by Eyton Shalom | Jul 24, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata
Cold Beet Borscht Soup for SummerLet’s call this a soup, even though I grew up drinking it out of a glass, and at Yonah Shimmel’s Knishery in New York (est.1910) they were still serving it on tap, for $1.25, along with home made Kefir, in little plastic...
by Eyton Shalom | Jul 18, 2010 | Dietary & Nutritional Counseling, Eating with the Seasons, Wellness
“It’s the Qi, Stupid!” or, Why Buy Locally Grown Organic Food.The primary requirement Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda make from our food, is that it should be full of Qi. But what is Qi? One could translate Qi as “Life-force”. It is related...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 26, 2010 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Boy the Hillcrest, San Diego Farmer’s Market has gotten better and better as more and more people are understanding the value of Organic, Locally Grown Produce. In fact, anyone with four square feet of land, or even one or two wine barrels* and some decent sun...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 26, 2010 | Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Recipes, Summer
I am a huge fan of cabbage. When I was a strict vegetarian it must have been its hearty quality and chewy texture that appealed. Now that I am an omnivore, I value cabbage both for its delicious, slightly sweet taste, and its high fiber low calorie ratio. In fact...
by Eyton Shalom | Jun 21, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Pitta, Pitta Dosha Recipes, Plant Based Recipes, Seasonal Recipes, Summer
Raw Beet Salad is super high in betacyanin, a phyto-nutrient associated with their deep red color. Unfortunately, according to what I have read, this anti-cancer chemical is destroyed by cooking. How To Include Raw Beets Into Salads Though Ayurveda and Chinese...