Blood sugar lowering tea
Back in October, Laura Avery of KCRW interviewed a local farmer named Mario Trevino about the medicinal properties of tomatillo husks. Turns out that he’s been brewing these to help lower his blood sugar! Several of you can surely use this as an adjunct to your current dietary modifications if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes. […]
Fingerling potato purslane salad
On July 4, Steve made an amazing summer potato purslane salad. Purslane is an amazing green vegetable that looks like a succulent. It has a tangy bite to it and it’s one of the only vegetables that is high in omega 3 fatty acids. It’s only in season during the summer months and we can […]
Watermelon Radishes
We just got back from a week-long trip to Hong Kong and Beijing where I had no choice but to eat tons of grease and pesticide-laden food. Some of the cooked vegetables we ate actually had an awful acrid taste so it was nice to finally get back to the farmers market this morning and […]
The best granola recipe
Okay, so this is only my opinion but it is based on a great Martha Stewart recipe I came across. I’ve modified it somewhat and you probably will too, depending on what your particular likes and dislikes are. Once you’ve made it and see that it takes no more than 20 minutes, you’ll never eat […]
Banana coconut shake
This is the most amazing smoothie I’ve ever had. It is better than any milkshake I’ve ever had without any dairy products or refined sugar plus lots of electrolytes, potassium, fiber and good fats. This serves 2. Ingredients Water and meat from 1 young coconut 1 banana 1-2 T raw organic coconut butter […]
Infused oil recipe
This might look like murky water but it is my new favorite topping for any kind of cooked vegetable. It’s so darn good. I never used to like anchovies until very recently. Anchovies are totally safe because they’re such small fish and won’t likely accumulate any toxicity unless you’re in the South China Sea or […]
Colorful vegetable medley
This month my entire office staff is attempting a detox, including myself. Although I already conscientiously do this, I have been making more of an effort to eat as many colorful vegetables as possible. Here is a dish I made recently with veggies from the farmers market. Please keep in mind that I have blogged […]
Homemade chocolate treats
I had to coerce a patient into sharing this recipe. It’s genius: You can satiate your chocolate craving without substantially increasing your blood sugar while moving your bowels! I’ve modified it a wee bit but I’ve maintained the essence of her creation… 1 oz baker’s chocolate, cut into chunks (please see blog on which […]
Poached Chicken
Poaching is a great way to prepare chicken since the nutritional value is preserved well and the Chinese medicine qualities are nourishing, as opposed to roasting or baking (which are drying). It’s really easy as well. Put a few of the following ingredients (celery, carrot, onion, green onion, leek, shiitake mushroom, fennel, peppercorns, parsley, thyme, […]
Tasty salad recipe
Brandon insists this is the best salad he’s ever had. It was pretty darn good, I must say. I had to resolve some leftover phlegm from my episode of sore throat/laryngitis last week so I wanted to eat radishes. I was trying to figure out what to do with them but I didn’t feel like […]