Macrobiotics and Me

Good evening!

I felt a little sick today, especially just before lunch so I have been trying to piece together bits of the puzzle to work out why. The last couple of days there have been moments where I have felt a headache behind my eyes, and yesterday I also woke up with a slight sort throat. This tells me that it could be a liver issue as the liver meridian is located in this area. I can feel that I have tension in my liver and in my stomach too. I also realise that I had baked flour recently which I know doesn’t help so I think it is time to abstain from flour products for the time being (perhaps 6 months to see how that goes :O). I also think a major cause is emotional too so I will look at what might be causing tension in my liver and stomach. I am sure through greater awareness and consciousness we can begin to heal ourselves.

Breakfast

Millet and sweet rice with pumpkin seeds and strawberry jam

Lunch

1 umeboshi plum with bancha tea

Dinner

Brown rice

Simplicity is most definitely the way forward for the moment. Do you feel that eating simply is great too? Maybe you’ve never trie d it before. You must. Give it a go and see how your body responds :O)

OK, time for zzzzzs

Sweet dreams

Sharlene

Greetings!

I feel like I have mastered the art of staying on top of cooking and cleaning this week (sometimes it’s gets a little out of hand, particularly in my vVERY small kitchen) so now I feel like my next task is to get on top of home remedies (I have decided that one hip bath a week is a good start rather than two!) and making pickles and condiments. I think it will all fall into place and of course, practice will make things easier eventually.  

Breakfast

Miso soup from yesterday with lemon

Sweet rice and millet porridge with strawberry jam

Lunch

Split pea soup with spring greens & rye bread

Rye toast with fruit spread

Chamomile tea

Dinner

Buckwheat soup from yesterday with rye bread

Bancha tea

It’s way past my bed time so I better get some shuteye pronto…zzzz!!

Love & light

Sharlene

Hello!

I received a beautiful box full of lovely fresh organic ingredients yesterday. It was interesting to see that it contained mostly tree and fire foods (which I have mentioned before). Eating seasonal vegetables and fruit is so important not only for our own health but for the health of the planet too and what a great way to support the local farmers too!

Breakfast

Miso soup made with onion, celery and spring greens with lemon slices

Sweet rice porridge (straight) – mmm this was so delicious. I love sweet rice!

Bancha tea

Lunch

Split pea soup with spring greens

Polenta cutlets

Apple & cranberry cookies

Chamomile tea

Dinner

Buckwheat soup – mmm. I realise that I do not cook very often with buckwheat and would like to start using it a bit more regularly. The soup was really lovely.I made it with onions, carrots, celery, kombu, bay leaf, white miso and herb salt. :O)

Grape and blue berry kanten

Bancha tea

I didn’t do an end of month review last month so I am feeling like it is well and truly over due. End of two month review coming soon!

Rays of love, light & sun

Sharlene

Greetings!

Day 26 of May, how did that happen?!

I had a hip bath last night which was consequently followed by a very hot night’s sleep! Today I felt quite tired but other than that I have no after effects to report. I hope I am doing it correctly!! I think I will do another one tomorrow night and try to do them twice a week.

Breakfast

Miso soup made with cabbage, daikon, wakame and onion with slices of lemon

Brown rice congee with carrot & daikon

Lunch

Tempeh, sauerkraut, mixed salad leaves, barley, brown rice & mushroom squares

Mu tea

Grape and blueberry kanten

Dinner

Sauerkraut, polenta squares, brocolli & mixed salad leaves

Liquorice tea

Macrolicious blessings

Sharlene

Hello!

It has been another glorious day here in England. As the season is changing into summer it is also time to start thinking about adjusting one’s diet accordingly. As the weather gets warmer you can start using quick cooking methods (this means more time outside – yay!) such as stir-frying, salads, fine cutting,  blancing, steaming, and also using more summery ingredients such as big leafy greens, berries, quinoa and polenta. All these ingredients and cooking styles are particularly nourishing for the heart and small intestine and for one’s fire energy. It feels so nice to be consciously thinking about the changing seasons and to understand what the best things are to be eating.

Breakfast

Carrot and cous cous muffins

Lunch

Barley, brown rice & shitake mushroom squares

Dinner

Miso soup made with onion, daikon, cabbage and ginger

Polenta cutlets, mixed salad leaves, tempeh (from yesterday), sauerkraut & orange salad (from yesterday) and steamed broccoli with ume su

Red and white grape & blueberry kanten with amazake

Bancha tea

I have made the decision to sacrifice dance practice this evening for a restful night at home and a guarantee of getting my week off to a vitalised start ;o)

Love & vitality

Sharlene

p.s. I’m going to make another cup of tea after posting this (I think I’ll have a chamomile tea) as  I am feeling the thirst. Feel the thirst and drink it anyway (he he – I think the sun has gone to my head!!!)

Good Evening!

What a beautiful sun filled day it has been..ahhh!!!

Brunch (eaten in the park :O)

Brown rice congee made with carrots, mushroom & miso

Coffee, oat milk and rice syrup drink

Dinner

Barley, brown rice & shitake squares, mixed salad leaves with mustard dressing, sauerkraut and orange salad, tempeh stew made with onion, kombu, ginger, squash, carrot & parsley

Carrot and cous cous muffin

Bancha tea

Snacks/other

Apple juice

Almond truffles

Halva

I have found myself pondering many things lately. One of them is that I am so struck by how so many people are so unaware or asleep to their health, their lives, their well being. I am sure there are many things about myself that I am yet to discover but I think I am definitely becoming increasingly aware of myself, my environment, my every day life and how this has a very significant impact on my health and well being. I am beginning to realise that it’s very much a continual ever changing process.  How on earth have we, in all our modern glory, allowed ourselves to get into such a conundrum? And more importantly, how do we get ourselves out of this state? Hmmm!

Love & light

Sharlene

Hello!

Brunch

Miso broth made with broccoli, spring onion, wakame & daikon

Oat, amaranth & red quinoa porridge with oat milk & peanut butter

Dinner

Miso broth with carrot, pinto beans, peas & spring onion with rye & spelt bread

Haddock, green lentils, tomato salad, olives, pok choi & bamboo shoots

Small glass of wine

Apple crumble with soya custard

Snack/other

Spelt cookies

Almond truffles

Peppermint tea

YUM!

Macro love

Sharlene

Yo!

I’m so tired tonight! I’ve felt myself being completely swept away by the current of life this week. It has been very hectic, a bit too hectic for my liking. I think next week I will have to make sure I have more time at home, more time to cook and more time to just be :O) 

Breakfast

Oat and amaranth porridge with oat milk

Lunch

Squash soup

Quinoa with green beans in a tahini dressing

Aduki bean pudding/soup (made with rice syrup, oat cream and strawberry spread)

Bancha tea

Dinner

Miso broth with onion, broccoli, mushroom & daikon

Raspberry kanten

Love & light

Sharlene

Good evening!

Food today has been great and I’ve not spent too long in the kitchen because I wanted to have a light and easy dinner to allow some time for relaxation this evening. I will save the full on kitchen activity for the weekend when I have much more time (yay!).

Breakfast

Millet porridge with stewed sultanas and oat cream

Lunch

Salad leaves, carrot, black eyed beans & kidney beans, pasta, red cabbage, courgette

Redbush tea

Dinner

Squash soup with kombu and parsley

Raspberry kanten

Snacks/other

Kettle chips

Mu tea

Love & light

Sharlene

Macro blessings to you!

I am pleased to say that this morning’s macro mission was accomplished & I am writing now feeling well fed and nourished.

I went to a potluck this evening and shared some very delicious food with some very lovely people. Ahh, I love it!

Breakfast

Miso soup made with leeks, wakame & celery

Oat and millet porridge with roasted pumpkin seeds and shoyu

Lunch

Long grain brown rice with umeboshi plum, aduki beans & spring onion

Waffles

Mu tea

Dinner

Miso soup

Bulgar rissotto, hummous, kidney beans, red onion & umeboshi, lentil dahl, pressed leeks & oat bread

Apple crumble

Bancha tea

Snacks/other

Bancha tea

Fruit & ginger slice

I am so looking forward to an evening at home tomorrow.

Macro love

Sharlene