Crimson Quinoa & Greens
I love the combination of quinoa and beets, as the quinoa takes on the bright red color. This dish is a great served on its own, or as a side dish – super for summer picnics and BBQs. Preparation time: … Continued
Beets, Chards
Beets and Chards are chenopods, a sub family of the amaranthaceae family (which also has spinach, quinoa, and amaranth). (Wikipedia – Amaranthaceae). So I figured I’d group them together here. Beets were first cultivated by the ancient Romans, and were … Continued
Ground Round Tempeh
Looks aren’t so deceiving. Tempeh not just looks like meat, but in my opinion has an even better way of taking on the flavors of seasonings.  So you won’t be missing out by substituting this healthy vegan “meat†option for … Continued
Quinoa: the “Mother Grain”
Quinoa was known by the Incas as “the Mother Grain.â€Â It’s no wonder, as it’s full of nourishment. The nutritional quality of quinoa has been compared to that of dried whole milk by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of … Continued
The Six Tastes
Ayurveda describes food based on the Six Tastes – or Rasa. These reflect a combination of the five great elements – Sweet (Earth + Water), Sour (Fire + Earth), Salty (Water + Fire), Pungent (Fire + Air), Astringent (Air + Earth), and Bitter (Air + Ether). … Continued
Food Potency: Hot & Cold
In addition to the Six Tastes, with respect to food, Ayurveda focuses particularly on the qualities of Hot and Cold – which is referred to as potency, or virya. This has nothing to do with the temperature of food (i.e. hot … Continued
Indian Aromatic Rice
1 cup Brown Rice 2 cups Water 2 teaspoons Mustard Seeds 2 teaspoons Cumin Seeds 1 tablespoon Olive Oil 1-2 teaspoons Salt Soak rice for 1-2 hours (will help to activate the enzymes and help with digestion). Drain and rinse … Continued
Balancing Kichardi
Kichardi is like the chicken soup of India. It is very nourishing and healing. The combination of the rice and mung beans makes it a complete protein dish, and the use of mung beans makes it is very easy to … Continued
Brown Rice
Rice provides the perfect example of how there can be no generalizations about a single food. There are over 120,000 known varieties of rice (International Rice Research Institute) (which are diminishing rapidly as a result of industrialized agriculture) and a … Continued
Ten Pairs of Opposites
Ayurveda draws on ten pairs of opposites to describe and in a way categorize all matter that exists in the universe. These qualities, or gunas, describe the interaction and inner-workings of the main energy forces – the Five Great Elements – on … Continued