by Eyton Shalom | Dec 19, 2010 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Winter
Staying Healthy with the Seasons: WinterHototogisu kata Did a cuckoo cry?Niwa no to akerya I open the doorKoyoi no sora nya And look out in the garden– Tsuki bakai There is only the moon Translation by Kenneth Rexroth, 1958, from 100 Poems from the Japanese.In...
by Eyton Shalom | Dec 15, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Kapha, Natural Food Recipes, Pitta, Vata, Winter
One of the things we look at in Chinese Dietary Therapy is, what are the effects of particular cooking styles on the “energetic” quality of the food; here energy refers to the warming characteristics of the dish. Whereas steaming and quick boiling are...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 28, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Vata, Winter
This is an excellent warming slightly sweet slightly spicy stew that can be made purely vegan, or in a traditional mid-eastern style with ground beef or lamb. Making it with meat is more warming and tonifying, suitable for Vata, but unnecesary for Kapha, or Pitta...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 26, 2009 | Autumn, Ayurvedic Recipes, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine, Diet and Nutrition in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Green Living, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine, Vata, Wellness, Winter
Teff n’ Quinoa Gluten Free Vegan Pancakes Recipe Autumn and Winter are ideal times for the warming, grounding quality of of pancakes. But why use pre-packaged, over-salted, sugary, low-fiber pancake mixes whose pre-ground grains may or may not be fresh,...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 21, 2009 | Ayurvedic Recipes, Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Kapha, Living with the Seasons in Chinese Medicine Recipes, Pitta, Winter
Barley and Bean Stew is a great addition to your vegan diet in Winter. In Ayurveda, this is an example of how to make a dish more Tridoshic, by including all the 6 tastes. Ingredients Barley, 3/4 Cup, Cooked till Soft Pinto Beans, 1 Cup, Cooked One Head Beet...
by Eyton Shalom | Jan 20, 2009 | Eating with the Seasons Recipes, Winter
Of the general food remedies for winter, nothing approaches soup. Soup is warming and makes vegetables and protiens delicious and digestible. At the same time pushing hot fluids in winter keeps mucus membranes and bronchial passages hydrated, while loosening phlegm .A...