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Quick Breakfast Brown Rice Pudding

In my household, rice is a regular staple.  My family’s favorite is moist Jasmine rice with ghee, salt and pepper but I prefer the drier Basmati rice and Lundberg’s brown rice and wild rice blend.  Inevitably when making rice for … Continue reading

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Vegetarian Spinach and Greens Soup

One part of fall and winter I really love are the foods – warming soups, nourishing stews, hearty casseroles.  These heavy, warm foods really speak to my vata energies and help keep me in balance during the cold, windy, dry … Continue reading

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Simple Simmered Greens

Leafy greens are a wonderful source of nutrients and one of the most under-utilized foods.  And while greens are healthy and good, different types of greens are going to affect the doshas – vata, pitta, and kapha – in different … Continue reading

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Earth Balls

These delicious nut butter-based balls make a wonderful nibble alternative to dry crackers or granola bars and are perfect for a vata-balancing snack idea. Ingredients: 1 c. almond or other nut butter (not peanut butter) ¼ c. honey 2 tsp … Continue reading

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Pitta Pacifying Recipes

To help you stay cool throughout the summer, you want to focus more on Pitta pacifying foods and recipes. Any good Ayurveda cookbook will have a list of what foods those are so I recommend purchasing one of these books … Continue reading

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Pitta Cooling Condiments

Summer in Ayurveda is the Pitta season which is dominated by heat.  To balance this life-force in your body and mind, Ayurveda uses cooling foods.  Take the edge off your heat with these recipes.  Enjoy! Cilantro Chutney Cilantro is an … Continue reading

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Fall Snacks

Each season different foods help support the body.  And you may find that your body naturally craves or is drawn to different foods at different times of the year – salads and smoothies in the summer, soups and heavy comfort … Continue reading

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Breakfast Grains

Breakfast is an important meal. The body is just waking up after a long pause without food. And since food is your main source of energy, to fuel the activities of your day, you need to feed the body to … Continue reading

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Spicy Vegetable Rice

My primary goal with cooking is to enjoy high quality, healthy food with a minimal amount of effort. As such, I am always on the look out for tasty quick dishes and this all-in-one rice extravaganza fits the bill. Enjoy! … Continue reading

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