Hungry Blogger

Unless you've grown some cold weather crops like lettuce or you've got some fast-growing radishes, odds are you don't have a lot of crops growing just yet. A lot of farms have strawberries ripe for picking, though, which makes them a great part of Gifts From The Garden Month!

We just scheduled a trip to one of our local growers and can't wait to pick some berries. It's been a long time. Our local grower has social distancing rules, including reservations and limited number of guests, and they charge under $3 per pound. There are so many things we hope to make with these fresh berries.

how about you? What are you eating for Gifts From the Garden Month? Share your recipes or what you're growing in the chat.

As a teenager, my go-to chicken dinner was a meal I learned from a friend's mom. I dressed raw chicken in a bottle of Italian dressing, threw it in the oven in a dish and baked it. It was very simple and something I could do after school before heading to work, softball or whatever I had every night.

These days my go-to is similar in terms of work: I like to throw chicken in the crockpot with cream cheese and herbs. My family eats it with pasta and I add shirataki noodles to mine, which you can make in 5 minutes. I'll microwave some veggies in a bag, toss on some seasonings (Penzey's sandwich sprinkle is my favorite for vegetables!) and that's my favorite low-work chicken meal.

Hungry Girl has some great recipes to cook in 30 minutes or less that I like to make, but I also want to know what your quickest chicken recipe is. Share it in the chat!

If you're a Trader Joe's fan like me, you might be excited to hear that the company is sponsoring a fun contest called the Great Grilled Cheese Contest! Using TJ's ingredients, your challenge is to craft a delicious grilled cheese and share it with the world. Winners get a TJ's gift card, their recipes shared on the website and fame!

While my teen is sad to hear that the new Trader Joe's grilled cheese contest is for ages 18+ only, I'm excited to see what recipes are featured from it once entries are submitted. The contest runs through April 18th and people are already sharing their entries on social media, so even if you don't want to enter you can still follow the recipes and cook along with them to try new ideas out. If you're low-carb like me, modify along with me! Grilled cheese is an easy mod if you have keto bread or you have a great low-carb bread recipe at home that you love.

Will you be entering the contest? Have you already checked it out on social media? Share your recipes in the chat!

If you're like me and looking for alternatives to carb and sugar-heavy foods, you might be interested in Fat Snax. They make a variety of Keto crackers and cookies that all look interesting. I read some decent reviews and thought I'd try the sea salt crackers.

First of all, if you have ever tried anything low-carb, you already know that it's not going to taste the same as "regular" foods. The lack of white flour really impacts the flavors, and almond flour definitely has a different flavor, as does coconut flour and other alternatives. All of this said, the crackers' flavor itself wasn't bad. They were salty and pretty good when I tried them with a little cheese and again with a bit of butter, both of which are my favorite ways to eat crackers.

They are pretty tiny-maybe a third of the size of a saltine--and I don't know how they would stand up against a hot bowl of soup, which was the third thing I wanted to try. I'm out of my favorite keto soup, though. The texture is... soft. I get what they were trying to go for but that pillowy texture combined with crunch in a regular cracker just isn't there. It's more of a soft break than a crunch.

If you're craving crackers in a pinch, I think they'll do, but for the expense and having to order them special outside my usual grocery order, I don't know if I'd get them often. To be fair, many keto items have to be ordered that way (although I am partial to the keto bread at Aldi). I might try other products, though. They do have 2 net carbs per serving, and 2 servings per bag.

What low-carb finds have you enjoyed (or hated) this week? Share them in the chat.