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Juicy life: Celery Cilantro Quencher

March 19, 2014 by yogue Leave a Comment

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From the Yogue archives. This is a favourite and perfect here in the tropics where are living for the next few months.  Even if you are in colder climes, the ginger will warm this brew up and depending on your Ayurvedic constitution, you may add a little more or less. Please do use organic ingredients!

Recipe:

4 stalks celery diced
1 apple sliced
1 lemon, zest and all cut into chunks
1/2 ” ginger or more to taste
1/2 bunch cilantro chopped coarsely

Juice the veggies and fruit beginning with the ginger and alternating the cilantro leaves (which have a tendency to clog up the juicer) with the apple slices.   Drink it fresh.  Serves one.

Enjoy + namaste.

Insiya

Getting Juicy: Home Juicing Tips

February 5, 2014 by yogue Leave a Comment

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So we’re into our second week of getting the SPUD Home Juicing box.  This week I ordered the “Organic Autumn Harvest Box” which SPUD says, “contains seasonal fruits and vegetables that will combine to create vibrant juices bursting with health benefits.”

While there were no yams in the box, there were plenty of other goodies to choose from as you can see in the picture above: pears, apples, carrots, beets, lemons and lots of ginger and since we’re in California, all of it is local.  We still have some celery and beets leftover from the last box, so I think we’ll have some fun with the recipes.  i may start pulling from other things we have in our fridge as well for more experimentation!

I wanted to leave you with some tips for juicing at home.

1. Have an idea of what you’re going to create for a recipe.  I’ve been getting some inspiration from a local juicery called Pressed, SPUD’s juice recipe archive as well as Moon Juice which is down the road from us.   I also look at what’s in the fridge, think about flavour combinations and go from there.

2. Prep.  If you’re going to juice in the morning, either bag the veggies you’re going to put in the next morning’s juice together, or better still cut them into pieces and put them in an airtight container.  I always find that the easier i make the process in the busy mornings, the more consistent I am going to be with making juicing a daily habit.

3. Drink it fresh: Ideally you want to drink the juice you make right away to get the optimum nutrients from the fresh fruits and veggies. If you do choose to save it, try to get a nice glass bottle that keeps it tightly sealed all day.

 

Chocolatea….

October 24, 2010 by insiyar Leave a Comment

When I was in Vancouver teaching at the Yoga Show in early October, I was happy to see Wendy from Libre Tea, my favourite to go tea mug.  Wendy mentioned that she’s been adding unsweetened, raw cocoa nibs to green or black tea recently and savouring the rich flavours.  I decided to test out her suggestion.

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Insiya’s Ayurvedic Chai

January 6, 2010 by insiyar Leave a Comment

chai: photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/uteart

Contrary to popular belief, an oh-too-sweet chai latte at Starbucks is really not the same as a cup of home-brewed “masala” chai, which is what I grew up drinking in India.  At tea-time, my mother’s kitchen in Bombay simmered with a brew of warming spices like cardamom, cinnamon and pepper that made milk taste like nectar.

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Cool Nights, Warm Khichadi

October 22, 2009 by insiyar Leave a Comment

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves photo by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjmcadie

According to Ayurvedic teachings, Fall is a time of increased Vata, or the wind / air element that exists in all of us.  Think about the wind blowing off leaves from the trees around and the dryness in the air (even in the Pacific Northwest) and you’ll feel a sense of the Vata force.  To protect yourself against Vata’s tendency towards speed, lightness (also dryness), coldness and with it nervous and anxious emotions, try to slow down, dress warmly and eat simple, whole foods to warm your organs, particularly your kidneys and lungs.

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