Candida Recovery

Candida-safe recipes

This recipe page and its links are assembled specifically for those of you who have candida or autoimmune disorders. Thanks for coming here, and you should know that I will be continually adding recipes and links when I find foods that I know you can have on the candida program that I was on.  I realize there is a huge controversy about what is allowed and what is not, but I didn't write this program, I just followed it.  The stricter you can be with yourself, the better off you will be. If in doubt, don't eat it.  Watch for you OWN reactions to foods ... avoid anything that makes you feel worse. Keep a food journal; it will be your saviour if you run into problems.

REMEMBER:  Eggs are allowed (they are not dairy products).  Small amounts of avocado and tomatoes are allowed.  Many foods are "best avoided" but can be tolerated in small amounts and in moderation BUT must be well heated and eaten hot.

And yes, I did include a couple of desserts. Seems there is just not a lot out there about cooking with STEVIA - The cookbooks that I have found are excellent for diabetics, but almost every recipe has something that the candida sufferer cannot have (i.e. fruit) - at least on this version of the diet.

If you find broken links, or recipes that have sugar in them, please notify me. Thanks.

General	Veggies	Chicken	Seafood	Beef	Drinks
Quiche	Soups	Snacks	Appies	Other	Desserts
Spice Mixes	Condiments
Frequently Asked Questions Other - People who can help & encourage: recipes and information for those with food allergies, write to johnb@thegrid.net Alternatives for wheat Carb Counter

On book that I liked while on the program was The Body Ecology Diet, by Donna Gates. Click here you can go directly to the recipe of the month: http://www.bodyecologydiet.com/recipe.html.

I want you to know that Gates' book is similar to Crook's' "The Yeast Connection", insofar as it is very strict about the foods you can and cannot eat.  Dr. Piller's program is significantly easier to master because of the many foods that ARE allowed, providing they are eaten under the proper conditions (i.e. foods containing vinegar must be well heated and eaten hot). Therefore you will see recipes here that contain wheat, dairy, cheese, vinegar, and several other foods that are forbidden on the traditional candida program. I am living proof that this version of the diet works just fine, but I do believe that a large part of the success of the program had to do with the Formula SF-722 product that I took with each meal, as well as the probiotics. If you were to try to recover by diet alone, you would need to go by the strict version and it would take considerably longer. Be sure to read my entire website. 

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7 Ways to make your Soups Creamy without Dairy
How to make your favorite cream soups dairy free
Roasted Asparagus Soup  |  Vegan Mulligatawny Soup
Vegetable Soup with Sweet Basil
Curried Red Lentil Soup  |  Vegetarian Potato Leek Soup
Chicken Stock
Swiss Chard Dahl
Real Jewish Chicken Soup  |  Cream of Asparagus Soup
Carrot Soup |  Cream of Tomato Soup
Vegetarian Borscht  |  Yummy Beef or Venison Stew
Chicken Escarole Soup (I would use the swiss chard)
Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
Gingered Cabbage Soup with Pork & Potatoes
Mexican Meatball Soup | Healthy Carrot & Walnut Soup
Chicken Noodle Egg Drop Soup | Chicken Noodle Vegetable Soup
Cream of Celery Soup (1)  | Cream of Celery Soup (2)
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
Cream of Celery and Spinach Soup
Kale and Artichoke Soup  |  Vegan Creamy Vegetable Soup
Curried Cauliflower Rice Kale Soup (use almond milk or substitute)
Lentil Vegetable Soup  | Easy Vegan Curry Veggie Rice Soup
Ridiculously Easy Cream of Broccoli Soup

Spice Mixes
These links all validated on June 21, 2020

Chinese Five Spice Powder (01)
Creole Seasoning  |  Seasoning Mixes
Fine Herbes  |  Salt-free Chili Powder
Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix  |  All Season Salt Blend
Lemon Herb Seasoning Salt Substitute
Steak Seasoning Salt
Gourmet Seasoning Salt
Garlic Herb Seasoning  |  Garam Marsala (Indian)
Emeril's Southwest Seasoning  |  Cajun Seasoning
Chili Powder
Homemade Dry Onion Soup Mix
Taco Seasoning Mix
Meat Marinade
Almost Hamburger Helper

Tunisian Snapper
Halibut with Tomatoes and Dill |  Grill Salmon with Avocado Dip
Baked Sea Bass with Potatoes
Baked Swordfish Castillian
Baked Trout 01  |   Poached Salmon
Stuffed Sea Bass
Swordfish with Walnut Thyme Butter
Tarragon Flounder  |  Easy Fried Fish Fillets
Baked Haddock with Spinach and Tomatoes  |  Oven Fried Haddock
Baked Haddock with Oyster Stuffing
Baked Spicy Haddock Fillets  |  Sole Almandine  |  Broiled Fish with Chili Lime Butter
Pine Needles Roasted Mussels  |  Ratatouille
Parmesan baked Fish  |   Garlic Shrimp Scampi
Salmon Loaf for Two  |  Bangladeshi Salmon Curry
BBC Salmon Curry  |  Salmon with Curried Lentils
Pan-roasted Salmon with Ginger and Curry
Basil Salmon  |  Lemon Basil Salmon
Basil & Lemon Baked Salmon in Foil
Lemon Salmon in a Sheet Pan  |  Basil-buttered Salmon
Baked Salmon  |  Spicy Pan Fried Basa Fillet
Lemon Garlic Basa  |  Pan-Fried Bass
Pan-fried Breaded Basa |  Cashew-crusted Halibut

Main Courses, Chicken
These links all validated June 21, 2020

Chicken Italian Style
Circassian Chicken: Turkish Poached Chicken with Walnut Sauce
Chicken with Avocado Walnut Sauce
Spicy Grilled Chicken and Potatoes
Texicali Chicken | Kentucky Fried Chicken (don't use peanut oil)
Fried Chicken like KFC
Country Fried Chicken
Garlic Lemon Chicken | Tandori Chicken | Chicken Avgolemono
Almost KFC Spice Mix for Chicken
Country oven-Fried Chicken
Barbecued Garlic Chicken  |  Chicken Marinade
Tandoori Chicken and Couscous | Garlic Fried Chicken
Olive Oil Garlic Chicken
Mediterranean Chicken with Eggplant and Tomatoes
40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken
And my favorite:  chicken with 40 cloves of garlic
One Pot Chicken Stew

Vegetables
(These links all validated May 17, 2018)

Lebanese Yogurt & Cucumber Salad
Roasted Potatoes with Garlic
Cucumbers au Gratin
Quinoa (or Buckwheat) Stuffed Peppers
Turkish Green Beans
Fried Onion Rings
  Steak Fajitas  |  Fajitas
Creamed Potatoes with Spinach and Roasted Garlic
Julia's Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Fresh black-eyed peas with Spinach & Okra
Leftover Potato Pancakes  |Chicken in a pot with Eggplant
"Buttermilk" Amaranth Pancakes (use coconut oil, not bacon fat)
Black Bean and Corn Salad
Roasted Cauliflower  |Roasted Garlic Broccoli
Crispy Roasted Kale  |Roasted Red Potatoes
Roasted Brussel Sprouts  |  Roasted Cauliflower
Cauliflower Stuffing  |  Cauliflower Garlic Bread

Herbed Rubbed Pork Chops
Pecan Pancakes with Grilled Shrimp and Cucumber Salsa
Lasagne Rolls with Tomatoes and Eggplant
Greek Style Lamb and Eggplant Lasagne
Red, white and green Lasagne
Angel Hair Pasta and Stewed Tomatoes
Zuccini Stuffed with Bulgur & Ground Turkey
Lois Currie's Pasta-free Lasagne
Mediterranean Lamb Burgers  |  Lamb burgers with yogurt sauce
Lamb burgers with mint yogurt sauce |  Martha Stewart's Lamb burger with yogurt sauce
Cauliflower and chick pea pitas  |  Instant Pot Butter Chicken
Tandoori-roasted cauliflower with almond butter
Turkey Meatloaf  |  Quinoa Meatloaf
Low-Carb Turkey Meatloaf

Meat Marinade | Lois Currie's Pasta-free Lasagne
Blackened Prime Rib
Easy Meatloaf Recipe  |  Quaker Oats Meatloaf
Aromatic Asian Burgers  |  Cyprus Gyro Burger  | Gyros Burgers
Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib
The perfect basic burger   |  Perfect Roast Beef
Ultimate slow cooker pot roast
Slow Cooker Beef Roast

Crustless Chicken and Broccoli Quiche
Crustless Spinach Quiche I  |  Crustless Spinach Quiche III
Crustless Asparagus Quiche
Broccoli and Cheese Frittata
Broccoli, Cheddar & Spinach Frittata
Broccoli and Cheese Crustless Quiche
Salmon and Swiss Chard Quiche
Easy Crustless Spinach Quiche
Easy Salmon and Broccoli Quiche Crustless
Crustless Quiche with Broccoli and Cauliflower
Crustless Carrot Zucchini Quiche
Crustless Turkey Quiche
Turkey Pot Pie

* Cheese may be tolerated if well heated/cooked and eaten hot
* Mold has been known to survive very high temperatures ... so
only include this if you are fairing well with the program in general
and are not lactose intolerant.

Low-Carb Ketchup |  Hot Water Cornbread
  Karen's Cornbread
Yogurt with Cucumber & Mustard Seeds
Cilantro Lime Yogurt Dressing | Non-dairy Cheese
Mayonnaise |  Rice Milk
Almost wheat-free Pizza Crust
Buckwheat Croquettes (I love these well fried, for breakfast)
Sharon's Favorite Spelt Muffins
Meat Marinade | Fresh Tomato Salsa with Cilantro & Lime
Bisquick  |  Yeast-free Pizza Dough
Spicy Almond Butter Hummus (recipe No. 6)
How to make Almond Butter  | How to make Almond Butter (1 minute)
Garlic Greek Sauce
Keto Cinnamon Almond Butter Breakfast Shake
Hot Chili Oil  |  Onion Soup Mix  |  Noshtastic Onion Soup Mix
Homemade Onion Soup Mix 1  |  Homemade Onion Sopu Mix 2
When a recipe calls for Onion Soup Mix, what can I substitute?
Lemon Butter Sauce (i.e. for fish)  |  Papa John's Garlic Dipping Sauce

Artichoke Nibblers (These are great, I've been making them for years.)
Green Chili Salsa | Pico de Gallo Salsa
Pico de Gallo Salsa (02)
Tzatsiki
Walnut and Yogurt Chutney | Non-dairy Cheese
  Roasted/Caramelized Garlic  |  How to Roast Garlic
Creamy Garlicky Ceasar Salad Dressing

Ginger Ale | Celery Juice
Do you have a Juicer? You should get one.
Juicing for Health
Carrot Blush |  Popeye's Garden Tonic | Super 8 Stress Reliever
Carrot Juice
Vegetable 8 | Peppers Galore | Muscle Beach
Fresh Pressed Red Beet Carrot Juice
Beetroot Carrot Tomato Juice  |  Beet it Up (see no. 3)
The best juice to boost energy |  The best juice for your immune system
 

Please note that the Stevia that I use is an expensive ($630 per kilo in 1995) concentrated white powder. You may have to alter the amount of stevia, depending on the brand you are using. There is a product called Sweetvia which has no aftertaste and is available in single packets. I can vouch for this product; as I have tried it and it is excellent. Note - when this site was created, there was a link to www.sweetvia.com, however that link no longer exists.  I do not know what happened to the original Sweetvia company but a google search will take you to a Turkish website, which can be translated into English with a click.  I do not know if this is the same product or not.

I found a pure, no additives added, stevia powder on Amazon. Given its price, my bet  is that it's comparable to the stevia I can buy locally. Remember about pure stevia, though... if your product doesn't taste sweet enough for you, adding more is not going to make it taste sweeter. The opposite is true.  It will make it taste more bitter.  Less is better.  I'm talking about 1/4 teaspoon for an entire batch of, say, pudding or brownies.  Be very careful about which brand of stevia you buy, as many have maltodextrin added.