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Plate with two seasoned crab cakes on greens, surrounded by cherry tomatoes, with a fork on a purple napkin.

Maryland Crab Cakes

The crab is the STAR, so we are looking to enhance, not cover up the flavor.
Tags: entrees
Grilled shrimp served over a Caesar-style salad with lettuce, tomatoes, croutons, and grated cheese.

Shrimp Caesar. When it is too hot to cook!

A classic salad on nearly every menu. The newsflash is that you can make a better version in your own kitchen.

Whisk mixing orange mashed mixture in a bowl, with syrup bottle, butter, and cooked squash pieces nearby.

Sweet Potato Puree - Food for NEW Bariatric Post Ops

To Purée is to blend, grind or mash food until it is a thick, smooth, lump-free consistency. A Purée by definition is a food that is a soft creamy paste.

Egg salad on a romaine lettuce leaf with sesame seeds, served with sliced cherry tomatoes and balsamic drizzle.

7 MORE, Yummy No Bread Foods!

Learn to live without the bread, rice, tortillas, crackers and macaroni. Once you've tamed the habit, they become a choice instead of a compulsion and no longer rule you!

Small glass jar filled with creamy spread containing red bits, sitting on a wooden countertop.

Pimento Cheese

My Georgia born husband has occasionally tossed a plastic container of pimento cheese into our grocery cart. Homemade is MUCH better!
Deviled eggs filled with a herbed, creamy yolk mixture, garnished with fresh dill on a decorative plate.

Shrimp Deviled Eggs

A tasty and easy to eat standby dressed up with a little chopped shrimp. Such a simple addition but it adds enough wow to change the dish and get you a lot of compliments. The best deviled eggs you or your guests ever ate!
Steamed broccoli served beside a plate of vegetables in a thick red tomato based sauce.

Swiss Steak

This is an old fashioned and simple classic that my mother used to make.
Tags: Beef entrees Fall
Person cooking a pan of minced meat, zucchini slices, and tomato sauce being stirred with a wooden spatula.

The Inspire Diet Week 2 Super Suppers!

This worked out so well for Week 1, let's do it again this week. Let's Cook!
Creamy black bean soup topped with a swirl of sour cream and sprinkled with fresh chopped herbs.

The Inspire Diet Week 3 Super Suppers!

Every week we get stronger and stronger as we lose pounds. You will love the picks for our third week of getting back on track with The Inspire Diet.
Shrimp and spinach salad with cherry tomatoes and red onion on a brown plate beside a fork on a napkin.

The Inspire Diet Week 4 Super Suppers!

You love this food, your families love this food, you're losing weight, life is good. Drop the mic.
A skillet filled with three pieces of grilled chicken topped with melted cheese, resting in a rich tomato sauce with fresh basil leaves, set on a rustic wooden surface.

The Inspire Diet Week 5 Super Suppers!

Honey, what's for Supper? Here is the 5th week of simple family friendly and bariatric healthy meals. This is what we are cooking on the BariatricEating Support Group on Facebook. Watch us shine, watch us lose weight... But it's better to join us!
Golden omelette covered in glossy brown sauce and topped with fresh cilantro.

Shrimp Egg Foo Yung! Brunch, Lunch or Supper.

It is also very easy to make. Give it a try and it will be your 'go to' meal when you are short on time.

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