Papaya, pomelo, avocado and beansprout salad
The perfect, healthy little salad for lunch. Papaya is good TCM food – lots of seeds- and has enzymes which aid digestion. Pomelo – or grapefruit if you can’t get […]
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Fail-me-never rice
Most of my recipes call for rice as an accompaniment. In TCM it is a neutral ingredient, even if it is white. Brown rice is much better for you […]
Vietnamese summer rolls
We gorged on these on a family holiday to Vietnam 8 years ago; I simply adore them! They are a fiddle to make but, once you have acquired the knack, […]
Pad Thai
We learned to cook this on our cookery course in Koh Samui, but the recipe ‘book’ we were given was so unlike what we had done, I have had to […]
Gingered aduki beans
In both TCM and Ayurveda, aduki beans are renowned for aiding kidney function. Ginger and tamari/kikkoman really help this process. Aduki require soaking for 3-4 hours, draining, then rinsing, before […]
South Indian Style broccoli
This is another variation on the traditional way of cooking Ayurvedic vegetables. The addition of onion and sesame seeds is delicious. I often put sesame seeds on my broccoli if […]
Sautéed broccoli, with mustard and cumin seeds
Another Ayurvedic recipe for broccoli, packed with Vitamin A and C. Always make sure you don’t overcook the broccoli to retain its goodness.
Gujarati-style cauliflower
Another simple cauliflower recipe, rich in vitamins and good anti-cancer properties. Most of these Ayurvedic recipes follow the same principle of tempering the seeds first, before adding the rest of […]
Snake or green beans with chicken & cabbage
Another super-tasty yet simple stir fry using healthy ingredients, although I am not meant to eat green beans, I do occasionally relent and knock this up. Equally you can substitute […]
Lemon barley water
This is an ancient British tonic that was given to nourish the sick – or tennis players at Wimbledon. You can add ginger to it to make it zingier.
healthy living with cancer 