Thanksgiving-style table with turkey plates, cranberry sauce, drinks, mini pumpkins, and a phone on a beige tablecloth.
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Fresh spinach and mixed greens salad topped with sliced strawberries on a decorative plate.

Strawberry Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

A few years ago we held a recipe contest and Carol Pinto created this recipe for salad dressing is so easy and so tasty that you won't be buying the bottled stuff again. This is one of the most popular recipes on our website.
Tags: easter salad sauces salsas & dressings zEaster
Cheese filled crepes topped with tomato sauce and parmesan, served in a dish with fresh parsley.

Manicotti, made with tender egg crepes called Crespelle

Being Italian has always meant pasta, but since my surgery, I do not eat macaroni. Hard line. I grab a meatball or have sauce over ricotta with lots of parmesan cheese. Once in a while I do make a pan of Manicotti but I use very thin eggy crepes called crespelle instead of pasta. They are easy to make and really delicious.
Tags: eggs entrees Italian vegetarian
Slices of medium-rare steak topped with herbs and jalapeños on a wooden board with lime wedges.

Cook a Bariatric Perfect Steak

Steak is hard to cook unless you give it some thought and then do it the same way every time. Its common to hear 'Restaurant Steak is so much better!', because it usually is.

Tags: Beef entrees Fall
Strawberry cheesecake topped with fresh sliced strawberries and mint leaves on a white wooden surface.

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake! No Sugar Added

Show up with this dessert at a holiday party and you may just get a raise!
Tags: Cheesecake Desserts easter Summer Sweets zEaster
Golden-brown baked custard pie in a red dish with a metal pie server beside it.

No Sugar Italian Sweet Ricotta Pie

Creamy sweet ricotta pie always has a place in an Italian Easter Sunday feast. This dish is super delicious at breakfast, lunch or for dessert for any time of year! No crust, no sugar, very few carbs and pineapple vanilla is just the best flavor profile!
Tags: Breakfasts Desserts easter Italian sugar free zEaster
Plate with ham topped with pineapple and cherry, asparagus, greens with deviled egg, and mashed sweet potatoes.

Pineapple Glazed Ham Dinner for 2

This holiday, think about serving a 'fine restaurant style' plated dinner instead of a twelve pot display of gluttony! Its not only nicer, but better for everyone.
Tags: easter eggs Ham zEaster
Grilled chicken drumsticks on lettuce served with a bowl of creamy cucumber dip topped with sliced cucumbers.

Chicken with Tsatsiki - Greek Yogurt Cucumber Sauce

This is the sauce that makes a GYRO so delicious! Its easy to fix with a few fridge ingredients and perfect for making your chicken or salmon easy to eat.
Tags: entrees Summer Cookout
Plate with tomato-sauced meat and veggies, served with a fresh green salad and olives on a patterned dish.

Smothered Pork Chops

Saucy and tender! Use the center cut pork chops that look like little T-bone steaks, so you have that bit of tenderloin.
Tags: entrees Fall pork
Grilled sliced sausages on parchment paper with dipping sauces and drinks on a wooden table.

Mixed Grill with Mediterranean Salad

A great Sunday backyard and poolside plan for the grill. Sausages, a trio of sauces and a big fresh flavorful salad... everyone eats well and loves your food!

Tags: entrees Summer Cookout
Green bell peppers stuffed with a seasoned filling and topped with melted cheese and herbs.

Stuffed Peppers (with Air Fryer instructions too!)

The best stuffed peppers you will ever eat.  Both Air Fryer and Toaster oven instructions! 
Tags: Beef entrees Ground Beef meals
Fresh salad with tomatoes, onions, and greens topped with a creamy orange dressing.

Shrimp Cocktail with Remoulade Sauce

A special Summer Shrimp Salad as a simple supper or small plate for guests... when its too hot to cook... assemble! 

Tags: entrees Fast Summer Meals fish & seafood salad
Stacks of smooth, glossy chocolate cups and domes arranged on a white plate.

Hot Chocolate Bites

They are sweet and chewy and have zero sugar and lots of flavor. I make them in silicon molds and after an hour in the fridge they pop right out. They are shiny and beautiful and it doesn't matter if you eat every. single. one. of. them.

Tags: christmas desserts desserts
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