~~posted by Jen Ooey gooey cheesy goodness! (Aren’t my new rooster plates cute?) We hope you’re enjoying out Leftovers Week offerings thus far! Today was all about sweet potatoes, tomorrow we conquer leftover stuffing! Happy Hannukah to those of you who celebrate Hannukah, and I posted a special gift for you earlier today, Protein Potato Latkes! Y’all should know by …
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Dessert Week Offering # 8: Jen’s Daybreak Protein Parfait
~~posted by Jen Call it dessert, call it breakfast, I just call it SCRUMPTIOUS! Happy Black Friday! For those of you who were up and waiting in line at 3 am, bless your hearts! I might be awake at 3 am, but there is NO WAY IN HELL I am getting out of my warm bed to brave the cold, …
Read More »Dessert Week Offering # 5: Nik’s “Portion Control” Cheesecakes
(Warning: this is a long post. Go get a cup of coffee or tea and come back…I’ll wait…) Cheesecake. It is a wonderful thing and I don’t think anybody…not one single person…should be deprived of it. But cheesecake is kind of hard to work into our daily plans, isn’t it? It’s richness makes it filling but, in and of itself, …
Read More »Sugar Free Jellied Cranberry Sauce
~~posted by Jen Yesterday I posted the Comprehensive Thanksgiving Recipe tips along with my Whole Berry version of Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce. I know some people are purists and don’t like actual berries in their sauce, so this is the Sugar Free Jellied version. My camera is still MIA, it’s somewhere here in the remodelling mania. Hopefully I will find it since …
Read More »Turkey Day Tips with Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce
~~posted by Jen It’s almost Turkey Day! What better time for the boys to decide we need to remodel my kitchen? I got home from Baltimore on Monday night to find the whole house in utter chaos. My camera is nowhere to be found, and I haven’t been able to get in my kitchen to cook all. week. long. This …
Read More »BF Survival Guide: Thanksgiving Dinner (after weight loss surgery)
~by Nikki Well Turkey Day is just a week away and we know that some of you are freaking out a little bit, especially if you are a new post-op. Thanksgiving is a holiday for counting our blessings, enjoying our family…and sharing an outrageously large and over-caloric meal. It’s the American way and no amount of self-help talk can get …
Read More »Jen’s Green Bean Casserole
~~posted by Jen This is the second of the select few recipes we’ll be sharing from the 2010 Holiday Preview. For those who’ve ordered the Portable Preview, you’ll be receiving the full recipe set shortly. For everyone else, it’s not too late to order yours! Yes, I actually have this bowl, don’t look so shocked! Everyone will receive …
Read More »Nik’s Southwestern Scramble
~by Nikki Well. The Holiday Preview is over. (cue “Pomp and Circumstance”) I had a great time with all the Pouchers who came out to the event. And let me tell you…we noshed on some EXCELLENT food! Pictures and more details forthcoming, folks. In the meantime, if you missed the event, there’s still time to get your Portable Preview, just …
Read More »Elvis’s Favorite Banana Pudding
~~posted by Jen As you can imagine, Nik and I are going bananas this week getting everything ready for the Holiday Preview on Saturday. So what more fitting way to pay homage to the chaos than some yummy banana recipes? Nik’s Protein Banana Nut Bread is absolutely divine, if you haven’t tried it yet, you should!! On a side note, …
Read More »Jen’s Mediterranean Tilapia
~~posted by Jen Here’s a little known fun fact about me: I adore trying a dish at a restaurant and then going home and re-creating the recipe. Nik loves to do that too, like her version of the “Mac Wrap.” Years ago my first husband Brian and I used to frequent this restaurant in Valdosta, Georgia (the name of which …
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