Summer started here in Virginia a few weeks ago, with temperatures soaring into the 90s and plenty of humidity. If you are outside for part of your day, you know by now that staying hydrated is really important. Now that summer is officially here, try adding more foods that hydrate and keep you cool, vegetables like [...]
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In the springtime, add leafy greens, onions, leeks, and other early vegetables to your meals. Looking at Food as Medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine (and maybe just by common sense?) eating seasonal foods is the way to go! The foods that arrive in the spring, tender green vegetables and herbs, provide energy as directly [...] Lamb is considered “hot” in temperature, according to TCM. These little lamb burgers are perfect for chilly, rainy days when you just want to curl up with a good book and a good meal. 1 ½ pounds ground lamb (sweet) The Pungent flavor can also be described as “hot”. I prefer calling it pungent because not everything that falls into this flavor has heat in the traditional sense, but many things do. Garlic, jalepeno peppers, ginger and cinnamon all share the pungent flavor, but so do parsley, cilantro, and peppermint. I like to describe pungent [...] |
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