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Roasted Delicata Squash

Ingredients: 1 Delicata Squash 1 TSP – Sesame Seeds 1 TSP – of Hemp Seeds ½ TSP – Cumin ¼ TSP – Coriander ¼ TSP – Smoked Paprika Olive Oil Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse the squash under running water. Score the outside of the squash. Roast it whole in a baking dish for ...

Delicata Squash with Pears

Ingredients: 1 pound – Delicata Squash (about 1 large) 2 medium – Ripe Asian Pears, sliced 2 TSP – Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 1/4 TSP- Sea Salt 1/4 TSP – Freshly Ground Pepper 2 tablespoons – Water 1 tablespoon – Honey Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out the ...

Birthday Seaweed Soup

Seaweed is a wealth of mineral elements from the sea. Micronutrients include: zinc, copper, iodine, iron, selenium, molybdenum, manganese, fluoride, boron, nickel, and cobalt. Macronutrients include: sodium, calcium, magnesium, chlorine, potassium, phosphorus, and sulfur. It is rich in calcium, vitamin C, and B12. Seaweed soup is a Korean birthday tradition which is the healthiest post-partum ...

Two Cucumber Salad Recipes

Summer season is the season with maximum yang energy. Therefore it is important to stay cool and hydrated. In Chinese Medicine, all foods have different energetic properties and temperature. In the summer, we eat cool, yin foods that are moistening. Seaweed and cucumber are both excellent to eat in the summertime because of their cooling ...

Cabbage Ginger Carrot Nori Rolls

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, as we are moving in spring, we should focus on foods that are warm and ascending. These are foods that help to get our energy moving. Ingredients: 4 Organic Carrots 1 TSP Organic Ginger 1 TSP Sesame Oil (Optional) 1 medium sized Nappa Cabbage 1 Organic Cucumber 6-10 Nori Sheets ...

Ginger and Brown Sugar Tea

In China, ginger has been used as a natural therapy for inflammation, migraines, indigestion, motion sickness, and digestive disturbances. Ginger tea has been used for irritable bowel syndrome, dysmenorrhea, treating colds, relieving stress, fighting chemotherapy induced nausea, improving blood circulation and digestion. This tea helps with menstruation, and women who just gave birth because brown ...

Chinese Red Vegetable Soup with Oxtail

One of Dr. Ming’s fondest childhood culinary experiences growing up in China was a Russian-inspired tomato-based oxtail soup.   This  Russian-style oxtail soup served at the famous Moscow Restaurant, one of the earliest foreign restaurants in Beijing.   The French-influenced Russian restaurant opened in 1954, known by many at the time to be the only Western ...

Stir-fried eggs with Chinese Chives and Mung bean sprouts

Ingredients 8 ounces Chinese chives 1 large handful of mung bean sprouts 1/4 cup of high heat oil of your choice 5 eggs Salt and white pepper to taste Instructions Wash and dry the chives.  Cut into sections 1 inch long and set aside. Wash and dry the mung bean sprouts and set aside Beat ...

Asian Pear, Snow Fungus & Wolfberry Soup

In Chinese traditional medicine, snow fungus has been used for more than 2000 years to nourish the lungs and beautify the skin. Look for yellowish-white snow fungus. All of these ingredients can be commonly found at a Chinese grocery store.  This soup is delicious and sweet. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 snow fungus blossom 2 Asian pears, ...

Toasted Black Sesame and Walnut Porridge

In Chinese medicine, black sesame is known to treat premature aging, and various symptoms such as premature graying of hair, hair loss, and dizziness.  Walnuts can be used to treat pain and weakness in the knees and back and relieve asthma.  Ingredients: 1 cup of rice ½  cup of glutinous rice ¾  cup of walnuts ...