WAIT! You’re at the right blog. Really, you are! Man, I am not good at discreetness but this time I have managed to do it!!! I worked on this whole blog re-design (with the help of an indefatigable web designer) and did not breathe a word of it. Whew! I thought I was going to explode. THIS is the gift …

You might ask, “Nik, why’d you put steak on brocolli slaw?” That would be a good question. The answer? It was the best garnish I had available!!!  So since surgery, me and beef have had beef. For a while I couldn’t eat most beef products: not steaks, not roast (even out of the crockpot), no ground beef. The only …

Are you guys in the midst of this heat wave too? OH MY GOSH!!! It’s so hot. Today it’s supppsed to hit 100 in Baltimore. In times like these I do NOT go near my stove or oven. Yesterday on Facebook and Twitter, I asked for your favorite “no oven required” recipes. Here are a few tried and true recipes …

Dear Friends, I got a message from my good friend Hala about my post on fat on the nutrition label. She pointed out that some studies show that some saturated fats can have health benefits and warned me not to demonize them all. Well Hala…you are absolutely right! And I sort of went against my own policy of not labeling …

After WLS, we figure we’re eating better. More fresh ingredients, lean proteins, lots of water. But of course, as curious creatures of nature we’re never 100% sure. So I thought about life now vs. life before and came up with a few signs…symptoms if you will…of healthier eating habits. So without further adieu… Five signs that you MIGHT be eating …

Well…maybe not THAT bag…  Ok, I’m just going to admit it. I have an affinity for Click Espresso Protein. I am not addicted, I don’t think, as evidenced by the fact that I’ve been out of it for a few months and have not gone bonkers. Partly because of my beloved decaf mochaccino. But now I have a few …

 For my long-time readers (God bless you) this is the new name for what was formerly “Pouch Party Peeks.” So…BD’s Mongolian Grill. If you are fortunate to live in a state where this restaurant exists, you are a very, very lucky person. This place was made for post-op family reunification. How so? Wait…let me not get ahead of myself. …

Barbecue season is coming. Now aside from the mental preparation of surviving a family barbecue, I thought it might be nice for us to…contemplate our options with regards to traditional grilling choices. First up…the hot dog. I looooooove a good hot dog. Especially that one that the cook left on the grill too long so it looks like a fourth …

That was quite a title! First an admission. I cannot lie to you guys. This was NOT supposed to be today’s post. But unfortunately I left my camera at a friend’s house and rather than give you a recipe with no pictures, I’d rather wait until tomorrow, when we can all revel in some good ol’ fashioned food porn! In …

Next Thursday is a special day in three very special ways. #1 – It is Cinqo de Mayo…let the margaritas pour! #2 – I’m going to bare all to the blogosphere along with some of your favorite WLS bloggers #3 – For way more personal reasons…it is my late grandfather’s, Manuel Fernandez, birthday. He did eight years ago of cancer …