Tag Archives: healthy recipes
Basil, Edamame, Eggplant, and Cabbage Stir Fry
A quick, weeknight vegetable focused stir fry that blends textures and flavors. Dinner can be on the table in 20-30 minutes. Ingredients: 1 eggplant, cut into 1 inch cubes 1/2 cabbage, thinly sliced or shredded 6 cremini mushrooms, stems removed, sliced 2 TBSP fresh ginger root, peeled and minced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup […]
Honey Miso Glazed Salmon
I’m testing out recipes that combine some of the key elements of Chinese medical nutrition for the winter season. In winter it is a great idea to eat black foods (the color associated with the kidney and bladder organs), and the flavors bitter and salty that help to consolidate, store, and descend qi. Warming foods […]
Grain Free Yin Yang Cookies (chocolate and vanilla) For the New Year
Happy New Year’s Day! Today I felt inspired to test drive a new cookie idea. I am eagerly trying to think of new ways to use black sesame seeds in cooking this winter, since they are one of the fantastic black foods that support the health of our kidneys. I used the taiji or yin-yang […]
Turmeric Chai Oatmeal
We are about to enter the last 18 days of the season, which is considered the transitional season of late-summer. This transitional season is the time of the stomach and spleen/pancreas and is the best time of the year to reboot your digestive system. This spiced oatmeal uses gently warming spices to support your digestive […]
Hearty Winter Squash Vegetable Soup
Ingredients: 6 medium tomatoes, cored and roughly chopped, or one large jar stewed tomatoes 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 head kale, roughly chopped 2 medium onions, diced 5 small carrots or 2 large carrots, cut into 1/2 rounds 3 celery ribs 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into cubes 6 cups vegetable or chicken […]
Stick Out Your Tongue 