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Side Dishes

Healthy Light Side Dishes featuring whole ingredients

Meg Wolff’s Glazed Brussels Sprouts Recipe

November 30, 2010 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Cookbook Review and Recipe from A Life In Balance: Delicious, Plant-Based Recipes for Optimal Health by Meg Wolff. I first came across Meg Wolff at the Huffington Post where she writes regularly, featuring stories about the positive impact of a plant-based diet on health, as well as anticancer recipes. A Life In Balance is Meg…

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Filed Under: book review, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, dairy-free, healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: brussels sprouts, Meg Wolff

Coconut Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

November 18, 2010 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Coconut Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole

Coconut Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole is a tropical twist on traditional sweet potato casserole. One of my childhood favorites for Thanksgiving was sweet potato casserole topped with toasted mini marshmallows, so when I came across a recipe that used a meringue topping instead of marshmallows for a sweet potato casserole, I knew I had to…

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Filed Under: healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: sweet potato casserole, sweet potatoes, thanksgiving

Soy Sauce Glazed Brussels Sprouts and Roasted Brussels Sprouts Winter Squash

November 11, 2010 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Soy Glazed Brussels Sprouts

Brussel Sprouts can conjure up bad memories of mushy, bitter vegetables. Once I learned how to roast brussel sprouts, however, brussel sprouts actually became one of my favorite vegetables.  Roasting brussel sprouts brings out the sweetness in this vegetable, and watching the cooking time prevents overcooking so there’s no “mushy” factor. Brussel sprouts are cruciferous…

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Filed Under: Asian, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: brussels sprouts, winter squash

How To Cook Brown Rice – Vegetable Fried Rice and Kimchi Fried Rice Recipes

November 2, 2010 by Jeanette 11 Comments

Kimchi Fried Rice served with bean sprout salad What you will learn: How to Cook Brown Rice on the Stovetop How to Make Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice How to Make Kimchi Fried Rice One of the easiest whole grains to introduce into daily meals is brown rice. Brown rice comes in three basic varieties –…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Dinner, healthy choices, side dishes, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Asian, fried rice, how to cook brown rice, kimchi fried rice, rice, vegetable fried rice, whole grain

Healthy Dinner Menu

October 6, 2010 by Jeanette 10 Comments

braised chicken with fig balsamic vinegar glaze

I was trying to come up with a healthy dinner menu this past week when I came upon Tiffin Tale’s menu for a Fall Harvest Dinner that she entered for a food blog challenge. What perfect timing! Tiffin Tales has amazing pictures and recipes, so I knew I couldn’t go wrong.  My goal was to…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, Dinner, healthy choices, main courses, side dishes, soups, vegetables Tagged With: healthy menu

Healthy Meals That Comfort – Greek Lemon Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, and Rice Pudding with Blueberry Compote Recipes

September 12, 2010 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Comfort meal composed of Greek Lemon Chicken, Mashed Potatoes and Rice Pudding for days when you need a hug. It’s hard enough trying to eat healthy when you’re well, but when you’re stressed out or not feeling well, it can be especially challenging.  There are days I’ve felt like crawling into bed with a comfy…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, Desserts and Cookies, Dinner, main courses, side dishes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: cooking for cancer, healthy menu

What To Do With A Box Of Tomatoes

September 7, 2010 by Jeanette 3 Comments

My stash of organic plum tomatoes One of the things I look forward to most during the summer is the supply of tomatoes at our local farmer’s market.  From 10am-2pm every Saturday morning, a commuter parking lot in town is transformed into a bustling gathering place, with vendors selling fresh produce, pies and breads, local…

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Filed Under: main courses, side dishes, vegetables, vegetarian

Kale Avocado Salad and Simply Sauteed Leafy Green Vegetables

August 25, 2010 by Jeanette 2 Comments

Kale Avocado Tomato Salad ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Your mom probably told you that leafy green vegetables were good for you, but you still might not eat them that often. Studies have already shown that diets high in fruits and vegetables reduce both cancer and heart disease.  However, a recent study reveals that eating just 1.5 extra servings of leafy green vegetables a…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: kale, leafy green vegetables

Korean Cold Soba Noodles

August 22, 2010 by Jeanette 6 Comments

There’s nothing better than cold soba noodles in 90 degree weather!  Soba noodles are made from buckwheat flour, a whole grain, naturally high in fiber and protein. Here’s one of my favorite Korean recipes for soba noodles.  It’s soba noodles, topped with cold cucumber salad and kimchi. I serve it with a couple of Banchan (I’ll…

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Filed Under: Asian, dairy-free, Pasta and Noodles, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: Asian, Noodles

Simple Lentil Dal with Whole Cinnamon, Cardamom, and Cloves

July 22, 2010 by Jeanette 3 Comments

Lentils are considered a “superfood,” providing both a source of high protein and fiber (soluble and insoluble), iron, as well as folate, which reduces the risk of birth defects.  Its high fiber content makes it an anti-cancer food. Lentils come in different colors – red, yellow, green and black, and are eaten all over the…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, gluten-free, main courses, Pantry Recipe, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: Dal, Indian, Lentils

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