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Monday, October 5, 2026

Italian Sausage #recipe

Italian Sausage Recipe

This is from the TikTok live on October 5, 2026.

Ingredients:

1 pound ground pork

1 TBS finely minced garlic

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tsp cracked fennel seeds

1 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp dried rosemary

1/4 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp dried ground sage

Gently, but thoroughly, mix all ingredients together. Chill overnight in a covered container, then fry and enjoy! I use it in spaghetti and pizza. Yum. 😋

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Mercedes Christesen

Chili Relleno Soup

Chili Relleno Soup

This is from the TikTok live on October 5, 2026.

Image by Google AI

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups canned chili peppers OR 5 Hatch chilies (see note)

2 TBS butter

3 TBS chopped onion

2-4 garlic cloves, minced (to taste, also can use jarlic)

1 tsp ground cumin

4 cups chicken broth

salt and pepper to taste

1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded

8 Tbsp cream cheese

4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided (save 1 1⁄2 cups for topping)

Directions:

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, and green chili and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Stir in chicken broth and season to taste with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a low simmer. Add chicken.

Melt cream cheese in microwave and add to pot, then add 2 1⁄2 cups of the cheddar cheese and whisk until smooth. Turn burner down to warm and let flavors marry for 15 minutes.

To serve, ladle into ovenproof bowls and sprinkle each with 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese. Place briefly under the broiler until cheese is melted and browned (this step is optional but OH SO GOOD! You can also use a blow torch to melt the cheese).

Notes:

I used canned roasted Hatch chilies and the soup is delicious. If you prefer to use fresh, here's how:

Roast green chili peppers until skin is charred and blistered. Char on all sides. (I use a blow torch.)

Place the chilies in a bag and seal. When cool enough to handle, peel as much skin as you can, then deseed and chop.

If you can't find NM chilies, you can use whatever variety of chilies you want. Your choice will determine the heat level of the soup.

This makes quite a bit of soup so you better invite some kids over. LOL.

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Mercedes Christesen

Sunday, October 4, 2026

Mediterranean Salad

This is from the TikTok live on October 2, 2026.

Photo by Google AI

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds (680 g) ripe tomatoes, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 1/2 pounds (680 g) snacking cucumbers, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1 small yellow onion or to taste, cut into 1/4-inch dice
Optional: 1 chili pepper, seeded and finely minced: I used jalapeño
1 lemon, ends trimmed and deseeded, very finely minced--rind, pith, flesh, and all
1/4 cup (or to taste) fresh mint leaves, finely chopped, or 2 tsp crushed dried mint

1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/2 cup (125 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
juice of 2 lemons
Salt and pepper to taste

Notes:

To decrease the liquid in the salad, deseed the tomatoes.

Also, you could add more lemon zest and less juice.

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Mercedes Christesen

Friday, January 6, 2023

#TikTok Live Recipe: Keto Ice Cream

Keto Ice Cream

Ingredients

6 Eggs

1 Cup Sweetener *

2 cups Cream

1 cup Almond Milk

1 tsp Vanilla**

Directions

In a mixing bowl crack the eggs, and whisk thoroughly at high speed.
Add Vanilla and cream, whisk
Add Almond milk, whisk.
Pour into frozen ice cream maker bowl, insert paddle, turn on machine.
Wait 30 minutes then... YUM!
Add toppings to your hearts's desire!

* Note : If not Keto, then use sugar. Optional: If using an Erythritol blend,add 1 TBS vodka, which helps in the freezing process and partially eliminates crystallization. Whatever sweetener you use put in the equivalent sweetness to sugar. For example, allulose would be 1 1/3 cups, where as monkfruit/erythritol blend (Lakanto) would be 1 Cup.

** You can also add 1/2 Tsp (or to taste) of other flavorings: e.g. lemon extract, maple extract, coconut.

Also, You can add other ingredients such as chocolate chips, berries, or nuts during the last five minutes of freezing the ice cream.

Enjoy!

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Sunday, January 1, 2023

#TikTok Live Recipe: Ranch Dressing - Corn-free, Sugar-free, Wheat-free

Ranch Dressing

Corn-free, Sugar-free, Wheat-free

Ingredients:

1/4 Cup Black Pepper

1 1/2 Cup Parsley Flakes
2 Tbsp Kosher Salt
3/4 Cup Granulated Garlic
3/4 Cup Granulated Onion
1/4 Cup Dill Weed

Directions:
Combine all ingredients, store in an airtight container. Makes about 3 ½ cups of dry mix

To Make Dressing, whisk together
2 Tbsp of mix (or to taste, I use more)
1 cup Mayonnaise
1 cup Buttermilk
1 cup Sour cream
Optional: 1 tsp Lemon juice

Refrigerate for 2 hours. Makes shy of 1 quart.

Enjoy!

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#TikTok Live Recipe: Pumpkin Cake #Grain-Free #Ketofriendly

Low Carb Pumpkin Bread

Bake: 350° , 60 to 70 minutes

Ingredients:

3 cups blanched almond flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
2 TBS Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 cup butter or Coconut Oil
1 cup Sweetener of choice (Equivalent of 1 cup sugar)
6 large eggs
2 cups fresh OR canned pumpkin (or squash, roasted and pureed)

1/2 cup Chopped Pecans

Instructions:

Preheat oven and prepare 9x13 pan. (I use parchment paper--or you can grease and flour the pan.)
In a mixing bowl combine almond flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
Mix butter, sweetener, eggs and pumpkin until smooth.
Stir wet ingredients into dry.
Pour into pan. Sprinkle batter with nuts.
Bake 55-65 minutes.

Enjoy!

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Friday, February 25, 2022

#TikTok Live Recipe: Pigs-in-a-Blanket from High Falutin' Low Carb

Pigs-In-A-Blanket

High Falutin' Low Carb

Be sure to watch Wes on THE BEST YouTube Keto Cooking Channel!

1/2 cup coconut flour (60 grams)

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp xanthan gum

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

2 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded (250 grams)

2 oz. cream cheese (55 grams)

3 large eggs, beaten

2 Tablespoons melted butter

12 bun length hotdogs or smoked sausages

1 beaten egg for egg wash

1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Sift together coconut flour, baking powder, xanthan gum and spices in a small bowl and set aside.

3. Melt mozzarella cheese and cream cheese in microwave on high power for one minute. Stir. Place back in microwave on high for another minute. Stir.

4. Using damp hands or dough hooks, mix in beaten eggs, butter, and coconut flour mixture until a dough is formed. Dough should be a bit wet and sticky.

5. Place a piece of parchment paper on countertop and turn out dough. Place another piece of parchment on top and roll into a thin rectangle.

6. Using a knife or pizza cutter, slice the dough into 12 thin strips. Wrap each hot dog with a dough strip and place on parchment-lined baking sheet.

7. Use a pastry brush to brush the rolled hot dogs with the beaten egg.

8. Bake at 400°F for about 18-22 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool and enjoy!

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Wednesday, February 23, 2022

#TikTok Live Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies #KitchenAid

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Kitchen-Aid Cookbook

Oven: 375°, 10-12 minutes

1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar

1 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3 cups flour

12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream sugars, butter, eggs, and vanilla thoroughly.

Add dry ingredients and mix well.

Fold in chocolate chips (and nuts, if you want).

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Drop rounded teaspoon of dough onto parchment paper and flatten a bit. Have 2" of space between cookies.

Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes, cool cookies on wire rack.

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TikTok Live Recipe: #Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oven: 350F

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/2 cup Swerve Confectioner’s sweetener (we used generic monk fruit blend)

1/4 cup Pyure Organic Bakeable blend sweetener (we used allulose)
2 large eggs, whisked
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
1 1/2 cups Lily’s stevia-sweetened dark chocolate chips (one 9 oz bag)
Note: We use two different sweeteners so that you won’t taste any bitterness or oversweetness from just using one.

* In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, Swerve Confectioners Blend and Pyure Keto sweeteners, eggs and vanilla until fully combined.

* In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt until combined.

* Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until it’s fully incorporated.

* Using a spatula, gently fold Lily’s chocolate chips into the cookie dough until it’s evenly combined.

* Using your hands, roll about a 1-inch ball of cookie dough and place it on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

* Slightly flatten each cookie to form the shape of your cookies. These cookies will not spread much when baked.

* Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes, until golden brown.

* Allow the cookies to cool for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Friday, February 18, 2022

TikTok Live Recipe: Brazilian Cheese Bread #sortedfood

Brazilian Cheese Bread

from SORTEDfood

Here's their video!

Our recipe is mostly the same, but these guys do it better. Anyway, here's how we make Brazilian cheese bread:

1 cup milk

1/2 cup vegetable oil

400 g tapioca flour

1 tsp garlic powder - optional

1 tsp baking powder - optional

2 slightly beaten eggs

100 g parmesan cheese

1 tsp salt (or to taste, we use a little less)

We rarely measure anything but please do weigh out the ingredients for Brazilian cheese bread. Tapioca flour just isn't consistent when measured by volume.

Heat milk, oil, and salt.

In mixer bowl, add flour, baking powder, and garlic powder.

With mixer on, add heated ingredients and mix until elastic and cooled.

Add eggs and mix thoroughly.

Add cheese and mix thoroughly.

Form into golf ball size balls and place on parchment lined sheet or well oiled egg cup molds.

Put in oven and decrease temp to 375 F. Bake for 15 minutes. (We make the cheese balls a little larger so we bake at 375° F for 18 minutes. Your oven will vary so keep a sharp watch the first time you bake these.)

Makes 28 cheese balls, give or take.

So good! We love to eat these plain, with butter, with cream cheese, or with clam dip. Special thanks to SORTEDfood for posting this recipe.

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TikTok Live Recipe: Clam Dip

Clam Dip

Jacquie Rogers and Mercedes Christesen

This clam dip is so delicious! How did we make it? Well, we had leftover clams (think Costco size cans) and we had to do something with it so here goes:

2 6.5 cans of clams, drained (save the liquid)

8 oz cream cheese, softened

8 oz sour cream

1/2 tsp garlic powder (or to taste)

1 TBS onion flakes (or to taste)

Salt and pepper, plus white pepper to taste

Optional: parsley, bacon bits (but is bacon ever really optional???)

Mix everything but the clams, then add in the clams. If the dip is too thick, stir in some of the clam juice but be prudent. Refrigerate for an hour or two to let the onion flakes hydrate.

Serve on crackers, veggies, Brazilian cheese bread, or chips. Or just eat it with a spoon. I'm telling you, this was a big hit!

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TikTok Live Recipe: Clam chowder (grain-free)

Instant Pot Clam Chowder

(Grain-free)

Alsup family recipe

*Note: All quantities can be changed to your family's taste

2 large potatoes cut in 3/4" cubes (or turnips, which are lower carb)

1 large onion cut in 1" cubes

1 cup celery thinly sliced

2 6.5 oz cans clams (don't drain!)

Garlic powder

Salt and Pepper

We use the pot-in-pot method because that doesn't require extra water, so put potatoes, celery, and onions in a pot that fits inside the Instant Pot liner (I use a 3 qt IP liner inside the 6 qt pot). In the larger pot, pour in 2 cups of water, then the trivet. Cover the smaller pot with foil and poke a small hole in it, then make a sling out of foil (fold lengthwise several times to make a long strap), place the sling on the trivet and the smaller pot on the sling with the sling folded over the top of the smaller pot.

Put the Instant Pot lid on and make sure the valve is on sealing, then turn on to high pressure for 20 minutes (or 25 if you like the potatoes to be softer). Let out the rest of the steam after 15 minutes.

Remove the smaller pot, empty the water from the liner, and pour the ingredients from the smaller pot into the larger liner. Add clam juice and then pour in cream (or condensed milk) to the top of the potatoes. Add a handful of bacon bits. Stir until the cream comes up to temperature.

**Note: if you're not using an Instant Pot, boil the potatoes, celery, and onions on the stovetop with as little water as possible.

***Note: garlic will overwhelm the clams if you're not careful, so if you're like us and think that there's no such thing as too much garlic, well, in clam chowder there can be.

Serve with bacon and parsley. Grated cheese is good, too.

Yum!

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