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The Best Tomato Bruschetta Recipe

June 1, 2012 by Jeanette 37 Comments

The Best Bruschetta

    This past week has been both exhilarating and difficult. Exhilarating because I came in #1 in Circle of Mom’s Top Foodie Mom Contest! Difficult because two of my boys (my youngest son and one of the twins) suffered concussions within the span of 3 days, and both of them will have celebrated their birthdays…

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Filed Under: appetizers, dairy-free, dips and sauces, farmer's market, gluten-free, healthy choices Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, best bruschetta, bruschetta, healthy appetizer, Julie Powell

Cha Cha Bowl (Recipe for Mexican Chicken and Black Bean Rice Bowl)

May 25, 2012 by Jeanette 24 Comments

"Cha Cha Bowl" (Mexican Chicken Black Bean Rice Bowl)

One of my kids loves Chipotle Grill’s Burritos. This is a gigantic size tortilla filled with rice, beans, meat, salsa, cheese, and sour cream. Although the ingredients in and of themselves don’t sound too unhealthy, one of these burritos with all the fixings (sour cream, cheese, guacamole) tops 1000 calories! However, deconstructed and served as…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, whole grain Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Alexa Andrzejewski, ballpark food, Cha Cha Bowl, Chicken Bean Rice Bowl, Foodspotting, Soraya Darabi

Egg Free Greek Potato Salad Recipe

May 18, 2012 by Jeanette 43 Comments

Greek Potato Salad (Egg-Free)

Egg free Greek potato salad is a lighter, healthier potato salad. My oldest son returned home from his first year of college last weekend, and I’ve been a little off kilter this entire week. It feels like I’m a day or two behind…perhaps it was the five loads of laundry that he deposited on the…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, Easter, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, salads, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Cat Cora, easy salads, egg-free potato salad, Greek, healthy potato salad, healthy salads, Mediterranean food, potato salad, spring salads

Warm Artichoke and Hearts of Palm Dip

May 11, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Warm Artichoke Hearts of Palm Dip

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about Food as Medicine and shared my story of how this blog began as a place to record foods I made for my friends with cancer, as well as my personal journey to help feed my family healthy, delicious and beautiful food. I also shared my dream to…

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Filed Under: appetizers, Cancer, Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, dips and sauces, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, snacks, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, artichoke dip, dairy-free, food as medicine, gluten-free, healthy, hearts of palm, Zarela Martinez

Stir-Fry Spicy Kung Pao Chicken with Walnuts Recipe

May 4, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Stir-Fry Spicy Kung Pao Chicken with Fresh Vegetables and Walnuts

Stir-Fry Spicy Kung Pao Chicken was my husband’s favorite dish in college. I made this dish several times a week for him and his suite-mates. I’ve been on a spicy kick lately. Just last week, I made Chicken Tacos with Garlic and Chile Sauce, served with fresh jalapenos. Before serving the tacos to my kids,…

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Filed Under: Asian, chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Chinese food, Gael Greene, gluten-free, healthy, Kung Pao Chicken, stir-fry

Chicken In Garlic Chile Sauce Tacos Recipe

April 27, 2012 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Chicken in Garlic and Chile Sauce Tacos

This past Monday, I wrote about my passion for cooking for people with cancer and how I had gotten discouraged by someone’s remarks when I told them I wanted to teach cooking lessons for cancer patients and caregivers. Thanks to your support, and the support of my friends, family and Rebecca Katz, I am happy…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, chicken tacos, dairy-free, Diana Kennedy, gluten-free, healthy, kid-friendly, Mexican tacos

Easy Breakfast Bruschetta with Tomato and Avocado Recipe

April 20, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Breakfast Bruschetta with Fresh Tomato

  Don’t forget to enter the Picnic for the Planet 2012 Giveaway to celebrate Earth day – ends April 22nd. This past week, there have a lot of late nights in our family. Spring is in full gear with all the kids’ activities and we are still trying to settle into a routine (although I’m…

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Filed Under: allergies, Breakfast, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, snacks, whole grain Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, breakfast, bruschetta, dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy, nigella lawson, quick and easy, quick and easy appetizer, vegan, vegetarian

Lyon-Style Chicken with Vinegar Sauce Recipe

April 13, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Lyon-Style Chicken with Vinegar Sauce

Lyon-Style Chicken with Vinegar Sauce is a simple, healthy and delicious dinner. Spring sports are in full swing in our household and things have gotten pretty crazy lately. Getting dinner on the table has been especially challenging as the sports activities end later and the kids want to eat as soon as they walk in…

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Filed Under: Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, April Bloomfield, chicken, chicken with vinegar sauce, Jaimie Oliver, Mario Batali, oven cooked chicken, The Spotted Pig

Braised Enoki Mushrooms with Carrots and Ginger Recipe

March 30, 2012 by Jeanette 35 Comments

Washoku Prepared Bento Box

Today, I am sharing a recipe that embodies the principles of the Japanese Washoku and Kansha cooking approaches. I’ve always admired how beautifully presented Japanese food is when I eat out. All the foods are precisely arranged on the plate and each dish is interesting and unique. Little did I know that there was actually…

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Filed Under: Asian, Dinner, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Resources, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, bento box, Elizabeth Andoh, enoki mushrooms, Japanese cooking, Kansha, lunch box, mushrooms, Washoku

Avocado Grapefruit Salad Recipe

March 16, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Grapefruit and Avocado Salad

Avocado Grapefruit Salad is easy, healthy and delicious. This salad is an example of the theory of food combining. Food combining is supposed to improve digestion and absorption of nutrients. Food Combining Theory Recently, I read an article entitled “The Most Powerful Food Secret” by Donna Gates, author of The Body Ecology Diet: Rediscovering Your…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, healthy choices, salads, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, avocado, food combining diet, grapefruit, Ina Garten

Grilled Chicken with Parsley Salad and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Recipe

March 9, 2012 by Jeanette 28 Comments

Grilled Chicken with Parsley Salad and Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Grilled Chicken with Parsley Salad and Sun-Dried Tomatoes is a healthy, simple meal, great for busy weekday nights. I can’t believe we’re already in March and have had such a mild winter. Not that I’m complaining as I’m really not a cold weather girl. It feels like Spring is right around the corner and soon…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, main courses Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Darina Allen, grilled chicken, parsley salad

Easy Vegetable Bean and Pasta Soup Recipe

March 2, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Easy Vegetable and Bean Soup

Over the past month or so, I’ve been teaching a series of soup classes at our local senior center. I was honored to be asked back again this year – what a rewarding experience to say the least. The ladies in the class were all so gracious and it was really fun to swap food shopping…

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Filed Under: Beans/Legumes, community, dairy-free, healthy choices, lunch, Pantry Recipe, soups Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, easy soup recipe, senior center cooking class, Severine von Tscharner Fleming, soup class

Brunswick Chicken Stew Recipe

February 24, 2012 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Brunswick Chicken Stew

This past week has been a little challenging from a cooking standpoint…I know some of you might be wondering what I’m talking about since I cook almost every day for my family. After one of my sons had four wisdom teeth removed a week ago, let’s just say that the recovery was slower than we…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, main courses, Special Diets Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Brunswick Stew, Edna Lewis, soft food diet

Carrot and Coriander Soup Recipe

February 17, 2012 by Jeanette 37 Comments

Carrot and Coriander Soup (vegan)

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…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, dairy-free, Family, gluten-free, healthy choices, Liquid/Soft Food Diet, Pureed Food Diet, Resources, soups, Special Diets, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, carrot soup, diet after wisdom teeth removal, diet for chewing issues, diet for swallowing issues, liquid diet, pureed soup, soft food diet, vegan soup

Winter Squash Pimenton Preserved Lemon Soup Recipe

February 2, 2012 by Jeanette 20 Comments

Winter Squash Soup with Pimenton and Preserved Lemon

Winter Squash Pimenton Preserved Lemon Soup makes a beautiful presentation. During the winter when local produce is nearly non-existent, I buy a lot of my produce from a local Asian supermarket. The owner travels to Chinatown several times a week and brings back fresh Chinese green vegetables, along with daikon radishes, lemongrass, and kabocha squash, a…

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Filed Under: dairy-free, gluten-free, healthy choices, soups, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Christopher Hirsheimer, kabocha squash, Melissa Hamilton, pimenton, preserved lemons

Braised Pomegranate Chicken with Walnuts Recipe {Fesenjan}

January 27, 2012 by Jeanette 36 Comments

Persian Braised Pomegranate Chicken with Walnuts (Fesenjan)

Braised Pomegranate Chicken with Walnuts is a Persian dish with a rich creamy nut sauce. This dish is also known as Fesenjan. Recently, my husband and I were treated to a traditional Georgian feast, and I mean feast! When my husband first told me about this special Georgian get together, I naively thought he meant Georgian…

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Filed Under: chicken, dairy-free, Dinner, gluten-free, main courses Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Carole Topalian, Persian cooking, pomegranate, pomegranate chicken with walnuts, Tracey Ryder, walnut sauce

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

January 20, 2012 by Jeanette 27 Comments

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup is pure comfort food in a bowl. I love Asian noodle soups – they are one of my favorite foods to make for a quick and easy lunch. I usually take a peek in my refrigerator and start pulling out whatever bits and pieces of herbs, vegetables, and soup I have…

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Filed Under: Asian, cruciferous vegetables, dairy-free, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, lunch, main courses, Pasta and Noodles, soups Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Asian noodle soup, bok choy, Donna Hay, pho, Vietnamese cuisine

Stir-Fried Wild Rice with Mushrooms Recipe

January 13, 2012 by Jeanette 25 Comments

Stir-Fried Wild Rice with Mushrooms

Stir-Fried Wild Rice with Mushrooms will please vegetarians and vegans. This unique fried rice is packed with vegetables and topped with a fragrant Szechwan pepper-salt mixture. Over the years, I’ve tried to add more whole grains to my family’s meals, including whole grain pasta, whole grain bread, quick breads, and fried rice. Although my children…

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Filed Under: Asian, cruciferous vegetables, dairy-free, Dinner, Family, gluten-free, green leafy vegetables, healthy choices, side dishes, vegan, vegetarian, whole grain Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Barbara Tropp, China Moon Cookbook, stir-fried rice, stir-fry rice, wild rice

Detox Beet and Pink Grapefruit Salad Recipe

January 6, 2012 by Jeanette 29 Comments

Detox Beet Grapefruit Salad

Detox Beet and Pink Grapefruit Salad is perfect for days when you want to eat light and clean. With the holidays behind us and 2012 in full swing, everyone seems to be ready to hit the reset button and renew their vows to eat healthy. There are an abundance of detox diets, juicing diets, and…

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Filed Under: Cooking For Cancer, healthy choices, Resources, salads, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, anti-cancer foods, antioxidants, beets, betalain, Betty Fussell, detox diet, grapefruit, new years, phytonutrients

Chocolate Mousse with Pomegranate Gelatin Recipe (Dairy-Free)

December 16, 2011 by Jeanette 18 Comments

Chocolate Mousse with Pomegranate Gelatin and Pomegranate Seeds

This time of year, it’s hard not to notice all the decadent drop-dead gorgeous desserts on magazine covers, in bakery shops, and all over the internet. However, if you’re on a gluten-free, dairy-free diet or just trying to eat a little lighter this holiday season, it can be a challenge. Not so, however, if you…

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Filed Under: Christmas, dairy-free, Desserts and Cookies, gluten-free, healthy choices, Holidays, vegan, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, agar agar powder, Anne-Sophie Pic, Chocolate and Zucchini blog, dairy free chocolate mousse, pomegranate gelatin, pomegranate gelee, pomegranate jelly, vegan chocolate mousse

Minestrina Soup Recipe

December 9, 2011 by Jeanette 26 Comments

Minestrina Soup with an Accent

Minestrina Soup is a hearty vegetable soup, perfect for Fall or Winter. Healthy, delicious and chock full of a variety of vegetables. I’ve made Minestrone Soup over the years, and it has become one of my favorite winter soups because of the combined heartiness of all the vegetables, beans and pasta in this soup. This…

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Filed Under: cruciferous vegetables, gluten-free, healthy choices, lunch, soups, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian Tagged With: 50 Women Game Changers In Food, Anne Willan, Italian soup, La Varenne, minestra, minestrina, minestrone, soup, vegan soup, vegetable soup, vegetarian soup

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