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Glass cups filled with layered shrimp, radish, cucumber, and creamy base, garnished with fresh dill.

Cucumber Shrimp Salad. GENIUS for Summer!

Greek Yogurt does not have to be SWEET. If you have ever said the words DOUBLE YOGURT SAUCE when ordering a Gyro, you will LOVE this dish. Its a dish of Tzatziki with shrimp.

Dish of shredded, sauced pulled pork in a ceramic bowl on a wooden surface, with utensils and a napkin in the background.

Slow Cooker Supper: Pulled Pork with Carolina BBQ Sauce

Simmer a tender pork roast all day and serve with a slightly sweet and tangy sauce for a dinner that's Lip-Smacking' Good!

Cartoon woman thinking beside large neon ‘FAQ’ letters on a colorful brick wall background.

FAQ: What's a Good First Soft Food? Italian Chicken in Sauce

IF you are searching for a way to make that jump from smooth creamy pureés to soft foods and have NO idea how to do it, please let me give you the gift of this recipe. It is a technique for braising that you can have in your pocket for the rest of your life. This meal is soft and delicious and makes chicken easy to eat for ANYONE. I promise.

Close-up of a hearty bean and vegetable stew in an orange bowl, topped with herbs.

Cowboy Beans

Take a bowl of these to a bbq and watch them disappear. Super delish, easy to make and full of flavor. Plus they make your protein slurpy and moist - WIN! 

Crispy baked zucchini slices coated in breadcrumbs and cheese arranged on a wooden board.

Zucchini Parmesan Cheese Crisps

Rounds of Zucchini that crisp up very nicely in a screaming hot oven or toaster oven. Make a basket to nibble for a family movie. Warm from the oven they are magic and your whole family will love them!

Plate with two grilled meat patties served alongside a fresh salad of tomatoes, spinach, peppers and onions.

Killer Chicken Burgers, Best Burger Award!

Here is a winner for your Bariatric favorites. Moist and Juicy Chicken Burgers with a snappy herb flavor. Serve on Iceberg or Butter Lettuce leaves with Creamy Sriracha Sauce!

late of creamy chicken salad with pecans and green onions, served with sliced tomatoes and a fork.

Warm Chinese Chicken Salad

Warm Chinese Chicken Salad

Grilled pork chops with charred tomatoes, lemon slices, onions and garnished vegetables on a grill pan.

Grill Pan Meal: Brined Pork Chops and Vegetables

This is the easiest way to cook a meal that happens to be one of the tastiest as well. Throw it all on a sheet pan or in this case, a grill pan and throw it into a screaming hot oven. 

Bowl of glazed cocktail sausages coated in a shiny, reddish-brown sauce on a table setting.

Lit'l Smokies in Sugar Free Grape BBQ Sauce - Game On!

My bariatric friendly version combines Lit'l Smokies, Smucker's Sugar-Free Grape Jam and G Hughes Sugar-Free BBQ Sauce - all 3 found at Walmart. Boom. Lick your fingers good.

Folded yellow omelet covered with green salsa on a white plate beside a fork on a red and orange striped tablecloth.

Sheet Pan Roasted Salsa Verde

This one is easy.

There is nothing like a fresh salsa to spoon over roasted, broiled, pan-seared, grilled chicken shrimp pork fish or beef!

Grilled meat pieces on a plate beside a blue bowl filled with cherry tomatoes and sliced vegetables.

Grilled Lamb Chops with Tomato Cucumber Salad and Corn

Throw some chops on the grill until they are a perfect medium rare and pair them with a salad and summer corn.

Stir-fried beef with mixed vegetables including peppers, bok choy, and zucchini in a stainless-steel pan.

Chinese Beef & Bok Choy

If you have any doubt as to the unhealthiness of Chinese cuisine, look at the Nutrition Page of Pei Wei Asian Bistro. I wondered WHY I was so sleepy and sick after eating there and to my shock discovered that the Beef and Broccoli I chose had over 40 grams of sugar.

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