The Mothers Day Menu at our Luncheon is one of the highlights of my year. My sweet Mama hosts a luncheon for all of us girls, and plans a lovely make-ahead menu that the guys and children serve us. It’s such a special time! Since most of us do THM, and my sister in law…
Easy Bread FAQ
Years ago when I blogged about a newly discovered recipe that changed the way my family enjoyed homemade bread, I had no idea that it would be a top post here on Gwen’s Nest! I also had no clue that I would one day be using a whole wheat carb friendly version to lose weight…
French Dressing Recipe Sugar Free
The French dressing recipe that I posted a few weeks ago is so yummy, but it’s sweetened with honey. Since French is my very, very favorite salad dressing, I had to come up with a sugar free version and this is IT! It’s zesty, and full of flavor, but you probably already have all of…
Roasted Radishes- a low carb potato sub!
Roasted radishes are my new veggie love. Since watching my carb count, I’ve not super duper missed potatoes, but there were times when they were an important part of a recipe and I didn’t know what to sub. Cauliflower is the usual low carb pick, but did you know that you can also use radishes to give…
Oat Fiber vs Oat Bran
Oat fiber, bran, flour…what’s the difference? I get it. When I was a kid, you had two choices: instant or old fashioned oats. The world has changed. But it’s OK…they may have fancy names and look a little different, but these products are still healthy oats at heart. And they’ll open up whole new realms of…
More Easy Bread Recipes
My Easy Bread Recipe has been life changing for our family and is one of my most popular posts here on Gwen’s Nest. Have you tried it yet? Oh man…I wish I could slap a fresh hot slice of my pizza in front of you and change your life too. If you *haven’t* discovered the…
Sugar Free Hot Chocolate Recipe
The perfect sugar free hot chocolate recipe has eluded me, until now. I’ve tried many, many variations on low carb or sugar free hot cocoa, only to be left not in love. Which is so sad, because I’m a girl who LOVES her hot cocoa and hot chocolate! Not to be deterred by multiple failures,…
Naughty & Nice: Soda Pop
I’m sharing two soda recipes today. One is what I’d call “naughty”…if you consider using natural sugars naughty. And the other is sugar free, or “nice.” You may be wondering why I still have recipes with sugar…some with refined sugars on my blog. Let me ‘splain. Naughty or Nice Recipes I started blogging long before…