Of all the seasons, late Fall/Winter eating is by far my favorite. According to Ayurveda, our digestive fire (Agni) is strongest in the colder months, making heartier meals more appropriate for the season. I also love how the seasonal produce makes it easy to cook simple but satisfying meals. Crank up the oven, throw some root veggies in there and watch them turn into the most delicious, tender …

The past month has been a wonderful whirlwind in my home life. I got married at the end of October and left for Japan shortly after. We planned our honeymoon to be a mix of our interests: food, markets, tea culture and tea farming, traditional agricultural practices, and garden design. He’s a landscape architect, I’m a cook. We meet in the middle around the kitchen table and tea table to …

Over the past year, we’ve started clearing a little piece of land near my fiancé’s work to experiment with our first real garden. He’s become passionate about dry stone wall building, so naturally the first thing we did was clear all the rocks from the thick volcanic clay soils. He built the perimeters of the first stone wall, tilled the soil and then we built mounds in the first bed …

How do you eat well in our busy, modern world? The answer is simple: be prepared and organized. It makes all the difference to have the right tools and ingredients ready to use in your kitchen, and an idea of how you want to map out your meals for the week ahead. Ayurvedic wisdom promotes eating meals that are life-giving, fresh, and filled with prana. With a little planning and preparation, …

Following a longstanding tradition on the Vidya Living blog, I’m excited to share another Thanksgiving/winter holiday recipe round! This year’s recipe, Cumin-Roasted Carrots with Carrot Top Gremolata, is Fall favorite from my book Living Ayurveda. This Thanksgiving Day also marks the two year anniversary of the book launch and in celebration of the book’s birthday I’m hosting a fabulous Fall giveaway with friends! The giveaway includes a hardcover copy …

As summer wanes and we transition to autumn, our digestive fire (Agni) is furthered weakened. We want to incorporate foods that have some pungency to increase digestion, but we also don’t want to burn up anymore than we already are – after all, we’re coming out of a hot summer! And for many of us, it’s been an intense heat wave this month…

This recipe is a quick and easy drink …

It’s Labor Day weekend here in the US, a time where many are savoring the last moments of summer and feasting with family and friends. And corn seems to be a standout dish on many holiday weekend menus.

This week, I spent a day with my dear friend Kelsey Lea of Island Veda, who’s also the Ayurvedic chef of our upcoming Mexico Ayurveda Retreat. We’d texted for days over …

Spring is here. This morning, I woke to a full sun blaring outside my window, rising an hour earlier to melt last night’s chilly frost and to remind me that this too shall pass. The season changing once again to usher in something new. And a breath of hope and possibility as the light grows stronger and the days longer. Sunday brings the Spring Equinox.

What a tremendous time we are …

Pomegranate, Pear & Rose Porridge

3-4 cups water
1/2 cup steel cut oats
1 ripe pear, cubed
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cardamom 

Toppings:
2-3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
2-3 tbsp fresh pomegranate seeds
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tbsp Maharishi Rose Petal Spread
1 tsp organic dried rose petals 

In a pressure cooker or instantpot, combine 3 cups of water, the oats, spices and pear. Cook for 18 minutes. If using the …