Oh my. What a weekend, y’all! What. A. Weekend. Actually what a week!! A week full of milestones. Wonderful blessings, but milestones none the less. First of all, I registered my oldest for high school. We are so proud of him and so excited but man, it’s a hard pill to swallow! High school!

So that was Wednesday! Thursday, we celebrated my daughter turning 13. She became a teenager. So now we have 2 teenagers in the house. Craziness!! She’s blossoming and becoming her own person, so it’s hard to be sad, as I’m lucky to see her grow, but man 13 years went by quickly and sometimes that’s a little overwhelming. I’m sure lots of mamas and daddies out there can relate.

Her actual birthday was Friday, but we celebrated Thursday because big brother had a Sadie’s dance and had to be there. Then on Saturday, Big Daddy and I celebrated 17 years of marriage! Yikes! How did that happen? I feel like all week I asked myself how in the heck did that happen? Time sure is not slowing down for anyone.

A wonderful friend of ours had gotten us a night at a bed and breakfast last year, but we never used it. Life was just chaos at that time and then suddenly another year had gone by. How did that happen?! See?! There I go again! So she came and stayed with the kids, who were all too anxious to see us move along as Lo spoils them rotten and they have too much fun together.

So off we went. And we had so much fun. Just a nice break from reality. Frankly, we were past due. It was time. Fairfield Manor treated us like royalty and even served us breakfast in bed. If you are in the area and looking for a place to stay, I highly recommend this bed and breakfast!

So now it’s Sunday and it’s time to get back to reality. Cue that song from the late 80’s by Soul II Soul…back to life, back to reality, back to the hear and now…lol! I’m frankly looking forward to a week of no milestones. After a week of nothing but milestones, a week of regular days sounds so lovely. It’s always nice to celebrate and enjoy, but I love simplicity. And these low carb, keto friendly sausage puffs go right along with that simple vibe. A friend of mine who subs up at the school where I work sent this recipe for low carb sausage puffs one day and said they were a hit at her house. I got the stuff and finally tried them this afternoon, thinking that they’d be a nice breakfast or a quick bite for lunch. They make your kitchen smell so yummy and they are so delicious!! My little tootie girl, aka #3, loves them! Rachel warned me I needed to double the recipe and she was right! I should have! They are super simple to whip up, and they bake up quick. Yes, they are basically sausage balls. Yummy! I usually balk at using coconut flour, as I do not enjoy it in pancakes, but in this recipe you can hardly taste it. Sometimes the simple things make life so much better! Quick bite to grab if I know I need to eat but don’t want the extra carbs?! Score!

Sausage puffs (makes about 25)

Stuff you need~

1 pound (roll) breakfast sausage, browned and drained-not crumbled!!!

4 1/2 tablespoons of melted butter, cooled

4 eggs

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 cups shredded cheddar

1/3 cup coconut flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

A few turns of Himalayan pink salt

What to do with the stuff~

Melt the butter in the microwave and then put in fridge to cool. The pampered chef 2 cup prep bowl works great for this!

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Brown your sausage in a large skillet. Do not crumble the sausage completely. Just sort of break it up a little. I use my Pampered Chef mix n chop for this in my big all purpose skillet and it was a breeze.

In a medium size bowl, add your eggs, sour cream, garlic powder, salt and cooled butter and whisk together.

Whisk in the coconut flour and baking powder to this mixture.

Next, add the broken up browned and drained sausage and shredded cheddar. Mix well. I use my Pampered Chef mix n scrape and I find that incorporates all the ingredients together beautifully.

Now, using a spoon or In my case, a Pampered Chef scoop to make these sausage puffs a reality. It works great. The original poster said she made 35 puffs, but I only managed to get 25. I imagine I used a bigger scoop. It’s all good. She said you did not need much space in between each puff, so I just loaded up that baking sheet.

Pop these bad boys into your preheated oven for 15 minutes give or take. And prepare for the wonderful smells to draw people in. When done allow them to set for a few minutes. Store in a air tight container in the fridge. Be prepared to stay in your macros all week long!

Here’s to a simple, keto friendly week of no milestones!! Yes!!

Enjoy and God bless!!