Ayurveda is an ancient Indian system of health and healing based in the principle that each human being is unique, and has a distinct individual constitution, genetic inheritance, and predisposition to certain ailments. This is the first Ayurvedic Cooking book that allows you to easily implement Ayurvedic principles in your cooking and improve your health without devoting long hours of study to the subject or breaking your budget. Learn how to cure insomnia and indigestion, even out mood swings, and much more, just by making food choices based on your Ayurvedic constitution. The recipes include familiar favorites - such as baked apples, chicken burgers, and potato salad - making it a practical, easy-to-use addition to your kitchen and home.
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Eileen Keavy Smith is a librarian and Director of the Food and Nutrition Resource Center at the Florida Department of Education. She is also deeply interested in Eastern philosophies and has been practicing meditation for 20 years. She resides in Tallahassee, Florida.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
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This cookbook is a gem!,
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This review is from: The Quick & Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook (Paperback)
The author has taken the principles of Ayurveda and applied them to the American palate, food supply, and lifestyle. For example, if you suffer from constipation, heartburn, or sinus congestion, you will be gently steered to the food choices that help alleviate those problems, without having to become a vegetarian or go out of your way for exotic ingredients. Well organized, with lots of simple menu ideas enjoyed by everyone. Thank you, Eileen!
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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perfect for the lazy healthnut,
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This review is from: The Quick & Easy Ayurvedic Cookbook (Paperback)
This book has easy to follow/easy to cook recipes. I've already made two of the recipes, neither of which required obscure or expensive foods, and both of which were very easy to make. Both recipes took 20 minutes TOTAL - preparation & cooking time - to make, which is an added bonus since I find many veggie/health recipes to be very consuming. To top it off, the results are tasty. One word of caution - some of these recipes are a little ayurvedic suspicious - there are some foods which one may consider to be unfriendly to certain doshas but are listed underneath the dosha recipe anyway.
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Too close to the American diet,
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The reason I bought this book was that it had "quick and easy" in the title. The title should read, "quick and easy, and heavily Americanized 'claims to be' Ayurvedic cooking."
I have read several books on Ayurveda and Ayurvedic cooking. This cookbook deviates from the others. The recipes are more Americanized. Cheese, meat and pasta are used in a large percentage of the recipes. In this cookbook, the spices and herbs used in the recipes are typical of French, American or Italian cuisine: basil, marjoram, thyme, parsley, dill and spearmint leaves. In addition, the author combines cottage cheese and fresh fruit; in other Ayurvedic cookbooks, fresh fruit is recommended to be eaten alone. Mayonnaise, "a shocker", is also used in several of the recipes in this cookbook. How can this author claim that it is Ayurvedic cooking? I do not even consider this a cookbook for healthy eaters. The benefits of Ayurvedic cooking are food combining and the more typically Indian spices: turmeric power, cumin seeds, and hing. Better Ayurvedic cookbooks are: The Ayurvedic Cookbook by Amadea Morningstar with Urmila Desai; The Chopra Center Cookbook by Deepak Chopra, MD; Eat, Taste, Heal by Thomas Yarema, MD, Daniel Rhoda, and Chef Johnny Brannigan; and Ayurvedic Cooking for Westerners by Amadea Morningstar.
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Ayurveda originated in India, beginning around 3000 BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balancing kapha, balancing pitta, reducing kapha, balancing vata, lowfat mayonnaise, dosha imbalance, kapha imbalance, tablespoons ghee, pitta imbalance, vata imbalance, heat the ghee, little ghee, melted ghee, tablespoon ghee, salmon loaf, lowfat milk, large frying pan Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Food Guide Pyramid, United States, Steamed Asparagus, Sloppy Joes, Steamed Broccoli, Vegetable Burritos, All Very True, Baked Fish, Baked Winter Squash, Boiled Beets, Buttermilk Corn Bread, Candied Carrots, Simple Fruit Salad, Steamed Brussels Sprouts, Steamed Cabbage, Steamed Green Beans, Steamed Spinach, Steamed Summer Squash New!
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Ayurveda originated in India, beginning around 3000 BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
balancing kapha, balancing pitta, reducing kapha, balancing vata, lowfat mayonnaise, dosha imbalance, kapha imbalance, tablespoons ghee, pitta imbalance, vata imbalance, heat the ghee, little ghee, melted ghee, tablespoon ghee, salmon loaf, lowfat milk, large frying pan Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Food Guide Pyramid, United States, Steamed Asparagus, Sloppy Joes, Steamed Broccoli, Vegetable Burritos, All Very True, Baked Fish, Baked Winter Squash, Boiled Beets, Buttermilk Corn Bread, Candied Carrots, Simple Fruit Salad, Steamed Brussels Sprouts, Steamed Cabbage, Steamed Green Beans, Steamed Spinach, Steamed Summer Squash New!
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- Ayurvedic Healing: A Comprehensive Guide by Dr. David Frawley on page 147
- Ancient Mariner Pb (Phoenix 60p paperbacks) by Samuel Taylor Coleridge on page 110
- Forever Healthy by Kumuda Reddy on page 147
- Ayurveda: The Science of Self Healing - A Practical Guide by Vasant Lad on page 147
- Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution by Robert Svoboda on page 147
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