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Macrobiotic

I LAvocado You.

I used to be terrified of avocados and coconuts. A child of the early nineties, I was raised during the peak of the “all-fat-is-bad-fat” phase epitomized by low-fat Snackwell’s cookies. It was only in the past few years, truly, that I’ve

Alexa May 31, 2013 Inspiration, Kitchen Tips, Macrobiotic, Pantry, Pareve, Recipes, vegan No Comments Read more

5-Element Kitchen: Chopping into Spring

In the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) 5-element system, spring corresponds to the Wood element. If you think of Wood as bamboo, and not an oak tree, it’s a bit easier to see how wood’s correspondences make sense: the wood element exhibits characteristics

Alexa April 11, 2013 5 Element Kitchen, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Pantry prescription, Pareve, Recipes, vegan, Vegetarian 8 Comments Read more

Slow Cooker Congee: To Cook Jook

Living in Queens, there are ample opportunities for culinary inspiration, and dim sum brunch yesterday was merely one of those times. Heading out for dim sum means that there are many steamed buns, dumplings, and fried meat morsels in your future. However,

Alexa March 4, 2013 CSA, Gluten Free, Inspiration, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Pareve, Recipes No Comments Read more

Pickles. Old school style.

As many of you know, I am a pickle-lover. But there are pickles, and there are PICKLES. Over the past few years I have been learning about the benefits of fermented pickles which differ from hot-packed and boiling-water-processed pickles which

Alexa November 26, 2012 Fermentation, Gastroactivism, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Recipes, vegan, Vegetarian 1 Comment Read more

Cool Down Cucumber Seaweed Salad

I’ve been making this salad since I fell in love with a similar one at Souen, a macrobiotic restaurant in Greenwich village during college. Now, 13 (gasp!) years later, knowing more about Chinese medicine and the 5-elements, this salad remains

Alexa July 30, 2012 CSA, Inspiration, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Pantry, vegan, Vegetarian 3 Comments Read more
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