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 chopped salad with lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, and chicken in a patterned bowl.

Chinese Chicken Salad

Pick up the ingredients on the way home from work and you can have this amazing Wolfgang Puck inspired supper salad - that features a rotisserie chicken - on the table in under fifteen minutes.
Crispy seasoned chicken drumstick served with fresh lettuce greens and sliced tomatoes.

Oven Fried Chicken

Super Juicy, Super Fast, Super Tasty! A great weeknight meal to serve with a salad. Keep our Protein Pancake Mix as a pantry staple!
Homemade cheese pizza on a wooden board with grated cheese, oregano, and sauce ingredients nearby.

CHICKEN CRUST PIZZA! GENIUS... use a chicken burger.

The flavors of Pizza in a high protein meal IN LESS TIME than if I heated up a store-bought cauliflower or that other kind of low carb pizza from an overpriced box in the freezer. Make this one FRESH instead!

Cherry cheesecake with a graham crust, topped with glossy cherries and a slice removed.

Cherry Cheesecake

Something about a Cherry Cheesecake screams Merry Christmas to me! I make this for our holiday dinner every year.

Whole chicken simmering in broth with carrots, celery, onions, and spices.

Grandma's Chicken Soup

If you are my age you probably recall a magical soup that warded off colds and made you feel warm from your head to your toes. Not sure if it was the delicious soup or the love that also went into that pot. Let's not lose this heritage recipe - teach your children that old fashioned chicken soup heals what ails you. It is super simple and uses just 5 ingredients.

Pot of bright yellow lemon curd with lemons, eggs, a whisk, and a napkin on a gray wooden surface.

Lemon Pudding

I love lemons! Tart and buttery lemon pudding you can whip up in minutes. 

Slice of carrot cake with creamy frosting and chopped nuts on top, served on a white plate with a fork.

Carrot Cake - No Sugar Added

This no sugar carrot cake is a home run. It is super moist, super delicious, and because it's so darn good, it's all you need to serve to the whole crew. 
A bowl of seafood stew with shrimp, clams, and mussels sits on a table, garnished with parsley, alongside crusty bread and slices of lemon in the background.

Seafood Fra Diavolo

You can use mussels and shrimp as I have chosen for this version, or create your own favorite, using scallops, clams, crab, or even a whole fish filet or cubes of a firm fish such as swordfish or mahi.

A close-up of shiny red gelatin cubes stacked on a white plate, with a silver spoon nearby, suggesting a sweet treat ready to be served.

Sugar Free JIGGLERS! Silence YOUR sugar jones.

I have not intentionally had any real sugar since my bariatric surgery in 2001. That's a long time. I use sugar free desserts to stop myself from flying off the rails BEFORE it happens.

Two golden-brown pancakes are stacked on a decorative plate with a fork resting beside them, suggesting a cozy breakfast setting.

Ricotta Fritters

Ummm, soft and tender and delicious. High protein, very low carb Ricotta Fritters. One of my favorite foods for lunch at my desk.

Salmon fillets on a sheet pan with asparagus, fennel, and lemon slices seasoned and ready to bake.

Sheet Pan Meal: Salmon and Vegetables

Learning to cook a fast healthy fresh bariatric friendly meal is a big part of longterm success.
A folded omelet on a white plate topped with a chunky greenish sauce, with a fork placed above it.

Egg 'Crepe' with Ricotta & Salsa

Super simple and delicious soft food for bariatric post-ops.

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