Author: chefalice

When I made broccoli “noodles” for carbonara, I ended up with extra. So I asked myself, “What is my favorite broccoli recipe?” Answer: broccoli cheese soup! I adore that soup, and I adore noodles in soup, so I combined the two in this recipe. The noodles are made from the broccoli stem, which is just as nutrient-rich as the florets. In fact, one stem contains more vitamin C than an orange. And broccoli stems are low in calories: one stem contains 32 calories, compared to 180 calories in the equivalent amount of wheat-based pasta noodles. Plus, veggie noodles have more…

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Rotolo, which is literally translated as “scroll” or “coil,” is not widely known outside of Italy. The authentic way of making rotolo is quite technical and time-consuming. It involves spreading a very large sheet of fresh pasta with a filling, forming it into a roulade, wrapping the roulade in a tea towel and poaching it, then slicing it to serve with a sauce. But my keto recipe isn’t fussy at all! Here’s to easy meals!

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Nothing says fall like a warm goat cheese salad with a warm bacon vinaigrette! I’ve always enjoyed flavorful salads, even before I started eating keto. But in my pre-keto life, I often made my salads too high in carbs by adding dried cranberries or sun-dried tomatoes. This warm salad needs nothing like that. It is delicious and creamy without the carbs!

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