Quote of the Day 6/27/14

                                                     Quote of the Day

 How grateful I am to enjoy God’s bounty with you! 

                  

Dear Lovers,

            Today, you are in store for a refreshing beet salad.  Did you know beets are nature’s Viagra?  One of the first uses of beets was used by the ancient Romans, who used them medicinally as an aphrodisiac.  Science backs this up.  Beets contain high amounts of boron, which is directly related to the production of human sex hormones.  Beets are also a wonderful tonic for the liver, works as a blood purifier, and can prevent various forms of cancer.  Beets, too, are a high source of energy that increases sexual vitality.  You’ll have to agree, sweet beets are a delightful treat in more ways than one!

                                                    

Beet Salad with arugula and walnuts

1 pound red beets, washed, rinsed, peeled and cut into chunks

3 cups water, enough to cover the beets

1 pinch sea salt

3 cups arugula

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ cup mint, chopped

1 cup walnuts, chopped

Preparation

In a quart pan add beet chunks and water over a medium heat.  Add pinch of sea salt.  Cook 45 minutes, or until beet chunks are tender.  Arrange arugula into a bed onto a plate.  Take out the beet chunks and place into a bowl.  Add the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, and the chopped mint to the bowl.  Toss till the mixture coats the ingredients.  Place the ingredients on top of the arugula.  Add the walnuts.   Serve warm.

Loretta's Romantic Wholefoods Cooking: Quote of the Day 6/20/14

Loretta's Romantic Wholefoods Cooking: Quote of the Day 6/20/14:                                                             Quote of the Day How grateful I am to share precious moments with you! ...

Quote of the Day 6/20/14

                                                           Quote of the Day

How grateful I am to share precious moments with you!

Dear Lovers,

            I am so happy to share a mouth-watering dish with you, today.  Shitake mushrooms are the super stars of this hearty recipe.  In Japan, shitake has been called the “king” or “monarch” of the mushrooms.  Shitake is the most popular and cultivated of all exotic mushrooms worldwide.  Shitake is a food of superior taste and quality.  It is of the water element so it adds to sexual vitality.  Studies have shown eating shitake reduces the level of cholesterol and lowers high blood pressure.  Seitan is the other main ingredient in this recipe.  It is a protein product often called, “wheat meat”.  Similar in taste and texture to meat, seitan creates strength and vitality as well.  As the shitake and seitan hug each other on the plate, let it remind you as a couple how embraceable you are!

                                           

                           

Shitake Mushroom with Seitan

1½ tablespoons, sesame oil

2     cups onion, cut into half moons

2     pinches of sea salt

½    pound seitan, cut into ½ strips

1 ½ cups fresh shitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced

2    tablespoons sauerkraut, rinsed and drained

1½ cups water

1       tablespoon kuzu, dissolved in 3 tablespoons water

1       tablespoon shoyu

Preparation

Heat the oil in a medium skillet over a low heat.  Add the onions and salt until onions are translucent.  Raise the heat to medium and add the seitan, shitake mushrooms, sauerkraut and water and continue to simmer about seven minutes.  Dissolve the kuzu in water and add to the skillet.   Stir constantly until the sauce thickens about two minutes.  Add the shoyu and continue to simmer another two minutes.

Serve hot over your favorite grain or noodle.

Loretta's Romantic Wholefoods Cooking: Quote of the Day 6/13/14

Loretta's Romantic Wholefoods Cooking: Quote of the Day 6/13/14:                                                          Quote of the Day How grateful I am to make preparations for our continual ...

Quote of the Day 6/13/14

                                                         Quote of the Day

How grateful I am to make preparations for our continual love feasts!

Dear Lovers, 

Eating whole grains is a wonderful way to bring our bodies back in harmony with nature.  Brown rice and sweet brown rice are both metal energy.  Metal energy helps us go with the flow and keeps us animated with a sunny disposition.  Metal energy foods support water energy, giving expression to sensuality and sexuality.

Enjoy the benefits these delicious foods have to offer.

Today we will focus on a recipe that supports our sensual and sexual vitality.

                                                                   

                                              

Brown Rice with Sweet Brown Rice and Walnuts

1 inch piece of kombu  (seaweed)

1 cup of brown rice

1 cup of sweet brown rice

1 cup of walnuts (chopped)

4 ½ cups water

Cilantro (garnish)

Preparation

Wash the rice and soak overnight.  Use the rice with its soaking water.  Rinse the kombu.  Pressure cook the rice with walnuts, kombu and water for 25 minutes.  Garnish with cilantro.  Serve hot.

Quote of the Day 6/6/14

                                                         Quote of the Day

                How grateful I am to create a treasure chest of memories of the heart with you!

Dear Lovers,

                Are you ready to eat foods that provide maximum energy and nutrients to increase the libido and strengthen your loving relationship through intimacy?  Eating organic whole foods, especially whole grains and vegetables in season brings our bodies back into harmony with nature.  Variety and color in your meal plan stimulates your body, mind, and spirit.  Satisfaction, through eating this way, allows you to relax, be playful, create emotional calmness, and enjoy your most intimate moments.  You’ll notice your heart center more open to you, ready to give and receive in a more sensitive and passionate way.  What you eat also affects your reproductive organs in a positive way.  Your overall sexual energy increases as a result.

                Remember to add love to your food preparation.  It sets the tone to the quality of your meal and your relationship.

                Today we will focus on a recipe that will emphasize water energy, the energy that supports our sexual vitality

                                                                  

                                  

                                                                

Azuki Bean Vegetable Soup

1 inch piece of kombu (seaweed)

1 cup of azuki beans (sorted, rinsed, and soaked overnight)

7 cups of filtered water

1 cup butternut squash (diced)

1 cup sweet potato (diced)

1 celery stalk (diced)

1 red onion (diced)

¼ head of savoy cabbage (diced)

3 teaspoons of barley miso (dissolved)

Preparation

Place kombu on the bottom of the pan.  Next place the drained azuki beans.  Add water and bring to a boil, uncovered over a high heat.  Boil for 7 minutes.  Then add the vegetables.  Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer until the beans are softened and vegetables are tender, about 35 minutes.  At this time, you are ready to remove about 2 to 3 tablespoons of liquid to dissolve the miso.  Stir the miso into the soup and let simmer about 4 minutes.   Garnish with parsley.  Serve hot.