I’m trying something new, Foodies. No more than two paragraphs before we get to the recipe! I used to be a “tell your entire life story before giving up the recipe” sort of person. That is…until I started using other people’s recipes. Sorry, but it’s ERKY to have to scroll through 17 pages of musings in order to get the …
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Need Meatless Friday dinner ideas for Lent? I got you covered!
As of this writing, it is Ash Wednesday 2020, the first day of the Christian season of Lent. No, I do not care to discuss religion with you. But I do want you to have what you need to stay healthy during every season! That’s one reason why my Bariatric Foodie Holiday Survival Guide book has recipes not only for Christmas …
Read More »Keto-friendly Scotch Eggs
(This post contains Amazon affiliate links. That means if you click the links, and then order something from the Amazon website, Bariatric Foodie will receive a small commission, which helps this website keep the lights on. After reading this post, I hope you can appreciate why that’s helpful!) The first thing you need to know about Scotch Eggs are…it’s all …
Read More »The wonder and magic of Shakshuka
It’s about time for me to admit it. I like food with unique names. Shakshuka. Like…when you say that to someone not in the know, their first reaction is, “Whaaaaaa?” And I LOVE THAT! Also, I love trying foods from different cultures. I always learn something about food and myself by doing so. That, Foodies, is a big part of the …
Read More »Easy Weeknight Steak Fajita Skillet
First, a bit of terminology clarification. For me, “weeknight” in a recipe title has a really specific meaning. Because I’m not the kind of person who actually likes to cook on weeknights. However, I’m not always that person who likes to prep food on the weekends either. So weeknight meals are actually a thing in my household. To me a perfect weeknight …
Read More »Sugar-Free Egg Nog with Added Protein
This post is NOT sponsored by Sola, but I use it in the recipe. It’s a great sweetener that I like a lot (read my review!) Why didn’t any of you tell me eggnog was so easy to make? Like seriously…of all the things I’ve made from scratch this was one of the simplest to execute. But it does require you …
Read More »The 2018 No-Flour, Sugar-Free Cookie Collection
The 2018 Bariatric Foodie No-Flour, Sugar-Free Cookie Collection is sponsored by Sola! It’s here! It’s here! It’s finally here! I get so excited by this cookie collection every year. Mostly because I’m a baker at heart. I’m not the greatest baker in the world, but nothing gives me more joy than to go into the kitchen and tinker with my measuring …
Read More »No-Flour, Sugar-Free Snickerdoodles
This cookie recipe is a part of the 2018 Bariatric Foodie No-Flour, Sugar-Free Cookie Collection, sponsored by Sola. Click here to get back to the full collection! Indulge me a soapbox moment. Nothing gets my yoga pants in a bunch like when I look at a snickerdoodle recipe and it is missing THE one ingredient that makes a snickerdoodle a …
Read More »No-Flour, Sugar-Free Peppermint Mocha Cookies
This cookie recipe is part of the 2018 Bariatric Foodie No-Flour, Sugar-Free Cookie Collection, sponsored by Sola. Click here to get back to the full collection. This recipe was a bit of an adventure. To describe it sounds like that Dr. Seuss classic, Green Eggs and Ham. (I baked the cookies in a box. I baked the cookies with a fox…) …
Read More »No-Flour, Low-Sugar Gingerbread Men
This cookie recipe is part of the 2018 Bariatric Foodie No-Flour, Sugar-Free Cookie Collection, sponsored by Sola. Click here to get back to the entire collection! Y’all really need to know…I was nervous about taking on this cookie recipe. Like…how the hell do you make a ginger cookie without molasses? This is what I wondered to myself as I headed into …
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