This is something where you might want to cheat…. pumpkin ravioli with braised bok choy, persimmon and truffle. Continue reading
Curried Pumpkin Ravioli
Category Archives: Gluten-free
Cardamom Rice Pudding
This Rice Pudding makes a delicious breakfast, snack or dessert. It is especially Vata-reducing – great for children, anyone recuperating, and anyone needing a pick-me-up. Continue reading
Deep Sleep Tonic
Warning: This Tonic will make you sleep, and sleep, and sleep… Continue reading
How to Make Coconut Yogurt
Have you ever made your own Yogurt? This one is sugar free, dairy free, hearty, sumptuous and easy to prepare. Continue reading
Birthday Kale
Yesterday was Bhava’s birthday. He chose True Food Kitchen for lunch. It’s a place we wanted to explore since it opened and we are so glad we did! Continue reading
Banana Coconut “Half Domes”
These are the dog days. Here in Yosemite it is 100 degrees. Hot. Dry. Dusty. Our rustic, little cabin… Continue reading
Summer Kitchari
It has been such a busy summer here, that by the time August arrived and we had a chance to slow down, all I wanted for a few days was my staple comfort food… Continue reading
Six for Summer
Summer is Pitta Season, when we want to be careful not to overheat. Offering you a few good ways to keep cool, here is my list of Six Best Practices for Summer. Continue reading
4th Favorites
What are you cooking up to celebrate the holiday? Here are some of my easy-to-make favorites to add refreshing color and taste to your celebration. Continue reading
Avocado Dressing
Last week I promised you an Avocado Dressing that goes especially well with refreshing salads loaded with purifying bitters like arugula, radicchio, spinach and Continue reading
Refreshing Red & Green Salad
Short, frequent travels have kept me on the road, on the go, on point, all the more present to Continue reading
Spring Detox Smoothie
At first look, this Breakfast Smoothie is a blush-colored beauty! But at first taste, it is a bit of a surprise: the kind of surprise that yanks you by the collar, alerts… Continue reading
How to Make Ghee
Ayurveda, the ancient medical science of India, recognizes ghee as an essential part of a balanced diet, celebrated for its taste, nutritional benefits, and medicinal qualities, and it is easy to make. This video shows you how. Continue reading
Healing Apple Sauce
Apples are great for a cleanse. With so much pectin, they help clean out the intestinal tract, while fortifying your body with phytonutrients, and a cooling action that reduces any lingering Pitta from the heat of the summer. If you … Continue reading
To Russia, with Love: Shchi Cabbage Soup
I thought I’d start Six Tasting the World with an Ayurvedically aligned meal from France, or Italy, or Switzerland even, given that we begin in winter. I dreamt of “visiting” (in my kitchen, of course) places that call to us … Continue reading
Six Reasons to Celebrate with Chocolate
How do you feel about Valentine’s Day? Best day of the year, or commercial imposition? Invention of the Hallmark industry, or a wonderful reminder to love, love, love? However you see it, most of us seem to agree ~ the … Continue reading
Dressing Up with Cardamom
What do you feel like eating these days? After all the cake, cookies, bread, rich foods and sweet drinks? I don’t know about you, but in between the holiday celebrations I want plain and simple: simple to make, simple to eat and, … Continue reading
Cardamom’s Divine Delight
Calling all foodies, bloggers, wizards and mermaids, adventurers, lovers, dreamers and inventors, Buddhas, Sages, Sadhakas and Yogis! Inside of you is something eternal and infinite; something as great as a mountain, as vast as an ocean, as beautiful as a star, … Continue reading