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I have so many memories of baking with my Gramma T

I have so many memories of baking with my Gramma Ta, and Monster Cookies were a favorite of ours. 🥰🍪 The mix of salty pretzels, chewy raisins, and sweet chocolate is hard to beat, and oats make them basically a breakfast food, right? 😇 With all these textures and flavors, I thought how easy it would be to give them a modern update. I cut the sugar back a little, switched to unsweetened coconut, upped the oats, and added some protein and collagen powders. 💪 Still indulgent, but now just a bit heartier and healthier, too. 😋❤️👩🏻‍🍳
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Protein Monster Cookies
Yield: about 5 dozen
*Ingredients*
- 1 cup butter
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup collagen powder
- 1/3 cup low carb protein powder
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 cup pretzels, broken into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup M&Ms

*Method*
1. Preheat oven to 350F (177C)
2. Line a baking pan with parchment paper or a silpat liner
3. Whisk together dry ingredients: collagen powder, protein powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, oats, and coconut. Set aside.
4. Cream together butter and sugar using an electric or hand mixer
5. Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla and mix to combine
6. Add dry ingredient mixture in thirds, mixing slowly to combine after each addition
7. Add pretzels, raisins, chocolate chips, and M&Ms and mix with a spatula or large spoon to combine
8. Drop by rounded spoonfuls on prepared baking pan, spaced about 2 inches apart
9. Bake for about 10-12 min until set and starting to brown
10. Cool on pan for about 5 min before transferring to cooling rack
11. Store in airtight container for about a week (if they last that long! 😉)
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Roasted Vegetable Meatballs so good, so poppable,

Roasted Vegetable Meatballs so good, so poppable, so full of flavor they don’t even need sauce! 🤤

*Ingredients*
-1 small red capsicum, seeded
-1 small green capsicum, seeded
-1 small onion
-1 small carrot
-1 stalk celery
-200g sliced mushrooms (brown or baby portobello)
-3 large garlic cloves, peeled
-60g baby spinach, baby kale, or mix of both
-3 Tbsp EVOO (extra virgin olive oil)
-1 kg ground meat (I used 500g beef & 500g Italian style sausage, removed from casings)^
-1 c grated parmesan
-1 Tbsp dried Italian herb mix
-Salt & ground pepper

^Taylor It! Because I’m following a keto diet, I selected 82/18 ground beef and Italian sausage, but you can easily swap for lean ground beef, or even chicken or turkey.

*Method*
-Preheat oven to 180C (fan forced)

VEGGIES
1. Line two baking pans with foil
2. Roughly chop all veggies (except for garlic) into similarly sized chunks
3. Spread chopped capsicum, onion, garlic, and carrot in one layer on one pan
4. Spread chopped celery and mushrooms in one layer on second pan
5. Drizzle all veg with olive oil, season (with authority!) with salt and pepper, lightly toss to coat
6. Roast veg: position mushroom/celery pan in top half of oven, capsicum/onion pan in bottom half of oven. After about 10 min (should be lightly roasted/toasty brown around the edges), pull mushroom/celery pan out. Leave capsicum/onion pan in for about 5 additional min until lightly roasted/toasty brown around the edges.
7. Combine roasted veg and spinach/kale in bowl of food processor and blitz until finely processed

MEATBALLS
1. Line a baking pan with foil and grease lightly^
2. Combine veg mixture with ground meats, parmesan, Italian herb mix, salt, and pepper (that’s right-get your hands in there and mix it up!😊)
3. Using a small scoop or a teaspoon, portion out mixture and form into balls a little smaller than golf balls. Place on greased pan and bake for about 12 min until cooked through.
4. ENJOY!🤤 Try them over scrambled eggs, in a wrap, or just pop ‘em in your mouth.
❤️👩🏻‍🍳

^Taylor It! You can use a greased mini muffin instead of a baking pan. I’m much quicker (and less messy!) scooping into mini muffin tins than rolling meatballs.

My sweet G turned 5️⃣ on New Year’s Day. 🥳💙🥰
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While it’s no secret that food is my love language, I get a particular thrill from making cakes that help my loved ones feel extra special on their big day.🥰 This was the year of Lego for G, so obviously he needed a birthday cake fit for a master builder such as himself. 🎂
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Vanilla & chocolate swirl cake with cookies & cream buttercream, mini chocolate cupcakes with rainbow swirl frosting, gummy Legos, and custom built decor, including “G” and “5” (using new Legos which got added to his collection post-party, of course!😉)
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A little Keto meal experimenting in the kitchen to

A little Keto meal experimenting in the kitchen tonight. Not the prettiest, I know. But I’ve officially put you in @themsquared’s shoes-this is how dinner was presented tonight, with the instructions to, “taste thoughtfully and let me know what your favorites are!”😇
🍗 Buffalo chicken & pork meatballs-some with Italian cheese blend, some with blue cheese
🥦 Steamed broccoli-half with just butter and S&P, half with leftover herbed, spinach goat cheese
🥚 Baked egg bites-some with Italian cheese blend and spicy salami, some with spin-art-chicken dip
🔥 We dipped some of the meatballs in a mix of Frank’s and butter, some in a mix of homemade blue cheese dressing and Frank’s
😋Phew! The verdict? Meatballs with Italian cheese dipped in blue cheese & Frank’s mixture, butter, S&P broccoli, and salami & cheese egg bites. Looking forward to adding this to the regular rotation!
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Don’t be fooled-this meal did not come together as I originally planned. Check out my FB page {link in bio} for a short video on how I had to pivot when the meat mixture was wetter than I expected. 😬 To be honest, this was BETTER than my original vision. 😍🙌✨ It just goes to show, it pays off to power through when faced with hurdles in the kitchen. You may be *deliciously* surprised. ❤️👩🏻‍🍳
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Where are my fellow Keto peeps? 🙋‍♀️ 👋

Where are my fellow Keto peeps? 🙋‍♀️ 👋 If you had to define Keto with a photo, I think this would be it! 🥓🥚🧀🥬🥦🫐🍓🥩🍗🍖🥗
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After a few months off (basically, my birthday -> NYE 😇😂), hubs and I decided to hop back on the Keto wagon for a little course correction. I love how Keto helps me get back in tune with my hunger/fullness cues. It may sound silly, but I’ve found it also improves my sense of taste and smell, which makes for even better Food Taylor Made! 😉
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Alongside my healthy Keto diet choices, are my favorite support blocks: @nuunhydration electrolytes, @justpruvit ketones, & @paleopure MCT oil powder. 💪
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What does your Keto journey look like? ❤️ 👩🏻‍🍳
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Add us to the list of people whose holiday plans w

Add us to the list of people whose holiday plans were canceled due to Covid. 🙄 Silver lining: instead of spending my evening packing, I was able to spend it making these fun cupcakes so G can enjoy an early birthday celebration with his preschool class. 💕🧁🥳
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Devil’s food cupcakes (recipe courtesy of @seriouseats & @bravetart) with marshmallow-flavored rainbow swirl buttercream, sprinkles, and candy Legos. 😋 G had a blast helping me make the batter! 🥰 ❤️ 👩🏻‍🍳
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As I’m sure many of you can relate, it’s taken

As I’m sure many of you can relate, it’s taken me an especially long time to get into the Christmas spirit this year, because 2020. 🙄😞 As soon as I started whipping up these Icebox Cookies (or “Window Cookies” as we called them), Christmas carols filled my head. 🎄🎶 Not too sweet and laced with bits of candied fruit that resemble stained glass when held up to the light, they’re a simple way to ring in the holidays. 🎅 I have so many fond memories of making these cookies with my Gramma Ta every year around Christmas and it’s clear I need to start making them earlier in the season to combat my inner Grinch. 😉
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. May you find joy and warmth in the little things this year. ❤️✨🎄🎁 🕎 🕯
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Hearty, keto-friendly taco salad, featuring barbac

Hearty, keto-friendly taco salad, featuring barbacoa beef from @senorbobosyd. 🥗🤤
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🥬Iceberg lettuce
🥩 Barbacoa beef
🧀Shredded cheese
🍅A quick dressing of salsa, green pepper Tabasco, and sour cream
🥑🍅And (of course) my infamous guac
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