Roast pork loin with Gorgonzola cream sauce

This sounds really fattening. But it's surprisingly not. The best thing about eating well is figuring out different ways to make delicious things good for you. I made this up on a whim tonight, I had a coupon for 1.75 off a pack or Gorgonzola, hence this recipe.

• 1 lb pork loin (or larger, just adjust cooking time)
• salt and pepper
• 1-2 Tablespoons honey mustard

for the sauce

• 1 6 ounce package Gorgonzola cheese
• 1 Tablespoon non fat milk
• 2 Tablespoons chicken broth
• 1 Tablespoon flour
• 1/2 a Tablespoon butter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Salt and pepper pork loin then cover with honey mustard. Bake in oven for 35-40 minutes. While the pork is roasting, in a pan on low melt butter. Add in milk, broth and flour and mix for 2-3 minutes. Add in cheese. Stir for 7-8 minutes on low, cheese will melt ans sauce will thicken. Take out pork, let rest for 5 minutes. Slice and pour sauce over the pork. Serve immediately. We loved this, definite winner!

Chinese "Lo Mein" with Chicken Meat Balls

If you're like me, you used to eat Chinese food a lot. But it's expensive, greasy and NOT good for us. This recipe was adapted from a recipe I saw on Rachel Ray's 30 minute meals, but it looked like it could be made into a bariatric meal, no problem. Do not be intimidated by the ingredient list. This whole thing only cost me 10 dollars for all the ingredients. I had about half of them at home. This is easy to make, and very good.

• 1lb whole wheat spaghetti (This time I used America's Choice Plus spaghetti. It had more protein, fiber and less calories than the wheat. This is a knock off version of the barilla plus, but I'm cheap.)



• 1 lb ground chicken, turkey or pork (I used chicken)



• 1 egg



• 2 cups panko bread crumbs (I found these in the Chinese food aisle, 1.19 a box)



• 1 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice, plus a pinch to put in the spaghetti (also found in the Chinese food aisle, it was 2.19 for a jar, pretty cheap)



• 8 green onions, 2 finely chopped for the meat balls, the rest chopped regular for stir fry. (these are in season right now, I got a bunch for 50 cents)



• 2 tablespoons soy sauce for meat balls, plus 1/2 a cup for stir fry



• 1 box frozen sugar snap peas



• 1 red bell pepper, seeds and membrane removed, cut in thin strips



• 1 teaspoon ginger powder



• 1-2 tablespoons chopped garlic



• 1 large bag spinach, remove the big stems, and rip apart coarsely


• 2 Tablespoons teriyaki sauce



• 1 Tablespoon sesame oil



• 3 Tablespoons sesame seeds



• salt and pepper



• cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375. Boil a pot of water and add spaghetti and a little salt to the water. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water. Place chicken, turkey or pork in a mixing bowl. Add the egg to the bowl. Add panko bread crumbs, a pinch of salt and pepper, five-spice powder, 2 chopped scallions and 2 tablespoons soy sauce. Mix the meat balls thoroughly. Form 1 1/2-inch balls and spray balls with cooking spray, scatter onto a baking sheet and roast 15-20 minutes.

When the meatballs are close to done and the pasta is in, heat a large skillet over high heat with enough cooking spray to coat the bottom of the skillet. Add the sugar snap peas, red pepper, remaining cut scallions, ginger powder, a pinch more 5 spice and garlic, stir-fry 2 minutes add spinach and wilt, 1 minute. Add the remaining soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, and the sesame oil. Drain pasta, add in pasta cooking water, and pasta and toss to combine so pasta can soak up sauce, about 1 minute. Garnish with sesame seeds and top with lots of meatballs.

This is really good, and it's actually simple, even though it sounds like a lot of steps! Try it out! Warning this makes a TON!

Garlic Pork Loin with Garlic Asparagus

The easiest things in the supermarket to cook are those pre seasoned pork roasts. I buy mine at Aldi food store for 3.99 a lb. Cooked properly they are sooo moist and good for us.

• 1lb pork loin, preseasoned (I used peppercorn flavored)





• 10 cloves peeled garlic

Remove pork from package and place on a foil lined baking sheet. Peel the garlic, and make 8-10 cuts in the pork, and add a clove in each cut. Bake on 350 for 20-25 minutes a lb. Just a hint, it is OK now to cook pork a little pink. I eat mine a tiny bit pink, it's so much moister that way. Just make sure the internal temp is 160.

I made this with roasted garlic asparagus. Get a whole bundle of asparagus. Wash. Trim the ends, and place on a foil lined baking dish. drizzle with olive oil, salt and cracked black pepper. Cut up 3 cloves of garlic and place on top of asparagus. Mix until all the asparagus is well coated. Bake on 350 for 15-20 minutes.