I have had sex with a good amount of men and I am so happy I had all of those experiences. My sex life is f*cking amazing because I have had a lot of sex. I can have multiple orgasms, I can have sex for hours, I can continuously cum, and I can squirt like no other! Sex for me is the most blissful experience EVERY time!!! I have had people call me a slut, promiscuous, and other names, but guess what? I…DON’T…CARE!!! I will never give up experiencing extreme pleasure and I love it so much I want to help others have fulfilling sex lives. This is why I am in the business of sex coaching. There is nothing more rewarding than to see someone embrace who they are and from that they experience more joy in their life. I hope this inspires you to look within and to see whatever it is that may seem different or weird about you can actually be a gift. Being a black sheep isn’t so bad, it’s great!
I was a late bloomer. I have a loving, yet overbearing and strong Asian mother who instilled a lot of beliefs in myself. Some of those beliefs have been positive and have made me successful. She taught me to be a compassionate person, to be generous, to be a hard worker, to be resilient, and to be strong. A lot of those beliefs have been damaging and at the age of 41, I am still trying to overcome and delete these thought patterns. I never realized how powerful my mother’s voice would be, because until this day, I can still hear her voice in my head. Growing up Asian, my mother smothered me, taught me to be afraid of boys, and instilled in me that I was never going to be good enough. My focus was to get straight A’s and to be an obedient child. Like most Asian parents, when I came home with a B it was disappointing and a C was considered complete failure. It was alright for me to have girl friends, but boys were a no-no. She wanted me to focus on my studies and she said “No boyfriend until after college!”, “School is your number one priority”, “Boys are no good”. Even though she didn’t want me to have any boyfriends, she still would make statements on what a woman should be like to be attractive to a man. “You never talk to boys first or make the first move”, “Your face is pretty, but you are too fat”, “Your laugh is too loud, no boy will ever like you.” “You wait until marriage before you have the sex!”, “Men like when you cook and clean”, “You look more feminine with long hair and a skinny body”. I grew up overweight and my mother would always tell me “Your face is so pretty, but you are so fat, eat more!”, “I can tell you’ve gained 1 lb.”. I was a good girl and didn’t have any boyfriends until after college. I lost my virginity in my early 20’s to my first serious boyfriend. My mom always emphasized that having sex would cause all sorts of problems like getting pregnant too young (valid) or wanting it all of the time once I started (wait…what?!!!). I ended up getting married pretty young. I got married to my second boyfriend at the age of 25. When I met my husband I was still pretty inexperienced in dating and sex. To be honest, I was too young to know any better. I loved him, but I didn’t know what compatibility meant and I didn’t know what it meant to be in a healthy relationshi
My sex life with my husband was average. My mom was right that I did want to have it all of the time, but she didn’t mention that it was supposed to be mind blowing and amazing. We did have sex often, but it lasted 10-30 minutes and I hardly ever orgasmed or came. I remember my husband feeling concerned, but at the time I felt like it was good enough. I thought having an orgasm or coming was a myth and it never really happened in real life. Boy was I wrong! It was not until after I had gotten divorced did I discover how good sex could be. I sowed my oats and made up for lost time! I was fortunate enough to have some great sexual partners which lead to my sexual awakening. Through experimentation and having lots of sex, I learned that my body was capable of extreme pleasure! I was able to go for long periods of time (2-6 hours), I was able to have multiple orgasms (we’re talking double to triple digits), and I could have female ejaculation (multiple times!). I went from being this conservative, prudish girl to a sex loving tiger in the bedroom. I went from saying “No” to “WHOA!!!!” in just a matter of a few years.My clients often ask me how is it even possible to have the kind of sex that I have. What I tell them is that it takes being in touch with yourself, knowing your body and knowing what works for you. It takes having good communication with your partner and expressing what you like, want, and need. It takes being in the present moment with your partner and feeling all of the sensations in your body. It takes surrendering and being able to let go of control. Most importantly, it’s allowing yourself to receive pleasure and to not have any shame or guilt around it. It is also about having the right partners. Having a partner who you can trust and where there is reciprocity will make a world of difference. I share my story because I never knew sex could be amazingly wonderful and life changing. The woman I am today is far different than the girl that I was. My sexual awakening helped me to open up to new possibilities that I never knew existed. Let this be a lesson that nothing is impossible and there is a whole world out there of things that we never knew we could experience. Be open and know that anything is possible. I guarantee you will have many “No” to “WHOA!!!” moments in your life.
I made these keto dark chocolate peanut butter cups and they are so easy! There are only three ingredients and they are ready within half an hour.
