Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I started doing Atkins at the end of January.  (I’ve lost 35 lbs so far) It was hard at first because so many nights I would just eat cereal for my supper, even when I made something for Maddie.  When I needed a quick snack it would be crackers or just some toast.  It took me a bit to stop those cravings, and I still do have those cravings at times.  I did a search for some Chocolate Chip cookies (the Atkins snacks get pretty expensive) and I ran across this recipe… Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies.

I still haven’t bought almond flour yet but I also saw this wonderful idea on making your own almond flour so I gave it a whirl.  The flour worked out and the cookies came out great!  They don’t look the best but they taste wonderful!!  My wonderful phone pic of the cookies. 

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Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 12 minutes

Ingredients(Makes about 12 cookies):

• 1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) almond flour or almond meal
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup sugar  ( I used Splenda)
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips  (can use sugar free too.  I used chocolate and peanut butter chips)
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Low Carb Pancakes

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I know I haven’t been writing much lately so here’s a little update.  (I will update on Mad a little later.) In January I went to the Dr. for my plantar fasciitis and he mentioned that when we started eating low carb it helped with his pain.  I figured what would it hurt to give it a try?  We all know I can stand to lose some weight too.  Since the 26th of Jan. I have lost 24lbs!  It hasn’t been easy but it hasn’t been as hard as I thought either.  My pain hasn’t subsided a bit though but I will still continue with the low carb eating.  I know all that sugar wasn’t good for me but I do miss having my cereal when I don’t want to cook. 

I was missing pancakes and waffles and I hunted up a low carb pancake recipe.  There are a lot out there but I still haven’t gone out and bought all the low carb stuff like almond flour and all the other good flours out there.  I found one that was made from pork rinds.  Yep, you read that right, Pork Rind Pancakes!!  I thought yuck, but was willing to give it a try.  (and I need to find a new sugar free syrup, it’s 11g for 1/4 cup and that is half my days worth of carbs!)

I decided to give the pancakes a go this morning.  My daughter just set there with her nose curled up as I was making them.  Once they were done and we tried them they weren’t that bad!  A little denser than regular pancakes but not bad.  She said they tasted like cinnamon rolls and I just wondered what kind of cinnamon rolls she’s been eating because, um, no!  Nothing like the cinnamon rolls I remember! 

Enjoy!

Here’s the recipe I got from Mr. Breakfast.

*image from Mr. Breakfast also

Low-Carb Pancakes (Pork Rinds)

(1 serving)    Printable Version

• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 of a 3-oz bag of unflavored pork rinds
• 3 packets of Splenda (or other sugar alternative)
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 dash nutmeg

Crumble pork rinds until they resemble bread crumbs.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs until frothy then add remaining ingredients and continue to beat until well mixed. Add pork rinds to the egg/cream mixture and set aside for 5 minutes to allow batter to thicken.
Cook on a lightly greased skillet as you would any pancake recipe. Drop batter on surface large spoonfuls. Cook until each side is lightly browned.
Serve with butter and a low-carb store bought syrup. Or for an interesting low-carb topping, mix 1 Tablespoon of sugar-free jam with 1 and 1/2 Tablespoons water and microwave for 45 seconds.
For more low-carb recipes try Mr. Breakfast's Low-Carb Breakfast Index.

These pork rinds are surprisingly low in fat and have zero carbs. They may sound pretty crazy, but these little pancakes are fantastic!

The latest

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Well things have been going pretty well lately.  Maddie turned 6 on the 6th of January.  I can’t believe how much she has grown and how the time has flown by!! 

We’ve rediscovered Shrinky Dinks, which now also go by Shrink Plastic.  On Pinterest you can find anything and everything to do with them now!  There is so many creative ideas and some pretty jewelry you can make with them.  Right now we have just been practicing.  Here are a few of the ones we have made so far.  The tree has glossy effects on it so it looks cloudy but will dry clear.  Will try to remember to get a picture of that once I make it into a necklace.  (sorry for the poor quality cell phone pics, you can click for a bigger pic)

We were at Wal-Mart the other day and my loving husband found this cute dolphin for Maddie.  Shane asked her if she wanted it and of course she said yes.  We finished coloring it up and Shane and Maddie put it together.  It’s pretty cool but is so big!  She loves it of course. 

 

Mad’s been creating things of her own too.  She found some material we got a while back and decided to make a pillow out of it.  She did a pretty good job hand stitching it, but she did get tired of doing it and had me finish it with the machine.  She stuffed it and Shane hand stitched the hole shut.  So it is a pillow made of much love from all 3 of us!  She loves that we all had a part in helping her make it. 

On the 24th Maddie didn’t feel well.  She had a temp and upset stomach but nothing much more than that.  She never really complained about her throat hurting until Friday.  I decided to take a look and immediately decided we needed to go to the After Care clinic.  She had strep.  She was such a trooper and never complained about her throat hurting that much.. was so proud!  They didn’t have to do the swab test because she had it so bad and could tell just by looking.  They called in some meds and off we went!  Love the After Care Clinic!  We were only there for maybe 15 minutes!  Anytime Maddie talked to a grandparent she told them she had the ‘stress’ and strawberry tongue.  (strawberry tongue is also a sign of strep. Look closely at her tongue, it is speckled like a strawberry)

So.. since the 100 day of school was coming up, while we were waiting to get her meds from Walgreens she saw some cute little Valentine sticker books, they were 2/$1.00 so we had to get 4 of them.    We got a poster there and once we got home and settled in we decided to go ahead and make her poster for school.  Today is the day!  100 days of school already!!  WOW!  Time sure flies!! 

I really need to make her a 100 day shirt.  We never celebrated this in school but seems like it is now a big thing.  lol 

Today, for her 100th day of school. 

 

And that’s about it for now.  Thinking I will be making a trip to the clinic soon since it seems like she just might have shared her ‘stress’ with me!