Posted on November 27, 2011 by arthritiskitchen
This Weekend’s dinner salad is a great combination of flavor, color and texture. Greens lightly dressed with apple cider vinaigrette topped with roasted acorn squash, grilled chicken and a generous sprinkling of pomegranate seeds. The flavor combinations were out of this world and the squash added a hearty component making this a real satisfying [...]
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Posted on August 18, 2011 by arthritiskitchen
My Mother is fortunate enough to grow her own rainbow chard in raised garden beds in her back yard. I have to buy mine from the store but when it looks this good, I don’t complain. Swiss chard is one of my favorite leafy greens and whenever I can get my hands on the rainbow [...]
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Posted on August 10, 2011 by arthritiskitchen
Local cherries are in season and the deep red, almost black cherries from BC’s Okanangan are in the markets now ready to be enjoyed. I keep going back to buy more, they disappear so fast. I usually just enjoy them when they are in season but I’m tempted to stock up now while they are [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2011 by arthritiskitchen
I was visiting with family last week while on vacation and my Mom made the most delicious, refreshing summer salad of watermelon, cucumbers, mint, tarragon and lime. She served it with sliced cold chicken and a half a cob of the sweetest summer corn. My sister remarked that she couldn’t think of anything better to [...]
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Posted on July 24, 2011 by arthritiskitchen
When the weather is warm and the farmers markets are at their peak we tend to eat salads more often. I like to dress the greens with a simple vinaigrette using apple cider vinegar, olive oil and salt and pepper. Using a good quality, unfiltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar that contains ‘the mother’ not [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2010 by arthritiskitchen
Our Spring weather has been unseasonably cool and damp these days and I wanted to make something to warm us up. This quick and easy chicken soup is full of healthy vegetables and the Arthritis Kitchen anti-inflammation fighting ingredient turmeric in the broth. First saute chopped leeks, onion in a small amount of olive oil. [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by arthritiskitchen
This has become a favorite side dish at my house. I originally got the idea when visiting friends and they served a delicious combination of roasted butternut squash and leeks. It is super simple, super good and very nutritious. Butternut squash is an inflammation reducing ingredient so I like to cook with it. I also [...]
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Posted on October 3, 2009 by arthritiskitchen
Tonight I made stuffed peppers. I used a mixture of ground chicken, onions, celery, garlic, diced fresh tomatoes and rice as the filling. Topped with montery jack cheese and broiled to perfection. I cut off the tops of the red peppers, halved the yellow pepper and removed the seeds. Then I brushed with oil and [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by arthritiskitchen
Today for brunch I made a spinach frittata with bacon and caramelized onions. I like to use onions in my cooking as often as I can as they are one of the foods said to help reduce inflammation. Spinach is another ingredient for health. I used a whole box of frozen chopped spinach in this [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 by arthritiskitchen
Sometimes in The Arthritis Kitchen I like to take short cuts that will make it easier to prepare meals when experiencing a flare up Today that meant using packaged, ready to go salad greens and bean sprouts. You can find good quality salad mixes in the grocery store that are already pre-washed and ready to [...]
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