The first time I tried to make my own granola I burned the hell out of it, which hurts a little when it's loaded with gorgeous (and not inexpensive) superfoods. Fortunately, it was immediately evident what I needed to do differently: add the fruit last. Apparently, dried fruit is a bit more ...
Veggie Chickpea Curry
Peanut butter and ketchup. Gasoline and Tesla. Summertime and the flu. Some things just don't go together. Unfortunately, the summer flu seems to be making it's rounds lately. This curry is my answer to that! It's loaded with garlic, turmeric, and ginger—which are all excellent immune supporting, ...
Ask a Yogi: Alexa Robbins
Inspiring people offer their perspective on what it means to Eat Like a Yogi, and how we can all better serve the planet and each other. "With yoga, just about anything is possible!" Alexa Robbins, of La Conner, Washington, is a clairvoyant tarot card reader who has been practicing for more than ...
About the Manifesto
When I first had the idea to create a cookbook called Eat Like a Yogi, I decided to base it on the first two limbs of yoga: the Yamas and the Niyamas, which I think of somewhat like the Ten Commandments of yoga. The Yamas—there are five of them—are a set of prescribed restraints, or suggestions ...
Pink Wonder Smoothie
Confession: the recipe says smoothie but it's really more like a milkshake, because you can’t drink this pink wonder without feeling like you’re drinking dessert. The good news is that this smoothie is way more nutritious than a milkshake. So you can treat yourself and nourish yourself deeply at ...
Peanut butter cup cookie bars
The way I eat a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is embarrassing, really. Because I don’t like the chocolate stuff but I love the peanut butter part. So first I take off all the chocolate, and then I eat the peanut butter. By then my fingers look like a five-year-old’s. This got me thinking about how to ...