Peas, Please! A New Look At An Old Food
Peas--it seems that people either love them or hate them. Personally, I love them, and there is really nothing like the taste of peas plucked straight off the vine. [...]
Eat Your Colors
"So, what can I eat?" It's one of the biggest questions that I get as a Holistic Nutritionist. Frustrated clients often come to me after they have seen other [...]
Miso Glazed Salmon
I am not a great lover of fish dishes–which is fine as I don’t live near an ocean and sustainability is priority in my eating [...]
Charwan Mushi (individual egg custards)
Charwan mushi is a simple savory custard that makes a great breakfast or elegant addition to dinner. These custards are steamed, not boiled, giving them a soft, smooth texture.
Almond Shortbread Cookies
Before practicing Asian medicine, I was a florist. Our flowers were shipped in from a distributor in Chinatown in San Francisco. Every year at Chinese New Year boxes of delicious [...]
Basic Polenta
A staple for Native Americans, corn is both a vegetable and a grain. The Italians also have a long standing love with polenta. I am partial to it as a [...]
White Bean, Leek & Butternut Squash Soup
This lovely is surprising simple, yet very hardy and tonifying. The flavors aren’t overly strong or powerful. Serve with nice crusty piece of molasses bread and you have a wonderful [...]
Grapes! Understanding The Energetics Of Grapes
Summer is surrendering to Late Summer and Autumn--which means the grapes are ripening--harvest will be a bit early this year. As a child on my grandparent's small farm, I delighted in [...]
Warm Autumn Salad
Winter squash are one of my most recommended foods, as they are staple for the healing and maintaining the Stomach and Spleen–the Earth element organs. Small winter squash start coming [...]
Late Summer–Eating With The Seasons
The foods of the Earth element and the Late Summer season are about creating strength of form in the body. They nourish the digestive system. Earth is stability and integrity and [...]