Dinner

This recipe was developed as part of a partnership between Bariatric Foodie and Celebrate Vitamins. Here on Bariatric Foodie you’ll find pictures and helpful recipe hints, then use the button at the bottom of this post to click through to the Celebrate Vitamins website to view and download the recipe, complete with nutrition information! I know what you’re thinking. That …

This recipe was developed as part of a partnership between Bariatric Foodie and Celebrate Vitamins. Here on Bariatric Foodie you’ll find pictures and helpful recipe hints, then use the button at the bottom of this post to click through to the Celebrate Vitamins website to view and download the recipe, complete with nutrition information! We don’t need to recap my …

Ok don’t be afraid. Seriously. Don’t! It’s couscous. Breathe. Are you breathing? Even if you don’t eat couscous there are some legit reasons you should consider this dish: Not all carbs are evil. Not even all starches are evil. Especially once you are further out and are cleared to incorporate them into your daily eating. Your family will eat this. …

Y’all need to know you almost didn’t get a picture of these spicy beans and sausage. Why? Because somewhere along the line my well-crafted, time-tested method for making sure nobody eats my bloggable food broke down this week! Let me tell you how that usually goes. Usually my family knows when I am making food to blog because it takes forever …

So…I had a problem when I was photographing this Chicken Tortilla Soup. No it was not the tortilla chips (although thanks for the vote of confidence). This. Soup. Is. So. Good. It’s like…”put-it-in-the-crockpot-and-go-back-every-five-minutes-to-test-and-see-if-it’s-still-good” good. It’s…”take a small slurp between every shot you take of the recipe” good. It’s “this-soup-may-never-make-it-to-the-dinner-table” good! Thankfully, this is a big batch recipe, so that didn’t happen. …

So before we dive headfirst into jicamo fish taco goodness, let’s get a few things out of the way. What the heck is jicama??? (Watch this then come back. We’ll wait for you!) You can eat that whole taco??? (Yes, I can eat that whole taco. I can actually eat both tacos, but your mileage may vary!) Where do I …

Spaghetti squash ramen. I know what you’re thinking. “Why for, Nik?” Ok so here’s the truth. I grew up in what one might describe as a…humble…household. And so there were days when ramen was dinner. Which I did not mind at ALL. So let’s get the obvious out of the way. YES ramen is basically noodles and liquid, neither of which …

  Back when I first published this recipe, it was a “mea culpa” for taking so long to publish my cookbook full of delicious zoodle recipes. Well, I’m happy to tell you that the wait is OVER! Oodles of Zoodles: Your Jumpstart Guide to Zucchini Noodles is now available. Click the button below to learn more about it – after you check out this …

I think I’m a little obsessed with this picture. Right now Oodles of Zoodles is in the hands of my very trusted and capable brand manager/graphic designer. She showed me a proof recently and when I got it I opened it eagerly, whizzing through the pages (it’s an ebook so I was looking from my phone) to get to THIS recipe …

First, can we just have the obligatory giggle over the term “cheeseball.” Let’s do it. (LOLOLOLOLOL) Ok, now that we’ve indulged our inner 9 year-olds, let’s get started, shall we? CHEESEBALLS!!! (I’m sorry…this is really unprofessional but…LOLOLOLOLOL…ok…I’m done…I promise.) They are one of my favorite party treats! You know why? A few reasons: They are super easy to prep and …