Of course chocolate is not an Ayurvedic ingredient, but maybe the company of good friends and a little indulgence now and then is it’s own good medicine? Continue reading
PB & Chocolate Date Bark: A 3 Ingredient Treat
Tag Archives: Paleo
Winter Greens Sautéed in Chai Spiced Ghee + Giveaway
Good digestion is the central engine of health, and yet 70% of people complain of digestive issues to their medical practitioner. With degraded soil and food, environmental pollutants and everyday stress, knowing how to optimize your nutrition for better energy and vibrant wellness is essential. After all, Ayurveda says, you are not what you eat – you are what you digest. Continue reading
Parsnips Ecrasse
An elegant, healthy, turn on the traditional mash, with a gorgeous vegetarian gravy. Continue reading
Easy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
No sugar, no dairy, no gluten, no junk. Just easy and delicious! Continue reading
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
Brazilian Cheese Bread
Healthy, light, loving, these gf bread rolls take you to heaven. Continue reading
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthy, hearty, tasty and *teen-approved* – these cookies are perfect for school lunches, after-school snacks, and off-to-college care packages. Continue reading
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
Pumpkin Strata
Served up for Thanksgiving brunch, this cheesy, savory, heavenly delight is comfort food that will impress. Continue reading
Expanding Light: Feast of Retreat
Three Vegetarian recipes ~ Chef Jake’s Veggie Roast, Zucchini Boats, and Walnut Meatballs ~ from the Expanding Light Retreat Center in the Sierras provide Autumn’s perfect comfort. Continue reading
Breaking Bread When Your Heart is Broken
Breaking bread is holy. It reminds me that all things break. Bread, hearts, relationships. But that ultimately all things are shared. Even those breaks. Especially those breaks. Continue reading
Thai Cabbage Noodle Salad
With rice noodles and a garlicky-nutty-tamari dressing, this salad is a summer favorite. “Taste and adjust: my new motto for life.” Continue reading
Coconut Mango Lime Cobbler
Have you even seen the way mangoes just drop from the tree at the very moment you pass by? Nature’s gifts of mango, coconut, maple syrup, lime, the cardamom flower – how is that anything but love reaching out to you, saying yes to you, saying I am life, I surround you, and I am everywhere loving you? Continue reading
Vegan Sushi
Whole food, plant based sushi for pitta-balancing (cooling, soothing) summer picnics and anytime meals. Continue reading
Mother’s Nourishment: Recipes and Relief
Raspberry Lemon Spelt Scones from Oh Holy Basil, a breakfast scramble from Dishing Up the Dirt, and Carrot Cake Pancakes from Vegan Richa. Continue reading
Spring in a Bowl: A Simple Six Piece Salad
After months of travel, my greatest joy today is the simple joy of Spring as it blooms in my little corner of the world right here, right now, offering these raw, fresh delights. Continue reading
Coconut Curried Sweet Potato Bisque
Foods to avoid if you have a nickel allergy and a delicious nickel-free recipe everyone loves. Continue reading
Joani’s Ferments 2: Beet Kvass
“Ferments have healthy digestive enzymes, loads of dietary fiber and a terrific profile of probiotics to really amp your belly’s fire power.” Learn how to make your own. Continue reading