by Eyton Shalom, M.S., L.Ac. | Jul 19, 2011 | Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Lima Bean Summer Soup Live with the Seasons. Summer is a time to replenish fluids and eat more cool foods. On really hot days we may not feel like hot food. Pureed vegetable or bean soup nourishes the Agni or “Spleen Qi” with healthy herbs and spices, yet...
by Eyton Shalom | Nov 10, 2010 | Autumn, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Natural Food Recipes, Vata Imbalance
Mr. Zia’s Afghani Winter Turnips One of my favorite places for home cooking in San Diego years past was Mr. Zia’s Afghan restaurant, on 30th St. in North Park. Mr. Zia became a friend, and even took me to the Afghani mosque during Ramadan. He served an...
by Eyton Shalom | Oct 28, 2010 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes
One of my favorite sea vegetables is Arame (Eisenia bicyclis), which grows wild, in the unpolluted waters off the coast of Ise, in Japan. Arame (pronouced Ara-may), besides having a sweet name, has a mild flavor and lovely texture. It can be added to soups and...
by Eyton Shalom | Oct 25, 2010 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Vegan Afro-Indian Kabocha Squash Soup for AutumnThis is a wonderful pureed vegetable or pureed veggie soup, depending on how you serve it, that is based on an African ground nut (pea nut) and squash soup I tasted way back in 1984 at The Prophet restaurant in...
by Eyton Shalom | Aug 18, 2010 | Chinese Medicine Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Eating with the Seasons, Eating with the Seasons Recipes
Burdock Root for Detoxification in Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda Burdock Root Detox Drink is a decongesting, heat clearing, detoxifying beverage that clears toxic heat and dampness, called Pitta and Ama in Ayurveda. While cleansing toxins from the body, it also...
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...