ASIAN MARINATED SLOW COOKED PORK

I STARTED OUT WITH A 3 POUND PORK LOIN THAT I CUT UP IN SMALLER PIECES AND PUT IN A BIG ZIP LOCK BAG... THEN I ADDED GARLIC, ASIAN PONZU CITRUS MARINADE, SOY SAUCE AND FRESH GINGER AND SEALED THE BAG AND MARINATED FOR 4 DAYS......

THEN I PUT THE PORK IN THE CROCK POT WITH CARROTS, ONIONS, CELERY AND LET THE VEGGIES SWEAT A LITTLE BIT..... THEN I ADDED SOME WATER TO COVER EVERYTHING AND COVERED THE CROCK POT AND SET ON LOW

AFTER ABOUT 6 HOURS THE PORK JUST FALLS APART...

NEXT I TOOK OUT THE LIQUID AND SAVED IN ONE CONTAINER AND THE PORK AND VEGGIES IN ANOTHER.....

TOMORROW I WILL SKIM TH FAT OF THE LIQUID AND REHEAT TO ADJUST THE THICKNESS WITH SOME CORNSTARCH AND WATER AND ADJUST THE FLAVORS AS WELL......

chicken or pork one pan wonder

 poached chicken, peppers, onion, garlic,diced tomatoes, manwhich sauce and veg baked beans.... slow cook a cpl hours and shred chicken with 2 forks.... can do with pork too

LOW FAT/FAT FREE Mexican Taco Layer Dip

 LOW FAT/FAT FREE Mexican Taco Layer Dip
In order of bottom of dish to top. dish here is 8x8 glass dish. if using longer dish, double ingredients.

1st layer: fat free Refried beans, 1 can
2nd layer: Fat Free Chili, 1 can
3rd layer: 1/2 jar- 1 jar salsa
4th layer: 1 container fat free sour cream
5th layer: fat free chedder cheese/taco cheese
6th layer: shredded ice berg lettuce to cover
7th layer: sprinkle diced tomotoes
8th layer: sprinkle diced chiles
9th layer: sprinlkle black olives

chill for 2 hour if any ingredients were hot when u put them in. if not serve and enjoy

southwestern black bean dip

southwestern black bean dip

2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 large bell pepper (i used orange)
1/2 medium onion. chopped
1 tsp olive oil
two 15 oz cans of black beans, rinsed & drained
3 tbs fresh lime juice
1/4 cup packed fresh cilantro
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp salt
fresh ground pepper
2 tbs water

sautee garlic, pepper & onion in oil until onion is translucent. in a food processor, blend beans, lime juice, cilantro, spices & water until smooth. add onion mixture & puree until smooth. chill dip, covered, at least 3 hours and up to one day

bariatric vegetarian hummus

Bariatric Vegetarian Hummus Recipe

• 3 garlic cloves, minced and then mashed
• 2-15 oz cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed
• 2/3 cup tahini (sesame seed paste, it’s a bit like peanut butter but made from sesame seeds)
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• ½ cup water
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• ½ tsp. salt
• (optional) black olives for garnish

In a food processor or blender, combine all ingredients. The texture should be thinner than mashed potatoes. You can leave out a few garbanzo beans as a garnish.

Serve with pita bread wedges, fresh cut vegetables like cucumber, or baked chips.  Makes 12- ¼ cup servings

Inspirational video id like to share

a very touching and inspirational video by my friend Pete Isip......

video does contain language......for those who are sensitive......

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul, and yet no one ever comes to sit by it.

quote of the day......

We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.

MY BUDDY FROM THE START

Had a great night last night catching up with my buddy Janine who most know used to work for DrV but left last year to go back to school.... To me she was my guardian angel from the beginning of my journey,with all the support, weigh ins and real talk when i went for my appointments and after a year from not seeing her it was great to catch up... Had a lot of great laughs and got her in my travelling pants also.... JRod is my buddy for life and I wish her the best in her education and career..... Remember JRod "POWER FROM WITHIN"

IT'S THE TRUTH!!!!

Eggbeater breakfast bake

-1 CONTAINER EGGBEATERS PINT SIZE
-TURKEY BACON COOKED AND CHOPPED OR MEATS OF CHOICE
-1/2 CUP OF MILD SALSA
-1 CAN SLICED MUSHROOMS DRAINED OR SAUTEED FRESH
-SAUTEED DICED PEPPERS AND ONIONS
-1 CUP DICED TOMATOES
-LOW FAT CHEDDAR CHEESE

-PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES
-COMBINE ALL THE INGREDIENTS EXCEPT FOR THE CHEDDAR CHEESE AND PUT IN A SPRAYED 9X13 INCH GLASS CASSEROLE DISH
-SPRINKLE CHEDDAR ON TOP
-BAKE FOR 45 MINUTES UNCOVERED
-COOL DOWN AND PORTION OUT AND YOU CAN INDIVIDUALLY WRAP AND FREEZE AND MICROWAVE WHEN NEEDED


YOU CAN ALSO MAKE THIS RECIPE IN CUPCAKE TINS FOR INDIVIDUAL PORTIONED ALSO AND WRAP AND FREEZE.... JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT WHEN BAKING

Weigh in and check up... Friday January 6th 2012

Had a great visit at Dr Vs yesterday.... lost 10 pounds for the month and now down 158 post op from August 3rd 2010, plus the 40 preop since Feb 2010 so im down a grand total of 198 pounds in less than 2 years....The smile on Dr Vs face was priceless....Always run into ppl i know there too in the waiting room... Everyone i meet are great ppl and blessed to have them with me on my journey.....

Sweet Potato Corn Chowder

-3 MED TO LARGE SWEET POTATOES, WASHED, PEELED AND CUBED
-2 MED ONIONS, DICED
-1/2 POUND DICED CARRIOTS
-1/2 POUND DICED CELERY
-1 BAG FROZEN CORN
-2 TBS GARLIC MINCED
-1 CUP WHITE WINE(OPTIONAL)
-1 CAN CHICKEN STOCK LOW SODIUM
-16 OUNCES WATER
-1 CUP MILK
-DRIED ROSEMARY,THYME,CINNAMON,SALT, PEPPER.... TO TASTE

-IN A LARGE POT HEAT UP @ 1 TABLESPOON OF OIL AND ADD THE POTATOES, ONION,CARROTS,CELERY,GARLIC AND CORN, AND LET THE VEGGIES SWEAT
-ADD 1 CAN OF CHICKEN STOCK,WINE AND THE WATER
-COVER POT AND TURN HEAT ON LOW, STIRRING OCCASIONALLY FOR @ 1 HOUR
-ADD MILK AND USE A WAND MIXER OR LARGE BLENDER TO SMOOTH EVERYTHING OUT....
-LET REDUCE TO TEXTURE YOU DESIRE

Ghetto Lapband toaster oven pizza

BY REQUEST IM POSTING THE INFAMOUS TWISTED WLS FRIENDLY PIZZA....
-6 INCH SOFT SHELL TORTILLA OF CHOICE
-TOMATO SAUCE OR ANY TYPE OF SAUCE
-CHEESE OF CHOICE ( PROVOLONE SHOWN IN PIC)
-ANY TYPE OF MEATS OR VEGGIES
-SPICES AND HERBS OF CHOICE

ASSEMBLE EVERTHING TOGETHER AND PUT ON SHEET PAN OR DIRECTLY ON RACK IF USING A TOASTER OVEN OR BROILER @ 375 DEGREES

ONLY TAKES MINUTES TO COOK SO KEEP AN EYE ON IT....

quick and easy

Support group @ Palisades

Tonight we had a great turnout for the Palisades hospital group.... Was great to see all the new ppl that are going to be banded like Kelly and Cindy....The newly banded Nomar and Virginia.... My buddies Sarah and Mia.... And Dr Fredricks and Robin..... Its going to be a great year for all.....

REFLECTIONS

Looking in a mirror you see two things...The reflection of your past and what you used to be, and the reflection of what you become...

Weds, January 4th 2012

Today was a good day but damn cold only in the 20s... ventured to Shoprite and got alot of good stuff on sale to play around with.... then came home and did odds and ends.... have some great conversations with a few lap band peeps...some newly banded, some with surgeries coming up and a few others that have had it...the people i meet in my journey are amazing people and glad to walk with them in their journies as well....last nights support group was real good too... alot of great peeps there too... also ran into my old wound care specialist in the parking lot in the hospital who is semi retired Dr Adler who is a great guy... last time i saw him was @ this time last year and i got out of my car and his first words were HOLY SH@T you look great, so chalk that on the NSV board.... looking fwd to going for my weigh in this friday and to but out that 12 pounds to break the 200 pound loss.... so we will see..... peace out yah freakz......

SOUP IS GOOD FOOD

Soup is good food for a day that was freezing, so i ran out this afternoon and picked up some chicken and veggies and made a nice big pot of chicken soup....Ppl were asking what i did so here it is....

-@ 3 pounds of chicken legs and thighs bone in
the veggies i chopped and diced all in my smart chopper
-2 medium onions diced
-3/4 pound baby carrots diced
-1/2 large bunch of celery chopped
-1 large parsnip diced
-2 tablespoons crushed garlic
-dried or fresh herbs...thyme, rosemary,black pepper,parsley

In a large pot add just a little bit of oil and heat up then i added the chicken pieces skin side down first then turned over and cook each side for a few minutes
- then i added all the diced veggies and let everything all sweat together with the pot covered stirring occasionally
-when the veggies are par cooked then i added black pepper,dried rosemary,thyme,garlic powder, onion powder...suited to your taste..
-then i added water to cover everything covering about an inch over everything then cover the pot
-cook on low for about 2 hours or so stirring occasionally and the chicken should start falling off the bones.... i pulled the bones out with tongs as i saw the bones were clean and u can even scrape off with a fork-
-after about 2 hours pick out any remaining bones and turn the heat off
-after a lil bit some of the fat from the skin and the geletin that the bone make should float on the top and you can skim with a spoon....if you arent having it right away when u refridgerate the stuff on top will turn into geletin and its easy to take off....
- check and adjust seasonings to your taste....you can also add canned chicken stock as well or boullion....
-i rarely add salt to anything so you can adjust the salt to your taste ....
-you can serve with egg noodles also

Welcome...

Hello and welcome to my long and overdue blog... Alot of people suggested i do one after all this time and I wish I had started one earlier... Please be patient for im still learning how to figure this thing out... Idealy also I want to try to share recipes and products that I have found useful thru my journey... I want to thank again my family and friends for their love and support thru my journey and to all the great people at my support groups plus the other great WLS peeps I met worldwide as well....