Brown Rice Salad
Nutty brown rice tossed with red pepper, green onions, walnuts and raisins in a ginger-soy dressing.
A physician's kitchen · 126 recipes
Promoting Health During Ease and Dis-ease.
Wholesome, good-tasting recipes with a doctor's note on why each one is good for you — and when it helps most, in sickness and in health.
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”Hippocrates
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Flan
Classic crème caramel: a cinnamon-scented egg custard baked in a water bath over a layer of caramel.
Salmon Salad with Roasted Beets, Vegetables and Kale
Seared salmon over romaine and kale with foil-roasted beets, golden zucchini and a Dijon-chive dressing; halibut or scallops work just as well.
Salmon Flan (Salmon Gefilte Fish)
A Passover twist on gefilte fish: ground salmon, sautéed onion and dill baked in a bundt pan water bath and served with horseradish.
Matzoh Balls with Chicken Soup
A four-generation family matzoh ball recipe, light and made with oil, ready to warm in homemade chicken soup.
Kale Cheddar Muffins
Savory muffins packed with sautéed Tuscan kale, garlic and sharp cheddar, best eaten straight from the oven.
Soups, first and always
All soups →Creamy Zucchini Soup
Zucchini, yellow squash and leeks simmered in stock and puréed into a creamy soup that was a favorite when my children first ate solid food.
Emerald Kale Soup
A bright green soup of curly kale, leeks, parsley and cilantro, puréed with avocado for body and garnished with avocado slices.
Chilled Ruby Beet Soup
Baked beets simmered with onion, garlic and vegetable stock, then puréed into a ruby-red soup served cold.
Chilled Cucumber Soup
A no-cook summer soup of English cucumber, basil, mint and scallions blended with fat-free sour cream, smooth or chunky as you like.