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Healthy Holidays: Sumptuous Stuffing
Tag Archives: Vata
Katie’s Sweet Potato Waffles with Almond Butter Caramel Drizzle
Once a month Katie Farina, of Katie’s Healing Kitchen, hosts a healthy brunch at her parent’s restaurant in support of a local charity. One recent Sunday she served up Sweet Potato Waffles and made devotees of us all. This is her recipe, generously shared. Continue reading
Spice the Season: Spice Your Dosha
When it’s time for chili and when it’s time to chill. Continue reading
The Best Pakoras Ever {Vegan + GF}
Offering the very essence of Kichari, Ayurveda’s staple meal, that dances on your tongue.
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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
Pumpkin Strata
Served up for Thanksgiving brunch, this cheesy, savory, heavenly delight is comfort food that will impress. 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
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
Happy Hanukkah: Forest Feast’s Latkes
Erin, of Forest Feast, offers latkes so gorgeous, inventive, and delicious I could make them all winter long. These are two favorites from her blog. Continue reading
Make it Yourself: Creamy Cheese + Ferments
Microbial cultures, found in ferments, are essential to life’s processes, such as digestion and immunity. Eating fermented foods is an incredibly healthy practice, directly supplying your digestive tract with living cultures essential to breaking down food and assimilating nutrients. Continue reading
Spices: 5 Favorites for Fall
Did you know that spices can have up to 50 times more antioxidants than your favorite fruit, making them powerhouses when it comes to anti-aging? Here are my five favorites for Fall… Continue reading
Gluten free, Sugar free, No Bake Apple Pie
Two years ago at our Yoga Therapy Training, I served a gluten free, dairy free, no sugar added, homemade apple pie. The recipe was requested. It has taken me these years, but at long last, here, finally, it is. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
How to Make a Dosa
Dosas are a delicious gluten-free wrap, much like the French crepe. Learn how to make this fermented treat and serve it up with my own Sweet Potato Masala and Coconut Chutney. High in protein, potassium, fiber and flavor, this is where “street food” meets super food. Continue reading
Flourless Chocolate Cake
“All good things… came by grace; and grace comes by art; and art does not come easy.” Continue reading
Deep Sleep Tonic
Warning: This Tonic will make you sleep, and sleep, and sleep… 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