Cardamom Roasted Strawberries with Buckwheat Crunch The beauty of simplicity.  I love the way spices and a little cooking can change your whole experience of something you’ve always known.  This dish will transform the way you think about (and eat) strawberries.  Roasting softens and intensifies the beautiful sweetness and unmistakable flavor of this favorite seasonal…

Spiced Seeds This delicious Spiced Seeds recipe is a simple way to add a little texture and warming energy to spring dishes. This simple combination of seeds and spices are a great addition to springtime porridges, stewed fruits and even yogurt. Seeds are warming and can be a little challenging to digest, so I’ve roasted…

Sweet Potato Smoothie As much as smoothies have become the health and wellness world’s symbol for…health and wellness, the Ayurvedic view is that they can be hard to digest.  In part because of what we put in them (a lot of sweet and heavy stuff – fruit, dairy, nuts, etc.), but also because of the…

Spicy Tofu & Beans Quick meals are a godsend to the soul.  This one is as simple as they come and tasty too!  It satisfies veggies and protein requirement with just enough flavor and oomph to make it quite likely a mainstay in your household.  The flavors of this one, bitter, spicy, dry and a…

3 Ways to use the Breath as Medicine   Before you read any further do something for me real quick…turn your attention to your breath and then take a couple of deep inhales and exhales.   What happened while you were doing that? Anything…? Well, whatever happened is of course between you and your breath,…