Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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Colorful Greek salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, red onions, and feta in a white bowl.

Greek Salad

This is how I like to make my Greek salad.

 

Two pieces of chicken, one drumstick and one thigh, are covered in a glossy barbecue sauce, served on a white plate against a light green background.

No Sugar BBQ Sauce

Having friends for a good BBQ dinner and not single bottle of BBQ Sauce on the shelf at Fresh Market had less than 8 grams of sugar per tablespoon and some had 15 grams.

Grilled chicken thighs, seasoned and charred, are arranged on a decorative plate next to a bowl of cherry tomatoes and a creamy dip, set on a wooden table.

Grilled Chicken, Broccoli, and Tomatoes with Blue Cheese

When I posted a picture of the supper I served the other evening, I received a lot of questions about how to make a meal in real time. Cook with me!

Bowl of broccoli salad with grapes, sliced almonds, bacon bits, red onion, and creamy dressing on a wooden board.

Broccoli Apple Salad

This vegetable side dish is crisp, bright, fresh, sweet, snappy and tastes great paired with sliced roast beef or a broiled pork chop.
Sliced seared beef with a tomato, cucumber, and feta salad on a colorful patterned plate.

Sliced Steak & Greek Salad

The trick is to slice and share a more expensive filet mignon steak, rather than serve a whole 'one per person'. Tender filet is easy to eat and delicious.
Grilled meat kebabs on skewers served with roasted red peppers, grilled onions, and fresh herbs on a white plate.

'Better than Burger' Kebabs

Our local Fresh Market has a weekly special for super nice ground chuck at just $3.99 a pound and I like making something a ‘different’ than plain ole burgers or meat loaf. These are a sort of ‘meatloaf on a stick’ that I can cook in minutes using my grill pan. 
Dish of shredded, sauced pulled pork in a ceramic bowl on a wooden surface, with utensils and a napkin in the background.

Slow Cooker Supper: Pulled Pork with Carolina BBQ Sauce

Simmer a tender pork roast all day and serve with a slightly sweet and tangy sauce for a dinner that's Lip-Smacking' Good!

Close-up of a hearty bean and vegetable stew in an orange bowl, topped with herbs.

Cowboy Beans

Take a bowl of these to a bbq and watch them disappear. Super delish, easy to make and full of flavor. Plus they make your protein slurpy and moist - WIN! 

Plate with two grilled meat patties served alongside a fresh salad of tomatoes, spinach, peppers and onions.

Killer Chicken Burgers, Best Burger Award!

Here is a winner for your Bariatric favorites. Moist and Juicy Chicken Burgers with a snappy herb flavor. Serve on Iceberg or Butter Lettuce leaves with Creamy Sriracha Sauce!

Grilled meat pieces on a plate beside a blue bowl filled with cherry tomatoes and sliced vegetables.

Grilled Lamb Chops with Tomato Cucumber Salad and Corn

Throw some chops on the grill until they are a perfect medium rare and pair them with a salad and summer corn.

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