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Rice & Black Beans with some side dishes
Trying to keep food fun, rice & black beans (gallo pinto), yucca, dip and some pico de gallo!!! https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/rice-black-beans-gallo-pinto/
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beets salad
I love this time of the year, but I can't keep up with my low carb diet. So instead of stressing out, this year I've decided to try to keep a balance and keep an eye on portions but not deprive myself. Then starting January 1st, I'll go back to low carb. That said, this beets, sweet potato salad gave me load of carbs in…
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low carb ground beef dinner recipe
Modified cuban picadillo recipe to make it low carb (traditional recipe has potatoes, raisins etc etc). https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/ground-beef-skillet-cuban-picadillo/ My kids eat it with rice but my husband and I (we are low carb) eat it with salad.
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Casseroles
Lately I've been cooking lots of casseroles. I rotate some Mediterranean ones in my meal planning routine (https://www.pinterest.com/pin/834503005936667711/) but I need some more. Looking for ideas.
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Easy family dinner
This is my kids favorite dinner recipe on weekdays: Chorizos & Potatoes Tray Bake. I have an easy chicken recipe too that I rotate quite often. I would love to see your easy family meals. By the way I bake the potatoes in the recipe above even without chorizos, any protein of choice will do. My preference is having them…
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Do you like cold soup?
I know cold soup is not everyone's cup of tea. But i love this one, and it is similar to tzatziki but instead of a dip it is a cold soup. My husband is going to make gazpacho this upcoming weekend, but i don't know how to make it myself. If you have any other cold soup recipes, please share below in comments.…
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Mango Season & Mango Recipes
We have a mango tree in the backyard. Had to get creative with mango recipes to use as many as possible and gave away lots of bags with mangoes to friends and family. The past week made this mango mousse twice. Yummy!! What other mango recipes would you recommend? True and tried please, I know Pinterest has a lot but I…
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kids dinners
What are some family meals that are favorites for adults and children? My kids are growing up and sometimes they get picky with food so i find myself cooking a bit extra to make everyone happy. I love those meals that are a favorite for everyone, makes it easier on me in the evening. Thank you in advance for sharing.
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Lima Beans Salad
I made this beans salad the other day, i had people visiting and barely snapped pictures before everyone was picking on it. Wrote the recipe down really quick, i wasn't planning to post it (i usually test it few times before i post about it). This is a family recipe and lots of ingredients are eye-balled more than…
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Dragon Fruit Salad
Since dragon fruit since to be everywhere this year, i wanted to share with you a fruity recipe i made last year. Hope you like it!!! https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/dragon-fruit-pear-and-spinach-salad/
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Baked fish
Have you ever tried sea-bass or branzino fish? Where i am it is a very traditional food. However, i find it very expensive in restaurants so i have started cooking it myself. Recipe includes couple of side dishes too. https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/baked-mediterranean-branzino/
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Stuffed zucchini Recipe
I have been on low carb for a while now but had 2 tough weeks with lots of things going on and decided to indulge but not go overboard. I made this stuffed zucchini & squash recipe. I added very little rice compared to how it is cooked normally in my native country. Hope you like it if you are looking for something…
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Healthy Salad Recipe with Leftover Rotisserie Chicken
I use rottisserie chicken for dinner one busy nights. Then i either make the leftovers a soup or use them in salads. Here's an example of the salad i did last week with rotisserie chicken leftovers. https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/rotisserie-chicken-salad-bowl/
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Low Carb Halloumi & Eggs breakfast
I love using halloumi for breakfast. I usually fry it or grill it. If you have any halloumi recipes please let me know. Here's mine for a low carb breakfast, i need to calculate the carbs on this, not sure it falls on keto category or not but it's definitely low carb.…
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Mediterranean Potato Salads (2 versions)
I make these 2 salads at home and anytime i have guests over, they're a hit because they're unusual. They're very simple to make. I remember from my childhood we used to make a simple potato, dill, onions and olives salad. Sprinkle salt and olive oil and that's it. Add favorites like cucumber or avocado as i did below.…
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Simple Meat and Potato stew in IP
This is an Albanian recipe for meat & potato stew, but i'm pretty sure a lot of other countries have similar meat and potatoes stew with some variations. We used to make it (back home) on the stove top or pressure cooker, so i adapted the recipe for IP.…
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Tarragon chicken over black quinoa pasta
I made tarragon chicken few weeks ago and served it over black quinoa pasta for me and the kids and over steamed veggies for hubby (he's doing keto now). My kids were impressed by black pasta and they didn't even realize that it is not regular pasta but it is made with quinoa.…
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Yellow Split Peas soup with Spinach in Instant Pot
I don't have many IP recipes yet, but i'll add slowly what i have. Hope you like them:) https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/instant-pot-yellow-split-peas-soup-with-spinach/
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Low Carb Chicken Recipe
I made this low carb chicken dinner last week, my kids are asking for it again. I make pasta for them as a side dish and salad for me & hubby. https://mediterraneanlatinloveaffair.com/creamy-rosemary-chicken-parmesan/
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Keto BBQ condiment - Chimichurri
If you've never tried chimichurri before, you should go to an Argentinian steakhouse or try to make it yourself. It's seriously the best condiment i've had on food. It's also keto friendly because it's basically olive oil and herbs. If you do make chimichurri yourself, let me know what method you use. This is how we make…
