Cucumber Mint Summer Chill Salad

A liver-loving, heat-reducing salad, this is a straight-up cooling spin on a classic summer salad. A Pitta-reducing recipe for the dog days of summer.

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Spring Loaded Kitchari + Immune Enhancing Tips

“Stay home. Cook your own meals.” Immune up. The ideal immune-boosting, detoxifying, warm and comforting meal, is Kitchari, and this one is loaded with Spring’s vibrant beauty. Continue reading

Coco Almond Butter Cups: No Bake Ojas

“Optimum ojas is the key to perfect health, balanced and blissful emotions, and even the unfolding of inner spiritual development. Ojas promotes longevity and is an internally generated antidote to aging…” Continue reading

Kitchari Pt 2: Crunchy Kitchari Bites & Dumplings

In a playful effort to make Ayurveda cooking tasty and accessible, I give you Kitchari Dumplings and Coconut Crusted Kitchari Bites, made from the everyday cleansing Kitchari with broccoli, celery and leafy greens featured in the last post. Continue reading

Everyday Cleanse: Kitchari & Greens, Pt 1

Ayurveda’s most purifying, everyday staple, boosted with the detox power of cruciferous and greens. Continue reading

Moon Mylk + Foods to Help You Sleep

In the womb of the night we reset, recover and repair. Unfortunately, electric lights, technology and piped entertainment keep us from going gently into that dark night, from listening to its rich silence, and enjoying its deep stillness. We pay for … Continue reading Continue reading

Fruity Baked Oatmeal + New Dosha Quiz

When Vata is high we often don’t have time or the inclination to cook. But that is when we need it most, and this recipe amkes it easy. Its sweet nourishment gives you warm energy – and it bakes while you get started with your day! Continue reading

Apple Beet Fennel Salad

Can salad ever be Ayurvedically approved and Autumn friendly? Yes, if you follow these simple guidelines. Continue reading

Coconut Almond Overnight Oats

Oats are easy on digestion. Almond butter adds a protein and a healthy fat bump, while the chia keeps things moving. I love this with blueberries, but you could also add mango or grapes. Continue reading