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Tag Archives: Macrobiotic
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, before you get to the doughy goodness of steamed delectables, there is often an opportunity [...]
Posted in CSA, Gluten Free, Inspiration, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Pareve, Recipes Also tagged Easy, Healthy, In advance, Qing Dan, Queens, Recipes, Seasonal, whole grains Leave a comment
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 are made with vinegar and sugar. Fermented pickles are preserved through a natural process which [...]
Posted in Fermentation, Gastroactivism, Macrobiotic, Medicinal Food, Recipes, vegan, Vegetarian Also tagged fermentation, from scratch, Healthy, parve, Seasonal, Sustainable, vegan, Vegetarian 1 Comment
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 one of my top go-to summer dishes. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, the summer [...]
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Mushroom Miso Soup for Immunity
While you wouldn’t know it from the warm, balmy weather in New York City over the past few days, but Autumn has arrived. And with it comes the wind, drier air, cooler weather, and…….cold season! In my other life as an acupuncturist, I’m often advising patients on how best to adapt to the changing seasons. [...]
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