When I was a teenager, I loved seafood. But then, in my freshman year of college, I stopped eating all meat and became a vegetarian for over ten years. When I started eating meat again (at the insistence of my doctor), I hated seafood. I couldn’t handle the fishy taste, and everything had a fishy…
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Chicken Crust Pizza – The Best Low Carb & Gluten-Free Pizza Recipe
The one single food I have missed the most since my bariatric surgery is pizza. I have missed it so much that I have occasionally picked the cheese and pepperoni off of a slice of pizza and eaten it, just to have the flavor of the pizza. If you’re new here, I had bariatric gastric…
Quick & Easy Homemade Cheesy Meatballs
I realized recently that I have posted nary a recipe since my bariatric surgery in April 2017. It’s not that we stopped eating, nor that we have stopped trying new recipes. I just haven’t been as into food since my surgery, if that makes any sense. I haven’t thought about it as much. I just…
Pierogies Alfredo
When I was a young, single girl, I used to make pierogies all the time, and this was one of my favorite ways to cook them. First of all, it’s super easy. You just toss the ingredients together, stir the sauce through, and bake. There’s nothing to it. You don’t even pre-cook the pierogies. Second,…
Eggplant Lasagna
One of my requirements for food is that it be high in protein and very low in carbs. This is life as a bariatric patient, but it’s also a very healthy way for anyone to eat. Lasagna has always been one of my favorite foods, so I was thrilled to find this veggie version. It’s…
Roasted Vegetable & Cornbread Stuffed Chicken Breasts
The roasted vegetable and cornbread stuffing that we made is a perfect filling for stuffed chicken breasts. We also considered stuffing roast beef with it, but saved that for another day. Can you imagine these stuffed chicken breasts at a dinner party or for a special person’s birthday? They are fancy and impressive, and they…
