Diet & Nutrition by Peg's Cottage

With  glimpse of an eye  , Yes, I am over 40 now.  However, I never feel better and healthier than when I was at my 20s, which I always have migraine issues. No matter what I do, I always have headache problem. And that normally will last for at least 5 days. Ever since I had my whole food and Low carb diet about 6 years ago, My migraine finally divorced with me. Since then,  I never fall sick again. Surprisingly, I do not need to wear glasses anymore. As my eye sights have improved from 150-175 to 125-150. I understand that my family history have both diabetes and cancer; and after I saw how my late father passed away in front of my eye, this makes me more concern about my diet and food intake. Hence, I did lots of research online, read books, took courses.  With all my effort, I am a Certified Trainer with Diploma in Diet and Nutrition and Diploma in Ketogenic Diet . Sometimes, u might see me going even further to Keto occasionally when I feel like...

  I baked these Keto Brownies twice within 3 days. It is too irresistible, that I must share with everyone. First, of course is guilt free, as it doesn't contains any flour or sugar, hence, it doesn't spike your insulin.    Ingredients: 48 gram of Almond Flour 25 gram of 100% Unsweetened Hershey Cacao Powder 2 tablespoon of Coconut Flakes 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 3 Eggs 150 gram butter 1 tablespoon of Keto Sweetener 50 gram of Keto Chocolate Melted Method: 1. Melt the below ingredients with double boil method: 150 gram butter 1 tablespoon of Keto Sweetener 50 gram of Keto Chocolate Melted 2. Use a whisk, to whisk eggs in (1) 3. Then fold Almond Flour, Cacao Powder, Baking Powder and Coconut Flakes in (2). 4. Baked @ 185 C for 35 minutes. (You can bake for 25 minutes, but I like to have crispier top) #pegscottage   #dessert   #KETO   #KETOFRIENDLY   #KETOFRIENDLYRECIPES   #ketobrownies   #fudgebrownie   #ketofudgebrownies  ...

  Ingredients:  115 gram of self raising flour (If using cake flour or plain flour, please add 1 tsp of baking soda + 1 tsp of baking powder) 15 gram of cocoa powder Pinch of Salt 80 gram of chocolate chips 50 gram sugar 57 gram butter 50 gram egg 120 ml of milk + 1/2 tbsp of ACV 1 tsp of Vanilla essence 185 C for 20 minutes. Method: Preheat oven @ 185C. In a whisk bowl, whisk eggs, follow by melted butter, milk + ACV, vanilla extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt. Stir in Chocolate chips. Make a well in the dry ingredients, then pour wet ingredients in. Do not over mix the batter. Bake for 20 minutes. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking and cooking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking or cooking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

In this post, I am going to share with all of you the Mini Banana Bundt Cake, which is very moist! This is a very straightforward  Mini Banana Bundt Cake , i am not going to post a long post on this, please find below ingredients: Ingredients: 192 gram of cake flour 1 tsp of baking soda Pinch of salt 113.4 of melted butter 180 gram of sugar 1 tsp of vanilla essence 50 gram of whole egg  2 ripe banana 122.5 gram (whipping cream + milk powder + fresh milk) or yogurt. Method: Mashed banana. Sift cake flour and baking soda. Set aside. In a stand mixer, add eggs. Medium speed for 1 minute, then increase to the highest speed for 2 minutes. Eggs are now foamy. Add sugar and beat at the highest speed for 3 minutes. Add 122.5 gram of liquid and banana in, and use spatula and fold for 3 times. Then divide butter into 2 parts and flour into 3 parts. Fold the butter and flour in the sequence of butter - flour - flour - butter - flour. Baked @ 175 C for 2o minutes. #minibundtcakes   #...

Day 44 of MCO. Daughter requested Cheesecake for dessert. This is a failed proof Cheesecake which everyone can do it at home, as it doesn't require any complicated equipment, such as oven or electronic whisk. What we need is only pressure cooker and a whisk. Sounds very simple? Let's try at home, enjoy it with a cup of coffee. Ingredients:  Based Crust 1 cup of almond flour = 112 gram of almond flour 2 tablespoon of melted butter = 38 gram of melted butter You may add 15 gram of sugar if you want to add extra flavor for your crust based. However, why we want to bake at home, it is because we want to bake a healthier version of cheesecake for our family, and of course is cheaper and we know what ingredients we have added in our cake. Cake Batter 250 gram of Tatura cream cheese (Room temperature) 50 gram of castor sugar (If you are on Keto, please use sweetener substitution, such as Lakanto) 2 eggs (100 gram of eggs) 60 gram of Shani whipping cream (35% of ...

Ingredients: 2 egg yolks 49 gram of fresh orange juice 24 gram of oil 45 gram of self raising flour 6 gram of sugar 1 teaspoon of orange zest Meringue: 2 egg whites 33 gram of sugar Pinch of cream of tartar Pan Size:   6' inch Chiffon Pan Method: Whisk egg yolks, sugar, corn oil, orange juice, orange zest until well combined. Then fold flour in with spatula. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peak. (Together with cream of tartar) Fold egg whites in egg yolks batter by 3 batches. (Do not overmix) Baked @ PPC for 59 minutes. Once cooked,Tap cake pan from high once to prevent shrinkage. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Today mark my 357th day of my keto Journey, and i would like to share this Keto Moist Chocolate Cake with all of you. Personally i like this cake ,as it taste very chocolaty. I keep my cake in the freezer as my dessert. When i feel like i want to have a piece of cake, i would microwave for 30 seconds and top with some walnuts and pecans. And the most interesting part is, no need oven, i am using my pressure cooker for this cake. I am a very simple and straightforward person, hence my recipes are always simple and straight to the point, if you have any question, please PM me via FB or my page. Ingredients: (4 Inch Pan) 68 gram Almond Meal 28 gram Cocoa Powder 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Soda 68 gram of melted butter 1 tablespoon of lakanto 80 gram of heavy cream 1 egg 1 tablespoon of warm coffee Method: 1. Mixed almond meal, cocoa powder and baking soda in bowl. Set aside. 2. Mixed egg yolks, melted butter, heavy cream and warm coffee in ano...

Ingredients: 4 egg yolks 87 gram of milk 50 gram oil 90 gram self raising flour 12 gram sugar 1 teaspoon of orange paste + 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste Meringue 4 egg whites 48 gram sugar 1 teaspoon of Lemon Juice Method: Whisk egg yolks, sugar, corn oil, milk until well combined. Then fold flour in with spatula. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peak. (Together with Lemon Juice) Fold egg whites in egg yolks batter by 3 batches. (Do not overmix) Baked @ PPC for 59 minutes. Once cooked,Tap cake pan from high once to prevent shrinkage. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients: 3 eggs 125 gram sugar 200 gram banana (cut into cubes) 150 gram plain flour (can replace with cake flour or self raising flour) 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder (omit if self raising flour is used) 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 100 gram of unsalted butter (Melted) - can replace with corn oil Pinch of salt Method: Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt twice and set aside. Beat eggs, sugar, banana until ribbon stage. Fold flour into the batter, then followed by butter. Baked @ 45 minutes @ 160 C . (However, i will bake for 55 minutes in my next attempt) Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Baked this GEM during our RMO Day 20 which was yesterday, i would say this is the best keto butter i have baked, it is very moist and buttery. This version of butter cake is suitable for those diabetic patients or elderly who doesn't acquire sweet cake. (I feel upset as i didn't recover this recipe when my dad is still alive) Nutritional Facts for the butter cake:  Servings: 4 273 Cal 1.5 Carbs 7.8 Protein Ingredients: 100 gram almond meal 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon of lakanto (Monk fruit sweetener)* 1 egg 55 gram of butter Method: Sieve almond meal, baking meal and salt. (set aside) Beat lakanto and eggs by using electric mixer until ribbon stage Fold flour mixture (1) in the egg batter (2) in 3 batches. Alternatively fold butter in the flour mixture in 3 batches as well. I am using 6 inches cake pan for this cake. Hence yield a think cake. I shall use 4 inches cake pan for my next at...

I would like to share another beauty which i have created yesterday. #day 18 #RMO # covid19 This cake is almost perfect, just some slight changes of the ingredients need to be revised. Equipment: 6 inch Chiffon Pan Ingredients: 2 egg yolks 45 gram milk (can increase to 47 gram) 25 gram oil (can reduce to 23 gram) 45 gram plain flour 6 gram sugar 1 tablespoon of cocoa powder Meringue 2 egg whites 30 gram sugar Pinch of cream of tartar Method: Whisk egg yolks, sugar, corn oil, milk until well combined. Then fold flour in with spatula. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peak. (Together with cream of tartar) Fold egg whites in egg yolks batter by 3 batches. (Do not overmix) Baked @ PPC for 59 minutes. Once cooked,Tap cake pan from high once to prevent shrinkage. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing an...

This steamed moist chocolate cake taste like store bought gardenia chocolate muffins. A must try recipe if you are a chocolate person. Ingredients: 60 gram of plain flour 25 gram of cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1 egg (lightly beaten) 100 gram of sugar 94 gram of unsalted butter pinch of salt (omit if use salted butter) 100 ml milk mixture (1 tablespoon of condensed milk + 1 tablespoon of milk powder) 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla paste (can omit) Method: Mixed all the dry ingredients in a big bowl. (set aside) Place sugar and butter in your milk pot, until sugar has fully dissolved. (set aside until it cooled down) Add 100 ml of milk mixture with vanilla paste. Add 1 egg in your wet ingredients mix with whisk. Pour the wet ingredients to dry ingredients until it has become smooth. Pour in to cup cakes liner. This recipe yield 7 cupcakes.  Steamed for 45 minutes. Ready to serve. Note:By sharing our experiences ...

                                Ingredients: Egg Yolks Batter 4 egg yolks 90 gram of coconut milk + coconut water + few leaves of pandan leaves 50 gram of corn oil 90 gram plain flour + 5 gram of baking powder 12 gram sugar Meringue 4 egg whites 48 gram of sugar Method: First to blend pandan leaves and coconut water to become pandan juice and weight 90 gram. Discard the balance of juices. Whisk egg yolks + sugar until sugar has fully dissolved. Followed by whisk corn oil, coconut milk until well combined.  Fold plain flour in 3 batches. Set aside. Now, to prepare meringue in a stainless steel bowl. Beat egg white. When beat egg white until this stage, add pinch of cream of tartar to stable the egg whites.  Beat egg whites until stiff peak. Then fold plain flour in with spatula in 3 batches. This stage is important, fold until you have s...

I baked this cake for myself this year as my b'day cake, since we are all quarantined at home. This is a super creamy and yummy cake which everyone should try.  Best part, it has no flour, no sugar and gluten free. Ingredients: (6 Inch cake pan) 225 gram cream cheese 35 gram Lakanto (Kind of sweetener which made from Monk Fruit) 1 egg yolk 2 whole eggs 1 tablespoon of almond flour 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste 100 ml of whipping cream 15 ml of full cream milk Method: This is a super easy cheese cake where we only need our whisk and make sure everything is well mixed. Whisk cream cheese and sugar until well combined. Followed by adding egg. (One by one). Add vanilla paste, whipping cream and milk. Fold almond flour in. Baked @ preheated oven of 200 C for 50 minutes. ** Keep in the fridge overnight for your cheese cake to taste even better. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would apprecia...

Recipe Yields 10 Cupcakes Ingredients: 125 gram of salted butter 120 gram of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla paste 2 egg 160 gram of self raising flour 185 gram of fresh milk Method: Cream salted butter and sugar until white and pale. Followed by vanilla paste and eggs. Mixed well. Then fold 1/3 of self raising flour in the batter, followed by 1/3 of milk. Flour and Milk should fold in the batter alternately until finished. This is to make sure all the ingredients are well mixed. Lastly, scoop the batter in the cupcake liners. (If you would like to make some marble pattern, you may scoop some of your batter from the original flavour and mix with some cocoa powder; however, this is totally optional) Baked @ 175 C for 13 minutes, then 180 C for another 13 minutes. Note: By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

Ingredients: Egg Yolks Batter 4 egg yolks 90 gram of coconut milk + few leaves of pandan leaves 50 gram of corn oil 90 gram self raising flour 12 gram sugar Meringue 4 egg whites 48 gram of sugar Method: Whisk egg yolks, sugar, corn oil, milk until well combined. Then fold self raising flour in with spatula. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peak. Fold egg whites in egg yolks batter by 3 batches. Baked @ PPC for 59 minutes. Once cooked,Tap cake pan from high once to prevent shrinkage. Note:By sharing our experiences in baking, we could improve further the recipe. Hence i would appreciate if you could kindly link back your baking experiences to my blog for sharing and further improvement.

The texture of this cake is firm and soft with crusty top. Best to serve with cup of Espresso.  As the fragrance and bitterness of the coffee just the best combination with the candied mixed fruits of the cake! Ingredients: 113 grams of unsalted butter, room temperature 80 grams of granulated white sugar 3 large eggs, room temperature 1 teaspoon of Rum essence 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 260 gram of dried mixed fruits 245 gram of self raising flour 1/4 teaspoons salt One teaspoon of orange zest 60ml of fresh milk Method: Preheat oven @ 180 C Beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Followed by egg, one by one. Add in vanilla extract and rum essence. Followed by mixed dry fruits. Fold half of the flour in the batter. Follow by milk  Then fold another half of half in the batter. Bake for about 60 -  70 minutes  or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Note:By sharing our experiences in bakin...