Sometimes you have to eat meat. Some days you wake up speckled with ghastly bruises, like you’d been thrashing around in a Lamb of God mosh pit all night. Other mornings, you feel like each leg weighs 10 stones. Anemia, low red blood cell count, everlasting fatigue, ugh. I love animals, I did my best.Continue reading “Sometimes You Have to Eat Meat…”
Category Archives: Vāta
Vata/Kapha Transition Breakfast
If you live in the northern half of the United States, you may find yourself in some weird limbo between winter and spring. Weather oscillating from fiercely windy and cold, to epic blue skies and blissfully warm days. I don’t know about you, but my body is a little confused, as is my wardrobe. InContinue reading “Vata/Kapha Transition Breakfast”
Ginger Bomb Your Way Through Fall
Does the moon play only silver When it strums the galaxy Dying roses will they will their Perfumed rhapsodies to me -Joni Mitchell Here we are again. The days are getting short, nights epically long. Really, how is it dark at 6 PM? And how did we ever get used to this piercing cold last year? No joke, twiceContinue reading “Ginger Bomb Your Way Through Fall”
Lime Coconut Vegan Truffles
Tasting dark chocolate, a ripe apricot, a luscious elixir- savor the expanding joy in your body.Nature is offering herself to you.How astonishing to realize this world can taste so good.When sipping some ambrosia, raise your glass, close your eyes, toast the universe.The Sun and Moon and Earth danced together to bring you this delight.Receive theContinue reading “Lime Coconut Vegan Truffles”
D.I.Y. Rishi Ginger Turmeric Tea
I learned that every mortal will taste death.But only some will taste life.-Rumi This weekend I had the honor of assisting Hilary Garivaltis, the founder of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, as she led a group of fellow Chicagoans through a simple Ayurvedic cleanse. Being a huge fan of the kitchen, I eagerly offered to helpContinue reading “D.I.Y. Rishi Ginger Turmeric Tea”
Strawberry Coconut Magical Pooping Bars
Water absorbed, cooked and out like a ripe banana.– Dr. Sunil Joshi Hell yeah, another amazing food find. This is a riff on a Paleo “dessert” recipe I found on the web a year ago, and finally got around to making last week. These treats have a trace amount of sugar, only the fructose from theContinue reading “Strawberry Coconut Magical Pooping Bars”
Americano + Soft Fire = ?
Pull the curtains shut, try to keep it darkBut the sun is burningThe world awakens on the runAnd will soon be earningWith hopes of better days to comeIt’s a morning yearningAnother day, another chance to get it rightMust I still be learning- Ben Harper Oh my, you have a very soft fire, uttered Dr. Rosy MannContinue reading “Americano + Soft Fire = ?”
Low Blood Pressure? Hipster D.I.Y. Electrolyte Fix
Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body.– James Joyce Quick, out of the way, a Higi Station! What can I say? I simply cannot resist those Higi stations. Like a puma on the prowl, I skillfully bob and weave around the innocent bystanders, plop myself down and thread my arm through the blood pressure cuff.Continue reading “Low Blood Pressure? Hipster D.I.Y. Electrolyte Fix”
Squirrel Food & the Six Tastes
Rosemary Fig Walnut ButterYield: About 2 Cups Ingredients:– 4 cups of Walnuts, divided~ 2 cups toasted walnuts @ 350 F for 5-8 minutes (or until fragrant and nutty brown)~ 2 cups untoasted/raw walnuts– 8 unsulfured dried Turkish figs- torn into pieces or chopped– 1/3 cup Brown Sugar, loosely packed– 1 ½ tsp of chopped fresh Rosemary– ½Continue reading “Squirrel Food & the Six Tastes”
Ayurveda Lite 