The Chopra Center Cookbook : A Nutritional Guide to Renewal / Nourishing Body and Soul Review

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(More customer reviews)I buy cookbooks to read and if compelling, I will make a recipe or two from it. This one is so compelling that I've made four recipes in the first week of owning it. The introductory chapters on health and eating are informational. The recipes are curious enough that I tried one. It was delicious and now I can't stop. The ingredients are easy to find as well.

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The food at the world-famous Chopra Center for Well Being is designed to delight the senses, enliven vitality, and tap into the joy of being alive. Now, Deepak Chopra, David Simon, and Leanne Backer offer you marvelous recipes from this extraordinary place of healing-showing how nature provides us with all the nutrients we need to create meals that are delicious as well as nutritious. Combining modern nutritional science and Ayurveda, the most ancient healing system on the planet, The Chopra Center Cookbook features more than 200 appetizing, easy-to-prepare recipes and 30 days of balanced meal plans. You'll discover a new world of flavor and enjoyment with these low-fat dishes as the authors show you how to eat food that is good for you, re-establish the mind-body connection, and reverse the aging process.ZUCCHINI PECAN BREAD * THAI NOODLES * BRAISED SALMON WITH MANGO TOMATO SALSA * EGGPLANT CAULIFLOWER CURRY * VEGETARIAN PAELLA * ROSEMARY WHITE BEAN SOUP * MOTHER EARTH'S APPLE PIE * RAINBOW RISOTTO * GREEK GODDESS SALAD * MOROCCAN VEGETABLES * SPICY MEXICAN RICE * VEGETABLE HUMMUS WRAP * APPLE LEEK CHUTNEY * MANDARIN TOMATO SALSA * PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES * NUTTY FRENCH TOAST * HOMEMADE ALMOND BUTTER * BREAKFAST BURRITOS * MEDITERRANEAN PASTA * SPINACH POLENTA * UNBELIEVABLE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Ayurvedic Cooking for Self Healing Review

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(More customer reviews)This Ayurvedic cookbook is well suited for the beginner as well as an experienced cook. There is an introduction to Ayurveda and dosha specific eating presented in the beginning of the book. This will help you receive full benefit of the receipies and suggestions given. However if you do not care about Ayurveda the book still provides you with some of the most interesting and tasy Indian receipies (of course all vegetarian) I have had. Mrs. Lad's easy to follow instructions and down to earth approach to Indian cooking makes for an easy and succesful outcome of the cooking adventure. Great book, definitely a must in any Indian-food lover's collection.

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Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners: Familiar Western Food Prepared with Ayurvedic Principles Review

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(More customer reviews)I own this book (ACFW) and The Ayurvedic Cookbook (TAC) and I must say that I rarely open this one, while I use at least 3 recipes out of TAC every week. The problem is that while this book stays true to the principles of Ayurvedia, the recipes aren't as tasty as they could be. This book tends to follow the Western macrobiotic ideals of "steam some rice, steam some veggies, let's eat", where TAC uses a wide array of spices. Comparing side by side similiar recipes, TAC's carrots and parsnips has about a half dozen spices, while ACFW's carrots, parsnips and peas has none. Which do you want to eat? This comparison is valid for many other recipes as well, which is somewhat disturbing given the importance TAC places on spices as a part of Ayurvedia. This book seems aimed at the more political/masochistic Western vegetarian (there is a sidebar on being nice to meat-eaters) who sees bland food as some kind of right of passage. While there's good information on Ayurvedia, you can do better with The Ayurvedic Cookbook.

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Includes 200 recipes for healthful living, prepared from ingredients easily available in the West.

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Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Review

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(More customer reviews)You are going to love this one. It is clear, in depth, detailed, and a joy to read. It covers each food discussed with a comprehensive explanation of its energetic properties according to Oriental Medicine.
This book is what you need to make enlightened decisions about what to eat, when to eat it and what to combine in order to have a balanced and self-healing diet.
What I liked most about this reference work is that Pitchford doesn't seem to have an "axe to grind" or a new age philosophy to spout. He gives you the bottom line about food, how to prepare it, when to avoid it, how to evaluate it, how to use it to heal yourself or your patients. He doesn't ask you to believe, just to experiment and use your intelligence.
When you buy this book you will find yourself referring to it for years to come. Warning: You will probably end up giving it to someone you love, so get an extra copy for yourself.
I also recommend you check out Conscious Eating by Gabriel Cousens. It is a good companion to this one and presents a raw food Ayurvedic approach. Enjoy.

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