The Autodidact

Poking around in an interesting keto cook book, I stumbled across a lamb stew. I did tweak it quite a bit to suit my tastes and pantry supplies, so I do consider this my own. 1 large red onion, sliced or diced to suit you 2 T coconut oil 1-2 t crushed red pepper flakes 3 garlic cloves diced or run through the press 1 T freshly grated ginger root 1 T Chinese five spice (see recipe for homemade below) 2-2 1/2 pounds lamb cubes (I used leftover lamb roast, and I highly recommend it) 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes 4- 4 1/2 C chicken broth (have roast chicken the day before and boil the carcass to use in this!) 4-5 diced prunes 1/4 C fish sauce (I found some on Amazon, but an Asian store should have it) 1 T Miso (same as above) 1/4 C soy sauce 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped Salt to taste Saute the onions in the oil until shiny, add the pepper, cloves, ginger, and five spice. Cook on high for a minute, then add the lamb and stir. Lower temp to low. Add the tomatoes, prunes and br

Recently, I tried some expensive keto granola bars from Costco, and they were delicious. But at a buck 25 per bar, I felt a bit guilty. I looked at the ingredient list, and realizing I had all the ingredients in my pantry, I sought to recreate them. I looked at a few on line recipes (which were not very helpful) to get my bearings and came up with this recipe. I cooked them in small batches, playing with the fat and sweetener, but now that I found something as good as the store bought, I will double this recipe in the future. 1 1/4 cups of nuts (I used a combination of almond, pecans and walnuts, but use what you have on hand) 1/4 cup EACH: sunflower seeds flax seeds (I used whole, but I imagine ground would be OK too) pumpkin seeds (pepitos) or pistachios 1/2 cup shredded coconut (I use unsweetened, but use sweetened if that's what you have) 2T hemp hearts (soaked chia seeds would work too) 1/2 cup coconut oil (generous) 1/4 to 1/3 cup maple syr