Ham, egg and cheese breakfast cups, are little mini omelets, baked in a Texas muffin pan and stuffed into a crispy ham cup. Shown here with mushrooms and spinach, but easily adaptable for your own favorite add-ins, these reheat and freeze beautifully, making them a perfect make-ahead breakfast.

Ham, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Cups

I was flipping through my Woman's World magazine and was reminded about these little cups. I really enjoy that magazine! Have you ever read it?

I used to pick up a copy at the grocery store every now and again, so when I checked on a subscription, at first glance I had a little sticker shock! But after realizing it's actually a weekly subscription and not just monthly, I thought I would treat myself.

The magazine features things of interest to me as a woman - diet, fashion, gardening, health, crafting, spiritual inspiration, new cookbook features and, of course, recipes. This week's issue has the most adorable cupcakes and treats for Halloween so you might want to pick one up at the grocery store. One of the other recent issues featured egg cups similar to those I used to make often when I was working in the corporate world and had that long commute each way, every day.

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven and My Thoughts on Low Carb Dieting

Perfect bacon, cooked all at once in the oven!

How to Cook Bacon in the Oven

Oven bacon is the easiest way to cook a lot of bacon at once, but first, I want to address a subject that interestingly several long time readers have contacted me about recently, and that is to ask what I think about this new low carb trend among some southern food bloggers, to which I respond, "there's a trend??"

Between family, grandchildren and work, I don't get out much across the interwebs so I wasn't aware of this, but y'all tell me there has been, and seriously, I'm not at all surprised to see some southern food bloggers taking the low carb path. Here's why.

Chicken wings, dipped in a butter and garlic sauce and rolled in seasoned Parmesan cheese.

Garlic Parmesan Wings

This recipe for Baked Garlic Parmesan Wings was one that, waaaay back in my low carb days of eating (oh, yes I did), we LCers used to eat a lot.

They were considered addictive, so much so that they were actually known as heroin wings back then. Today, I guess that would be "crack" wings. Yes. I know. I hate that reference to anything food, but it is what it is. That, my friends, was what they were called.

I think I'll stick with Garlic Parmesan Wings.

Stir Fried Cabbage Bowl - a simple stir fry of ground pork, turkey or beef, cabbage and rice. It's quick, easy and delicious!

Stir Fried Cabbage Bowl

This stir fried cabbage recipe made with ground beef, and affectionately referred to as Crack Slaw by low carbers, was a favorite back when I was low carbing. Equally good with ground pork, turkey and even breakfast sausage, it's kind of like an inside out egg roll, without the high carb wrapper. Some folks refer to this dish as an egg roll stir fry or egg roll in a bowl.

Low carb. Yeah, in my dozens of diets over the years, I did it, the whole low carb thing, and frankly, it is a great way to lose weight pretty quick, say, for instance, to help shed those holidays pounds. Or for a special occasion coming up. For me, however, it was not good for the long term.