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Summertime Condiments
Condiment
Summertime Condiments

If you don’t have a garden, these recipes will inspire you to start one! Start with a basic, small porch garden. You don’t need a big space to get the many benefits of your favorite herbs! Start with a large garden pot and add 3-4 of your favorite herbs!

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Breakfast
Breakfast Rice Cereal

Cooking time : 15 Min Preparation time : 20 Min Serves : 2 Difficulty : Easy Breakfast is an important meal of the day and is a BREAK-from-the-FAST. For many of us, we rush, run and either skip this meal or we choose to eat foods that are “quick”, which

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Overnight Spiced Oats
Breakfast
Overnight Spiced Oats

Breakfast is an important meal of the day. For many of us, we either skip this meal or we choose to eat foods that are dry, (breakfast bars), light (dry cereal), or cold (cold milk with cereal). All of which can increase Vata qualities. It is essential to begin your

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How to Make Ghee
Condiment
How to make ghee

In India, the cow is a respected sacred being. Ghee clarified butter is often described as “mother’s milk” in Ayurveda and is essential for health and well-being. Many Westerners are concerned that the use of butters and oils and even ghee will increase cholesterol or fat in their diet. Used

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Dinner
Sunflower Kale Salad

This is my favorite salad and has amazing nutritious benefits! Dark leafy greens are bitter, one of the 6 ayurvedic 6 tastes and one that we don’t consume enough. Consuming kale or any dark leafy greens in their raw form can aggravate vata as they are cold, dry, and light.

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Winter Chai Tea
Beverage
Winter Chai Tea

This is a warm winter delight! If you have more pitta in your constitution, add peppermint, reduce the cloves and black peppercorns. I purchase all my spices at our local health food store, natural grocers.

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Tridoshic Dal
Dinner
Tridoshic Dal

This is a great dal for everybody. It is a protein-rich, energizer meal. It is great with steamed spiced rice. Green mung is astringent with cooling energy.

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Christina Vargas

Ayurvedic Health Practitioner, Educator, Herbalist, Certified Yoga & iRest Instructor, Marma Therapist, and Ayurvedic Postpartum Caregiver, APC

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