Utah Family Acupuncture

This recipe is nice because it contains some ingredients that are in season from the Farmers Market (zucchini, carrot, onion, garlic). In terms of TCM, millet is sweet, salty, and cool in nature. It is said to enter the channels of the kidney, spleen, and stomach. In TCM, the spleen plays a large role in digestive function and helps break-down foods in order to absorb their nutrition. This recipe is courtesy of eatingwell.com Ingredients: 1 TBS. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 1 cup dry millet 1 clove minced garlic 3.5 cups water 1/2 tsp. coarse kosher salt 1/3 cup coarsely shredded zucchini 1/3 cup coarsely shredded carrot 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 1.5 tsp. fresh minced thyme, or 1/2 tsp. dried 1 tsp. freshly grated lemon zest 1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper Instructions: 1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, 2-4 minutes. Stir in the millet and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Ad...

This recipe is courtesy of the Moosewood Restaurant "New Classics" cookbook. It is really one of me and my husband's favorite cookbooks. I have been seeing a lot of mushrooms at the downtown Farmers Market (although I think they come from Oregon - Utah doesn't have the best mushroom climate). The mushrooms can easily be served on a bed of pasta, a side of polenta, or on toasted ciabatta bread. Ingredients: 4 large portabello mushrooms 3 TBS. olive oil 1 cup minced yellow onion (can get at farmers market) 3 large garlic cloves minced or pressed (can get at farmers market) 2/3 cup minced red bell pepper (will soon be available at farmers market) 3 TBS. chopped fresh basil (can get at farmers market) 2/3 cup ricotta cheese 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese (can most likely get at farmers market) 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese (can most likely get at farmers market) 1/4 tsp. salt 2 TBS. bread crumbs Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly oil a baking dish (9x1...

In Chinese medicine, herbs and foods are ascribed to different properties. For instance, there are 5 taste categories that herbs and food can have: sweet, bitter, acrid (kind of like pungent), sour, or salty. Some foods and herbs are also said to be bland. In addition to these properties, herbs and foods can either be hot or cold in nature (or fall somewhere along that spectrum, such as warm or neutral). One food that is commonly used in the summertime is watermelon. Its properties are sweet and cold. It can help keep you hydrated during the hot weather. The ginger root in the following recipe helps to balance the cold nature of the other ingredients. This recipe is courtesy of Nicole Tischmak: Ingredients: Watermelon from 1/2 of a footlong melon, cut in chunks with seeds removed 1/3 of a fresh pineapple cut in chunks 20 fresh mintleaves 1/2 inch piece of ginger root, sliced or grated Directions: Puree the pineapple, mint, and gingeroot in a food processor. You can puree them in batche...