March Cooking By Color – Orange I’m kind of in love with kabocha squash. I first learned about this hard-skinned squash in culinary school. Since macrobiotics is heavily influenced by Japanese foods we cooked kabocha in a number of different ways. Fried, steamed, pureed in soups, made into desserts, you name it. It’s naturally sweet…
I always try to batch cook grains so I have some sitting in the fridge for times when I wake up and want to make a breakfast porridge. Quinoa is awesome for that and has a ton of protein. I do this with brown rice too (and sometimes I mix grains)! Now that it's cold…
Polenta, or corn grits, are so delicious and make the greatest breakfast porridge. If you are sick of oatmeal and cereal give this Sweet Polenta Porridge a try! Don’t use premade polenta, actually buy the grains from the bulk section at your local natural food store. Top with whatever fruit and nuts/seeds that you want….