This past September has marked eight years of teaching yoga, and fifteen years since I started studying food science formally. Over the years, yoga has been a template to help figure out how to live well, and food has been an equally interesting medium for that too.
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tea time expands time.
Playing around with tea blends is a good way to whittle the afternoon away in the kitchen. Here is a blend of chrysanthemum flowers, green cardamom, sliced almonds, fennel and cumin seeds. Steeped on its own or with a small strip of candied ginger dropped in to lend a touch of sweet spiciness, this blend …
All in the family
Most nights we have a frugal dinner, and the other night was no different: I braised some carrots in water and butter, and then a few minutes before they were done, I stirred in some rice along with turmeric, fennel and cumin seeds. After the rice had cooked, I opened the lid of the pot …