We did a " What's for breakfast" so while I'm prepping for dinner tonight I figured why not get some ideas from others. I have always loved cooking. I come from a big Italian family on one side and a down home country cooking grandmother on the other so I had no choice but to learn to cook. One of my few fears I had about having the surgery was that I would no longer be able to cook like I'm use to. The first few months after surgery I couldn't due to the recovery and dietary limitations but now that I'm fully healed and am "one" with my sleeve I'm back and better than ever. Cooking is even more fun for me now because I get to experiment and make recipes that are still delicious but have a healthy spin on them. As an example, tonight I have a new turkey marinade I'm trying out. I have included the marinade for those who might want to try it. I switched the vegetable oil out for olive oil, I used Splenda brown sugar apposed to the real and lite soy sauce. We will have roasted beets & Brussel spouts with a Asian side salad. I roast my vegetable with light olive oil and I will make my own Asian dressing. This whole dinner is really simple, it's high in protein and gives you plenty of veggies. It doesn't have to cost a fortune to eat healthy. I may have spent 15 bucks on the whole meal. This will make two meals for my family of 4. So what do you eat for dinner? Any favorite recipes? If you have pictures share! I'm a picture girl! I'm also a fan of recipes that don't require me to leave the country to find. Simplicity is my friend.

@@lauraellen80 I made a chicken taco soup! I love throwing leftovers together and making a meal. Not everyone can do that!

@@magtart I just bought spaghetti squash. How do you make yours?

I'm using this recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/spaghetti-squash-casserole/print

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topped it with pepperoni. One of these minis is the perfect size.

@@Elode, avocados are my favorite food. I'm kind of sad about winter approaching since they will be close to impossible to find. ???? At least this is awesome chili-making weather.

@@KristenVSG2014 True, I eat some almost daily. My favorite is avacado and 1/2 pkg of starkist creations "Thai" style. Delicious!

Ok I have a new one I made last night. I bought ground turkey and made my own meatballs with it but put a small piece of mozzarella cheese inside. Put a little bit of Italian seasoning on the outside and cooked them on the stove top. They were amazing!! It was only about 240 calories to eat 2 of them and gave me 17 grams of protein.

Pan roasted halibut with a rosemary crust along with roasted Brussels sprouts and broccoli.

Taco soup sounds so good! Anyone want to share their recipe? I had chicken vegetable soup tonight.

I can eat a hotdog in a bun. Someone posted earlier they can only eat a half hotdog (their surgery date was 2014). Is it unusual for me to be able to eat the whole thing??? My surgery was Sept. 2nd/15.

I can eat a hotdog in a bun. Someone posted earlier they can only eat a half hotdog (their surgery date was 2014). Is it unusual for me to be able to eat the whole thing??? My surgery was Sept. 2nd/15.

I'm a year out and can't finish a hot dog with a bun. I can eat a whole hot dog but no bread. If I eat the bun I can eat about half. No point in eating the bun so I skip it.

Tonight I had meatballs in some marinara sauce

I made a casserole that someone posted, with cooked ground pork base, refried beans, some chilis,onion and eggbeaters topped off with cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 (9x11) pan. Delish!

I'm trying out a new recipe -- Slow Cooker chicken Parmesan Soup.

Last night I threw together a "taco" casserole, and I'm having leftovers tonight. I just layered a can of refried beans, a pound of taco-seasoned ground turkey, a cup of taco sauce, and a cup of shredded colby-jack cheese in an 8 x 8 pan. Then I baked it at 375 for 25 minutes. Yum! My husband ate his wrapped in a low-carb tortilla.

You inspired me. Mine is in the oven now. Using Seitan instead of Turkey.

tuna with a little cheese melted on top and a few green beans:)

Last night I actually broiled steak for the first time in years. It was a bacon wrapped filet from Aldi's. I had it with green beans and some sweet potato. Quite a feast!