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Dairy-free Allergy-Friendly Recipes

Dairy-free Recipes so good you won't feel like you're missing out.

Indian Spiced Quinoa Pilaf with Peas Recipe

April 16, 2015 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Indian Spiced Quinoa Pilaf with Peas - this is an easy, healthy side dish that takes less than 30 minutes

This Indian Spiced Quinoa Pilaf with Peas recipe takes less than 30 minutes to prepare. Fragrant with whole spices, including cardamon, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds, this side dish is deliciously healthy. A number of years ago, I took a few Indian cooking classes from a local woman. She was a fabulous home cook who…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, New Year, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Food Network, Indian recipe, pilaf, pulav, quinoa, Sensational Sides

My Dad’s Chinese Sticky Honey Spareribs Recipe

March 31, 2015 by Jeanette 61 Comments

Dad's Chinese Sticky Honey Spareribs - only 3 ingredients! The key to this recipe is in the last 5 minutes of cooking

My Dad’s Chinese Sticky Honey Spareribs Recipe is a family recipe that has just 3 main ingredients – the trick to these sticky ribs is in the cooking process. Watch the video to see the cooking process. Growing up, my Dad had his specialty dishes that he’d prepare every once in a while, and these…

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Filed Under: Asian, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: Dad's recipes, heritage recipe, honey spareribs, Progressive Eats, spareribs, sticky spareribs

Stir Fry Beef and Asparagus in Oyster Sauce Recipe + 4 Tips for the Perfect Stir Fry

March 23, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Stir Fry Beef and Asparagus in Oyster Sauce + 4 Tips for the Perfect Stir Fry- this deliciously simple one-pan meal is perfect for busy weeknights

Learn how to make Stir-Fry Beef and Asparagus in Oyster Sauce and 4 Tips for the Perfect Stir Fry. What you’ll learn: 4 Tips for the Perfect Stir Fry Ingredients for the Perfect Stir Fry Stir Fry Beef with Oyster Sauce is a classic Chinese dish that I’ve made so many times that I don’t even…

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Filed Under: Asian, Beef, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: authentic Chinese food, authentic Chinese recipe, beef, Chinese stir fry recipe, how to stir fry, Oyster Sauce, stir-fry, stir-frying, tips on stir frying

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins Recipe

March 16, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins - these healthy muffins use flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical recipe

These Banana Chocolate Chip Oat Flaxseed Almond Muffins use healthy flaxseed to replace half the oil in the typical muffin recipe. I love cooking for other people, especially folks who are going through a rough patch and need a little help with meals. One of my friends that I’ve been cooking for over the past…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, snacks, vegetarian Tagged With: almond flour, breakfast, flaxseeds, healthy muffin, healthy substitute for oil, how to use flaxseeds in place of oil, oat flour, snack

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 9, 2015 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth {Paleo} - sip on a cup of this mineral rich bone broth or use it as a base for soups, stews or sauces - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Chicken Bone Broth is a staple recipe every cook should have – sip it as is, or use it as a base in soups, sauces and stews.  I’ve been making lots of soup this winter, and keeping my freezer and refrigerator full of bone broths. Oftentimes, I have extra chicken bones and vegetable…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups Tagged With: bone broth, chicken broth, chicken feet, mineral rich, paleo

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth Recipe {Paleo}

March 2, 2015 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth {Paleo} - drink a mug of this mineral rich bone broth - it's healthy and nourishing, and facilitates digestion

This Mineral Rich Beef Bone Broth is great for sipping as well as using in soups and sauces. Bone broths are all the rage these days, selling for as much as a cup of Starbucks coffee at some places. These bone broths are nothing like the kind you buy at the supermarket. They’re rich in minerals…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, New Year, soups, Special Diets Tagged With: beef bones, bone broth, paleo

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake

February 22, 2015 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake - this healthy breakfast is filling and hearty, perfect for a cold winter morning.

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oatmeal Breakfast Bake is a hearty breakfast for a cold winter day. It’s been freezing the past few weeks – in the single digits and teens, and if you count windchill, it was negative 6 degrees the other day. I have to admit February is the toughest month for…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, whole grain Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast bake, cocoa powder, peanut butter, steel cut oatmeal, steel cut oats

10 Symbolic Chinese New Year Recipes

February 19, 2015 by Jeanette 10 Comments

10 Symbolic Chinese New Year Recipes - Celebrate Chinese New Year with these symbolic foods for a prosperity, longevity, unity, fertility, luck, happiness, and good fortune

Ring in the Chinese New Year with a few of these Symbolic Chinese New Year recipes. Today is Chinese New Year and it’s the year of the Goat, Sheep or Ram. Food is a very important part of Chinese culture, so for Chinese New Year, it is especially important to eat foods that symbolize good…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holidays, Resources Tagged With: Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year recipes, symbolic foods, year of the goat, year of the ram, year of the sheep

Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs Recipe

February 18, 2015 by Jeanette 13 Comments

Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs - these beautiful eggs are flavored with star anise and soy sauce

Chinese Marbled Tea Eggs are beautiful an easy to make. The first time I saw marbled tea eggs, I was intrigued. How was the marbled pattern made? Little did I know just how simple the process was. Eggs are hard boiled, then cracked all around. The cracked hard boiled eggs are then steeped in a…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian Tagged With: Asian food, Auspicious Chicken Vegetable Egg Noodle Soup, auspicious meal, Chinese New Year, tea eggs

Recipe for Homemade Chicken Soup Full of Love

February 17, 2015 by Jeanette 7 Comments

Chicken Soup Full Of Love - there's no better way to show how much you love someone than making this rich chicken soup with chicken and vegetables. Made with roasted chicken bones and chicken wings, it's rich with minerals. Turmeric and kelp make this extra nourishing and healing.

Make this Recipe for Homemade Chicken Soup Full of Love for a loved one to show how much you care. There’s no better way to show you love someone than by cooking for them. I truly believe that. When you cook for someone, they know you’ve taken the time to shop for the best ingredients,…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, soups Tagged With: chicken broth, chicken soup, ginger, homemade chicken soup, kombu, love, mushrooms, sea vegetables, seaweed, turmeric

My Mom’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake for Chinese New Year

February 16, 2015 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Mom's Coconut Sticky Rice Cake - this is a recipe handed down to me by my mom - it's like rice pudding and is perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year

I fondly remember eating My Mom’s Coconut Sticky Rice Cake growing up. It’s the perfect ending to a Chinese meal – not too sweet and full of coconut flavor. Recently, my mom gave me a copy of all her treasured recipes she’s been collecting over the years. Some of the recipes are original recipes she…

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Filed Under: Asian, Chinese New Year, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free Tagged With: Chinese New Year, coconut milk, Mom's recipe, sticky rice, year of the goat, year of the ram, year of the sheep

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse Recipe

February 10, 2015 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse - just 145 calories! The perfect Valentine's Day treat!

This Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse is secretly healthy, the perfect treat for chocolate lovers. Valentine’s Day is this Saturday and I’ve got the perfect chocolate dessert for your loved one that is healthy and sugar-free too! After all, what’s Valentine’s Day without some chocolate. This recipe for Sugar-Free Low-Carb Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse comes from my friend…

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Filed Under: book review, Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, Brenda Bennett, chocolate mousse, cocoa powder, dairy-free, low carb, sugar-free, Sugar-Free Mom

Slow Cooker Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Wings Recipe

February 9, 2015 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Slow Cooker Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Wings - this authentic recipes is sweet, salty and so delicious!

Enjoy the authentic flavors of this sweet and savory Slow Cooker Chinese Soy Sauce Chicken Wings. Did any of you watch the preview episodes of Fresh Off The Boat last week? This series is based off the life of Eddie Huang, a chef and food personality, who wrote Fresh Off The Boat: A Memoir. I’ve been…

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Filed Under: chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: Asian recipe, authentic Chinese food, Chinese recipe, Fresh Off The Boat TV series, garlic, ginger, scallion, soy sauce chicken

Winter Tuna Nicoise Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables

February 4, 2015 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Winter Tuna Nicoise Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables - this one bowl meal is packed with protein and a rainbow of vegetables, served with a simple lemon vinaigrette

This Winter Tuna Nicoise Salad with Quinoa and Roasted Vegetables is hearty, delicious and healthy. There’s a restaurant in town that makes a fabulous Tuna Nicoise Salad – they even poach their own tuna in oil. When this restaurant first opened, they were using a high quality canned tuna, but later decided to make their…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, lunch, main courses, New Year, salads, Seafood Tagged With: quinoa, roasted vegetables, salad, tuna, tuna nicoise

Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread Recipe

February 3, 2015 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread - perfect for breakfast or tea, this quick bread is made with whole grain spelt and oat flour

Cut a slice of this healthy Spiced Pumpkin Spelt Oat Quick Bread for breakfast or an afternoon snack. Made with whole grain flours and flaxseed, it’s full of goodness. Pumpkin is one of those seasonal ingredients that seems to go back on the shelf after the holidays. To be honest, I was getting a little…

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Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast, dairy-free, snacks Tagged With: ground flax seeds as a substitute for oil, oat flour, pumpkin, quickbread, spelt flour

Slow Cooker Chinese Curry Chicken Recipe

February 2, 2015 by Jeanette 38 Comments

Slow Cooker Chinese Curry Chicken - this is our favorite family curry that we've been making for the past 20 years

This Slow Cooker Chinese Curry Chicken is pure comfort food. Cooked in a slow cooker, the meat falls right off the bone. I’ve been making this Chinese Chicken Curry Chicken for years and it continues to be our family favorite. My mom used to make curry chicken when I was growing up, but hers was different….

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, Clean Eating, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Pantry Recipe, Slow Cooker Tagged With: Asian, Chinese, crockpot, curry chicken, slow cooker

Orange Pomegranate Salad with Fennel Pollen and Toasted Quinoa

January 27, 2015 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Orange Pomegranate Salad with Toasted Quinoa and Fennel Pollen - this salad is bright, refreshing, healthy and stunning. Toasted quinoa and fennel pollen make this a standout!

Orange Pomegranate Salad with Fennel Pollen and Toasted Quinoa is full of bright colors and flavors. Toasted quinoa adds a little nuttiness and crunch to this juicy salad. Winter’s a tough time for fresh fruit, but there is always a plethora of oranges in all varieties. My parents always send me a box of Florida Honeybell Tangelo Oranges…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holidays, New Year, Recipes For Foodies, salads, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: blood oranges, cara cara oranges, fennel pollen, flax seed oil, honeybell tangelo oranges, pomegranate seeds, toasted quinoa

Kale Guacamole Recipe

January 26, 2015 by Jeanette 16 Comments

Kale Guacamole - a healthy and easy guacamole recipe, perfect for Super Bowl!

Kale Guacamole is the perfect way to sneak in some healthy dark leafy greens. Recently, I sampled some kale guacamole at a local market and was surprised by how much I liked it. I’m a big fan of kale but I have to admit I was skeptical about mixing kale in with guacamole. The key…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, New Year, Super Bowl, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, dip, guacamole, Healthy Super Bowl Dips, Healthy Super Bowl Foods, healthy Super Bowl recipe, Healthy Super Bowl Snacks, kale

How To Make Tea Smoked Fish in a Wok

January 22, 2015 by Jeanette 28 Comments

Tea Smoked Fish in a Wok - this post shows how easy it is to smoke fish at home - no need for an expensive smoker

This post shows you how to make Tea Smoked Fish in a Wok – it’s a lot easier than you think, no fancy equipment required. Have you tried smoking food at home? You can smoke just about anything, and you don’t need a fancy smoker to smoke food. I tried to justify buying a smoker…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses, Recipes For Foodies, Seafood Tagged With: how-to, Recipe Redux, smoked fish, smoking food, tea smoking, wok smoking

Triple Berry Oatmeal Smoothie Bowl with Almonds and Chia Seeds

January 21, 2015 by Jeanette

Triple Berry Oatmeal Smoothie Bowl with Almonds and Chia Seeds - the perfect healthy breakfast packed with protein, fiber and antioxidants

This Triple Berry Oatmeal Smoothie Bowl with Almonds and Chia Seeds is the perfect healthy way to start off your day – it’s packed with protein, fiber and antioxidants. Sponsored by Silk. Lately, it’s been so cold that I’ve been craving a hot breakfast. However, I’ve also been trying to get back in the mode…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, New Year, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: dairy free yogurt, dairy-free, healthy breakfast, oatmeal, silk dairy free yogurt alternative, smoothie bowl, smoothie in a bowl, steel cut oats, vegan, vegan recipe, yogurt alternative

Roasted Butternut Squash Fig Pomegranate Whole Grain Salad Recipe

December 16, 2014 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Roasted Butternut Squash Fig Pomegranate Whole Grain Salad - this jewel toned salad is packed with goodness - barley, farro, quinoa, sorghum, roasted butternut squash and rainbow carrots, pomegranate seeds. A gorgeous Holiday salad!

This Roasted Butternut Squash Fig Pomegranate Whole Grain Salad is a stunning addition to any holiday menu. Recently, I finished an 11-week Bible study with an amazing group of ladies. I really enjoy doing Bible studies because it forces me to sit still and reflect on my life and check myself to see if I…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, New Year, salads, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: barley, butternut squash, dried figs, farro, grain salad, pomegranate, quinoa, sorghum

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