Culinary Zen: January 2017

My Food Philosophy

It starts with realizing your connection with the Earth. The earth will always provide you with the food that you need. Whole food in its purest form. Not chemically laden formulas disguised as food. You will begin to appreciate the people who grow the food. You will not settle for a fruit or vegetable that was grown in the most clean way possible. Because, you see, the energy from these foods becomes a part of you when you ingest it. It's all about conscious eating. Being aware of not only what you put in your mouth but where is comes from. I choose to live a plant based and gluten free lifestyle. This blog is an evolution of sorts. It starts with my dedication to using whole foods and moves into my dedication to a plant based cooking lifestyle. All those recipes you didn't think you could have eating the way I do....Bon Appetite

For more information on plant based wellness, please visit my website at www.pranaholisticwellness.com

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Grounding Vata Meal

Before I let the crockpot
do it's magic

What an exhausting week. So much political energy circulating. Regardless of what position, it's almost impossible not to get swept up in the energy of everything that's gone on last week. Nothing like a good meal to bring a sense of grounding to the energy of the body. We are still in Vata time, so warming, stewy, stick to your ribs food is still going to be helpful in grounding yourself. However, we are slowly moving towards kapha time. Kapha is all about bringing a little spice back into your life, from a food perspective. So, this meal will ground you and your energy. It is warming, soothing, and a little spicy. It just makes you feel like everything is going to be OK.

Spicy Shredded Beef
1-3 lb chuck roast ( Grass fed if possible)
1/2 jar of Pepperocinis
One bag of baby carrots
One small onion

Put all ingredients in a crockpot. Layer carrots and onions on the bottom, beef on top of that, and pepperocinis with juice on top of beef. Set too low for 6 to 8 hours. When done shredded beef with two forks and put beef mixture back in crockpot. Serve immediately. You could eat this over potatoes or make this into a sandwich with a bun.

Enjoy!