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A white plate holds several deviled eggs topped with yellow filling, smoked salmon, and parsley, set on a rustic wooden table with festive greenery and red berries in the background.

Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs

The classic with a delicious twist. Make a plate and watch them disappear. This elegant version is perfect for a before the feast snack. Taking a plate of these eggs...
Tags: deviled eggs
A plate of shrimp salad served in lettuce cups, featuring pink shrimp mixed with diced vegetables and herbs, arranged attractively on a light gray surface.

Shrimp Boats

Best Summer Dish! I buy bags of cleaned cooked frozen shrimp at Walmart and keep them for when I want something cool and simple for supper. They are also a...
A spoon scoops creamy dessert from a small white dish, revealing a golden-brown top, placed on a red plate with a woven background.

Coconut Custards

One of my favorite spur of the moment desserts that is also a wonderful chilled breakfast!
A slice of whipped cream cake topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries sits on a small plate, next to a larger cake on a textured white plate, all set against a light blue background.

Whipped Cream Cake

One of the only cakes that can be made with Splenda. The secret is in taking your time to beat the room temperature eggs into a bowl of thick rich...
A red bowl filled with bubbling French onion soup, featuring thin slices of caramelized onions in a rich, golden broth, sits on a white tablecloth next to a silver spoon.

French Onion Soup

There is not much that is more soothing and warming than a bowl of homemade onion soup! While most of us have only savored this dish in a restaurant, once...
Tags: soups
Bowl of hearty stew with ground meat, peppers, onions, and herbs served on a colorful woven tablecloth.

Stuffed Pepper Soup

My amazing Stuffed Pepper Soup is perfect for a weeknight meal with plenty of leftovers for lunches. 

A black bean soup is served in a dark bowl, topped with sour cream, salsa, and cilantro, alongside fresh herbs and a spoon on a wooden table.

Cuban Style Black Beans with Smoked Turkey

Cuban style black beans are easy and inexpensive to make at home - I use a smoked turkey drumstick that are readily available at most supermarkets and even Walmart.
Tags: entrees soups
Bowl of creamy corn chowder with sausage slices, served on a colorful napkin with a spoon.

Smoked Sausage Corn Chowder - Heat & Eat - The Inspire Diet

This time we have added Oscar Mayer Natural Hardwood Smoked Sausage slices! Oh my my!

A bowl of minestrone soup filled with vegetables, topped with fresh basil leaves and grated cheese, sits on a decorative plate against a wooden background.

Minestrone Soup

IF I ate this every day for a month I bet I'd lose 20 pounds. There is nothing in that pot that was responsible for my being 300 pounds. So many of you are afraid of vegetables and we would like to help you to not fear them. Some of you BM just once a week and believe it is normal. PROBLEM: No vegetables.

A bowl of smooth green soup sits on a decorative blue plate, with a silver spoon resting on the edge, against a textured red and white tablecloth background.

Zucchini Soup

Creamy, delicious, simple and fresh.

Creamy pumpkin soup topped with pumpkin seeds and herbs in a white bowl.

Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

At our first Before & After gathering at the Downtown Disney Hilton in Orlando, we held our special dinner at Wolfgang Pucks Grand Café. One of our chef-created, bariatric friendly, first courses was this amazing soup.
Green creamy soup topped with cooked shrimp and a cilantro leaf in a red bowl.

Crema de Fabiola Soup - Cream of Poblano

While in San Diego attending a bariatric surgeons conference, the four BE gals dined at Candelas - one sip of this soup and it was LOVE! 

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