Ingredients: 1 cup brown rice 2 cups water Pinch of sea salt 1/2 cup fresh corn, cut off the cob and blanched 1/2 cup snowpeas, blanched and cut into small slices 1/2 cup onion, diced and marinated in umeboshi vinegar for 1 hour 1/2 cup carrots, diced and blanched Directions: Place rice in pot, add water and salt and bring to a … [Read more...]
Brown Rice – Another Recipe
Brown rice is rice in its purest form - full of nutrients such as calcium, protein and complex carbohydrates. It can be pressure cooked or boiled. In the colder weather, use the short or medium grain rice; in the warm weather, long grain or basmati rice goes nicely in stir-fry or salads. When you have leftover rice, use it in making porridge or add it to soup. Feel free to mix … [Read more...]
Breakfast Porridge
This is the kind of breakfast that will carry you through lunch without craving a snack in between. Many parents discover their children are more alert and attentive in school because the complex carbohydrates digest more slowly and do not leave us with low-blood sugar by mid-morning that simple carbohydrates will do (sugar, refined flours of breakfast cereals). And because … [Read more...]
Barley with Mixed Vegetables
Ingredients: 1 cup barley, washed and soaked 6-8 hours or overnight 1-1/2 cups water Pinch of sea salt 1/2 cup fresh green peas, shelled 1/2 cup sweet corn, removed from cob 1/2 cup carrot, diced 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, roasted Scallions, diced Directions: Place the barley and water in a pressure cooker. Add sea salt. Cover and place over a … [Read more...]