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Brined Sous Vide Turkey Breast with Sage Spice Rub

November 12, 2019 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Sous Vide Turkey Breast - moist and tender turkey breast, cooked at 145 degrees

This Brined Sous Vide Turkey Breast with Sage Spice Rub Recipe ensures a moist, tender and flavorful turkey. I’ve never been a fan of white turkey meat because it’s usually dry and less flavorful than dark meat. So, I was curious if cooking turkey sous vide could produce a softer, more tender turkey breast. I actually made this…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, chicken, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holidays, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Special Diets, Thanksgiving Tagged With: brined turkey, brining turkey, soft food diet, sous vide, thanksgiving, turkey

Roasted Kabocha Squash Dip

November 4, 2019 by Jeanette 1 Comment

Kabocha Squash Dip

Roasted Kabocha Squash Dip is a healthy and delicious dip, perfect for a snack or for a party. A generous and very gifted family invited 50 women from our church to their home for a Fall gathering. They put out an amazing spread of food for all of us to enjoy. I was asked to…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dips and sauces, Thanksgiving Tagged With: healthy dip, winter squash

Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

October 2, 2019 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Creamy Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup - just 4 ingredients make this creamy flavorful soup!

This creamy Red Curry Coconut Butternut Squash Soup is made with just four ingredients. Keep to the basic recipe or embellish with more flavor agents and garnishes. It’s your choice. This easy recipe is perfect for the holidays when you’re looking for a beautiful, but simple soup to serve guests. Roasting The Whole Butternut Squash Did…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, lunch, Pureed Food Diet, Recipes For Foodies, soups, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: easy recipe, roasted butternut squash, Thai red curry paste, vegan

100+ Healthy Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

December 22, 2018 by Jeanette 16 Comments

100+ Healthy Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Bookmark (or PIN) this collection of 100+ Healthy Holiday Breakfast and Brunch Recipes and refer to it often. One of our Christmas morning traditions is to prepare a big brunch. We open presents really late – tortuous for the kids, but it teaches they a little self-control. Another tradition is to have each of the…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Christmas, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: healthy breakfast recipes, healthy brunch recipes, holiday breakfast and brunch recipes

Spicy Tuna Wonton Cups Recipe

November 29, 2018 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Spicy Tuna Wonton Cups - bite size spicy tuna appetizer perfect for parties

Spicy Tuna Wonton Cups are the perfect bite-size appetizer for parties. They’re easy to make and elegant enough for entertaining. My family loves spicy tuna rolls and basically anything that involves fresh ahi tuna. When we vacationed in Hawaii this past summer, I think my boys ordered ahi tuna almost every time we ate out….

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Filed Under: appetizers, Asian, Christmas, dairy-free, Holiday Appetizers, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Layered Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole Recipe {30+ Healthy Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes}

November 22, 2018 by Jeanette 31 Comments

Thanksgiving Leftover Casserole © Jeanette's Healthy Living

This Layered Thanksgiving Leftovers Casserole is an easy and delicious way to use up leftover turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and green beans. This casserole has been a tradition in our family for many years.  Thanksgiving is my family’s favorite holiday, perhaps because it’s the kickoff to the holiday season. We keep things pretty simple for our Thanksgiving dinner…

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Filed Under: Dinner, gluten-free, Holidays, main courses, Thanksgiving Tagged With: healthy Thanksgiving leftover recipes, leftover turkey recipe, Thanksgiving leftovers, what to do with Thanksgiving leftovers

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Herbed Thanksgiving Stuffing

November 21, 2018 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Gluten-Free Herbed Cornbread Stuffing

This Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Herbed Thanksgiving Stuffing is simple and elegant, and will please the pickiest eaters. If you’re entertaining guests with food allergies or intolerances this holiday season, this stuffing recipe should satisfy all your guests. I remember the first gluten-free Thanksgiving I made several years ago. Everything on the menu was naturally gluten-free except…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: dairy-free thanksgiving, dairy-free Thanksgiving side dish, gluten-free dressing, gluten-free stuffing, Gluten-Free Thanksgiving, gluten-free Thanksgiving side dish

60 Healthy Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

November 19, 2018 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

Refer to these Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Thanksgiving recipes for allergy-friendly dishes everyone can enjoy. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is this week! Today, I’m sharing a collection of my Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Recipes.  If you have family or friends coming over for Thanksgiving who are gluten-free or dairy-free, thinking of recipes that can accommodate them and the…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, Resources, Thanksgiving Tagged With: dairy-free Thanksgiving recipes, gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes

Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep Plan

November 18, 2018 by Jeanette Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep - sample meal prep for Thanksgiving week and Thanksgiving Day to decrease stress on the big day

Having a Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep Plan is essential to getting Thanksgiving dinner on the table with the least amount of stress. Spending a few minutes jotting down a Thanksgiving Week Meal Prep schedule will make sure you’re not spending the entire day frantically cooking. Instead, enjoy a relaxed pace on Thanksgiving Day so you can…

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Filed Under: Thanksgiving Tagged With: meal planning, prep plan, thanksgiving

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil Recipe

November 17, 2018 by Jeanette 30 Comments

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil

These Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil are a special treat when you’re looking to dress up your mashed potatoes. Cauliflower is the secret ingredient to making these mashed potatoes lower in carbohydrates and a little bit healthier. I’ve made these special Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Truffle Oil for special occasions as a treat. Using…

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Filed Under: Christmas, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, cruciferous vegetables, Easter, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: cauliflower, cauliflower mashed potatoes, grass fed butter, holidays, truffle oil

Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping Recipe

November 16, 2018 by Jeanette 5 Comments

Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping - this is a really special sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving and the holiday season. Roasted sweet potatoes and sweet spices add lots of flavor and the praline topping is amazing!

This Sweet Potato Casserole with Praline Topping is decadent – a real treat for the holiday season. Roasted sweet potatoes and sweet spices ensure lots of flavor, and the praline topping takes this sweet potato casserole over the top. I grew up eating sweet potato casserole with toasted marshmallows on top. Although I have fond…

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Filed Under: gluten-free, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: gluten-free Thanksgiving side dish, holidays, praline topping, streusel topping, sweet potato casserole, thanksgiving

Cranberry Pear Sauce Recipe

November 14, 2018 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Cranberry Pear Sauce - this easy cranberry sauce can be ready in just 15 minutes; it can be made ahead of time for Thanksgiving

This easy Cranberry Pear Sauce can be ready in less than 15 minutes; make it ahead of time for Thanksgiving or on the day of the big feast. For the past month, I’ve been volunteering in the kitchen at Grace Farms, a brand new community center in our town, built on 80 acres of open space for…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, Holidays, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: homemade cranberry sauce, pears, thanksgiving

60 Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes

November 13, 2018 by Jeanette 11 Comments

60+ Healthy Gluten Free Thanksgiving Recipes - Pin this now and refer to it for planning your Thanksgiving and Holiday menus

Bookmark (and Pin) this collection of Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes for planning your Thanksgiving and holiday menus, including breakfast ideas, starters and soups, side dishes and desserts. Today, I’m sharing an updated collection of my Healthy Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes. I put together a list a few years ago and have added more from this past year. Most of…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: gluten-free Christmas recipes, gluten-free Thanksgiving recipes, healthy gluten-free thanksgiving

Cauliflower Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Instant Pot)

February 28, 2018 by Jeanette 19 Comments

Cauliflower Garlic Mashed Potatoes are healthy, delicious and easy to make in an Instant Pot. Just 4 minutes cooking time.

Cauliflower Garlic Mashed Potatoes are a healthy, delicious and easy side dish to make, especially in an Instant Pot. I’ve been making cauliflower mashed potatoes for the past five years, and still love them. Recently, I made them in an Instant Pot and it took just 4 minutes to cook the potatoes and cauliflower together….

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Filed Under: Easter, gluten-free, healthy choices, Instant Pot, side dishes, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: beginning recipe for cauliflower eaters, how to get kids to eat cauliflower, Instant Pot, mashed cauliflower

100+ Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes

November 16, 2017 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes

You’ll want to refer to this collection of Gluten Free Holiday Side Dish Recipes for all your holiday entertaining. Holiday entertaining can be tricky when you have guests with special dietary needs. Plan on serving an assortment of side dishes at your holiday meal, including a variety of colorful dishes featuring different vegetables, some mashed,…

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Filed Under: Christmas, gluten-free, Holidays, side dishes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: christmas, gluten free Christmas, gluten free holiday menu planning, gluten-free side dishes, Gluten-Free Thanksgiving, thanksgiving

Vegan Holiday Recipes

November 14, 2017 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Vegan Holiday Recipes - please all of your guests with these vegan appetizer, soup, main course, side dish and dessert ideas. TIps for converting recipes to vegan.

This post includes Vegan Holiday Recipes if you’re hosting vegetarian or vegan guests this holiday season. If you’ve never made anything vegan, it can be a bit intimidating at first. But, once you have a few under your belt, it will be easier to adapt recipes to be vegan, or to come up with your own….

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Filed Under: Christmas, Holidays, Thanksgiving, vegan Tagged With: christmas, holiday, thanksgiving, vegan

How To Plan Thanksgiving Dinner

November 11, 2017 by Jeanette 2 Comments

How To Plan Thanksgiving Dinner - helpful tips and ideas for planning Thanksgiving dinner, including a sample schedule to follow for Thanksgiving dinner

Are you hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year? Learn tips on how to plan Thanksgiving dinner so you can relax on Thanksgiving Day. When I first started making Thanksgiving dinner, I had lots of questions. How do you plan Thanksgiving dinner? How do you cook Thanksgiving dinner in one oven when the turkey takes up so…

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Filed Under: Thanksgiving Tagged With: how to plan Thanksgiving dinner, thanksgiving

Turkey Brown Rice Congee Recipe

November 22, 2016 by Jeanette 12 Comments

Turkey Congee - this savory breakfast porridge is a great way to use leftover turkey bones from Thanksgiving

Turkey Brown Rice Congee is a wonderful way to use a leftover turkey carcass. It is humble comfort food. Turkey congee is a tradition in many Chinese American households after Thanksgiving. Congee, also called “shi fan” in the Mandarin dialect or “jook” in the Cantonese dialect, is basically rice cooked in water or broth until…

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Filed Under: Asian, Holidays, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, whole grain Tagged With: congee, jook, leftover turkey recipe, thanksgiving, turkey

Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad Recipe

November 21, 2016 by Jeanette 4 Comments

Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad - this Fall harvest salad is delicious and packed with nutritious ingredients

Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is a delicious healthy Fall harvest salad that is perfect for the holiday season. Sponsored by Peapod. I created this festive fall harvest salad for Peapod’s holiday entertaining theme. Butternut Squash Apple Kale Salad is perfect for the holiday season. Hearty kale is dressed in a light maple apple cider…

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Filed Under: Clean Eating, dairy-free, gluten-free, Holidays, New Year, salads, Thanksgiving Tagged With: holiday salad, Peapod, sponsored post, thanksgiving

Green Bean Casserole Soup Recipe

November 14, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup - all the flavors of green bean casserole in this healthy and delicious soup!

This creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup incorporates all the flavors of a traditional green bean casserole into soup form. Bright green beans, sauteed onion, mushrooms, thyme and nutmeg, and cashew cream come together to create a deliciously healthy and vibrant soup. I developed this Creamy Green Bean Casserole Soup for Thanksgiving this weekend. One of…

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Filed Under: Cancer, Chemotherapy Recipes, Cooking For Cancer, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, soups, Thanksgiving, vegetarian Tagged With: community, cooking for others, green bean casserole, pureed soup, soft food diet, thanksgiving

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse Recipe

October 19, 2016 by Jeanette 8 Comments

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse - this decadently healthy dessert has just 6 ingredients ~ https://jeanetteshealthyliving.com

Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse is a decadently healthy dessert, made with just six ingredients. Sponsored by MegaFood. It’s officially pumpkin season and I’ve been thinking of new ways to enjoy this carotene (an antioxidant) rich squash. I made this Pumpkin Coconut Turmeric Mousse for my sister-in-law and her husband over the weekend. This recipe uses…

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Filed Under: Chemotherapy Recipes, Clean Eating, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Special Diets, Thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: coconut cream, dessert, MegaFood, pumpkin, sponsored post, turmeric

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