Posts Tagged ‘Recipe’

Ginger & Garlic Soup Medicine in a Cup. Boost your Qi & build blood with our Ginger & Garlic Soup that will help fight the cold, flu and sinus infection during the colder months! Ingredients: 1-2 inch piece of Fresh Ginger sliced thinly.  4 Green onions sliced into medium-sized pieces. 1-2 garlic cloves peeled and…

Eggplant with Tomato and Basil Health Benefits Eggplant’s sweet, cooling nature makes it a good choice for a hot summer. The tomatoes and cheese add to this cooling effect. The basil and lemon counteract the dampening effects of the tomato and cheese while supporting the eggplant’s digestion qualities. Ingredients: Serves 6  3 medium eggplants  Salt…

Spring green vegetable stir fry with lemon-ginger sauce Savour all the flavours of Spring in every bite with this elegant, seasonal stir fry. Lemon ginger and green seasonal vegetables are our recommendations for Spring meals to help strengthen the liver (the organ associated with Spring). The unpredictable weather in the Spring means we need to…

Asparagus and Broccoli Soup This tasty recipie supports kidney function, regulates water circulation to enhance the flow of qi. Ingredients: 2 cloves of garlic, minced, 1 small onion, diced 2 stems of celery, diced 1 bunch asparagus 1 head broccoli 1 tbsp olive oil 3 cups of broth or thereabouts to cover (chicken or veggie,…

Basil & Tomato Salad Summer is a yang season, a time for expansion with energy moving up and out with a lively brightness. We can make the most of the warm weather and long days by going with the flow of the seasonal conditions. This can be done by eating foods that promote energy and…

RECIPE – 10 DEC 2021Cauliflower Soup Health Benefit’s Cauliflower soup helps remove stagnancy from the liver, improve mood, brighten the eyes, enhance energy levels, clear heat from the lungs, and warm the body, especially the lower body. Omit the cheese if you have a mucus condition. Ingredients: Serves 6 1 litre lamb stock 1 cauliflower,…

Chestnut & Pumpkin Soup Chestnut season has arrived, hallelujah! These delicious nuts are low in calories, but rich in minerals, vitamins and phytonutrients and are an excellent source of dietary fibre. Ingredients: About 2 cups chestnuts, blanched & peeled 6-8 cups of stock About 750gm butternut pumpkin, peeled & cubed 2 onions, chopped A couple of…

Chicken Bone Broth Recipe This recipie will tonify your blood and qi. When feeling depleted this recipie will boost not just your qi, blood but also internal yin, and essential essence.  Ingredients to place in Pot or Slow Cooker: 2 tbsp of roughly chopped Ginger  1 tbsp Tumeric 12 Black Peppercorns 1 tbsp Rock Salt…

Chicken Congee Congee may be cooked to several different stages and textures depending on your preference. Sometimes broken rice is cooked for long periods of time, so the rice grains completely break down. However, some people like the grains still very evident and the surrounding starch to be of a looser, runnier consistency. In the…

Shiitake and Barley Soup with Root Veggie This broth of shiitake mushroom and barley is a great base for sweet root vegetables – a very satisfying and hearty soup without being too heavy or rich. As it’s not blended, it does require some fine dicing of the veggies. The chopping is really the only thing…