Welcome to my kitchen......

I have been tearing up some cooking in my kitchen this weekend with lots of new healthy recipes.  I am trying to keep my fridge stocked with food I "want" to eat.  I needed to find more meal options.  I have gotten really good at keeping healthy foods in the kitchen but I am still learning how to "cook" meals that are yummy and filling but are high protein and low in all the other stuff I need.  I really want the warm, comfort food stuff with from a very healthy perspective.

I had mentioned in a post back in August that I had spent days and hours searching online for bariatric/post-sleeve surgery recipes.  I made a big recipe book that has categories for snacks, breakfast, lunch, dinner, side dishes and sweets.  I love this book and add ideas to it all the time!!

Jump forward to this weekend.  I sat down with the book on Saturday and found the dishes I wanted to cook for the weekend.  Made my shopping list, went shopping and came home to cook and watch college football (two things I love...food and football).

So here is what I made.  Even though these were already recipes for post-bariatric surgery peeps, I made some changes on my own.  (Click the name to see the recipe online)

1. Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie
   -For this recipe I used Boca Veggie Crumbles instead of beef or turkey because it is healthier and high in protein.  I used real eggs too.  I have not gotten up the courage to try the "boxed" egg substitute yet.  I am going to "try".  This recipe is YUM.  Would be good to add some chopped lettuce and tomato to make is like a real cheeseburger.





2. Broccoli Cheddar Bake
    -OK.....this looked yummy and is really nothing more than a crustless broc and cheese quiche.  But, I didn't love it.  I ate one serving and threw the rest away.  Mainly because it was sooooo much egg.  Again, I used real eggs and not the substitute for this.  But didn't matter.....this dish is not for me.










3. Peanut Butter Banana Oat Breakfast Cookies
   -These are DELISH!!!  Really yummy and taste like a dessert.  I didn't have the Butter extract so I just added more vanilla extract.  I am not a big fan of chocolate but I did want a few of the chocolate chips in this so I added the tiny little mini-chips.  This recipe gets a thumbs up and I see it on A LOT of the Bariatric blogs so must be a good one to keep around. I think it is easy to adapt as needed too!





I have a few more recipes I am trying this week.  Will be making Homemade Pumpkin Hummus and Hamburger Stew (if the weather gets cooler).  Will post those soon!