Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Marsha Seidelman, M.D.

Slow Cooker Vegetable Soup with Pearled Barley

January 28, 2020

I’m trying random combinations of ingredients to come up with the simplest way to make a hearty vegetable soup for the cold winter days ahead. Here’s an initial try that…

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Slow Cooker Ratatouille

January 28, 2020

Adapted from a food.com recipe I received my first produce box from Hungry Harvest and there was one big beautiful eggplant. Roasting eggplants has not been my favorite cooking activity – too…

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Cucumber Soup with Watercress

January 28, 2020

Adapted from myherbsmag.com I had a few extra cucumbers from my Hungry Harvest take this week. I saw this recipe and thought it was a simple, low calorie way to…

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Aloo Gobi – Indian Cauliflower and Potatoes – in the Slow Cooker

January 28, 2020

Indian Cauliflower and Potatoes – Variant of Aloo GobiAdapted from http://www.theperfectpantry.com/2013/04/recipe-for-slow-cooker-aloo-gobi-spiced-cauliflower-and-potatoes.html As found on Hungry Harvest Recipe site, posted by another Hungry Harvest Happy Chef. I adjusted the spice by…

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Spiced nuts

January 28, 2020

I was looking for a spiced nut recipe to match one we had recently at The Little Beet – slivered almonds with turmeric and pepper. I couldn’t find anything equivalent…

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Fall Fruit Salad

January 28, 2020

Adapted from www.passthechallah.com I made this for Thanksgivingand New Years Day and everyone loved it! It’s a good change from the usual fruit salads. The lemon in the dressing keeps the…

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Orange Black Beans with Cinnamon and Spices

January 28, 2020

Adapted from a Washington Post recipe – from 2005 Thanks to the orange and cinnamon, this is a very simple but interesting variation on black bean salad. Although it only cooks for…

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Turbot with Wild Mushrooms

January 28, 2020

From food network.com http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthyeats/recipes/2010/03/katies-healthy-bites-introducing-hake-turbot-2  Turbot With Wild Mushrooms – 1/3/2018 Tired of salmon? Turbot comes from European waters from Iceland to the Mediterranean. It is considered a flatfish, with firm,…

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Baby Cauliflower with Crispy Shallots, Ginger and Sesame Seeds

January 28, 2020

This recipe was meant to be used with baby bok choy, but TJs and Whole Foods didn’t have any – they did have these cute little baby cauliflowers, though. I…

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Intermittent Fasting – Is there any scientific basis for it?

January 19, 2020

written by Marsha Seidelman, M.D. Intermittent fasting has become popular both for weight loss and health improvement.  People have adapted this to be anything from alternate day fasts, drastically restricting calories…

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