Orange Soy Chicken Wings

These wings make a great appetizer, they have that sweet and salty thing going on that most people love. They are similar to teriyaki wings with a bit more of a citrus flavour. Since all the carbs are in the marinade and you end up throwing most of it away these yummy little wings are super low carb and extremely tasty! I made them with my sister (non low-carber) and she gave them the thumbs up.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 pounds chicken wings
• 2 Tbsp Sugar free Orange marmalade (I used Smuckers)
• 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp liquid sweetener (i used Sugar Twin)
• 1/3 cup Soy Sauce
• 2 Tbsp water

Directions:
Combine all ingredients except chicken wings in a heavy duty plastic bag or large bowl with a lid and mix well. Place chicken wings in mixture and let marinate overnight (or at least for 4 hours, but overnight will taste better) Shake the bag or bowl every so often so all the wings get fully marinated.
Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. You can put the wings directly on the foil (this is what i did but they end up sticking a bit) but i recommend baking them on top of a wire rack on top of the baking sheet. place chicken wings on top of wire rack and bake for 1 hour. Throw away excess marinade.

 
Total carbs for the whole batch of marinade is 15g, but since you end up throwing most of it away i would say that there is about 5 grams of carbs in this whole recipe.

Ham and Leek Quiche

This recipe is great for anytime of day, warm up a slice for breakfast, serve it with a salad for lunch or along with some roasted veggies for dinner. It also travels wels so it is great for taking to work for lunch or over to someone's house for a pot luck. Very filling and tasty!!

Ingredients:

• 1 coconut flour pie crust (See July 5th post)
• 1 cup cooked ham, cubed
• 1 cup chopped leeks
• 1 cup chopped mushroms
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 3/4 cup cheese of your choice (I used mozarella)
• 2 Tbsp Creme Fraiche

Directions;

(Pre-bake your pie crust if you have not done so already)
Pre- heat oven to 350
Put the cubed ham in the bottom of the pie crust.
Melt the butter in a saucepan and saute the mushrooms and leeks until they are slightly golden. Layer them on top of the ham. Now layer the cheese on top.
In a small bowl whisk together the eggs, creme fraiche and any seasoning you would like. Pour the egg mixture evenly on top of the chhese. Move the filling around a bit to make sure that you get the egg mixture evenly distributed through out the quiche.
Bake for 30 minutes and enjoy!!

For 1/5 of recipe, Carbs = 6.8

Coconut Flour Pie Crust (Gluten Free)

This is a great crust to use for both sweet and savory pies and quiches. It comes out flaky and buttery, just like the real thing. I used it to make a ham and leek quiche that i will post the recipe for shirtly. It browns quickly in the oven so make sure to keep an eye on it and don't walk away from the kitchen!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 2 eggs

Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
Melt butter in a microwave safe bowl and then whisk in all ingredients except coconut flour. Now sift coconut flour and then mix in. Form the mixture into a ball.

You will need to roll out the dough between 2 pieces of wax paper. The easiest way to do this is by taping one piece of wax paper to your counter.
Roll out dough to desired thickness.
Very carefeully flip the crust over into the bottom of a greased 9"  pie plate. Use any extra pieces of dough to fill in holes if you got any while transfering your dough.
Bake for 15 minutes, being sure to keep an eye on it during the last few minutes.

16 carbe for the entire pie crust!!