I thought I’d give you guys a peek into the insanity er…joy of planning the 2011 Bariatric Foodie Holiday Food Tasting (click here if you are going “The what???”). Ultimately I decided NOT to sample out this recipe, so I am sharing it now! But this gives you an idea what yumminess awaits if you attend! It’s basically the …
Read More »What the HECK is a “Holiday Food Tasting???”
Hello my wonderful Foodies! I just wanted to take a moment to talk a bit more about the 2011 Holiday Food Tasting. I’ve gotten some good questions about the event and want to answer them here. Why are you only doing this event in Baltimore and Pittsburgh? Do you want the long or the short version of that story? Basically …
Read More »Spaghetti Squash Alfredo a la Nik
(Yesterday on Bariatric Foodie….) You made a spaghetti squash. Possibly your first. Congrats! Now let’s translate it into a yummy meal. I love spaghetti squash because it makes a great family type meal. The divas know (intellectually) that it is not pasta, but seriously? Anything covered in sauce is going to be good. The trick is to make it a …
Read More »How to Make Spaghetti Squash
Spaghetti squash is one of those veggies where there are as many ways to prepare it as people to prepare it. That is to say, my method isn’t the only method, just the one that works best for me. If you have another method, by all means share it with the Foodie Nation (in the comments section)! Wait…let’s back up …
Read More »Corned Beef Hash a la Nik
You know what’s been missing on this blog lately? FOOD! So what better way to jump back into playing with our food than with a spin on one of my fave breakfast foods. Corned beef hash. Oh how I miss it! And miss it I did until I had a light bulb moment (these are few and far between …
Read More »2011 Holiday Food Tasting Tickets (for Baltimore) Now on Sale!!!
No idea what I’m talking about? Understandable. Click here…then come back!!! So like I said above, the tickets to the Baltimore event are now on sale! Unfortunately, I am still working out the final price on the at home tasting kits but I’ll post information about that no later than next week. Just to re-cap, the Baltimore event will be: …
Read More »2011 Bariatric Foodie Holiday Food Tasting
***SOME INFORMATION HAS CHANGED. IT IS IN BLUE…LIKE THIS TEXT 🙂 I know…summer isn’t even over yet and here’s Nik talking about Christmas! Christmas, Nik??? Really? Well, as fall approaches, so do the holidays. And I know many of you worry about holiday food. Will you be able to partake in at least some of your favorite dishes? And …
Read More »WLS Friendly Emergency Rations
Well, foodies. Irene is headed up the east coast and the divas and I are preparing for a yucky weekend. While I don’t think we’ll get the full brunt of the storm, our area is prone to power outages from normal storms, so who knows what this weekend will bring. But this gave me the occasion to think about emergency …
Read More »Kitten's "Love Potion #9" Protein Frosting
Is it wrong that I wanna bust out in the “cuppie cake song”? You ever get wind of an idea that was so good you wish you had thought of it? But you can’t. You really can’t. It’s not honest or ethical — even if it would earn you a place of eternal glory. This is one of those …
Read More »Nik’s Chocolate “Thingamajigee” Protein Cupcakes
Note to self: with kickass new blog design, sucky phone pics are no longer acceptable!!! Oh…what should come first? The cupcake or the icing? Decisions, decisions!!! For those that don’t know, I am a protein baking freak. Yes, I know of the Pillsbury Sugar-Free cake and brownie mixes and accompanying frostings. I appreciate the fact that Pillsbury is trying to …
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