Spring recipes

Crispy Tofu Orange Sauce
Dinner
Crispy Tofu + Orange Sauce

This is a great way to cook tofu coupled with some sautéed bok choy or steamed veggies! I adapted this recipe from one of my favorite vegan cookbooks: The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.

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Baked Rice Pudding
Breakfast
Baked Rice Pudding

This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks: Heaven’s Banquet by Miriam Kasin Hospodar. Traditional Western rice puddings are prepared with short or medium grain rice, which is stickier and starchier than long-grain varieties and produces a more amalgamated result. Basmati rice produces a sumptuous, light pudding, and

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Warm Spiced Quinoa Cereal
Breakfast
Warm Spiced Quinoa Cereal

Quinoa is a delicious protein-rich grain that dates back to the time of the Incas. Combined here with pungent spices that will increase your agni, (digestive fire) this warming dish will be sure to satisfy and give you endurance to being your day!

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Breakfast
Carrot Subji

Carrots have many ayurvedic qualities – sweet, bitter, pungent, heating, light, sharp. You won’t regret adding them regularly to your meals as they are beneficial for your immune system, lower your risk of cancer, help to balance body weight, regulate blood pressure, and are known to reduce heart disease. Because

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Fall
Coconut Energy Bites

Are you looking for a healthy snack that’s not going to aggravate the qualities of Vata; dry, light, and cold like granola or protein bars, chips, and popcorn? These are a great healthy and moist alternative! Great for traveling, kids’ sports outings, an after-school snack, or as a simple dessert!

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Chai Spiced Nuts
Fall
Chai Spiced Nuts

These make a great treat and snack and are very simple to make! This is a great homemade gift and it is also wonderful to serve to guests at holiday parties!

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Ginger Lemon Tonic Tea
Beverage
Ginger Lemon Tonic Tea

Ginger is one of the main ingredients in an Ayurvedic diet. It is used in most recipes and is known for its incredible abilities to help stimulate our digestion. It is a Sattvic spice and is known in Ayurveda as “universal medicine”. Dry ginger is hotter than fresh. It is

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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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