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I want to ask about salad recipes. I have fibromyalgia, anxiety, and a few other medical conditions. I also have a lot of pain in my GI system, especially stomach pain after eating. All this has been true for many years. Recently I decided to do a test (trial) diet in which I eliminate many of...

I'm a guy with a testosterone and growth hormone deficiency (diagnosed by my doctor via blood tests). I'm age 42 so my hormones are naturally slowing down, but mine are way below average for my age. I've had no luck with supplemental hormones... they cause major side-effects. I'm wondering if...

So week 3 of the post-op diet, I'm allowed "full liquids" which basically means that in addition to the vile protein swill I've been living on, I can now have fruit and vegetable juices, strained Campbell's cream soups, no-sugar-added custurd or yogurt. This is a great relief. But on the...

I had weight-loss surgery on April 28. In a few weeks I'll be done with the liquid stage of the post-op diet and move on to pureed foods. My primary care physician encourages me to go on a low-carb diet. I'm wondering if I could get suggestions about low-carb recipes, such as a good cookbook...

Did this place used to have a forum for special dietary needs? I couldn't find it. I just had weight-loss surgery. I'm still on a liquid diet, but in a few weeks I'll be allowed to have pureed food. It must be THOROUGHLY pureed. So I want to do something with carrots, but not end up with...

Hi, I'm experimenting with a raw food diet. For one week I've been eating raw food, mostly gourmet-style dishes that I am purchasing from Whole Foods (I know, it's ridiculously expensive, but it seems to be a good way to get myself motivated for now). I'm starting to look into recipes. I have...

I have a recipe in the "5 in 10" cookbook which says that sauteed mushrooms and orange/yellow/red bell peppers go really well together, which is true. However, I would like to make a raw dish like that. I have some jaw pain so I can't chew things very much, but in spite of that I would like to...

My landlord just installed a new stove. It's a Kenmore electric. There's no model number on the stove, but I think it's their cheapest model. It is not self-cleaning. It has the flat ceramic top (no visible burners). Anyway, it has a problem. The burners take a long time to come up to...

I'm interested in how much money I could save. Right now I'm single and probably spend $160/week on food.. which includes lots of inefficient things like snack bars, lots of organic produce from higher-end stores, but hardly any restaurant eating. I need to save some money, but I would still...

Here's a recipe I got from allrecipes.com for a millet pilaf. I'm avoiding gluten so millet is a good choice of grain, and I want to try this. However, it calls for tofu and oranges and corn and white wine, which I'm also avoiding. It calls for ground coriander, which I love. Can someone think...

My brother gave me this recipe to try. I'm on an allergy elimination diet and have to avoid corn. Is there a substitute? Lime and Honey Glazed Salmon with Warm Black Bean and Corn Salad 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 large garlic cloves, chopped 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tsp ground cumin Salt...

I have several recipes for quinoa pilaf. I'm a cooking newbie, so I noticed something and I would like to know why the recipes do this. Most of these recipes call for sauteing onions as part of the pilaf, but one recipe has you do this in the saucepan first, then add the quinoa and simmer it...

Anyone have an idea for a recipe with broccoli and rice pasta? I'm on an allergy elimination diet, so no wheat, soy, milk, peanuts, eggs, oranges, etc. I have this lemony olive oil from Trader Joe's that might go good... maybe steam the broccoli partly, finish in a skillet with garlic, then toss...

I have a recipe for "Indian Pilaf" in the "New elegant but easy cookbook" and it mentions using "long-grain rice". I'm supposed to stick to wild rice and brown rice... is it okay to substitute one or both of these? The recipe suggests cooking the rice for 17 minutes, but presumably it will take...

I'm pretty new at cooking, and wondering what's the best way to transfer a sauce pan full of soup into a blender, or into a container for storage. Pouring right out of the sauce pan tends to make a mess. :sick: I suppose a ladle? Mike