SNACKS
Sweet Pepper Poppers
yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes Southerners enjoy entertaining, and that often involves serving lots of hot dips and finger foods. During football season, you frequently find jalapeño poppers on the appetizer table. My family likes...
Cheese Crisps
yield: 2 servings prep time: 5 minutes cook time: 14 minutes These lacy cheese crisps are great when you’re craving something crunchy. There are so many uses for them—on a taco salad, with a dip, or just as a snack. You can season them however you like. I like to use...
Dill Pickle Chips
yield: 4 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 20 minutes This recipe combines two Southern favorites: pickles and fried foods. There was a restaurant called Toots in my college town, Bowling Green, Kentucky, that had the best fried dill pickle chips in the world!...
Pimento Cheese
yield: 8 servings prep time: 20 minutes, plus 1 hour to chill If you live in the South, you know that prepared pimento cheese is readily available in stores, but it doesn’t begin to compare with the goodness of homemade. The best pimento cheese is made with freshly...
Cheesy Sausage Balls
yield: 6 servings prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 25 minutes When I was growing up, sausage balls could always be found on the table during the holidays, alongside finger foods and desserts. Everyone in my family—including myself years later—made sausage balls with...
Breading Kohlrabi & Bacon Rind Balls
Ingredients • 1 lb. smoked bacon, crumbled • 5 cups kohlrabi, minced • 1 cup pork rinds, crushed • 2 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 4 oz Mascarpone cheese • 4 cloves garlic, minced • 1 cup cream cheese • 1 teaspoon onion powder • 1 teaspoon garlic powder • salt and...
Smoked Salmon Fat Bombs
Ingredients • 2 oz. smoked salmon fillets • 1/2 cup cream cheese • 3 oz. butter, grass-fed • 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice • pinch salt Preparation 1. In a food processor put butter, cream cheese, smoked mackereland fresh lemon juice. Blend until all ingredients are well...
Simple Parmesan Crisps
Ingredients • 1 cup parmesan cheese • 4 Tbsp. coconut flour • 1-2 tsp. rosemary, oregano or any herbs of choice, dried or fresh (optional) Preparation 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small bowl, mix the coconut flour and grated parmesan cheese. Try...
Pizza Queen Keto Bombs
Ingredients • 14 slices Italian sausages • 8 pitted black olives • 3/4 cup Cream cheese • 2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped • 2 Tbsp. pesto • salt and pepper to taste Preparation 1. Dice pitted Kalamata olives and pepperoni into small pieces. 2. Mix together cream cheese,...
Pancetta Wrapped Provolone Sticks
Ingredients • 4 slices Pancetta bacon • 2 Frigo strings of Provolone cheese (or Mozzarella, Kasseri, Emmenthal, etc.) • 1/2 cup coconut oil for frying • toothpicks Preparation 1. Preheat your coconut oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees. 2. Wrap your cut in half...
