Ok, i was told i should start a blog about how I learned to eat Famous resturant secret recipes at home. Guess I need to start from begining. I was always a crappy eater, never liked chicken, fish.. as a kid diet was Pizza, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, steak.. Always was riddiculed about it from family. And as time went on I became more defient and rebelious I just kept gaining and gaining. I was never happy with my looks, but food was my escape. Eating out was not a treat but a routine for me, Mcdonalds, pizza .. you know the places.. Well obviously once the band was inserted, life as i knew it was done. I had no idea what i was going to eat. I did follow up with nutricianist, what was i going to say I hate this and hate that.. she would have looked at me like i was from Jupiter.. So i followed the rules did my liquids, my soft foods , mashed taters, jello, pudding, etc. etc ..etc.. but once it was time to incorparate real food that's when it became a nightmare. I thought i was never going to do it. and i did try to see what i could mange to eat. Well lets just say after spending more time in the Bathroom of the resturant instead of at the table, I said you have two choices Steve: One get this thing out and just be fat and die young. or Two Use that grey mushy thing shoved inside my skull and figure out how i can eat. Now I was an artist by trade, always had an active imagination as kid. and as time passed i discovered i loved to cook too.. so as i got better at cooking I thought, There has to be some way I can still eat what i like and lose the weight at same time. I have always been a tradional cook nothing fancy or foo foo,your everyday stuff BBQ was my specialty.. and I love the small MOM & POP joints that have their own challanges and recipes that made them famous. and one day while watching it hit me.. I can do what they do! and that's where it started got my hands on the recipe not an easy task for many! Now I make my own BBQ sauces, Soups , I took my love of eating and turned it to a love of cooking for others now, I can't eat it to enjoy it but others can and it makes me feel good to know people Love my cooking and make requests.