Recent victories

Last night I went to my very awesome and very difficult kickboxing class, came home and took a shower, and decided to try out a little something new for dinner. French toast.

But not any french toast--Oopsie Roll french toast. An oopsie roll is a low-carb bun created by the Carbarella at Your Lighter Side blog. You combine four eggs, four ounces of cream cheese, and a bit of cream of tartar in a specific way and BOOM--you've got yourself some fluffy-ish rolls. They can be used for hamburger buns, paninis, or french toast. I like to spread my batter out in a jelly roll pan and then cut the "bread" into squares instead of creating buns. I also like to add garlic and cheddar cheese for savory flavors.

I dipped my (plain, no garlic or anything) oopsies into a custard batter with a little cinnamon and sugar-free french vanilla syrup added, threw them on the griddle with some coconut oil, and topped them with butter and sugar-free DaVinci pancake syrup. I had myself a suprisingly delicious dinner. The oopsie rolls tend to be a bit eggy and spongy, but that worked to their advantage in the french toast application. This will definitely go into the repetoire.

I am also loving Just The Cheese baked cheese snacks (one net carb per serving) and ChocoPerfection sugar-free chocolate (2 net carbs per bar, but I can only eat one square at a time they are so rich!).

It's not all winner winner over here, though. I tried making the Carbarella's "Cauli-tots" the other day (yep, that's cauliflower tater tots), and it wasn't super amazing. Also, mashed cauliflower is NOT the same as mashed potatoes. But I'm still trying!