July 2016 • Allergic To Sugar

A Week’s Worth of WLS Lunches

Jul 31, 2016 | Food | 0 comments

Lunches don’t have to be boring – and they don’t have to be leftovers. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely freaking love leftovers but I do get bored of eating the same thing every day. Everything I am sharing in this post, I have made from...

Moroccan Chickpea and Lentil Soup

Jul 31, 2016 | Recipes, Salads & Vegetables, Soups and Stews | 0 comments

Based on Harira, which is the national soup of Morocco (how cool is it that Morocco has a national soup?!)

Lamb, Chickpea and Fennel Tagine

Jul 31, 2016 | Meats, Recipes, Salads & Vegetables | 0 comments

Confession – I don’t actually own a tagine, yet, so I used a dutch oven and I’m not sad about the result.

Slow Cooked Black Bean Beef

Jul 30, 2016 | Meats, Recipes, Soups and Stews | 0 comments

Slow cooked anything is my jam. This beef though … its top of my list!

Chicken, Tomato and Mint Quinoa Salad

Jul 28, 2016 | Poultry, Recipes, Salads & Vegetables | 0 comments

Based quite loosely on Tabbouleh, this salad is a Middle Eastern inspired vegetarian dish now with added chicken.

Harissa

Jul 26, 2016 | Condiments & Spices, Recipes | 0 comments

Harissa is a wonderful North African chili paste that gives a garlic kick to your dish.

Eight Months Post Gastric Bypass

Jul 21, 2016 | Post-Op | 0 comments

Its been a long time, four months, since I wrote a diary update on this blog about my life post gastric bypass. I’ve been keeping an open Facebook album on my personal profile and of course there is Instagram (over there in the sidebar on the right) but I felt...

Winning the Battle of the Brain

Jul 19, 2016 | Post-Op | 0 comments

I also think about food a lot. And I blog about food a lot. The majority of my Instagram posts, especially lately, have been about food. But then I was writing a cookbook you know. Oh yes – RELEASED SOON!! So what I wanted to talk about today was the Battle...