Author: chefalice

My parents (like many passionate gardeners) always have a bumper crop of zucchini. This is my mother’s classic zucchini muffin recipe with my signature touch substituting applesauce for some of the oil. Only your heart will know the difference!

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Soup is wonderful, especially in the fall and winter. As a kid growing up in Roanoke, Virginia, without a ton of chain restaurants to choose from, Olive Garden was a favorite for soup and salad lunch dates with my friends it made me feel grown-up. This recipe makes a slightly spicy, comforting, and delicious Italian sausage soup that I serve to my friends now, as a grown-up, with a nice big salad on the side.

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I love prosciutto because in Italy, I grew up on it. True Prosciutto di Parma is one of the healthiest preserved meats you can buy as it only uses two ingredients: pork and salt. The nice layer of fat on the prosciutto really works for a ketogenic diet, while the flavor and saltiness enhance the taste of the fish. Add butter to it all and you have a ketogenic masterpiece!

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