Photo by David Young-Wolff New Mom Tea Recipe This new mom tea provides a nourishing drink to support a new mom's health and well-being. Ingredients: 2 parts cumin 2 parts fennel 2 parts fenugreek 2 parts wild yam (or licorice) 1 part coriander ½ part ajwain (asafoetida) if available 1 pinch fresh lavender [...]
Ingredients: 2 cups red quinoa 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cups evaporated cane sugar 2 tbsp plus 1.5 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 cup whole milk 4 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp expeller-pressed vegetable oil 1 cup blueberries 1 cup Greek-style plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt [...]
Recently opened along the beaten path of Calabasas bike trails and the Commons is Pedalers Fork restaurant, bar, coffee shop, and… Bike shop?! Catering to the biking and health conscious community, we'd recommend dining at Pedalers Fork for Saturday brunch, followed by shopping at the weekly farmer's market taking place just outside the [...]
Serving exclusively raw cuisine, Matthew Kenney's M.A.K.E. Restaurant in Santa Monica Place exudes a sense of high quality like the dishes it serves. Even those who are hesitant to dabble in the increasing popular raw foods will find something on the menu to spark their interest. Our favorite? Matthew Kenney's Raw Hazelnut Custard. Ingredients: 1 Avocado [...]
In addition to being grown for medicinal purposes, or as a focus of devotion, Tulsi wood is used for malas, or prayer beads. In the Skanda Purana, Hari Bhakti Vilasa states, “just by touching Her [Tulsi], one becomes pure.” By both chanting the names of God while touching the mala beads, one enters a transcendental [...]
Gulten-free, raw, organic, and vegan, some might say that Lydia's Organic is the healthiest food around. This Raw Green Gazpacho is served best with Lydia's New Rawkin' Beet Chips. Yields 3 qts of soup Ingredients: 2 ripe tomatoes (in winter, add 1/4 sun dried tomatoes) 4 celery stalks 2-3 peeled cucumbers 2 red peppers 1/2 [...]
Support a spring cleanse with this pungent root Radishes are not just for salads, platter garnishes, and party carvings (as used in the Mexican winter festival, Night of the Radishes). In fact, whether raw, pickled, marinated, or juiced, radishes are a fantastic cleansing food, especially for the gallbladder. Radishes contain a variety of sulfur-based chemicals [...]
Radish Salad with Oranges and Sprouts Prep time: 10 minutes Yields: 8 servings Ingredients: Dressing 2 oz organic apple cider vinegar 2 oz fresh squeezed orange juice 1 tsp raw honey or 6 drops of stevia extract 1/8 tsp fine sea salt 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper 2 oz flaxseed oil Salad 1 cup [...]
One of our favorite items to serve at Dosa Dosa is this spiced up version of the traditional mango lassi. A great accompaniment to a spicy dosa, this cooling yogurt and mango shake is sweetened with honey and served ice cold. It's easy to make at home with the right ingredients, especially ripe, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth mangoes! [...]
Good Nutrition is one of the most important steps for recovery after a race or training session. In LA YOGA's MarchYogi Food feature, we asked some noted athletes and food experts to share their favorite smoothie and shake recipes. Blythe Metz shared her Chia Banana Breakfast Shake: Ingredients: 1). 1 scoop Growing Naturals Vanilla Protein 2). [...]