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Cooking For Cancer Patients

Recipes that I've made for friends and family with cancer, as well as soft/liquid diet recipes that might be suitable for cancer patients who are experiencing side effects from cancer treatment such as mouth sores, or difficulty chewing and swallowing. In addition, you will find some tips for cooking for cancer patients that might be helpful.

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie Recipe

June 4, 2014 by Jeanette 14 Comments

Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie Recipe

This Strawberry Matcha Green Tea Chia Smoothie is a great way to start off the day. It’s packed with nutrients and antioxidants. I’ve been making smoothies for a while now but we seemed to be on a smoothie hiatus the last couple of months. So, recently when my husband ordered a Strawberry Banana Smoothie from…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seeds, matcha green tea, smoothie, strawberry

Clean Eating Lentil Soup Recipe

December 4, 2013 by Jeanette 23 Comments

Clean Eating Lentil Soup Recipe

This Clean Eating Lentil Soup is so easy to make and freezes really well. Make a batch, divide it into meal size portions, and freeze. When you’re yearning for a cup of hot soup, just pull a container out of the freezer. In the colder months of the year, I love making soups. Not only…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, New Year, soups, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: anti-cancer soup, cancer-fighting ingredients, clean eating, clean eating recipe, easy lentil soup, simple lentil soup, vegan soup, vegetarian soup

Cancer-Fighting Recipe: Roasted Mushrooms and Thyme {Superfood Research at City of Hope}

October 21, 2013 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Cancer-Fighting Recipe: Roasted Mushrooms and Thyme {Superfood Research at City of Hope}

Did you know that certain Superfoods might help fight cancer? This Cancer-Fighting Roasted Mushroom and Thyme recipe was inspired by a recent trip to City of Hope, a cancer research hospital. Recently, I had the amazing opportunity, along with an intimate group of women (including Lisa Stone, co-founder and CEO of BlogHer), to spend the…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Sponsored Post, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: anti-cancer, cancer, cancer fighting foods, cancer research\, cancer-fighting ingredients, City of Hope, cooking for cancer, superfoods

Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice Recipe

September 11, 2013 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice Recipe

This Kale Grape Ginger Lemon Juice is a great beginner green juice combination. Grapes make this nice and sweet. Some of you know that I’ve experimented with green smoothies and green juices before, trying to get my kids and my husband to try them. There’s just something about the green color that turns my family…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: grapes, green juice, juicing, kale juice, vegetable juice

Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree Recipe

September 9, 2013 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree Recipe

This Creamy Coconut Chia Seed Greek Yogurt Pudding with Raspberry Puree is a lightened up version of Le Pain Quotidien’s Coconut Chia Pudding with Raspberry Coulis. Over the summer, I met up with two of my friends at a local place called Le Pain Quotidien. The name is fancy and I can never remember how…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: chia seed pudding, coconut milk, Greek yogurt, how to use Greek yogurt, Le Pain Quotidien, light dessert

Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese Recipe {Gluten-Free}

August 26, 2013 by Jeanette 15 Comments

Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese Recipe {Gluten-Free}

This Creamy Smoked Gouda Macaroni and Cheese is a lightened up version with Greek yogurt and a secret ingredient. Ever since I took a bite of Chef Plum’s Gouda Macaroni and Cheese with Smoked Avocado Salsa at the Culinary Exploration Workshop, and then again, at his Dinner Underground in Newtown, CT, I’ve been thinking about…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, side dishes, vegetarian Tagged With: Chobani yogurt, gluten-free macaroni and cheese, Greek yogurt, healthier macaroni and cheese recipe, low fat macaroni and cheese recipe, nutritional yeast, smoked avocado

Low Residue Diet Recipes: Braised Asparagus Tips

August 9, 2013 by Jeanette 9 Comments

Low Residue Diet Recipes: Braised Asparagus Tips

Low Residue Diet recipes can be flavorful – these Braised Asparagus Tips infuse flavor into vegetables while sticking to this strict diet. This method works well with almost any vegetable. Today, I’m sharing another Low Residue Diet Recipe. I hope this recipe will inspire those on this special diet to try something new and different, and put…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Low Residue Diet, resources, Resources, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: asparagus tips, broth braised potatoes, cancer, low fiber diet, low fiber recipe, low residue diet, low residue diet recipe, low residue diet recipes

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup Recipe and Culinary Exploration Workshop

August 5, 2013 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup Recipe and Culinary Exploration Workshop

This post recaps my experience at a first-of-it’s kind Culinary Exploration Workshop, where I demonstrated my Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup as a low-fat, low-salt recipe. Several weeks ago, I participated in a first-of-its kind Culinary Exploration Workshop at the Culinary Institute of America Greystone in California where I demonstrated my recipe for a Creamy…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, lunch, Resources, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Alex Talbot, cauliflower soup, Chef Beau MacMillan, Chef Briwa, Chef Kris Plum, chestnuts in soup, creamless soup, Culinary Exploration Workshop, Culinary Institute of America Greystone, low fat recipes, low salt recipes, nondairy soup, Pepsico, roasted cauliflower soup

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie Recipe

August 1, 2013 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie Recipe

This Mango Coconut Mint Smoothie is perfect for breakfast, or as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. It’s also perfect for anyone on a soft food diet or liquid diet. Last night, a freak accident happened at my husband’s softball game. One of the young men on the team collided with a team mate and ended…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: healthy smoothie recipe, lassi, liquid diet, mango, soft food diet

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie Recipe

June 21, 2013 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Sweet Green Goddess Smoothie Recipe

Today, I’m excited to be participating in an online book launch party for BLEND, a new smoothie recipe e-book written by my friends Faith from An Edible Mosaic and Alyssa from Everyday Maven, which is being released today! BLEND has been a labor of love for those two smoothie-obsessed food bloggers whose common interest in…

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Filed Under: book review, Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, giveaway, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: Book Review, green smoothies, smoothies

Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Soy Sesame Sauce Recipe

May 29, 2013 by Jeanette 32 Comments

Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Soy Sesame Sauce Recipe

This Warm Tofu with Spicy Garlic Soy Sesame Sauce is perfect for a meatless meal or as an inexpensive protein to serve alongside other dishes at dinnertime. I have piles of recipes that I’ve collected over the years. Occasionally, I pull out a folder here and there and peruse through some of them. Each time, I…

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Filed Under: Asian, Beans/Legumes, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: banchan, easy tofu dish, meatless meal, vegan main course, vegetarian main course

Inspiration and Ghanaian Black Eye Pea Curry Recipe

January 7, 2013 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Inspiration and Ghanaian Black Eye Pea Curry Recipe

This Ghanaian Black Eye Pea Curry is sweet and spicy, perfect served over a bowl of rice. After the flurry of our Christmas Eve Open House, celebrating the holiday season with family and friends, and some much needed downtime in warmer weather, I am trying to get back into some sort of routine. I’ve been…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: African cuisine, black-eyed peas, community, Ghanaian recipe, inspiration

Easy Stir-Fry Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper Recipe

December 12, 2012 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Easy Stir-Fry Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper Recipe

I try to make broccoli at least once if not twice a week for my family. Whenever I find a vegetable my boys will eat, I latch onto it – it’s great to be able to expand their vegetable repertoire, and broccoli is so good for them. Did you know that broccoli is packed with…

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Filed Under: Asian, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, vegetables Tagged With: Colavita Roasted Garlic Cooking Oil Blend, Fish Sauce, Food Network Fall Fest, Oyster Sauce, Stir-Fry Broccoli, Stir-Fry Red Peppers, Stir-Fry Sauce

Sesame Garlic Kale Chips Recipe

November 26, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Sesame Garlic Kale Chips Recipe

These Sesame Garlic Kale Chips are crunchy and additively good, your kids will gobble these up. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We got away to some warmer weather and enjoyed a casual homemade Thanksgiving meal. I woke up early Thanksgiving day and cooked a simple Thanksgiving meal while the boys slept in…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: baked kale chips, garlic, healthy kid snacks, Hurricane Sandy, kale chips, nutritional yeast, sesame seeds

Hurricane Sandy Update – Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

November 5, 2012 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Hurricane Sandy Update – Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe

These past seven days, like many families affected by Hurricane Sandy, we have been without power. I just learned that our home is in an area that sustained more damage than other parts of our town, and because it involves coordination between bordering towns, that power restoration will be more complicated. With a Nor’easter on…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Cooking For Cancer, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: Apple Oatmeal, gluten-free hot breakfast, Hurricane Sandy

Kale Kimchi Recipe

September 26, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Kale Kimchi Recipe

I got lots of kale in my CSA Box throughout the summer and am still getting kale as we go into fall. Throughout the summer, I made plenty of pesto and salads with kale (including massaged kale salad), but as I got more and more kale each week, I started to think of other ways…

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Filed Under: Asian, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: Fall Fest, fermented foods, Food Network, kale, kale kimchi, kimchi recipe, Korean recipe

Easy Crockpot Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

September 19, 2012 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Easy Crockpot Stuffed Baked Sweet Potato Recipe

When life gets busy, my crockpot comes out of the closet a lot more. In fact, it stays out on my kitchen counter for weeks at a time during the school year. Not only is it perfect for slow cooking soups, chilies and stews, but it is also great for baking potatoes. I’ve been baking…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, csa, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, side dishes, Slow Cooker, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: crockpot sweet potatoes, slow cooker sweet potatoes, stuffed baked sweet potatoes

Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

September 17, 2012 by Jeanette 45 Comments

Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie Recipe

Today, we’re featuring a video of my youngest son, Alex, making an Easy Blueberry Banana Yogurt Smoothie. Smoothies are one of the easiest ways to get my kids to eat a few servings of brain boosting fruit at breakfast, plus by adding some Greek yogurt into the smoothie, they get a little extra protein to…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, Kids Cooking, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, smoothies, Special Diets, vegetarian Tagged With: blueberry banana yogurt smoothie, blueberry smoothie, breakfast smoothie, Breville Hemisphere Mini blender review, easy smoothie recipe, fruit smoothie, healthy breakfast ideas, healthy smoothie, kid-friendly smoothie, kids cooking video, kids in the kitchen, smoothie

Marinated Portobello Mushroom Salad Recipe

August 17, 2012 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Marinated Portobello Mushroom Salad Recipe

Marinated Portobello Mushroom Salad can be made in advance and is a healthy side dish. Mushrooms are one of those foods that sometimes don’t get enough credit. At least, I know I didn’t until I discovered fresh shitake mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, and dried porcini mushrooms as an adult. Growing up, my dad used to make…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: mushroom salad, mushrooms, portobello mushroom salad, portobello mushrooms, power foods

Kale Basil Pesto Recipe

August 10, 2012 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Kale Basil Pesto Recipe

Kale Basil Pesto is a healthy, delicious way to enjoy kale. Serve with pasta, in sandwiches or stir into soups. I’ve been getting lots of kale in my CSA Box lately and trying to figure out what to make with it. Although I love kale, my kids are not huge fans. But…they love Pesto! So,…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, Pasta and Noodles, sauces, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: beet green pesto, broccoli leaf pesto, collard green pesto, kale pesto, leafy greens, pesto, power foods

Roasted Brussels Sprout Chips Recipe

July 26, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Roasted Brussels Sprout Chips Recipe

I haven’t always been a brussels sprouts fan. My memory of brussels sprouts growing up were overcooked and mushy vegetables that smelled and tasted horrible. However, after I discovered the art of roasting vegetables and the proper technique of cooking vegetables without overcooking them, I learned to love brussels sprouts. My kids are not fans…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, csa, dairy-free, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: brussels sprouts, brussels sprouts chips, brussels sprouts nutrition, cruciferous vegetables, roasted brussels sprouts

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