I’m Wes and I'm passionate about great food and good conversation. When I'm not in the kitchen, I'm usually in front of the camera or behind a laptop screen.

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Wes Shoemaker
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Y’all! 🚨 MY NEW VIDEO JUST DROPPED! 🙂 Are you tired of boring low carb meals? I think these THREE #lowcalorie #lowcarb #highprotein sauces and spreads are absolute game changers.
I tested three recipes for flavorful sauces (both savory AND sweet!) to help level up meal prep and add a punch of flavor to existing keto favorites… without adding extra carbs or calories. (Two of them are less than 16 calories per tablespoon!) 😮
What recipes did we test? Which were my faves? Head over to YouTube to watch this latest video and find out!
Check my bio for details… see you there! 📺↖️
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3 weeks ago
Howdy! Just a quick update post to let y’all know I haven’t disappeared into the ether! I know my content has been slow to come out recently, but I will be back in the saddle again very soon. (Keep your eyes peeled early next week!)
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I received quite a few concerned comments last night about my Insta/FB Story showing off my little “Bachelor Dinner.” (A fun play on the old “Girl Dinner” social media trend, or so I thought.) I appreciate the curiosity and questions, and realize I may have given the wrong impression with the title. LOL
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Fear not! Things have been good, just busy. Many of you know about my recent downsizing move into a smaller space here in San Diego while my spouse is temporarily working on the other side of the country for the next 6-9 months. Despite the distance, it’s a great opportunity, but the move and subsequent travel have made filming regular content a challenge. I also just honestly needed a little time and space to process these enormous changes and my own place in this big ol’ world of opportunity. So, I’ve just been wallowing and treading water, dealing with the “life-y” stuff all of us contend with from time to time. So, thanks for hanging in there with me.
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I was blessed to travel to the East Coast last week so that we could celebrate our 30th Anniversary! THIRTY! 😳 (gulp!) If a number THAT big doesn’t make a person stop and ponder where all the time went and cause a minor mid-life crisis, I s’pose nothing will. 😅
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Thanks again for hanging in there and for all the kind comments, messages, and emails asking how I’m doing and where the heck I’ve been hiding. I’m looking forward to sharing so much more with you very soon, so keep your eyes peeled. (And please go watch a bunch of my old videos on repeat, cause maintaining two households on opposite coasts in the most expensive cities in the country is a LOT! As they used to say, “Papa needs a new pair of shoes!”) 😛
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I’ll see y’all very soon!
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XOXO,
-wes 🧡
1 month ago
Stuck in a side dish rut while the grill is hot? ☀️ Me too… come on!
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Today in the (even tinier!) test kitchen, I’m tackling two #lowcarb summer sides that’ll make you forget all about the corn and potatoes. We’re talking:
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✨ Grilled Zucchini Elote – All that creamy, zesty Mexican Street Corn magic, but keeping it #keto with charred zucchini spears.
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✨ Frizzled Prosciutto Asparagus – Think bacon-wrapped, but elevated (and way less fat to render!)
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These are quick, high-flavor, and perfect for your next outdoor cookout. Plus, I’ve got some big life updates to share about why things might look a little different! 🏠
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Click the link in my bio to watch the full step-by-step and get the macros! 📺↖️
3 months ago
Tired of boring #lowcarb sides dishes? 🥬 I FINALLY tried the viral cabbage recipe that’s taking over the internet, and let’s just say… I’m a little obsessed. 🤤
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It’s creamy, savory, and surprisingly simple. But is it actually worth the hype? I’m breaking down this popular #ketorecipe and giving my honest verdict in my NEW VIDEO.
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📺 Link to watch is in my bio. See you there!
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#lowcarbrecipes #meltingcabbage #ketosidedish
4 months ago
NEW VIDEO IS OUT! 🔶 Y’all, I finally did it. I surrendered my kitchen to the robots. 🤖
I’ve been watching Cooking with Dave for a while (if you don’t follow him, you should, he’s hilarious), and he’s been testing these "lazy" keto recipes generated by "ChadGPT." Well, I decided to put two of them to the test: LOW CARB Cottage Cheese CHICKEN NUGGETS and KETO Cinnamon Sugar DONUT HOLES.
Now, I know how some of y’all feel about cottage cheese. But when the robots say it’s "lazy," they aren't kidding. One cup of this, one egg of that, and suddenly you’ve got nuggies that actually taste like... well, chimken nuggies!
I did have a few minor mishaps (are you surprised?), and my air fryer had some strong opinions about the cooking time, but the results were surprisingly good. Are they better than a real human recipe developer? You’ll have to watch the video to see the final verdict. (Answer: definitely probably no. LOL)
That’s enough yakking, let’s get cracking! Go check out the full video in the my bio! See you there! 📺↖️
(While you're in the comments getting the link, let me know: have you ever let AI tell you what to eat? Or are we sticking with the humans for now?
#HighfalutinLowCarb #KetoSnacks #CottageCheeseRecipes #LazyKeto #LowCarbRecipes
4 months ago
Y’all, I pedaled so much the self-tanner on my legs whipped itself back into a lotion. 🫣😅 This past weekend was Bike The Coast - Ventura. A new 65-mile ride from Ventura to Santa Barbara and back. 🌴 I haven’t been on the bike as much as I’ve wanted this year, so I was not really prepared for this ride. It was definitely a challenge. But, I made it. (Can still barely walk… BUT I did it! LOL) #BikeTheCoast @bikethecoast
4 months ago
Happy World Bicycle Day! The UN declared June 3rd as a global international day to promote the bicycle as a sustainable, affordable, and eco-friendly mode of transportation. They didn’t claim it will change your life, deepen lifelong friendships, germinate new ones, challenge your physical and emotional comfort zones, and take you places you never imagined in your wildest dreams - but a bike can do all that stuff, too.
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Over the past few years, two wheels and a greasy chain have taken me up and down the streets of San Francisco, into the lowest, driest, hottest place on earth (Death Valley), past the celebrity mansions of Beverly Hills, and along the surreal postcard vistas of the California coast. Thousands of miles and hundreds of hours of quiet solitude listening only to my labored breath and the crank of my pedals, preparing myself for what would be the most difficult physical challenge of my life thus far. I wouldn’t give up those treasured memories for any amount of money or fame.
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So, whether it’s a rusty old hand-me-down or a $10,000 spectacle, an electric-assisted speed demon or a hand-cranked recumbent… if you are willing and able, please give yourself the opportunity to feel like a kid again.
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Go ride a bike! 🌎🚲🧡
#worldbikeday #worldbicycleday
5 months ago
