Tag Archives: healthy eating
Roasted Red Pepper Soup (dairy free)
This soup really showcases the natural flavors of red peppers. Roasting truly brings out the robust flavors of these peppers. With so few ingredients, this soup lets you know that sometimes less is more. Ingredients 6 Red Peppers 1 Tablespoon olive oil 4 cups vegetable stock 1 avocado salt & pepper to taste Instructions: Preheat […]
Lemony Summer Greens- A Side Dish
Ingredients: 1 head of kale or collard greens Juice of one medium lemon 1 Tablespoon olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced optional: a dash of salt and pepper Directions: Thoroughly wash the greens. Roughly chop into two-inch segments and place into a stove-top steamer already set up with water in the bottom for steaming. Turn […]
Ten Day Protocol to Reboot Your Diet After The Holidays
We survived the holidays and January has arrived. For many of us, we indulged in our beloved holiday treats, shared ups and downs with family, friends, and loved ones. Some of us had our fair share of holiday stressors. But now the new year is upon us. Even though spring is the ideal season to […]
Heal Yourself With Food: Three Steps to Treat Fatigue and Qi Deficiency
What is qi? Qi (pronounce chee) is essentially our energy. The Chinese character for qi represents steam rising off of rice, and many scholars translate it as the substance without form that we get from our food and nutritious beverages. Our qi circulates through our body giving life force or energy to our muscles, our organs, […]
Ratatouille- King of the Summer Vegetable Dishes
Ratatouille 1 large onion 3 zucchini or yellow summer squash or a blend 4 medium sized heirloom tomatoes, or 8 roma variety sauce tomatoes 1 yellow pepper 1 red peppers 1 green peppers 5-6 long, narrow eggplants, or 2 of the big, fat, round variety 6-8 cloves of garlic ¼ cup of fresh thyme […]
Borscht To The Rescue: Curing Irritability
Borscht: a soup of many traditions in Eastern Europe. Depending on who you talk to about borscht, there are many right and wrong ways to make this delicious soup. I encourage you to find your favorite borscht recipe. When searching for a good recipe, make sure to read the comments at the end of […]
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 […]
Roasted Carrot Ginger Soup
This soup is a gently warming, creamy soup that supports your digestive system. The ginger helps awaken your digestive juices, while supporting your stomach and spleen. Yellow and orange vegetables help to strengthen the spleen and stomach, while white vegetables such as parsnips nourish the lungs. With all those colds and flus going around, I […]
A Guide to Autumn Foods to Improve Health- an East Asian Medicine Perspective
To my dear readers, I apologize for my blogging hiatus. I am happy to announce that my husband and I bought a house, moved, and have had a handful of other positive stressors during the month of October. I needed a bit more balance in my life, hence the blogging break. But now I am […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 