Mindful Moment
Treat your kitchen as a sanctuary. Before preparing a meal, light a candle and take several deep breaths to clear your mind and center your body. Because this salad is so easy to prepare, pause to engage with each stage of the process--from opening the can of salmon to chopping the herbs--as if it were an extended meditation. To stay present, slow or exaggerate your movements. Read More
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Mindful Moment
Grate the vegetables the old-fashioned way--by hand. This gives you time to see, touch, smell, and connect to the process of preparing your food. As you grate, notice your posture: Are your shoulders tense or relaxed and open? Notice how the texture and even the scent of the vegetable changes as it's sliced. What is the experience of eating a grated carrot compared with biting into a whole one? Read More
Grate the vegetables the old-fashioned way--by hand. This gives you time to see, touch, smell, and connect to the process of preparing your food. As you grate, notice your posture: Are your shoulders tense or relaxed and open? Notice how the texture and even the scent of the vegetable changes as it's sliced. What is the experience of eating a grated carrot compared with biting into a whole one? Read More
Every taste of this devilish dessert starts refreshingly sweet and cool--and ends with a spark of habanero heat. To quell the flames, try another frosty spoonful! For a milder version, reduce the chili content by half.
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Look for spring roll wrappers in the Asian food section of large supermarkets or in Asian markets. Be sure to wear plastic gloves while working with the chilies to avoid a burning sensation in your fingertips that can last for hours after contact. Read More
This is sophisticated comfort food: a classic salmon fillet made more satisfying with a tasty crust crafted from Japanese-style breadcrumbs called panko, and infused with the subtle heat of Anaheim chilies. Read More
This rich, relatively mild stew is a great introduction for the chili-shy. To turn it into a moist, hearty pilaf, double the barley to 2 cups; when the mixture comes to a boil, cover and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed, stirring once. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Read More
When mashed, Yukon Gold potatoes are practically dairy-like, and here they get additional creaminess from yogurt. Read More
HOW IT HEALS: Turkey is a notable source of selenium; 3 ounces of light turkey meat contains 27 microgramshalf the RDA. Selenium is an immune-system booster, says Steven Pratt, M.D., senior staff ophthalmologist at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif., and author of SuperFoods HealthStyle. Glutathione is the primary antioxidant found within all the cells in the body, and if youre missing selenium, glutathione wont work as it should. The mineral fights prostate cancer, and high doses may decrease tumor-cell growth, report University of Arizona researchers. Read More
Red Delicious apples boasts higher levels of polyphenols than any other variety, and leaving the peels on helps you tap such benefits by a factor of five. Also, choosing shallots over their larger, more bulbous onion siblings boosts this salad's cancer-fighting potential. Read More
