Roasted pears are warm and cozy for cold winter nights. Perfectly wholesome and tasty for a holiday dessert. Learn about about a winter diet in Ayurveda.
This delicious little seed helps regulate insulin levels, kills parasites, and supports prostate health. Pumpkin seeds are also high in zinc.
A softer salad with barley, dill, mint, and cucumber. Feel this light and cooling combination refresh the body and calm the mind on a hot summer day. Sweet raisins and perhaps a dab of honey mustard or a sliced radish will add a touch of contrasting...
Aromatic saffron and delicate rose delights you long before your first bite. Tenderly prepared with exotic spices and rose petals, this luxurious saffron rice is sure to soften any heart. Sweetly spiced raisins, rich almonds, and buttery ghee add a...
An easy to digest meal.
Hearty oats, sweet raisins, and pumpkin come together in this rustic breakfast that will warm your soul.
Light yet HeartyCozy up next to your wood stove with this comforting breakfast before you dash out the door. Amaranth with Almonds, Apple & Raisins is a soft and nurturing option while traveling or on a day with a jam packed...
Barley with Cinnamon & Raisins is a sweet and spicy breakfast option with the affection of a warm hug. Barley is one of the lightest of grains, but still retains that comfort food feel. Enjoy quietly, slowly, savoring the ghee and dessert-spices while...
This salad makes a great picnic or summer potluck food - a colorful and playful celebration on the summer table.
Cinnamon and black pepper cut the strong flavor of liver.
Bring back the bitters! In nature the predominant taste is bitter. Every time you eat bitters you are bringing your body back to nature, the diet we ate in paleolithic times. Not so great for Vata but Kapha pacifying.
In a failed attempt to woo a young Bengali girl at Dhaka University, I fumbled through my first 'gazur halwa' or carrot halwa.
Flavorful rice wrapped in a grape leaf then baked. From the Greek Mediterranean.
Dates taste like soft ambrosia. Named 'Tryambakam Balls' by the chef, Akasha Tobias, a student at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM. Akasha now lives in Bali, Indonesia.
Normally served with Brandy or Port, but this version omits the brandy for those looking for a drink without hard alcohol.
Make your next 'Taco Tuesday' one to remember with 'Sweet Potato, Purple Cabbage & Radish Taco'. These ingredients diverge from a typical taco, giving you a raw, fresh and crunchy texture but still retaining all those Mexican flavors you know and...
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’