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Dads Shish Kebab

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(With Keto Adaptable Recipe)

My Dad was not exactly known in our family for his cooking skills but he diligently stood watch over our outdoor BBQ since time memorial. I can still see him standing vigilant in front of the BBQ with smoke spilling out of the lid. He stood with his standard-issue “cut-off” jeans and a tank top, usually with a fly swatter in his hands or a squirt bottle to extinguish the flames. His two big contributions to my recipe repertoire are “Lemon Chicken” and Shish Kebab. Of course this should not undermine his huge contribution in handing down his Italian heritage to me and all of the love of cooking that came with it.

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California Style Grilled Artichokes

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California Grilled Artichokes

Grilled artichokes is a family favorite, even the pickiest of my nieces and nephews love the prickly thistle when it’s steamed, marinated and grilled. I can never take the drive to our coastline in Monterey without stopping in Castro Valley for some artichokes. They even have Italy beat in their pricing. Most of the year you can find 10 artichokes for a dollar at the Castro Valley roadside stands. I love the bargain as much as I love eating them!

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Week 2 in the life of a Keto diet

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Week 2 In The Life Of a Keo Diet

Planning and prepping are key to a successful Keto Diet. Really, it is key to any good eating plan. It’s the biggest mistake to wait until your starving, standing with the refrigerator door open, begging it to miraculously provide something delicious and nutritious and only then to figure out what your going to eat. This usually ends up with cookie dough from the freezer and someone’s leftover pizza being stuffed into your face while you stand over the kitchen sink.

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Lynn’s Creamy Pesto Keto Chicken

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Lynns Creamy Pesto Keto Chicken

This recipe I learned from my mother-in-law Lynn, she was the first to introduce us to the Keto Diet about a year ago. Back then I barely understood the concept, but she has persevered and lost a lot of weight on the Keto Diet. This past week we visited them and spent a week eating delicious Keto meals. From a Smoked Rib Dinner with all of the sides, to Beef Brisket, Jalapeño Poppers, Scallops, Hot Wings and much more. We never felt like we were dieting and still gathered around the table each night to nourish our tummies and hearts. It’s what family is all about, good conversation, good card games and enjoying time around the dinner table.

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Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers (Keto Approved!)

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Jalapeño Poppers, easy just remove the seeds, fill with cream cheese and top with bacon, broil until crispy on top!

The first time we tried these Cheese-Stuffed-Bacon-Wrapped-Spicy-Wonders-of-the-Appetizer-World was about 13 years ago in Hawaii. We were visiting friends on the island and they whipped up a BBQ extravaganza including Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers! I’m not sure if it was the friends, the beach scene of the Jalapeño Poppers but we never forgot them and promptly made them part of our cooking repertoire.

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The Italian Alps in February

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Alps skiing

As winter settled in on our first year living in Italy, my husband began to turn his sights on snow boarding in the Italian Alps. Every year as he anticipates the first snow fall he starts to get the itch to strap on his snow board and hit the tree runs. He watches each snow fall with keen interest and studies carefully the snow pack. Having grown up in Northern California he became very good at snow boarding, even working for part of his teenage years at a ski resort in the Sierra Mountains. 

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