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Apple slices topped with creamy cheese, crispy bacon, and chopped nuts, arranged decoratively on a green-painted plate.

Apple Brie Bacon Bites

A flavor combination that will make your mouth SING! Crisp apple, brie, bacon, and sugar free apricot jam for a touch of sweet balance.
Glass mugs of creamy eggnog topped with nutmeg on red coasters beside a large bowl and whole nutmeg.

No Added Sugar EGGNOG - Ahhhhhh mazing!

Here is your no sugar eggnog. It tastes as good as it looks! 

    Close-up of glazed pecans piled in a glass bowl.

    Spiced Toasted Pecans

    These toasted nuts are the right combination of sweet, salty and spicy! Take a little bag of them to the movies. 

      Colorful antipasto salad in a wooden bowl with cheeses, olives, salami, peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, and herbs.

      Bariatric Eating's Signature Antipasto Salad

      Everyone loves Italian food! This is a bowl of marinated goodness that will make a big splash at your next holiday event or party.
      Chilled shrimp arranged on a glass rim with cocktail sauce in the center.

      Shrimp with Homemade Cocktail Sauce

      There's a reason why all fine restaurants have a Shrimp Cocktail on the Appetizer menu! Assemble this fabulous classic as your first course for the holiday meal - Easy, Delicious, Bariatric Friendly too!

      Pumpkin mousse in a white ramekin topped with whipped cream, with a spoon beside it on a dark table.

      A 'Soft Food' Holiday Meal

      We know that many of our support group members schedule surgery at end of the year to use up health savings accounts and take advantage of insurance deductibles. Then one day wake up and think 'What am I going to do about Thanksgiving and Christmas?' No worries. Not our first rodeo!

      Seafood stew in a white pot with shrimp, mussels, clams, and vegetables garnished with fresh herbs.

      Cioppino, Italian Seafood Stew for Christmas Eve

      My simple weeknight version takes half an hour and uses whatever happens to look good at the fish counter. I often make this dish with all shrimp or mussels. 

        Thick slices of medium-rare roasted beef on a wooden board with herbs, salt, and dipping sauces.

        Roasted Prime Rib of Beef... Holiday Perfection

        Better than turkey or ham and it feeds so many more people. Make it your signature holiday dish! 

          Sliced roast beef is arranged on a wooden cutting board, garnished with rosemary and coarse salt, alongside a metal fork and a small bowl of mixed peppercorns on a dark textured surface.

          Celebration Roast Beef with Onion Gravy

          I love a good Roast Beef! For me, this is a lovely Christmas or celebration dinner for two or ten. Its simple and who doesn't love roast beef with mashed...
          Roasted turkey breast on a white platter garnished with herbs, blackberries, grapes, and served with gravy.

          TURKEY BREAST... SUPER JUICY & FOOLPROOF!

          I promise you that you can be a star and pass along a new tradition to your family by following these easy 1, 2, 3 instructions. You will have the most delicious tender juicy turkey that you have ever tasted. It's not magic, it's called a meat thermometer but don't give away your secret.

          A roasted meat dish garnished with herbs sits in a brown baking dish, surrounded by cooked apples, with fresh apples and glasses of clear liquid on a rustic wooden table.

          Roast Pork with Apples

          Roast pork is one of our family favorites. When my Daddy would come to our house every Sunday for dinner, if I didnt have a pot of sauce and meatballs...
          Small dish of savory baked batter topped with sour cream, bacon bits, and chopped green onions on a white plate.

          Loaded Twice Baked 'Potatoes', perfect with Prime Rib

          Fully loaded with all the right flavors of 'sour cream', bacon, cheddar and scallions, this simple dish will be the first to disappear at your family table. THIS is what bariatric eating is all about - making a delicious dish that is easy for you to eat that the family will also LOVE LOVE LOVE.

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