Panettone

The PANTONE® name is known worldwide as the standard language for color communication from designer to manufacturer to retailer to customer.  Panettone or King cake is a type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan, usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year .  The word "panettone" might derive from the Italian word "panetto", a small loaf cake. The augmentative Italian suffix "-one" changes the meaning to "large cake".  However in Milanese "pan del ton", means "cake of luxury".

Thanks giving

We have so many freedoms others do not have.  It has cost some men and women time away from family, life-altering injuries, or the ultimate price – their life. Thank you to those who helped, or are helping, protect those freedoms.
True friends encourage us, motivate us, and push us to do better. Thank you for all the great things you have done and for also being a great friend to others.
Hopefully, like my home, your home is also a place of safety and encouragement.  This season we are supporting organizations who help those who have no homes.
In addition, we are thankful we have the opportunity to eat on a daily basis. If you have plenty, please show your thanks by helping to support agencies that care for the hungry.

More Mashups!!

Bookmark

I made the bookmark for my mother, but she happened to have a vintage copy of Alice in Wonderland. Makes a lovely coffee table book.

No Bread Stuffing

3/4 pound turkey sausage (you may use pork breakfast sausage)
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 eggs
2 cups coarsely chopped cauliflower
1/2 cup diced mushrooms
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 tablespoon chopped parsley leaves
3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage leaves
3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Full Recipe Here

Pecan Pie

Crust	Filling
3/4 C. blanched almond flour	1 1/2 C. pecans
1/4 C. coconut flour	3 eggs, beaten
1/2 C. coconut oil	1 C. Swerve
1/2 C. Swerve	1 tsp. stevia glycerite
1 tsp. stevia glycerite	1 C. xylitol syrup
1/4 tsp. sea salt	2 Tbs. coconut oil, melted
1 egg	1 tsp. vanilla extract

Full Recipe Here
Yield: 12 slices.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Pecan Pie = 396 calories, 22g fat, 3.7g protein, 51 carbs, 1.6g fiber
Modified Pie = 229 calories, 20g fat, 7.7g protein, 3.8 carbs, 2g fiber

Bacon Carrot cupcake

Cupcake	Frosting
3 C. grated carrot	1 stick of butter, room temp
5 eggs	rounded 1/4 C. powdered sugar
7 oz butter melted (close to 2 sticks)	1/4 C. sugar free maple syrup
3 Tb. non nutritive sweetener	pinch of salt
1 ½ C. almond meal
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup chopped pecans
2 tsp. vanilla
½ C. shredded unsweetened coconut

Bake 350* for 20 minutes. Makes 12 cupcakes. Serving size: 1 slice iced Calories:327 calories, 6 carb, 34 g. fat, 6 g protein.

Pumpkin Custard

2 eggs
1 can unsweetened coconut milk (14.5 oz)
3/4 C. pumpkin puree
1/4 C. non nutritive sweetener
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. xanthan gum
1 tsp. vanilla

Have cracked eggs ready in a bowl, and set aside where it will be within reach. In 2qt. sauce pan, using a whisk, combine milk, sugar, pumpkin, and xantham gum over medium heat on stove top. Allow get get warm, but not boil. Whisk occasionally to prevent scalding on bottom of pan. Remove milk mixture from heat, preferably to a burner that's turned off. Mix about 2 tablespoons of hot milk mixture into eggs using whisk, then introduce eggs into milk mixture in a slow stream, whisking milk mixture constantly. Immediately return pan to heat and whisk gently until custard thickens, another two or three minutes. Do not allow to boil. (If you find that you have egg white strands in custard, feel free to pass it through a fine-mesh sieve into a different bowl now.) Remove pan from heat and stir in vanilla.

Makes 5 servings: 144 calories, 7 carbs, 2 sugar, 3 fiber each.