Meal or Course

Mushroom Ragout

Published April 23, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Dinner, Medicinal Recipes, Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged buttons, morels, mushrooms, ragout, shiitake

Leek Soup

Published March 5, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Recipes, Recipes & Nutrition, Soups & Stews, Spring Recipes, Vegetables | Tagged cleansing, leek soup, leeks, recipes

Rhubarb Compote

Published February 10, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Breakfast, Gluten Free, Meal or Course, Recipes, Recipes & Nutrition, Spring Recipes, Sweets & Snacks, Vegetables | Tagged laxative, rhubarb, spring

Almond Shortbread Cookies

Published February 4, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Late Summer/Transition Recipes, Recipes, Recipes & Nutrition, Sweets & Snacks | Tagged Chinese New Year, Chocolate, Valentines

Buckwheat Pancakes

Published January 29, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Breakfast, Gluten Free, Recipes & Nutrition, Whole Grains | Tagged April Crowell, buckwheat, buckwheat pancakes

Mushroom and Wild Rice Pilaf

Published January 29, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Gluten Free, Late Summer/Transition Recipes, Recipes & Nutrition, Salads and Sides, Uncategorized, Whole Grains | Tagged April Crowell, gluten free, nutrition, wild rice, wild rice and mushroom pilaf

Cherries in Red Wine

Published January 14, 2013 | By April

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Posted in Blogs, Fruit, Gluten Free, Recipes, Recipes & Nutrition, Seasonal Recipes, Summer Recipes, Sweets & Snacks | Tagged cherries, Chinese Medicine, holistic nutrition, red wine, spices

A Few Teas to Curb the Queasies

Published January 10, 2013 | By April

We’ve all felt queasy or nauseated at some point. Whether caused by the flu, food poisoning or treatments like chemotherapy here are a few simple tips to help settle your stomach.

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Posted in Beverages, Blogs, Recipes & Nutrition | Tagged nausea, tea, teas, vomiting

Chlorophyll’s Healing Properties

Published January 2, 2013 | By April

As a holistic practitioner, I don’t usually speak of fractional or ‘parts’ of foods. I prefer to use the whole food for its overall energetic balance, however, chlorophyll, is a bit of an exception. It appears in varying degrees in all vegetable matter and its healing properties are simply amazing.