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A blue plate holds a sausage patty, fried egg, and strawberries with an orange slice, alongside a glass of orange juice, while a cast iron skillet with more sausage patties sits nearby on a striped towel.

Cranberry Turkey Sausage

Cranberry Turkey Breakfast Sausage This is the perfect breakfast! A little sausage, an egg. Delicious & packed with protein! If I can give one tip for this recipe it's this....
Tags: Breakfasts entrees
Personal sized pizza topped with tomatoes, onions, basil, and melted cheese, with a slice cut and a pizza cutter nearby.

Sheet Pan Meal: Portabello Pizzas... all the flavors without the 'crust'!

Holy moly, this is delicious! It has the pizza flavors I love and a nice chew. This recipe is right where healthy and delicious collide... try it!
Tags: Italian pizza sheet pan Vegetable Dishes vegetarian
Slices of seared steak topped with green herb sauce, served beside zucchini noodles with parsley.

Sliced Steak with Garlic Zoodles - an Inspire Diet meal!

Make the PERFECT supper for The Inspire Diet
Tags: Beef entrees meals zucchini
Two small baked casseroles with golden, browned tops in white ramekins.

Shepherds Pie... Low Carb, High Gravy, Bariatric Eating Style

My mom used to make Shepherds Pie in a brown ceramic dish with a big handle. It was creamy and beefy with lots of delicious gravy. With a few changes, this is a wonderful warm and comforting dish that you will love.

Tags: Beef entrees Fall Ground Beef Vegetable Dishes
Plate of sliced steak with beans and cherry tomatoes topped with cream, set on a rustic table with cutlery.

Skirt Steak, Southwest Beans & Tomato Salad

Most nights in our house, we eat grilled meat or fish and a salad. Occasionally I add some beans or a piece of fresh Summer corn. You wont see rice, macaroni, spaghetti, potatoes, or bread on my plates!
Tags: Beef entrees Summer Cookout
Chocolate cookie sandwiches filled with strawberry ice cream on a turquoise plate with fresh strawberries.

Magic Chocolate Strawberry Cookie Sandwiches

Make both desserts ahead of time and using a small ice cream scoop sandwich a scoop between two little cookies. People will gobble them up before you can create a full tray!

Tags: cookies Desserts
Sliced beef rests on a dark plate, topped with a vibrant mix of diced tomatoes, onions, and cilantro, with fresh limes in the background, suggesting a flavorful, fresh meal.

Grilled NY Strip Steak with fresh Pico de Gallo

THINK SIMPLE... its the key to a lifetime of holding the line for weight gain. Its easier to stay slim if you construct your daily supper plate with a protein...
Tags: Beef Summer Cookout
A halved avocado filled with mashed avocado and shrimp sits on a blue plate next to two halved boiled eggs, with a green polka-dotted cloth in the background.

Shrimp Stuffed Avocado

Choosing just one fat in a meal is not a hardship when its avocado. Shrimp and avocado is a match made in heaven! One of my favorites.
Tags: entrees fish & seafood
Seared tuna steak served with lime slices and a fresh avocado and tomato salad on a black plate.

Seared Tuna with Summer Salad

I can have this tuna dish off the grill and on the table in ten minutes... it's that basic a preparation, with restaurant flavors!
Tags: entrees fish & seafood Summer Cookout
Three pieces of cooked salmon are arranged in a creamy sauce, garnished with lime wedges, cilantro, and sliced red chilies, in a black pot on a textured wooden surface.

Coconut Red Curry Salmon

I bought some really special Alaskan King Salmon and made this Coconut Red Curry Sauce that would only accentuate the freshness. Yum.
Tags: Asian entrees fish & seafood
A platter of colorful fruit skewers, featuring strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, cantaloupe, and pineapple, arranged in a starburst pattern on a checkered blue and green tablecloth.

Fruit Sticks

Frosty poolside fruit sticks hit the spot... watch the smiles on their faces.  
Tags: Desserts sugar free Summer Sweets
A round plate holds a golden-brown apple pancake topped with powdered sugar, surrounded by a fork, a red apple, and a glass of milk on a textured gray cloth.

Inspire Apple Dutch Pancake

A slightly different and super tasty way to cook our Inspire Silver Dollar Protein Pancakes using apple slices!
Tags: Breakfasts Desserts
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