Carrot and Coriander Soup is a beautiful, healthy and delicious soup, scented with coriander seeds. At some point in your life, you or someone you know will probably be on a liquid or soft food diet for a short period of time. Whether it’s a child who just got his braces, a teenager who had…
Liquid/Soft Food Diet
Liquid diet and soft food diet recipes for cancer patients who have difficulty chewing and swallowing or mouth sores, and people with tooth extractions, braces, jaw surgery and others who are on a soft food/liquid diet. These recipes are nourishing and easy to eat.
A Beginner Green Tea Green Smoothie Recipe
This Green Tea Green Smoothie is perfect for beginner green smoothie drinkers. One day two summers ago while our family was on vacation, we were served little shot glasses of green smoothies at breakfast. Who can resist anything that’s free and comes in a cute little glass, right? Well, there were a lot of perplexed…
Detox Beet and Carrot Smoothie Recipe
If you’ve never tried beets in a smoothie, this vibrant Beet and Carrot Smoothie is a great first recipe to try. This New Year, I am trying to incorporate more vegetables into the first meal of the day – breakfast. Vegetables make a rare appearance at breakfast on most tables, unless they are added to…
Easy Rice Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe
A few weeks ago, my youngest son got braces and his mouth was super sore. I knew it would be, but I figured I’d come up with something for him eat when I needed to. Since lunch at school was going to be a challenge, I wanted to make sure he had a hearty filling…
Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto Recipe
Whole Grain Pasta with Roasted Red Pepper Carrot Pesto, Roasted Broccoli and Cherry Tomatoes A while back, I wrote a post called “Super Sauces” that included a recipe for Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce. Since then, I’ve made a few other sauces that deserve to be included in this category…
Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie Recipe
This tropical Guava Pineapple Banana Smoothie was inspired by the sunsets in Hawaii. It’s hard to beat the sunsets in Hawaii. This summer, we returned to paradise for our family vacation – on the island of Maui (or at least it’s as close to paradise as I’ve been so far!). With our oldest son leaving…
Frosty Kiwi Cooler and Kiwi Popsicles
Green Kiwi Popsicles Recently, I received a sample of Zespri Kiwifruit in the mail, and was so excited to find that the box included both Zespri Green Kiwifruit and Zespri Gold Kiwifruit. Although I have enjoyed Green Kiwifruit over the years, I had never tasted Gold Kiwifruit until the BlogHer Food conference I attended last fall. Kiwifruit belongs…
Easy Avocado Smoothie – Basic and Elegant {Avocado Mousse with Strawberry Puree}
Last week, I received a beautifully packaged box of Haas Avocados from California Avocados Direct, a fourth generation avocado family farm located near Valley Center, California. When I took a peek inside the box to see these little treasures, I was surprised to find eight gorgeous super large avocados. The avocados that I buy on the East Coast…
Green Tea Smoothie Recipes
Smoothies are a regular breakfast item in our house, usually consisting of a variety of fruits, coconut yogurt, and some almond or coconut milk. However, I’m always looking for new ways to make these smoothies even healthier. Today, I have a guest post by Alex Bonari, a freelance writer and researcher for College Scholarships, who offered to introduce…
Dairy-Free Mango Smoothie (Lassi) Recipe
This dairy-free Mango Smoothie (lassi) is refreshing and healthy. Today, I finally made my first trip to Patel Brothers, a giant Indian super-grocery store. It was the size of a super-size American supermarket! I knew going through the aisles would take some time, especially since there are so many Indian ingredients, products, fruits and vegetables…
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup
Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Chestnut Soup is a comforting, nutritious soup. I was at Whole Foods the other day picking up some fresh ingredients to make a few more pureed soups for a friend. As I passed the freshly prepared food section, I checked out the soups of the day. Two soups that caught my eye…
A Tribute To My Father-In-Law
My dear, sweet father-in-law, Paul. I am dedicating this post to my 93-year old father-in-law, Paul, who just passed away this week. Paul immigrated to the United States in 1951, where he received his Master’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan and his PhD from Columbia University. He was a devoted husband, and…
A Collection of Pureed Soups {Curried Cauliflower Potato Soup and Creamy Cannellini Bean Soup Recipes}
This Collection of Pureed Soups is perfect for those having difficulty chewing and swallowing. Not only are Pureed Soups pure comfort food, but they’re also perfect for anyone on a liquid diet or a pureed/soft food diet. Whether you’re recovering from a cold, wisdom tooth extraction or dental surgery, or having trouble swallowing, pureed soups…
Super Sauces – Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
My two “Super Sauces” are Spinach Basil Pesto and Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Since my youngest is currently allergic to tomatoes, I’ve had to come up with alternative sauces to stand in for the tomato sauce I used to serve over his pasta and meatballs. Also, now that he’s on a gluten-free diet, I’ve been…
Healthy Healing Fruit Smoothie Recipe
Healthy Fruit Smoothies Are Packed With Antioxidants A few weeks ago, I wrote about my new venture into making gluten/dairy/egg free snacks that are healthy, delicious and satisfying. Chia Seed Coconut “Tapioca” Pudding is one of the snacks I’ve come up with that meets all of my son’s needs – nutritious, delicious, and satisfying. He…
Cuban Black Bean Soup
Today, I will be teaching the third in a series of soup classes to a group of seniors at our local community center. As I mentioned in an earlier post, the purpose of this soup series is to encourage seniors to cook more at home, rather than buy processed and artificial foods, which tend to be high in…
Creamless Cream of Carrot Soup Recipe
I’ve been playing around with creamless creamy soups the past few weeks, including a creamless Creamy Mushroom Soup, Creamy Cauliflower Soup, and Thai Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. To add to this collection of creamless creamy soups, I tried a Cream of Carrot Soup. Carrots are usually relegated to the background in stocks, soups and stews,…
Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup
Creamless Cream of Cauliflower Soup This week, I posted a recipe for Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup, a rich flavored and luscious soup made without any cream. As I was thinking of more comforting creamy soups, potato leek soup came to mind, but I wanted to make something more nutritious (I like nutrient dense foods…
Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup
This Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup is so rich and flavorful, no one will miss the cream. The Mushroom Salad Garnish adds texture, color and interest, making it fun to eat this soup. Creamless Cream of Mushroom Soup Creamy soups are pure comfort. Not only are creamy soups lusciously smooth, but they provide pure and…
Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup
Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup This weekend I made Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup, inspired by a Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup recipe in the the New York Times this past week. With Thanksgiving just a week away, I’ve been trying to come up with some festive dishes that will satisfy Thanksgiving guests…
The Beginner Green Smoothie
This Beginner Green Smoothie is a great introduction to adding greens to your morning smoothie. I have to admit that the idea of drinking something green really doesn’t appeal to me. So, when I was given a green smoothie to try for breakfast recently, I was hesitant to say the least. Visually, I wasn’t sure…