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 many of you spend so much time on your posts, and photography, and writing, and it really shows. I'm very happy to have done this and have really learned a lot each week whilst encouraging myself to cook and eat for my wellbeing whilst still pleasing my tongue.
I think its fair to say that cooking for the kidneys and bladder is more of a challenge than any of the other elements, although as always we have shared some amazing and beautiful recipes! This week i haven't submitted a recipe! I was planning to make a tasty kidney bean burger and something with it, but something rather unusual happened. My body suddenly required that I fast and removed my appetite almost completely since about a week now. it means I am barely eating, and what i do eat is very simple. This might also actually be a great tonic for all the organs including the kidneys, because I am drinking plenty of fluids and herbal teas such as nettle tea. It feels like a great cleansing and I haven’t felt so light or strong in ages! So please do pardon my absence in this final week.. but this whole experience does make me think about doing a fast challenge.. or semi fast.. Let me know if that sounds Interesting to you.. its surely not for everybody!
If this is your first time here then this collective is focused around the Chinese 5 element theory. We can treat and improve certain organs of the body by eating certain foods. According to this theory the five elements of Fire (火) Metal (金) Wood (木) Water (水) Earth (土) represent the five major organs - The kidneys, the Liver, the Heart, the Spleen/Stomach/Pancreas and the Lungs. It is very useful to have an awareness of what foods are good for what organs, as we can focus a bit on them when we are out of balance or in bad health. If we are feeling sorrow we can also benefit from eating foods that resonate with the Metal Element.
The medicinal ingredients that we could have used include:
Note that not all items need to be blue or black, and usually foods that have the same shape as the organ are also very beneficial, e.g. Kidney Beans!
Blueberries and other blue fruits such as Black Raspberries and Blackberries, Blackcurrants, Juniper, Most Beans and Legumes, Lemon/Lime, Grapes, Plum, Date, Pomegranate, Jasmine, Aloe Vera, Marjoram, Clove, Liquorice, Nettle, Parsley, Caraway, Rosemary, Walnut, Chestnut, Coconut water, Cashew nuts, Celery, Watercress, Potato, Asparagus, Aubergine, Beetroot, Agar, Seaweed, Kelp, Quinoa, Oats, Pumpkin Seed, Wild Rice, Millet, Shoyu, Soya Sauce, Black Olives, and Soybean.
I really hope you enjoy checking out these great recipe posts, and please be sure to let us know if you try any of them out!
Week 5: Black / Blue / Kidney / Bladder Recipes
The Earthy Loveliness of Vegetables
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BLUEBERRY SMOOTHIE FOR The Medicinal Cooking Collective Week 5 🍇🌸🍇
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Best Beet Juice & Forbidden Rice (Black Rice) Pomegranate Persimmons Salad & Blueberry Chia Pudding
Today's breakfast recipe is a Millet Porridge!
Blackberry & Beetroot Stir Fry
Black Rice & Eggplant Stir Fry with Sunflower Miso Dressing
Kidney Bean Salad
Dates and Banana Dessert
Come back tomorrow for the guidelines for next weeks final medicinal gourmet collective challenge!
You can view previous weeks recipe collections here
The Medicinal Cooking Collective Recipe Book #4: Cooking with the Metal Element for the Lungs and Large Intestine
The Medicinal Cooking Collective Recipe Book #3: The Stomach & Spleen / Earth Element
The Medicinal Cooking Collective Recipe Book #2: The Liver / Wood Element
The Medicinal Cooking Collective: The Heart / Fire Element - Recipe Collection #1
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