The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, Second Edition

Contents Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1  Cancer-Fighting Tool Kit 7 8 Side Effects 9 Recipes for Specific Side Effects 13 Menu Planning 18 Enhancing Flavor and Dealing with Taste Changes 20 FASS Fixes for Taste Bud Troubles 20 Learning Your Food Preferences 23 Discovering Your Culinary Preferences 23 The Power of Herbs and Spices 25 Optimizing Nutrition 28 Culinary Pharmacy 40 Receiving Support—and How Family and Friends Can Help CHAPTER 2 Nourishing Soups and Broths 47 49 Magic Mineral Broth 50 Chicken Magic Mineral Broth 51 Pasture Beef Bone Broth 52 Italian White Bean Soup 53 Lemony Greek Chicken Soup 55 Chicken Vegetable Soup with Ginger Meatballs 56 Ma’s Mushroom Barley Soup 57 Minestrone 58 Thai It Up Chicken Soup 61 Bella’s Carrot, Orange, and Fennel Soup 62 Cooling Cucumber Avocado Soup 63 Rockin’ Black Bean Soup 64 Curry Cauliflower Soup 66 Spiced Sweet Potato Soup 67 Summer’s Best Zucchini Soup 69 Roasted Red Roma Tomato Soup 70 Velvety Red Lentil Dal 71 Creamy Broccoli and Potato Soup CHAPTER 3 Vital Vegetables 73 75 Basil Broccoli 76 Baby Bok Choy with Yam and Ginger 77 Green Beans with Brazil Nuts and Basil 78 Emerald Greens with Orange 81 Gregg’s Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa, Cranberries, and Swiss Chard 83 Mashed Cinnamon Butternut Squash 84 Kale with Sweet Potatoes and Pecans 86 Kale with Carrots 87 Broccoli with Ginger and Garlic 89 Arugula with Edamame, Radish, and Avocado 90 Baked Sweet Potatoes with Assorted Toppings 92 Roasted Root Vegetables with Rosemary and Thyme 93 Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy with Shiitake Mushrooms 95 Shredded Carrot and Beet Salad 96 Warm and Toasty Cumin Carrots 97 Warm Napa Cabbage Slaw CHAPTER 4 Protein-Building Foods 99 100 Easy Eggs in a Cup 101 Simple Scrambled Eggs with Kale 102 Nana’s Egg Salad 103 Poached Eggs with Basil Lemon Drizzle 104 Curried Chicken Salad 106 Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry with Cashews 107 Cozy Comfy Chicken and Rice 109 Orange Ginger Roasted Chicken 110 My Family’s Favorite Chicken 111 Tuscan Farro and Bean Salad 112 Middle Eastern Chickpea Burgers 115 Lemon Mustard Salmon Salad  116 Poached Salmon with Moroccan Pesto 119 Triple-Citrus Ginger Black Cod 120 Baked Citrus Halibut with Signora’s Tomato Sauce 121 Turkey Patties with Apple and Arugula CHAPTER 5 Anytime Foods 123 125 Anytime Bars 127 Beyond Just Good Cornbread 128 Best Oatmeal Ever 131 Edamame Avocado Dip with Wasabi 131 Cannellini Bean Dip with Kalamata Olives  132 Navy Bean and Sun-Dried Tomato Dip 132 Black Bean Hummus 133 Curried Hummus 134 Creamy Polenta 135 Coconut Ginger Lime Rice with Cilantro 137 Maple-Glazed Walnuts 138 Spiced Toasted Almonds 139 Curried Kale Chips 141 Orange Pistachio Quinoa 142 Quinoa Porridge with Walnut Cream 143 Kathie Swift’s “Ciao Bella” Chia Pudding 144 Mediterranean Lentil Salad 146 Forbidden Rice Salad 147 Simple Tuscan Farro 148 Rice Paper Moo-Shu Rolls 151 Curried Hummus and Vegetable Pinwheels CHAPTER 6 Tonics and Elixirs 153 154 Turmeric and Cinnamon Masala Chai 156 Annemarie’s Calming Kudzu Elixir 157 Commonweal’s Most Nourishing and Healing Tea 158 Ginger Peppermint Green Tea 158 Green Tea Ginger Lemonade 159 Cinnamon Ginger Tea 159 Ginger Tea Spritzer 161 Mouthwatering Watermelon Granita 162 Cantaloupe Granita with Mint 165 Ginger Ale with Frozen Grapes 166 Peach Ginger Smoothie 168 Triple Berry Smoothie 169 Chocolate Banana Smoothie CHAPTER 7 Dollops of Yum! 171 172 Apricot Pear Chutney 173 Tomato Mint Chutney 175 Basil Lemon Drizzle 176 Avocado Dressing 177 Avocado Cream 178 Cashew Cream 179 Pistachio Cream 180 Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette 181 Zesty Lemon Fennel Vinaigrette 182 Blueberry Compote 183 Dried Fruit Compote 184 Seasonal Stewed Fruit 185 Olive and Caper Relish 186 Moroccan Pesto 187 Parsley Basil Drizzle 188 Herbed and Spiced Yogurt 189 Signora’s Tomato Sauce CHAPTER 8 Sweet Bites 191 193 Almond Muffin Mania 195 Baked Apples Filled with Dates and Pecans 196 Chocolate Tapioca Pudding 197 Great Pumpkin Custard 198 Cardamom Maple Mini Macaroons 201 Coconut Rice Pudding 202 Chocolate Apricot Date Nut Truffles 205 Poached Pears with Saffron Broth 206 Strawberries with Mango Coconut “Sabayon” Sauce 209 Triple Ginger Snap Cookies with Pecans