Time for white shoes and pants

This is the beach at Salvo, North Carolina also known as the Outer Banks.  It's my happy place.  Some of my happiest memories are the vacations I spent there.  I haven't been back for too long now.  I have great memories of vacations at the Jersey shore too, but OBX will always be my favorite beach place.  I also spent almost fifteen years living in Florida and the beach there was on the Gulf of Mexico.  So different from the Atlantic Ocean.  The water of the Gulf was always much warmer and the waves were really small.  You could actually swim out pretty far and never get knocked down.  The other thing I liked about Bradenton Beach,Florida; you could park on the side of the road and walk a short distance to the beach.  Have you ever been to Wildwood, NJ?  The beach there is another story, the walk is really far to the water.  One of the reasons my favorite is OBX, is you can drive on the beach with 4 wheel drive.

No long walk, carrying everything and then trudging back again at the end of the day.  At this stage of my life, I don't think I could handle a long walk in the sand on a hot day.  This year a trip to the beach is going to be different than any other year because of Covid-19.  In fact this summer is going to be different as well.  We just have to make the best of whatever comes our way and be thankful to be alive.  

Switching gears, I tried a new recipe last night that I'd like to share with my Keto buddies.  As I've said before, I will only share recipes that I've tried and rate as really good.  This one is no exception.  I hope you will try it.

Keto Lemon Mug Cake

1 Tbsp. Almond Flour

1 1/2 Tbsp. Coconut Flour

1 Tbsp. granulated sweetener, like Swerve

1/2 Tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 Tsp. lemon zest

1/2 Tbsp. lemon juice

1 large egg 

3 Tbsp. Milk (I used light cream)

Combine the dry ingredients and mix well.  Add the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.  Grease a large mug (I used coconut oil).  Pour in the batter and microwave for at least 50 seconds.  I did a full minute and it was perfect.  Cool cake completely before adding frosting.  A simple frosting is, 2 or 3 Tbls. softened cream cheese, 1 Tbls. sweetener and a few drops of vanilla extract.  Mix together and add some cream to get the desired consistency.  I also topped with a few slices of fresh strawberries.  Just the cake has 6 grams of Carbs.  The frosting adds 2 grams and the strawberry adds 1 gram.  You could also top the cake with whipped cream and raspberries.  Let me know if you try it.