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Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Salad: 10 of 92
LENTIL SALAD WITH SUN DRIED TOMATOES(Insalata Di Lenticchie e Pomodori Secchi)Ingredients:8 cups of cold water2 bay leaves, fresh or dried2 cups lentils (the small, French lentils are ideal for this dish because they maintain their shape after cooking, but any kind will do)1 teaspoon sea salt1 cup sun dried tomatoes, soaked i... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Side dishes: 4 of 36
Collards with Shitake Mushrooms (serves 4 to 6)INGREDIENTS:1 bunch collard greens, washed, trimmed, blanched for 2 or 3 minutes and THEN chopped(NOTE: boiling the greens before chopping them minimizes nutrient loss)2 tablespoons olive oil4 to 6 cloves of garlic, pressed or finely minced2 shallots, finely minced1/2 teaspoon bl... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Losing love: 35 of 287
PSYCHEI blossomed one day, amidst your orchids.You hadn't planted me.you hadn't given me water,you hadn't watched me grow, captured by my beauty.I had been blown into your gardenby the tender winds of Spring.I had found shelternear you,and a rich soilinto which I venturedthe innocent tendrilsof my roots.I had faith in you.I t... More..
Food & Drink > Seafood Recipes Recipes: Mouth-watering fish: 4 of 31
The Best Baked Red Snapper (serves 4)4 medium size Red Snappers, cleaned, scaled and trimmed to your preference (get the whole fish, not 4 fillets)4 teaspoons sea salt (flat, not heaping)8 cloves of garlic, pressed or minced1 bunch parsley, leaves only, chopped or minced1 large red onion, diced4 tablespoons extra virgin olive... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Finding love: 8 of 61
SHARED MADNESSWhat happens to our reason when we fall in love? Why is love so compelling? Why do we call it madness? Why does it seem to always be new, every moment we experience it? Why does it confuse us to the point of losing our mental coherence? Why are we powerless over it?In attempting to define the experience of "fall... More..
Food & Drink > Salad Recipes Recipes: Chicken salad: 9 of 67
Chicken, Edamame and Basil Summer Wraps (serves 4)Marinade recipe:1/4 cup Mirin or sherry1/4 cup shoyu soy sauce or regular soy sauce2 garlic cloves, pressed1 shallot, finely chopped1/2 red onion, choppedblack pepper to taste1 boneless chicken breast, sliced horizontally to obtain thin fillets1 cup Edamame beans, blanched (Ed... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Words: 35 of 260
WordsWhen my eagerness to express my Soulbecomes unbearable,I fashion my mind into a netand run with it, enchanted by the magic sounds I know are possible.Then, imagining perfection,I catch some brightly colored words,like a child catches butterflies,But oh, my poor brain!Full of blood and neurons,cumbersome and heavy with th... More..
Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Quick and easy crockpot recipes: 6 of 39
Whole Grain Cereal, cooked all night in the Crockpot (serves 4 to 6)This is an easy way to start your day with a great breakfast, healthy and delicious, without much fuss. If you want to, you can skip the first step and just wash your grain right before you put it in the Crockpot. Soaking it improves digestibility, but it's n... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Earth: 30 of 171
GAIAI was spinning in space,following my orbit obediently,around a Star I could not see.Out of my slumber there came a desirethat pierced my consciousness,with a sharp longing I could not voice.From the center of my being,where I held a fragment of light and heat,emerged a music I could not hear.And then I was hungry, and thi... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Programs Benefits of a macrobiotic diet: 2 of 11
MACROBIOTICS: PRACTICING THE ART OF GREAT LIVING (part 1)One thing all great disciplines have in common is that, unless approached with a beginner's mind, they can be misinterpreted and transformed into dogma. When this happens, the most valuable, life enhancing and liberating qualities contained in their message can become y... More..