Recipes

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs

Hard eggs are slick and easy to swallow, requiring very little chewing and lubrication; making them very appropriate for the mouth changes associated with radiation therapy, in particular dry mouth.

Clove Granita

Clove Granita

Clove is a tropical spice. It is the unopened bud of the tree and is known in the USA for braising hams. It contains large amounts of Eugenol, an oil which has significant antiseptic and analgesic effects. this helps relieve the mouth of pain incurred during chemotherapy.

Chipotle Soup

Chipotle Soup

As the roasted pepper is modified it has a sweeter taste, but it still has Capsaicin. Capsaicin is a chemical in pungent peppers that has therapeutic value.

Chayote and Mozzarella Cake

Chayote and Mozzarella Cake

Chayote is a green vegetable from Latin America called ‘guisquil”. It has high content of water, therefore great great for rehydration. The fruit is digestible and provides a good source of calories.

Blue Cheese and Fruit Terrine

Blue Cheese and Fruit Terrine

Blue cheese is known for the beneficial use to replenish the microbial flora of the intestine. This is useful for the associated bowel problems during chemotherapy or antibiotic treatments.

Blimi

Blimi

This recipe is helpful when you are having a hard time swallowing. Blimi literally dissolves in the mouth making it easy to taste and swallow.

Basil with Tomato-Goat Cheese Terrine

Basil with Tomato-Goat Cheese Terrine

As general rule with chemtherapy, the recommendation is to avoid hot, red and smelly food and advices rather, white, cold and non smelly food. The following recipe follows those recommendations. It will be cold, non smelly and white, as well as colorful. Quite rich in vitamins, and calories.

Anise Ice Cream with Honey Vodka Caramel

Anise Ice Cream with Honey Vodka Caramel

This recipe will help colic (spasmic pains)not only during premenstrual syndrome (PMS) but also infantile colic syndrome. In addition, this recipe includes alcohol/vodka acting as a significant tranquilizer to help stimulate appetite.

Anaheim Pepper Jell-O with Tamarind Granita

Anaheim Pepper Jell-O with Tamarind Granita

Anaheim pepper is a dry pepper which has a mild sweet and bitter taste. It would excite the overall mouth, preferentially the middle and the back, bypassing the front and the lips. This is particularly important for ‘fever blisters’ or Herpes Simplex infection of he lips which causes painful and sometime disabling sores.