I had planned to make you a compote to spoon onto this millet breakfast porridge, but the nectarines were so fresh and lovely, I couldn’t bear to cook them. So, this is a cinnamon-y millet porridge with nectarine chunks stirred … Continued
While attending macrobiotic culinary school, I was taught to not blanch onions. Supposedly this was because they lose too much flavor and so they aren’t appropriate for that style of cooking. I was also taught to blanch each vegetable separately. … Continued
Second only to berries and cherries, green beans are one of my favorite summer foods. As a child, I could often be found sitting under the pole beans munching away. My mom canned beans for years, but I wouldn’t touch … Continued
Yay! Day 10. How did it go? I have heard from some of you. I know a few of you were able to sneak vegetables in most days except that one day where the morning just didn’t go as planned. … Continued
I own a cookbook called The Good Morning Macrobiotic Breakfast Book. I think I have only used it once. I keep it around because I think it’s sweet, it’s out of print and one of the authors is a macrobiotic … Continued
My friend Melissa didn’t intend to do this challenge, but found herself buying a fridge full of vegetables last Sunday evening and has juiced her vegetables almost every morning since. Go Melissa! She says she has a lot more energy … Continued
I would love to see you continue to add vegetables in the morning long past when this challenge is over. Hopefully by today you have discovered a few more strategies and recipes that really work for you. In the spirit of … Continued
Vegetables with Breakfast for 10 days in a row. We’re halfway. How are you doing? Are you on the way to creating some new habits? I thought I would be using this challenge to eat greens every morning with breakfast. … Continued
Sometimes you need something a little more substantial to kick-start your morning. This dish has some time involvement, but if you prep some of the ingredients the night before you can have it on the table in a little over … Continued
I feel like letting you know, I’m that person that wakes up and immediately shoots out of bed. I am that excited to start my day. I am well aware that not everyone is like this. On top of that, … Continued