BUCKWHEAT AND AMARANTH MORNING PORRIDGE
If I don’t drink milk, what shall I have for breakfast? This is something I keep being asked about in all my cooking classes and workshops. And my answer is …
WHAT IS CELERIAC, HOW TO COOK IT AND WHY YOU SHOULD USE IT.
Celeriac is the root of a type of celery, from the Mediterranean area and northern Europe, but it is quite unknown in Spanish cuisine. It is also known by its …
COCHAYUYO SEAWEED STEW
This is a protein-rich dish (indeed, protein!), full of minerals (e.g. magnesium, essential for calcium to penetrate the bones and prevent osteoporosis). YIELDS: 2 | PREPARATION: 5 min. | COOKING: 20 …
LATE SUMMER – SOIL
There is a universal law: everything changes. We can see it now around us. Although the leaves on the trees have not browned yet, it feels like the end of …
SUMMER AND THE “FIRE” ELEMENT
Can we see how nature provides us with the necessary foods to help us make balance with each season of the year? Eating according to “natural laws”, i.e. local, organic …
SPRING AND THE TREE ELEMENT
In this new post I´d like to look again at the ancient Theory of Five Transformations of Eastern and Chinese medicine. Since spring is already here, let us talk about Tree Energy within …
WINTER AND THE WATER ELEMENT
There is stillness in the air. Everything is “silent” and latent. Waiting. The energy of winter is dormant waiting for spring. It is a stable energy, which flows like water. …
RED BERRIES TARTLETS
INGREDIENTS For the dough 1 cup of white flour 1 cup of whole flour ½ cup of sunflower or sesame oil, ½ cup of apple concentrate. For the filling Fruits …
NIGHTSHADES
In all my cooking workshops and classes shocked students ask why macrobiotics does not support the use of nightshades. Who can blame them? Potatoes, peppers, chillies, aubergines, tomatos are staple …
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE SWITCH TO A HEALTHY DIET?
THE COMMITMENT TO CHANGE In my experience, it is difficult to switch to a plant-based organic diet (whole grains, legumes and derivatives, vegetables, fruits, seaweed, seeds and nuts), unless we …
