Lady Docs Corner Cafe Blog

Thu Tran, MD,FACOG

big_766-Shdes-of-Green

Coronation of a Virus: While Preparing for it, Do Not Forget to Live

March 10, 2020

I don’t remember how many weeks that, whenever I wake up and turn on the TV for news of the day while preparing for work, I have been bombarded with…

Read More

Kale Chips

January 29, 2020

KALE CHIPS: A popular and healthy party snack that goes very fast! I can eat these chips from a whole head of kale in one sitting! It is very addictive,…

Read More

Stir Fry Kale and Beef

January 29, 2020

Ingredients: One head of kale with leaves removed from thick stems and cut into 1 inch pieces. Directions:  Serve with white rice or other grains like Quinoa!

Read More

CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER

January 29, 2020

SIDE DISH CARAMELIZED CAULIFLOWER ( from Todd and Ellen Gray’s ” The New Jewish Table”) Ingredients: 1 cup golden raisins2 tablespoons canola oil1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 head cauliflower (…

Read More

Chickpeas and Tomatoes Salad with Mint

January 29, 2020

CHICKPEA SALAD WITH FETA CHEESE AND MINT, adapted from “The New Jewish Table” of Todd Gray and Ellen Kassoff Gray Makes About 6 Cups Ingredients: Two 15.5 ounce cans chickpeas,…

Read More

Bok Choy and Mushroom Stir Fry

January 29, 2020

For 2014, be adventuresome! Walk into an Asian grocery store and pick some vegetables you have never tried before. Pick a basic stir-fry sauce (black bean or oyster sauce), and create a…

Read More

Julia Child’s Soupe au Pistou (Pesto Soup)

January 28, 2020

Below is a recipe of Julia Child’s Soupe au Pistou, or Pesto Soup. It’s a simple vegetarian soup with the divine taste because of the “Pistou,” not exactly like the Italian “Pesto,” because…

Read More
big_749-a2019-runners

2019 National Race to End Women’s Cancer

November 4, 2019

This morning, my husband and I and several friends met at Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. for our third 5K run/walk for National Race to End Women’s Cancer, to support…

Read More
thumb_740-Flowers-on-canal

Hypertension Effect in Pre-Pregnancy Period; USPSTF Drafted Recommendation on HCV Screening; Prolonged Topical Steroid Use and Type 2 Diabetes,

August 31, 2019

Hypertension in Either Partner Can Delay Pregnancy Time  A study from China of 2,234,350 eligible couples, spanning from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2016, showed that preconception hypertension in…

Read More
big_737-Dragonfly

The Gastric Cancer that Never Was

August 16, 2019

This blog probably will be among the longest ones you have seen from me.  I often warn my women friends whenever I write a long email, to tell them what…

Read More