Monthly Archives: February 2014
Versatile Roasted Veggies: Three Recipes to Spice Up Your Roasted Veg
In an effort to make a as many meals in one cooking push as possible, I started playing around with roasting up a medley of vegetables on a Sunday, and doctoring up the leftover throughout the week. If you roast your vegetables with minimal seasoning, you can make three very different meals from your veggies […]
Curried Cauliflower Soup
The benefits of turmeric: turmeric is a natural anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. It is an excellent spice to use when suffering with inflamed tendons, joints or muscle strains. Turmeric provides short term pain relief. Turmeric also pairs perfectly with cauliflower. Ingredients: 1 head of cauliflower 1 head of lacinato (dinosaur) kale 1 cup button or […]
Between Heaven and Earth: the Human Being
Chinese medical theory is based strongly on a relationship between the natural world and the human body. An understanding of health and illness is achieved by observing patterns in nature, both generative and destructive. Wind storms ripping apart trees or turning into funnel clouds, versus the ebb and flow of oceanic tides all inform the […]
Homemade Sage, Maple Syrup Breakfast Patties- additive free
I developed this recipe because there are very few places in my city where I can find country or breakfast sausage that does not contain high fructose corn syrup or other questionable additives. Luckily, we have an amazing, local butcher with hormone, antibiotic, and additive free meats that I can use as a base in […]
What You Need to Know About Acid Reflux
Why do some people suffer from acid reflux? 1) Too little stomach acid- AKA hypochlorhydria Ironically, given the high use of heartburn medication that reduce stomach acid, one of the main causes of acid reflux is low stomach acid, called hypochlorhydria. When someone suffers from low stomach acid, a few things happen that can lead to acid reflux. […]
Tom Kha Soup With Extra Vegetables
This is my highly modified version of Tom Kha soup. I modify it because I do not always have all of the traditional ingredients for Tom Kha here in Walla Walla. I also like to have both meat and a plethora of vegetables in my soup. Ingredients: 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed 4 […]
Favorite Chemical Free Air Freshers for Winter Health
Now that your house has been sealed up against the elements for a few months, you may be looking for ways to spruce up that stale air smell. Be wary of conventional air fresheners, sprays, and heavily scented cleaning products, since many of these contain harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that break down into nasty […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 