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Low Carb Cinnamon Rolls

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Before Keto, I used to love making a can of cinnamon rolls. A warm cinnamon roll (or 3) and a hot cup of coffee was the perfect breakfast for a relaxing Saturday morning. Obviously, traditional cinnamon rolls are now a thing of the past, and bread and sugar are big no-nos. I had been seeing recipes for low carb cinnamon rolls for a while, and had several saved with the idea of making some one day. That day ended up being St. Patrick's Day. We had originally planned to go hiking, but the weather forecast had enough chance of rain that we decided not to chance it. The eldest went to spend the day with her grandparents, so we had the option NOT to visit Dunkin Donuts for breakfast (that's the only place Abbi wants to eat on Saturday mornings). I decided that this would be the morning I would finally try out one of the cinnamon roll recipes I had been eyeing. Earlier in the week, we had made low carb pizza with fathead dough. For those who have never had fathead dough before,

Weekends and Self Control

It's been awhile since I made a post, and although nobody is reading this just yet, it's time to come clean. Weekends are a huge struggle for me. It's much easier to eat right on the weekdays, when I have to bring my own food to work and I only have one option for dinner (an option I shop for, so I can control what it is). Weekends, however, are a whole different ballgame. We rarely eat at home, so I have much less control over what food I'm around. Breakfast is almost always at Dunkin Donuts because that's Abbi's favorite breakfast spot. I usually ok there- a good cup of coffee and the guts of a sandwich (either bacon and eggs or chicken salad) are satisfying enough that I'm not usually tempted to eat a donut (although, there are still times when they have a new flavor and the temptation is too strong- but at least Chase and I split one, so it isn't as much of a carb bomb if I only eat half). We normally don't eat lunch on Saturdays, so that isn'