GUEST POST: Whether porridge, buttered toast or boiled eggs were on the menu, breakfast used to be the one meal of the day that everybody ate at home. Yes, we may have resorted to hurriedly scoffing sandwiches at our desks for lunch or, too exhausted to cook, ordered a takeaway at night, but at least[Read More]
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Celebrations!
Over the weekend I had a request for some ideas for a birthday or celebration cake (or even a substitute) that a bariatric could enjoy with the rest of the family or friends. I had a similar one some time ago when a patient wanted to take a cake into the office to enjoy[Read More]
Happy Hallowe’en
Hallowe’en – love it or hate it there’s no getting away from it! And certainly things are going to get scary over the next week! Personally I have great memories of spooky nights with my children in the past where we traipsed ‘zombie-like’ around our neighbourhood, trailing blood-soaked (ok – kechup/catsup) rags in our[Read More]
Bariatric Muffins
I have had countless requests for my Chocolate Brownies recipe (see Green Recipes…older entries) so I know that you like an occasional treat. Here is another, Carrot and Raisin Muffins, ideal for when you are in the green ‘food for life’ days after post band, bypass, sleeve or revision surgery. They can be made in[Read More]