Meals that Heal – Coconut Energy Balls
Sweets are an essential part of any celebration or gathering.
These coconut sweets are very easy to make and only require simple ingredients that can be found in most grocery stores. It tastes delicious when made with freshly grated coconut, but if its hard to find, use desiccated coconut instead.
Be warned – when you may make these, they may not last till the guests arrive!
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Spicy Sweet Potatoes with Spinach
New potatoes and baby leaf spinach are wonderful ingredients, whose flavors compliment each other in this delicious dish.
Combined with anti-inflammatory spices such as turmeric, Garam masala and ginger; its a healing spring dish that is as tasty as it is healing.
I like to serve this simple home style preparation with Chapatis or Naan bread for a home cooked meal.
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Coconut Kefir Breakfast
Kefir is a unique cultured dairy product that is one of the most healing foods on the planet. Containing healthy strains of friendly bacteria, such as lactobacilli. It has incredible medicinal benefits for healing issues like leaky gut, IBS and Crohn’s disease.
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Spiced Guacamole and Flax Seed Crackers
This is definitely not your traditional guacamole, but even fans of the traditional version are surprised at how much they like this version.
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Green Papaya Salad
This is a classic Thai salad adapted from Eat, Taste Heal – An Ayurvedic Cookbook. It makes a tangy dish that stimulates the digestive fire (metabolism) which for most of us is a little sluggish this time of year!
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Kitchari with Brown Basmati Rice and Mung Beans
Kitchari is the most wonderful food in the world. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Eat it when you are sad, sick, depressed, or unhappy. Over the last few years it has become my go to meal and when my digestion plays up – it’s my comfort food. I know it will balance out any digestive problems, clear up my skin and just makes me feel good all over. If I have overdone it; traveled too much, stayed up too late, or eaten too much processed food, then a few days of kitchari will clear up any heaviness and sluggishness.
Read MoreMeals that Heal – Chocolate Avocado Mousse
A pleasing sweet treat that’s packed full with nutrition, this chocolate mousse is always a hit wherever and whenever I serve it. If you keep the main ingredient secret, almost no one will guess that it’s the avocado that gives this mousse its body and creamy texture. Kids will scarf it down and ask for more, not realizing there’s actually green goodness in it and plenty of healthy fat to keep the body energized and the metabolism fired up
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