Dinner on the boat...

Start at the Farmers market...

Chai tea or tai chi?

Fast food!

This is easy! Store bought gluten free crust... Spread with pesto, layer with summer squash or zucchini . Some roasted garlic, Carmelized shallots, fresh oregano and feta cheese.... Sprinkle on a bit of shredded mozarella some capers...salt, pepper...bake at 425 for 10 minutes....d-lish-ous

Simple vegetarian dinner

Use cauliflower of any color, i love the green and the purple, and an onion... Slice them thin and toss with olive oil and a few cloves of garlic. Roast in the oven at 425 for 35 minutes.... Tossing occasionally. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and roast for another 10 minutes.
Soak rice noodles in boiled water for ten minutes, rinse and heap on a plate... Top with the roasted cauliflower. So simple and so delicious!

Basics

Ghee is the staple of our Ayurvedic lifestyle. It's easy to make, is the most healthy oil for cooking, adds a nutty delicious flavor to any dish. Indispensable . Just take a pound of good organic butter and melt it on medium heat... Not stirring, but watching it. It will bubble and foam up. The milk solids will fall to the bottom of the pan. It will make crackling sounds...and when these stop... Remove the on from the heat and let it sit for a bit. Pour the ghee through  fine mesh.... I use a nylon nut bag, into a glass jar. Let cool and there you have it. It will last for months with no refridegeration.... Although this is unlikely as it is so delicious!

Sweet potatoe, kale and onion are all you need to make this delicious, colorful nod restorative soup. Brown chopped onions in ghee, add the chopped kale and sweet potatoes. Add water or vegetable broth, smoked salt and pepper, simmer til potatoes are tender.

Pete Stanwood and I have embarked on a new culinary era which embraces Ayurveda concepts of using food as medicine to heal and nourish the body and spirit, with a lovely side affect of nourishing the planet we live on. We will try to keep this blog updated with what we learn, what we cook, how we change with these changes...how we adapt. We are starting by eliminating coffee and black tea from our diet...a major change, I know! Caffeine leeches the nutrients from food so we are now going to drink green tea! Red meat and chicken are out. Fresh Fish and vegetables, fruit and grains are in! I've been trying this for some time, but now Pete is joining in and we are together in this quest for health on all fronts. wish us success! Candace Loheed