I love a recipe that has all the things in one dish. This Spaghetti Squash Bolognese checks all the boxes: meat, cheese, veg, savory, filling, hearty... I sub an entire jar of Eat Happy Kitchen Tomato Basil Marinara in place of the cans of tomatoes and tomato paste, and it … [Read more...]
NEW RECIPE: Grilled Baby Back Ribs Dry Rub (Big Green Egg/Grill)
Grilled Baby Back Ribs Dry Rub (Big Green Egg/Grill) It seems like every single recipe for pork ribs involves sugar. Not this one. Not only does this recipe for a pork baby back rib dry rub lack any and all forms of sugar, it has a flavor that will make you wish you made a … [Read more...]
Eat Happy Too Cookbook Hard Cover Giveaway!!
I've got 5 copies of Eat Happy Too here, ready to be mailed to 5 lucky winners! If you'd like enter, do the following: Follow @Anna Vocino on Instagram Subscribe to @AnnaVo on YouTube Tag friends for extra entries! The Giveaway ends midnight PST Friday 5/29. Open … [Read more...]
GRILL THIS: Santa Maria Tri Tip Roast (Grill/Big Green Egg)
The Central Coast of California is where I’m headed next in life; the Santa Ynez Valley, to be more precise. We've been going up there for 15 years, whenever we can swing it. It's beautiful and the closest I've come to feeling like I'm where I belong. We are currently … [Read more...]
NEW RECIPE: Vietnamese Spring Roll In A Bowl
My favorite spring roll is the Vietnamese rice paper-wrapped Cha Gio, and I've been watching folks in my Eat Happy Facebook group post pictures of their delicious, low carb, NSNG versions of deconstructed egg rolls called Egg Roll In A Bowl. So I decided to marry the two and make … [Read more...]
RANT AND NEW RECIPE: Dairy Free Pork Rind Pizza Crust/Flatbread
Dairy Free Rant Ahead! So many of my fellow dairy free brethren have been stepping out of the woodwork. You tell me the process went a little like this: You cut out gluten, things got a little better. Then you cut out sugars and grains, and things got really a … [Read more...]
NEW RECIPE: Whiskey Cheese (Food For The Big Game Inspired By Vanderpump Rules)
Here's what's already on the menu for Super Bowl Sunday: Pittsburgh Chili (made with beef) and Cauliflower Tots (both recipes are in the first Eat Happy cookbook). I'm adding this Whiskey Cheese as the starter because it's delicious, warm comfort food with a whiskey nuance … [Read more...]
COOKING VIDEO: Spinach and Artichoke Dip
It's Low Carb Appetizer Season, hurrah!! Make this Spinach and Artichoke Dip for all of your social distancing gatherings, and be a hero! The video below will show me making it, and also me being a 7th grade boy trapped in a middle aged lady's body. Download the entire … [Read more...]
NSNG Low Carb Thanksgiving Round Up!
I love Thanksgiving food. But I don't love sugars and grains. And I especially hate gluten. It sure does seem like most Thanksgiving foods are gluten and sugar bombs. So what's a low carber to do? Say screw it and binge? Or miss out on all the yummy foods as you watch … [Read more...]
EAT HAPPY COOKING VIDEO: Instant Pot Chicken Paprikash Stew
This Chicken Paprikash Stew from my new low carb, NSNG cookbook Eat Happy Too takes out the flour/cornstarch, makes the dairy component optional, but still retains all the fresh flavor of this bright Hungarian pepper stew. And let's use an Instant Pot to make it, shall … [Read more...]
