Italian Pie Crust Calzone
Once your weight has solidly stabilized you can handle something like this; just not every day.
Bacon Avocado Toast
Making avocado toast is a very free-form exercise. You can build it the way you want to; that's what makes it so easy - and…
Cheesy Scallop Bake
This dish is similar to the fancy French dish called Coquilles St. Jacques but it’s much easier to make. Simple ingredients, a…
Bistro Chicken with Port Wine-Mushroom Sauce
I served mine with a warm pear salad. YUM.
Fresh Tomato Tart
Now that you can get beautiful fresh tomatoes most months of the year, this recipe can be made at any time.
Italian Sausage Tart
This meal is good for breakfast, lunch or dinner. With a side salad it makes a nice brunch offering too!
Hot Brown Open-faced Sandwich
This is fast to make and is a wonderful comfort food addition to your recipes.
Meatball Veggie Casserole
This can really be made with just about any veggies you have in the fridge. Other ideas include bell peppers, onions, broccoli…
Mexican Avocado Toast
This is super easy to make and comes together in about 10 minutes. Just be sure to have everything prepped so you can enjoy the…
Cajun Chicken Casserole
This dish is a combination of my recipe for Chicken Mamou and a casserole. Chicken Mamou is a traditional Cajun dish. “Mamou” is…
Chili with Beans
This is a simple chili. It’s a takeoff from an old Betty Crocker recipe. Can’t get much simpler than that!
Italian Chicken Pesto Bake
This makes cozy comfort food. You can put it together pretty fast and pop it in the oven so you can do other things while dinner…
Salmon Casserole
With this recipe, I’ve included about 25% of the pasta that would be in most similar recipes. That’s a big secret. Just cut it…
Loaded Smashed Potatoes
Don’t start making potatoes every week. Keep this for special occasions. When you have fully stabilized and you are confident in…
Mexican “Fold Over” Casserole
This is semi-spicy. If you want less heat, just back off on the pepper flakes.
Brown Butter-Sage Cream Sauce Ravioli
Best served over ravioli; especially a pumpkin ravioli or a butternut squash ravioli.
Veggie Minestrone
Let cool to warm or room temperature before serving; the soup will thicken as it cools. Serve with additional grated Parmesan at…
Cashew-Raisin Chicken Salad
Yes, you can have raisins once you stabilize. Just not too many. Use as few as you feel you can get away with and still get the…
Maple Pork Tenderloin
Once you get your system cleaned out with ZReduction and you stabilize in ZReboot, you can “go a little wild” once in a while and…
Mexican Hash
The dish is QUICK. EASY. Brunch for dinner maybe? Or this can be a fun breakfast or lunch, too.
Meaty Jambalaya
Jambalaya is normally a rice-centric dish that is chock-full of carbs. I redesigned this dish so you can fit some rice into your…
Spicy Spinach Chicken Casserole Bowl
This is a cheesy and bubbly casserole that will keep you warm for dinner during the cold winter weeknights!
BBQ Bean Hash
When I was a kid my father traveled a lot. When he was gone, sometimes my mom would let us just fry up some hamburger meat and…
Summer Veggie Casserole with Pepperoni
This dish is easy to put together. The spouse or the kids can help chop and it comes together fast. You can be doing other things…