I used the Seal Sama sugar-free teriyaki sauce.

The dish was good, a nice break from regular chicken. I enjoyed it more after it sat for a while, so next time I would let it marinate in the teriyaki and ranch dressing for a while before it goes into the oven. It's very pretty for serving. I would make it for company. 

Ain't it the truth!

I used ZERO - it's the best tasting sweetener! I thought about using xylitol because the crystals cut the butter when you cream butter and sugar, but opted for taste - it worked just fine with ZERO.

I had a piece of this bread for breakfast - it was perfect! Fennel and cardamom are two of my favorite spices so I'm in heaven with this recipe!

Sooooooo good!!!!

Bacon Wrap Fish Fry
Servings- 2

Ingredients  

   8 ounce thick white fish filet
   4 slices of thick bacon
   8 toothpicks
   3 tablespoons bacon grease
   3 tablespoons Ranch dressing
   1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper


Directions

1.   Cut your fish filet into 8 one ounce cubes.
2.   Cut your bacon slices in half and wrap each cube, secure bacon with a toothpick.
3.   Heat up the bacon grease over medium heat.
4.   Pan Fry the cubes until the bacon wrapper is golden brown and crispy.
5.   Mix the pepper with the ranch dressing and spread on serving plate.
6.   Arrange the cubes on the plate and serve


  TIP- Pictured is a side of stir fried purple cabbage. Simply shred and toss around in ht butter in a skillet until cabbage is wilted. Add 1 carb per cup of cabbage. You can use chunks of chicken breast or shrimp to replace the fish if you wish

Doing well, Shawn, thanks for asking!


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Amazing Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Shrimp

1 quart vegetable oil for frying
32 peeled and deveined medium shrimp, tail-on
1 (4 ounce) can pickled jalapeno peppers, cut into slivers
16 slices bacon, cut in half
32 toothpicks

Directions

1. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cut the shrimp along the back, nearly through to the front. Stuff each shrimp with a sliver of jalapeno, then wrap with half a slice of bacon. Secure with a toothpick. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
3. Cook the shrimp in batches in the hot oil until the bacon is crispy and golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate before serving.

I have a loaf of Pumpkin Nut Bread in the oven - I'll let you know if it turns out yummy. It sounds a lot like the Pumpkin Spice Bars from Joagain. I think you could use golden flax meal instead of almond flour, but I don't care for flax meal so I'm not going to try it...

Pumpkin Nut Bread

Ingredients
 cooking spray
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
48 drops ZERO (or 1 cup xylitol)
2 eggs
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pie filling)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder (I used a mixture of ginger, cardamom, cloves, ground fennel, cayenne pepper - and didn't measure - prob 1/8 t ea. I'll put a recipe for Chinese 5-spice powder below)
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
2 cups almond flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Instructions
1.Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2.Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
3.Mix butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
4.Whisk in eggs one at a time until combined.
5.Whisk in the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, Chinese five-spice powder, and allspice until combined.
6.Stir flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into the pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined. Stir in chopped walnuts.
7.Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
8.Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Chinese Five-Spice Powder
•1 tsp. ground Szechwan pepper
•1 tsp. ground star anise
•1-1/4 tsp. ground fennel seeds
•1/2 tsp. ground cloves
•1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

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