Oct 09 2006
In a Pickle
fermented vegetables add bite to your meals and restore optimal digestion
Archive for 2006
Oct 09 2006
Wholefood Macro Recipes
With inspiration from many sources, here are some twists on old favourites
Jul 25 2006
Macrobiotics for Peace
Of course here we are physically far from the heart of
the conflict in the middle east here in Australia but the ripples are felt throughout the globe.
Jul 17 2006
Aquatarian Meal Ideas - Dishes with Fishes and Vegetarian alternatives
For healing focused plans. it is best to prepare fish in moist dishes
eg
soups and stews and not bake too much or too often. For general
purposes
grilling and occasionally barbequed dishes can add variety. Although
when fish is commonly served these days it is considered the main
course, as part of macrobiotic/wholefood/health supportive eating plan,
it is included as a side dish and balanced with a largre portion of
vegetables and whole grains. For thos who avoid fish, tofu, tmepeh and
seitan can be substituted in
many cases. Experiment with these ideas…
Jul 17 2006
Nomato
No nightshades in your eating plan? Craving a rich, red sauce for pasta,
veggie burgers, cabbage rolls or a velvety tangy soup but avoid "love
apples" (nickname for tomato) for health reasons? Look no further than
this nomato sauce to brighten up any meal. Not only is it deeply
satisfying, it is actually full of strengthening vegetables which
promote balance.
Jul 06 2006
Quick Boiled Vegetables
We are often told that cooking vegetables destroys nutrients. However that is only one side of the story! While raw foods have their place, it is often the alchemy of cooking that actually liberates nutrients, antioxidants, phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals for optimum bioavailability and absorption.
Jul 06 2006
Magical Ume
The umeboshi is truly a miracle of nature. Much has been said and
written about this little pickled, pink, shrivelled little plum
(botanically actually an apricot). It truly is a merging of extreme
energies - the very yin plum and the very yang salty medium in which it
is pickled. It has remarkable healing properties with intense
antiseptic and digestive rebalancing effects. It also has a profound
impact on the quality of the blood. It has rescued many people from
intense, acute or chronic digestive difficulties.
Jun 02 2006
Ken and Shiitake get cooking…
Ken had an inkling that this cooking class to which he had been invited by striking yoga teacher and macrobiotic hip chick extraordinaire, Shiitake Jones held more romantic potential than he had been willing to admit to himself. He knocked nervously at the recycled bamboo door of Shiitake’s abode. When he had encountered her while stocking up on macrobiotic staples for his new lifestyle at the local Wild Rice Super Wholefoods store, the electricity that had sparked between them over a box of Quinoa was something he had never felt the likeness of. Organic, locally produced, preservative free chardonnay in hand, Ken waited on the doorstep in anticipation.
May 29 2006
Real bread
May 28 2006
Zen Ken
Deep in the heart of the newly refurbished downtown Wild Rice Super Wholefoods store, self professed macrobiotic hip chick, Shiitake Jones was carefully inspecting a batch of new season biodynamic short grain brown rice in the bulk foods section. It seemed to be of reasonable quality so she filled several brown paper bags with it, collected her chickpeas, adzuki beans and barley and headed off in search of some rare quality wildcrafted kuzu collected under the full moon by Mongolian peasants in the middle of winter. It would be such a relief to cross that off her shopping list.
