Pureed Food After Weight Loss Surgery

Today was officially my last day on “stage 2” of my post-WLS diet. Every surgeon+nutritionist is a little different, but for mine, we do 1 week on full liquids (3 protein shakes a day, ugh!), 1 week on puree, 3 weeks on soft food, and then on to the rest of our lives. Whereas I … Continue reading

Recipe: Thai Veggie Rice

This past week I’ve been doing a lot of cooking involving just throwing things together without recipes. Coupled with a (very expensive, as usual) trip to Whole Foods has had some yummy (and healthy!) results. But I think this is one of my new favorite things, and I made it up all by myself so … Continue reading

The black bean brownie guessing game (Hint: It’s not poo.)

Here is how this game works: (1) Make black bean brownies. (2) Tell other people you are making brownies with a secret ingredient. (3) Make them guess what’s in it, and then make them taste it, and make them guess more, and DON’T TELL THEM until they admit it’s yummy. The members of my household … Continue reading