Sometime before I got this awful head cold that I have this very moment, the divas and I took some time to reflect on which Holiday Food Tasting would be better attended: Baltimore…or Pittsburgh. The conversation went a little something like this. Now we ALL know who will win the Ravens/Steelers game on Nov. 6, but the jury is still …
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Do you have your ticket yet???
The advance sales for the Baltimore Holiday Food Tasting come to a close this Saturday, October 8. The Pittsburgh advance sales end on October 15. Have you got your ticket yet? Some of my Foodies are simply too far away to join us. I understand! You can also order your Holiday Survival Kit and get all the resources from the …
Read More »Whatcha eating these days, Nik?
A few months back me and a bunch of other WLS bloggers did a “day in post-op eating” blog-fest, all of us posting our eating schedules on the same day. I personally vowed to do that more often and…haven’t. Life gets busy and all that jazz. But I want to get back on the good foot. This is what I …
Read More »Chicken a la Nik
Ok, let’s first talk about what Chicken a la Nik is NOT. It is not (necessarily) a knock-off of Chicken a la King. There may be some similarities, but this isn’t that. But this is a really decent, family oriented meal. It is a one skillet meal and has a “down home” feel to it. So let’s jump on …
Read More »The Pre-op Kitchen Check-Up
Ok, so you’ve done your initial consult, your info session, your nutritional consult, psych consult, pre-op class and the other gamillionty-two things you have to do before you have your surgery. Now it’s easy sailing, right? Well…maybe. Those tests were meant to make sure you come through weight-loss surgery successfully. But is your kitchen set up to do the …
Read More »The 2011 BF Holiday Survival Kit
Ok, it took some time but I am happy to FINALLY put the Survival Kits on sale. These are what I was formerly calling the “At Home Tasting.” I’ll spare you the details of why I changed the name. But since I did an FAQ on the live event, I thought I’d do one on the Survival Kits as well. …
Read More »Just a little something…
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 »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 …
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