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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

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A Spread For All Seasons + A *Super* Giveaway

If you have carrots, miso and a bit of broth, you can make this right now. You can serve it as your mash instead of white potatoes, you can serve it as a party dip, you can smear it on toast and you can spread it on a sandwich instead of mayo. You can add rice vinegar and sesame oil and it’s a terrific dressing, or add more broth and a drizzle of olive oil and it’s a sauce. Continue reading

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Apple Beet Fennel Salad

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

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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

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Snowball Truffles + Gifts of Mindfulness & Beauty Balm Giveaway

A holiday play on an Ayurvedic classic, these treats are full of rejuvenative, Ojas-building, Vata-pacifying, and Agni-stimulating ingredients that, like any Ayurvedic formula, is more than the sum of its parts. Continue reading

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4 for Fall: Avoid Autumn Burnout

In the northern hemisphere, where it is Autumn, it is the season when Vata dominates. (If you are in the southern hemisphere, enjoying the warming of spring, look for the tag Kapha here on my site to learn more about Spring’s seasonal tendencies … Continue reading Continue reading

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How to Make Ayurvedic Buttermilk

Fresh, home-made buttermilk is not only tasty, it is Ayurveda’s number one secret tool to high-powered digestive strength. Continue reading

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Melissa Ambrosini’s Exquisite Chocolate Orange Tart

A delicious, gut-healthy, gluten-free, sugar-free, guilt-free and sunny excuse to enjoy chocolate, from the ebullient and adorable Melissa Ambrosini. Continue reading