~~posted by Jen Dee’s Thai Shrimp Welcome to our very first “Recipe Remix” post. A recipe remix is exactly what it sounds like, we take an ingredient (in the case of this recipe it’s a sauce) or dish from a previous recipe and remix it into a whole different dish! This will help many of you who are faced with …

~~posted by Jen Last night was the bi-weekly fridge cleaning at my house, and y’all know what that means! Anything I find that needs to be used is fair game for a new concoction! I had 2 packs of imitation crab meat that were purchased a couple weeks back with the intention of making my Crab Dip, but they got …

~by Nikki This might sound corny but, this is a recipe that was born of friendship. Which makes it precisely the kind of recipe I love. You guys know me well enough now to know there’s almost ALWAYS a story behind my food. So my wonderful friend Pam sent me a picture of something called “peanut butter salad.” It looked …

~~posted by Jen 3 Cheese & Tomato Spread on half of a Pop Rice Today was crazy busy, I went out to lunch and a double feature at the movies with some friends and got home just in time to watch a little football before “Amazing Race” came on. We needed some snacks for tv viewing of course. Well, the …

~~posted by Jen As promised, here is the quicker version of my red beans and sausage, perfect for a busy week night. I prefer the slow cooker version, but this one tastes really good and my family can’t tell the difference. I tend to be a glutton for punishment, that’s probably why I think the more labor intense version tastes …

~by Nikki Currently there seems to be a shortage of canned pumpkin due to the summer heat and its affects on the pumpkin crops. We’ve heard from fellow Pouchers that when they do find canned pumpkin, it is more expensive this year than in the past (if you’ve found a good deal, please post in the comments so others can …

~~posted by Jen I spent today with my boys Zeus and Mickey and with my ex father-in-law for his 81st birthday. We had a nice visit and I got home much later than I had originally planned. That made me REALLY glad I had some of this awesome Spinach and Bacon pie in the fridge to heat up for a …

~by Nikki I think (suspect?)…I’m not sure but…this little blog might be coming into its own. My evidence for such a statement? Well…first a few of our friends stepped in to help me when I couldn’t take pictures of my banana bon-bons. And lately, we’ve been hearing from you guys. A lot. AND WE LOVE IT!!! So last week, Jen …

Photo Credit: Jennifer Guest Stockinger for Bariatric Foodie When I think of barbecues (or “cookouts” as we call them in Baltimore), I think of grilled meat and great cold sides – chief among them, potato salad! I know a lot of you don’t eat white starches like potatoes. I don’t for the most part. Every now and again I’ll have …

~by Nikki Bon-bon madness is catching on. Have you made yours yet? No? Well maybe a nice testimonial from our friend Lucia in Rhode Island might convince you. She says: I love this recipe! To shake the pieces of banana in, I didn’t have any of the things you listed. So I took some Fiber One twigs and a little …