Green Papaya Salad (called Som Tum locally) is a Thai staple. Classic, wickedly spicy, and usually made with little crabs, fermented raw fish paste and abundant fish sauce. It can, and often is, made as

Hi sweethearts! It's time for another Medicinal Cooking Collective Challenge, this time it's all about colon and gut health! You can read all about the symptoms and what you should eat or avoid to eat

“And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart: Your seeds shall live in my body, And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart, And your fragrance shall be my breath,

I'm a girl for lovin'. I express myself through words of love often - from minor things such as 'I love rainbows!' to 'I love you soooo much'. When @ab created little 'positive' graphs for the month of

Medicinal Cooking Collective - Fruit it up Baby! Oh fruits! Are they the only food that nature intended us to eat? Some people think so, but either way our beautiful fruits have some of most incredible

The third week of this Medicinal Cooking Collective is over, so a big thank you to all who took part! Due to the hard-fork the #ecotrain feed got totally lost so I apologies if i missed you, please do

As some of you may know, I lived one year in Korea with my parents. During that time I learned how to cook many dishes because I was a young lady and according to korean custom, a woman is praised if she

This is my entry for the Medicinal Gourmet Cooking Collective challenge week 3, fermented foods for good gut health! India's favourite fermented food has to be the dosa and idli (at least in the South).

Today we are overwhelmed with dietary options and fads, and it is very hard to choose what will work for us. The media can't seem to make up their minds as to what is healthy and what is not. Our doctors

The second week of this Medicinal Cooking Collective is over, so a big thank you to all who took part! There was a great mix of information and ideas, diets, recipes, and personal stories..all that I could

Hi guys! How are you today? Anyone in need of an immune boost smoothie? I have plenty of delicious tips for you to make your own superpower green smoothie! How do you make sure to get all the greens you

The first week of this Medicinal Coolking Collective is over, so a big thank you to all who took part! There was a great mix of information and ideas, diets, recipes, and personal stories..all that I could

I never dreamed that the simple act of cooking for someone could extend his life by nearly 3.5 years. I probably wouldn't quite believe it had I not been part of the story, and been the cook. Let me share

Hello lovely foodies! Kangkong or Water Spinach usually grows in swampy areas. This nutritious green leafy vegetable are abundant in the philippines. This plant is rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, carotene,

This fifth week brings this 5 element gourmet medicinal cooking collective to a cozy end. Thank you to all who took part, and the really incredible dishes and ideas you have all brought to the plate. So

Hello my Dearest Foodies, The water element seems to have the most variety of plants I use in my recipes, especially beans, red cabbage, beetroot, quinoa, berries, seaweed, just to name a few. However,

This is a quickie dessert that promise full of goodness, its just like making salad, "throw it and toss it all". Its simple yet so flavourful. Ingredients: dried dates (10-12 pcs) banana (2)

The kidneys are the powerhouse in Traditional Chinese Medicine. And kidney energy is about supplying energy to any organ in the body running low on Qi. Balancing stuff, and best enjoyed during periods

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone is having a fantastic week so far!  Things are getting busy in my world, but that is a good thing because hopefully that means I am getting to interact with even

I must have stared at the ingredients list for @ecotrain's amazing medicinal challenge about twenty minutes tonight, wondering how I was going to put something together. My heart has not been in cooking