Hi, I’m Annie Holmes
and I’ve been cooking low carb longer than keto was a thing.
My husband Clayton was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when we were teenagers, and our kitchen has been built around low carb eating ever since. Not as a diet. Not as a phase. Just as the way we live.
By the time keto became a household word, I’d already spent years figuring out how to make low carb food taste like the Southern comfort food I grew up eating — without the blood sugar spikes.
So why create a dedicated keto site?
In 2018, a thyroid cancer diagnosis changed things for me personally. The treatment brought weight gain that wasn’t responding the way I expected, and I started exploring stricter keto as a tool — not just for Clayton, but for myself. I already had the foundation: a B.S. with a nutrition minor, nearly fifteen years of low carb cooking, and a test kitchen’s worth of hard-won substitutions. What I needed was to go deeper.
The Best Keto Recipes is what came out of that season.
Every recipe here is built for real keto eating, not just “lower carb than usual,” but genuinely macro-conscious food that works for people managing blood sugar, weight, hormones, or just trying to feel better in their body. The recipes are tested, the carb counts are honest, and nothing is here just because it’s trending.
I know this way of eating from the inside. I know what it’s like to cook for a Type 1 diabetic every single day, and I know what it’s like to need these recipes for yourself.
That’s exactly who I’m cooking for here.
If keto is specifically what brought you here, you’re in the right place. But if you’re looking for a broader range of gluten free and low carb recipes, weeknight meal prep ideas, or wholesome everyday cooking, I’d love for you to visit my other sites too. Maebells is my home base, where I’ve been developing gluten free and low carb recipes since 2014. Sweet Peas and Saffron is dedicated to meal prep and practical weeknight cooking. And It Starts with Good Food is built around wholesome recipes and real ingredients for everyday life. The focus is different in each place, but the standard is the same: tested recipes, honest instructions, and food worth making.
I’m so glad you found this place.
— Annie
Questions or just want to say hello? Reach me at hello @ thebestketorecipes .com or follow me on Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest.
