Countering Coughs
Have a cough? They are pretty common right now and this time of year I get a fair number of emails or calls with clients that have suddenly come [...]
Spring–Eating With The Seasons
Spring's natural energy is to lighten up and move forward, shaking off the deep, slumbering and contemplative state of winter and the foods of spring perfectly support this. They [...]
Online & Phone Consultations
Not in Boise? Not a problem. Online and Phone Consultations are now available to book online! I am discounting my online consults to $50 per session (a $30 savings) [...]
Basic Congee (Shi Fan, Jook)
Congee, Shi-Fan (literally, rice water) or Jook. Whatever name you give it, rice porridge has been the foundation of nutritional healing since...well, we started playing with fire and cooking. [...]
Hot & Sour Soup
hot and sour soup
Rhubarb–Spring’s Clearing And Cooling Vegetable
Grandma June had a monstrous rhubarb plant that covered the edge of pathway leading to berry patches. Every Spring we harvested the stalks for strawberry rhubarb pie, jellies, jams [...]
Kudzu Ginger Tea
Kudzu, kuzu, pueraria or ge gen – it’s all the same thing. This amazing vine that is taking over the south, leaving areas looking like [...]
Vegetable (Potassium) Broth
Potassium broths are wonderful for quickly increasing the mineral absorption of the body. They are useful for athletes during extreme conditioning, for those who are weak and recovering from illness [...]
Bone Marrow Broth
I've been using bone broth most of my adult life so I was pretty amused when it became a trendy food a few years ago. Instead of coffee shops, [...]