On a yoga retreat at El Encanto, on the Riviera Nayarit in sunny Mexico, the discussion meandered towards body types. Not yoga body types, Ayurvedic body types. Apparently the key to health is in understanding our own personal body type. There are three basic ones: Vata, “air”, Pitta, “fire” and Kapha, the “water” type. Each…
Super Tasty Lentil Salad – Spread the Word!
You don’t see Jittery Cook entering a contest for poutine or 7-layer chocolate cake, but it would be great to win the Lentil Recipe Revelations Challenge (contest closes March 19, 2012) in the salad category. Salads are my specialty, and it helps that lentils are inherently tasty, easy to prepare and nutritious. Super Tasty Lentil Salad 1 1/2 c green…
Broccoli Sweet Onion Pecan Salad – Tossed with Orecchiette and Feta
This recipe is too good. I can’t remember the last time I ate about half a broccoli in one sitting. I saw enough broccoli and cauliflower growing up for a lifetime of good health and no longer feel the need to eat much of either, in their plain, steamed, circa 1960’s state, that is. In…