I was pondering ideas for using up some of the left over tomato paste from the Blackberry Cocktail Sauce the other day… then while at the store tonight I picked up some chicken breast strips (they were on sale, BOGO free). The only chicken I’ve had since my surgery is sliced deli meat, so figured [...]
Tags: cider vinegar, granulated garlic, hot sauce, left overs, lemon juice, mustard, Splenda, sugar-free, tomato juice, tomato paste, V8 juice, worcestershire
When I made the grilled perch the other night, I knew I would have a LOT of leftovers. I had bout 12 ounces of fish, and I can eat what? 2-3 ounces at a time. After sharing some with my cat I still have quite a bit. I’ve never had a fish taco, but I [...]
Tags: cheese, egg, green onion, grill station, perch, tortilla
I read a version of this recipe somewhere awhile back… I kinda remembered the details, and it sounded good, so thought I’d try to create something similar to what I remembered…. but sugar free. This is what I came up with, and it turned out really good, so I had a shrimp cocktail with some [...]
Tags: blackberry preserves, cider vinegar, garlic, horseradish, jalapeno, raspberry preserves, shrimp, Splenda, sugar-free, tomato paste, worcestershire
For some reason I was in the mood for fish yesterday. I have some tilapia in the freezer, but that wouldn’t do me much good. So I ended up buying some fresh ocean perch fillets from the seafood case. I marinated them in lime juice with some sliced jalapeno peppers and the cooked them on [...]
Tags: grill station, hot sauce, jalapeno, lime juice, perch, tilapia
This is a good way to get a nice shot of protein in the morning… about 16g in the whole deal.
Tags: blueberries, cottage cheese, egg, freezable, milk, oatmeal, Splenda
Last October I decided to pursue bariatric surgery to help solve my nearly life-long weight problem.
In November, my nutritionist put me on a 1500 calorie a day diet to prep me for the changes to come… I stopped drinking pop cold-turkey and by the time I had my RNY surgery on April 8, 2009 I [...]
This is a dish that’s easy enough to do for just one person, or a group, and is great for using up some left overs. I just did one with some turkey left over from Thanksgiving and some frozen broccoli, but use what you like or just happen to have on hand. And If you [...]
Tags: bacon, bell pepper, broccoli, cheese, egg, ham, milk, onion
First time I served this was years and years ago, in college. My roommate and I hosted a “Christmas Cookie Party”, where a bunch of friends came over and we baked and decorated (and ate) cookies all day long. I dumped a bag of frozen raspberries in to help chill it. That worked wonders, and [...]
Tags: club soda, lemon sour, schnapps, sprite
I’ve never really cared for wheat bread, but I have to eat better so I’m given them a shot. I found one in the store so far that’s not too bad… but I like to make bread for special occassions so here’s one I played with a bit and I like. It’s not too dense [...]
Tags: bread flour, brown sugar, butter, dry milk, milk, water, whole wheat flour, yeast
Ok, so that may be overstating things a little bit. But, it was my job to bring bread and pie to Thanksgiving dinner today… and I haven’t done pie in a looong time, so I did a fair amount of digging and searching and experimenting. Through some trial and error, I think I’ve come up [...]
Tags: banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, clove, egg, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin, shortbread, vanilla, walnuts, yogurt