Some breakfasts do more than fill us up. They settle the nervous system, warm the digestive tract, and quietly help the body do what it is always trying to do: digest, assimilate and eliminate well. A bowl of oatmeal cooked with apples, ghee, cinnamon and cardamom is one of those meals. It may look simple, …
There’s something about stone fruit season that feels fleeting in the best possible way. Peaches soften overnight on the counter, plums stain your fingertips, nectarines perfume the kitchen before they’re even sliced. A stone fruit crisp is one of the gentlest ways to honor that abundance, simple enough for a weekday afternoon, beautiful enough to …
I don’t know about you, but this weather is throwing me and my immune system for a loop. One day it’s sunny and optimistic, the next day I’m reaching for socks, tissues and something warm to hold and that’s usually when this tea makes its seasonal comeback. It’s the cup you make when your chest …
‘Life is combination of magic and pasta’ While preparing for tonight’s adult pasta class, I had the joy of practising at home, teaching my four-year-old and recreating pasta shapes from my husband’s childhood in Italy. Here are all the steps from what I have learned so you can try it for yourself. Enjoy! Egg Pasta …
There is something deeply reassuring about a bowl of gnocchi. Soft, warm, and gently coated in butter and cheese, it feels less like dinner and more like being taken care of. Traditional potato gnocchi can be a labor of love, but today we’re embracing a shortcut: potato flakes. This version is quick, reliable, and perfect …
In kids cooking classes there is always a moment when someone asks: “Wait… there’s spinach in this?!” And then they take another bite. Sometimes the best way to change how children think about food is not through instruction—but through experience. A bowl, a spoon, a little mess, and the magic of chocolate. These muffins are …
A simple Ayurvedic recipe for balancing digestion Bitter foods are often the most neglected taste in modern cooking, yet in Ayurveda the bitter taste is deeply valued for its cleansing and balancing qualities. Foods like Bitter Melon (also known as karela) help clear excess heat, support the liver, and stimulate digestion. Bitter melon’s sharp flavor …
Something easy for a snowy day. These Seed, Coconut & Sesame Chocolate Bites are the kind of treat that feels indulgent but also grounding — rich with minerals, healthy fats, and deep earthy flavor. They’re perfect with afternoon tea, tucked into a lunchbox, or enjoyed as a mindful after-dinner sweet. And from an Ayurvedic perspective? …
There is something sacred about watching bread being made by hand As a child, I would sit quietly in the kitchen and watch my grandmother roll out chapatis — the rhythm of her hands, the soft dusting of flour in the air, the warmth rising from the pan as each flatbread puffed and browned. It …
‘Warm food provides both physical and emotional solace’ This chickpea and kale stew is designed as a warming, nourishing dish that supports digestion while providing steady, sustained energy. It is one of my grandmothers recipes, where I switched out the spinach for kale as that is what I picked up at the farmers market. Chickpeas …
