Hello BariBrothers, BariSisters, BariFamilies, and general lovers of healthy, good food. My name is Smye and I live on a small farm in the Pacific Northwest.

During both pre and post op appointments with my nutritionist, I was horrified by the suggested things I could eat once I was back to 'regular foods.' The suggestions I was given were flavorless, full of preservatives & junk, and/or otherwise reminiscent of the american 'instafoods' that are, in my opinion, a huge part of the original problems. That said, I wanted to share some of the real, whole foods I've been enjoying lately without hurting my sleeve or deviating from the dietary guidelines provided to me by my NUT. I'm down 86 lb since I started this journey on Jan 22, 2015, and loving every meal as much as, or more than, pre-op.

I've spent the last 7 years accommodating good food to meet my partner's corn, dairy, and gluten allergies without losing any of the flavor or texture with 80% of all ingredients sourced from my own small farm, so it wasn't too big of a jump to make these recipes low carb, high Protein and delicious.

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting recipes like:

Bariatric BibimBop
Pho
Pastrami Sandwich
Madras curry with fried tofu
chicken tenders with sauce
Sushi - Philadelphia rolls in particular
Personal Pizzas
Smoked cherry-glazed chicken
Barbeque-smoked chicken
Ham and cheese omlette
Pickled duck eggs
Quiche
Ham, egg & cheese sandwiches
Bari-bread
Guacamole Cheeseburgers
And many more

There's no need for food to be tasteless, uninteresting, or questionable in it's contents. If there's something you'd like to see that's not here, please PM me and I'll do my best - I also make sure to try everything myself and feed it to my executive chef neighbor before I post it to ensure it's excellent!

Edited May 2, 201511 yr by Smye

Not sure what a Crockett recipe is? I'm hoping for photos of recipes from the blog

Crock pot

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@@dmedic72, if they're recipes of your own, feel free to post them here to share with other - the more the better. If they're crockpot adaptions of my recipes, please send those along as well and I'll include them, along with any photos, into the cookbook.

New recipe, just in time for Thanksgiving - Smye's Buffalo Thighs

@@Mega_100, do let me know what you think of them.

@@Mega_100, do let me know what you think of them.

Thanks, I'll certainly give this a try! Question, though--did you spray the tin foil with cooking spray before you broiled skin-side down?

Ps. I think there's a typo in the freezing stage: "pop them in the oven until just frozen."

@@Mega_100, thanks for the catch - I'll fix it shortly!

And no, you don't need to spray at all, plenty of fat will render from the skin giving you more than enough 'release' from the foil . If you were to use skinless thighs (don't!) then you'd want to spray it.

Ok, great. Thanks! I'll let you know how it goes, @@Smye!

These were good! I think I should have cooked them longer to crisp up (I did 10 on each side). My grocery store was out of thighs, so I got drumsticks. I wasn't sure what chili sauce to get, so I got Frank's Red Hot. I'd be interested to know what brand you like, so I can switch it up. I didn't eat more than one because I'm kinda early out, but it looked better for a pic ????

Edited November 24, 201510 yr by Mega_100

@@Mega_100, nice work, they look great. I haven't tried it with drumsticks yet.

As for brands - I use my homemade sauce (my chili plants went nuts this year), but have used Franks in the past with great results.

Thanks so much for the recipes! I have my surgery dec 21st so I'll be keeping these in mind for post op

@@momofsparky, good luck and congratulations! Keep us posted on how Sx goes.

So apparently I have a Twitter now... I'll be posting experiments, plans, thoughts, and ideas here WAY before they're blog-ready. Want to know what's coming or submit your own ideas? Follow me: @BariDelicious

Edited November 25, 201510 yr by Smye

Wow! This is awesome! More pictures please! ????

@, have you seen the blog? It's got pictures galore, the Twitter will have more soon. Any photos or recipes in particular you are looking for?