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"Intake of delicious and wholesome food associated with pleasing and wholesome taste (including taste, colour, touch, and sound) nourishes separately the smell, taste, colour, touch and sound as well as olfactory, gustatory, optic, tactile, and auditory sense organs in the body respectively."
-Caraka Samhita
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Mukwas: The Ayurvedic Digestive Mix
Mukhwas are a common after meal digestive and mouth freshener, but this traditional mixture is also illustrative of Ayurvedic nutrition principles at work. It is filled with a variety of seeds, and spices, and this version also includes mishri and dried rose petals. Mishri (khadi sakhar) is used as an anupana (a catalysing agent) in Ayurveda, and in addition, it lends a pleasant, cooling taste to the mixture that also helps to cleanse the palate after a meal. Mishri is one of

Carrie Lavie
3 days ago2 min read


Ratatouille - Autumns Treasure
Ratatouille Having recently returned from France, I thought I would post this beautiful and favourite recipe to make at this time of...

Carrie Lavie
Sep 234 min read


Kalonji Soft Cracker
Recipe Credit: Adapted from Adeena Sussman's Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen. This is a wonderful recipe that...

Carrie Lavie
Sep 202 min read


Ayurveda and Mental Health series in collaboration with The Ayurvedic Association of Canada
Welcome, please see the link below to watch the latest talk on Ayurveda and Mental Health. This talk focused on the Samkhya Philosophy,...

Carrie Lavie
Jun 111 min read


The Ayurvedic Clock, Chronomedicine, and Energy Management
The Ayurvedic Clock ©NOURISH. The Ayurvedic Clock is a comprehensive demonstration of the vast knowledge behind Ayurveda and the...

Carrie Lavie
May 183 min read


Gond Ladoos with Dates and Fig for Postpartum
This gorgeous recipe came thanks to Hebbars Kitchen, and it is full of goodness for Postpartum. I did add in a little extra step for the...

Carrie Lavie
May 162 min read


Food and Mental Health
NOURISH.Ayurvedaâ„¢ Below is the link and outline for the webinar presentation "Food and Mental Health" presented in colaboration with the...

Carrie Lavie
Apr 211 min read


Delicious Date, Tahini, Chai Spiced Squares
These humble squares are not fancy at all, they are just simply wholesome. Every time we eat, we have the chance to give ourselves deep...

Carrie Lavie
Feb 274 min read


Rajma Chawal: A Tried and True Family Favourite.
Rajma Chawal, is a comforting, simple dish that is prepared with warming and digestive spices making it perfect as a late winter meal....

Carrie Lavie
Feb 264 min read


The Sacred Golden Elixir: How to Make Ghee at Home
‘Cheeyate annadibh iti kaayah’ - The living body is formed by food. What is the function of wholesome food as per Ayurveda? Shareera...

Carrie Lavie
Feb 14 min read


Poires Belle-Hélène
For the last, almost twenty years, we have spent part of the summer in the South of France. It is a fundamental part of my inner world. I...

Carrie Lavie
Dec 16, 20244 min read


Yoga and Ayurveda for Mental Health
See www.canadianyogi.com  to view as a continuing education opportunity. Welcome to this deep and expansive topic undertaken in...

Carrie Lavie
Dec 9, 20241 min read


Viji Varadarajan's Pitlai Podi
Pitlai Podi Ingredients: 3 cups coriander seeds 1 cup bengal gram 3/4 cup dried red chillis 1 1/2 tsp hing 2 cups grated coconut 2 tsp...

Carrie Lavie
Oct 23, 20241 min read


Dr. Lad's Date and Almond Shake
Ingredients: 8 whole, pitted medjool dates 20 raw almonds A good pinch of cinnamon A good pinch of cardamom A pinch of dry ginger powder...

Carrie Lavie
Aug 20, 20231 min read


Gently Spiced Masoor Dal (Red Lentil) Soup
See the video at: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtW8e2gArxu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Serves 4 Ingredients: 1...

Carrie Lavie
Jul 11, 20232 min read


Moroccan Cooked Carrot Salad...with an Ayurvedic Twist
I hope you enjoy this Ayurvedic take on the classic Moroccan Cooked Carrot Salad. Adjusted to be more digestible, less sharp, and with a...

Carrie Lavie
Jun 10, 20233 min read


Coconut-Rose Gulkand Ladoo with Homemade Beet Rose Syrup
Many of the commercial rose syrups available contain food colouring, additives, preservatives, and isolated glucose derived sweeteners....

Carrie Lavie
Jun 3, 20232 min read


Black Sesame Orange-Chai Barley Porridge with Tulsi-Ginger Rose Tea
Ingredients: 1 cup rolled barley, ground 3 cups coconut milk 1 1/2 tsp masala chai powder 1 tbsp ghee 1/4 cup black raisins 2 medjool...

Carrie Lavie
May 3, 20231 min read


Sutika Paricharya: Ayurvedic Postpartum Care
All of life requires a Mother. Without her, there would be no creation and no continuation of human life. She demonstrates the magic of...

Carrie Lavie
Apr 7, 202311 min read


Takra
The best way to end a meal, for the microbiome, to support agni, to close off with the astringent taste, to nourish the tissues of the...

Carrie Lavie
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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