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Baked Ricotta recipe 

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Shelly's Baked Ricotta

8 oz of Ricotta Cheese 
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1 large Egg, beaten
1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
salt & pepper to taste
1/2 cup Marinara Sauce 
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Mix ricotta cheese, parmesan, beaten egg, seasonings together and place in a oven proof dish. Pour marinara on top and top with mozzarella cheese. Bake it in the oven @ 450 for about 20-25 minutes (best) or nuke it till hot and bubbly. I usually made it first in the oven and heated the leftovers in the microwave.

(I use Pizza Sauce instead of Marinara - lower carbs)

 THANK YOU! Sounds delicious. I will definitely be making this! 

Yep, that's the recipe I used. I will have to post my recipe for Italian seasoning. I never buy sauce in a jar. What I did instead was mix some tomato paste with water and my homemade Italian seasoning to make the marinara, then used more of my Italian seasoning for the innards of the ricotta bake. I like to blend my own seasonings so I avoid getting too much salt and MSG.

I made the ricotta bakes in little individual terrines. SO cute and portion controlled! My man loves this recipe, and requested pepperoni on top next time for his. You can serve this to the whole family.

Ok! I just had some of the ricotta bake (obviously not a lot) a couple hours ago... remembered to go slow and chew well... and no pain at all. No vomit, no foamies, no slimies. No nothin'. It went down very easy. Probably because it's soft! Tomorrow I will try the scrambled eggs idea. Or one egg, really. I don't think I could eat two! Hopefully my GI issues fall in line soon!

Glad it went well! Honestly, I wasn't able to eat an entire egg when I tried it at about 2 1/2 weeks out!

This morning, I scrambled the smallest egg in the carton (I buy local eggs and they aren't graded/sized so I just kinda get what I get). WHEW it was a lotta work gettin' through that egg! And it only made 2 tablespoons once I scrambled it. It was a li'l bitty egg!

I've noticed that my sleeve doesn't want to work first thing in the morning. It would rather eat in the evening, when it seems to be able to take more. I think it's probably a swelling issue.

I completely understand the morning issues. That's the exact reason that I used shakes as my morning routine for the first 6 months. 

Duly noted. I may go for lighter breakfasts in the future. I love my eggs, but that may have been a little too much for me first thing in the morning! Good thing knowing that I'm not alone with the morning swelling issue. That's also when my reflux kicks in the hardest, so. I'm pretty sure it's swelling.

Soft egg on avocado is amazing.  The avocado has a little fiber which will help w/ diarrhea.  It also has some fat in it to help if you're dealing w/ dry skin.  

That ricotta bake is also delicious!  I still eat it.

Interesting note about that dry skin. My skin has been ESPECIALLY dry these past couple weeks. I don't have any avocado with me right now, but maybe tomorrow for lunch I'll have either a spoonful of tuna or sardines with a dab of my homemade mayonnaise (made with healthy fats). Soft egg on avocado definitely sounds like a "do try" for me!