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Baked casserole with eggplant, tomatoes, and cheese in a blue dish, partially scooped with a spoon.

Eggplant Ricotta Bake

This version eliminates the 'frying' step, instead the eggplant is roasted, which concentrates the flavor. While not traditional, I love the added ricotta 'lasagna' layer that serves as the protein. I like the eggplant to shine, so I do not add too many herbs or spices. A wonderful dish!

Grilled asparagus spears topped with lemon slices in a grill pan.

Roasted Asparagus

Easy, good, fresh, delicious, fast! My favorite vegetable.

 

Shrimp and zucchini noodles with garlic on a colorful ceramic plate.

Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Pasta

The sauce from these garlicky shrimp soaks into the tender zucchini. Great dish!
Stack of zucchini fritters on a plate with sliced red and yellow tomatoes and fresh herbs.

Zucchini Pancakes with Ranch Dressing

I am Italian and love love love zucchini! You are going to love it too when you taste this recipe.

Sesame-crusted salmon with mango salsa and roasted broccoli on a colorful patterned plate.

Salmon with Mango Salsa

One of my favorite recipes! It will be one of yours too once you master it's simplicity.
A bowl of creamy spinach with a smooth, rich sauce, served in a white dish on a light wooden surface.

Parmesan Creamed Spinach

Even those who say they don't like Spinach - this stuff is lick the plate good. If you are going to eat carbs, make them the vegetable kind. Use bites of this delicious dish to moisten your bites of turkey: a trick of bariatric eating.

Cucumber and red onion salad with dill in a white bowl.

Grandma's Cucumber Salad

My Grandmother was the best cook, this simple salad is one that I remember from parties she hosted. 

     

    Two stuffed red bell peppers sit on a white plate, garnished with a golden filling, surrounded by fresh tomatoes in the background.

    Cheesy Pizza Stuffed Tomatoes

    The flavors of cheesy pizza toppings stuffed into a tomato shell. Genius!

    Bowl of creamy mashed potatoes topped with chopped chives on a rustic cloth.

    Faux Mashed 'Potatoes' - Cauliflower Mash

    We are not going to really fool anyone, but this is a delicious dish in its own right! Our Cauliflower Mash is buttery and has the perfect texture. Yum.

    A baked dish topped with golden, melted cheese in a blue-rimmed ceramic bowl.

    Baked Cauliflower 'Mac & Cheese'

    What we LOVE about Mac & Cheese is the creamy cheesy sauce!
    Baked sweet potato with its skin split open to reveal the soft orange flesh inside.

    Roasted Sweet Potato

    When you simply roast a sweet potato until softened, the outside skin separates from the bright orange inside that turns soft and sweet with a caramelized flavor. It is superb for Holiday Dinners. Plain. Jane. Sweet. Potato.

    Close-up of a hearty soup with beans, corn, peppers, and meat in a decorative bowl.

    Taco Soup

    Delicious and simple to make.  A soup recipe designed for bariatric surgery recipients, but tasty enough for the entire family! You'll get hugs from everyone and feel great about it because it's a healthy option for everyone!
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