recipes

Spring Congee: A Gentle Detox for the Season of Renewal

Spring is well and truly here — blossoms are out, gardens are waking up, and the air feels fresh with new beginnings. Yet the weather is still unsettled, swinging between hot and cold, which can leave our bodies a little out of balance. On those cooler days or evenings, a warm bowl of congee is [...]

Nourishing the Kidney Energy with Black Sesame and Walnut Bliss Balls

The ancient wisdom of Chinese medicine offers profound insights into the nourishment and balance of our bodies. Nourishing your kidney energy plays a fundamental role in your overall well-being. Nourishing your kidneys supports your foundational energy, including adrenal health, and helps bolster your resilience and vitality, especially during the winter months when your body [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:57:37+11:00June 27th, 2024|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

Nourishing adzuki bean and pumpkin stew

There is nothing nicer than soups and stews to warm you up when the weather is cold. Adzuki bean and pumpkin stew is not only easy to make but it is naturally sweet and nourishing for your digestive system. This is a perfect recipe for autumn and winter as that is when pumpkins are [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:58:32+11:00May 12th, 2022|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

Job’s tears porridge

Porridge is a great warming way to start the day but sometime you need a break from oats. Did you know that you can make porridge out of any grain you like - you can make Kasha (buckwheat porridge), rice porridge, millet porridge, quinoa porridge, teff porridge etc. Job's tears also makes a delicious [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:58:59+11:00July 31st, 2021|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

Tonifying Herbal Pear Soup

Autumn has arrived and the weather is cooling down. I love being in the mountains and seeing the trees ablaze in reds and golds. Autumn is the season when we need to be looking after our lungs and supporting our immunity before the winter cold and flu season begins and pears are a staple [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:59:19+11:00April 7th, 2021|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

A nourishing breakfast for the warmer months

You know how much I love congee and porridge at any time of year but sometimes it just feels too hot to have a hot breakfast so what's a good alternative when the weather warms up? Bircher Muesli is a nutritious breakfast option as the weather warms up. A lot of people love to [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:59:44+11:00September 2nd, 2019|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

Nightshade free pasta sauce

I have Italian heritage so was raised on wonderful tomato-based pasta sauces that my nonna used to make. Unfortunately, I also grew up with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. I was fortunate to discover, in my 20's, that nightshades were a big contributing factor to the aches and pains that I suffered. In giving up nightshades I [...]

By |2025-10-07T13:59:59+11:00April 4th, 2018|Healing Power of Food, recipes|1 Comment

What everyone should know about the wonders of Kudzu root

I love Kudzu! Kudzu root, also known as Japanese arrowroot, Ge Gen or Pueraria radix is a herb I always have in my kitchen cupboard as well as in my dispensary cupboard. Not only is it very starchy so it can be used as a thickener in cooking but it has wonderful medicinal qualities [...]

By |2025-10-07T14:00:14+11:00January 2nd, 2018|Healing Power of Food, recipes|1 Comment

Healthy, Delicious Christmas Cake

December has arrived and now is the time to start thinking about Christmas fare, especially if you want to soak your fruit for a week or two for the best Christmas cake ever! I found this recipe at Russell's Health Food store in Glebe many, many years ago and it has been a favourite [...]

By |2025-10-07T14:00:31+11:00December 2nd, 2017|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments

Flu Season Soup

Spring may have sprung but I'm still treating plenty of colds and flu in clinic and recently spent a week in bed myself with a flu. I recuperated quickly though as I received some acupuncture treatments and was fortunate to have my partner and my sister cook me up some wonderfully nourishing soups. Soups [...]

By |2025-10-07T14:00:42+11:00September 1st, 2017|Healing Power of Food, recipes|0 Comments