Tag: Christmas
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Balancing your weight after the holidays with a healthy Sattvic-detox
Sattvic means austere. It means living in balance with energy and nature. Never take too much of the energy and live a conscious life. These were also the teachings of Jesus Christ, but funny enough during the days of the celebration of his life, nobody really lives austere. And we cannot always help that, because…
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Sattvic & vegan delicious parsnip soup with pear, leeks and parsley root
This amazing soup is perfect for Christmas with its season veggies: parsnip, leeks and parsley root. Wash all the vegetables carefully, cut them in pieces and cook them in some good quality vegetable & herb broth with a small peace of fresh ginger, a very small amount of curry powder, salt and pepper. When all…
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Jesus’ teachings were more than Christmas
Christmas is fun. Christmas is about love and happiness, a lot of gifts and nice food. Of course! But we also have to remember why we are celebrating this beautiful feast on the birth date of our beloved Jesus Christ. His teachings were amazingly deep and spiritual and have a lot in common with ancient…
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Vegan & simple whole-weat creamy pasta with green endive and holy basil
Sattvic cooking and the Yoga Lifestyle are all about simplicity and lightness. One of my favorite dishes is green endive with creamy pasta. Today I made a Christmas variation with tomato and the Indian holy basil tulsi. Cook the whole-weat pasta. When it’s done, drain the water. In the same hot pan on a small…
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Healthy entrée: white endive with apple, zucchini and sour cream
A delicious and super healthy Christmas entrée, which is best served with some fresh fruit limonade. You can make it vegan by just replacing the sour cream for soy yoghurt or vegan mayonaise. Again this is a very simple, quick, Sattvic and light side dish with all organic season fruits and veggies. Take the leaves of…
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Lovely Sattvic orange desert with fresh cottage cheese for Christmas
If you like the Sattvic philosophy and yoga lifestyle, this might be a nice Christmas desert for you. Simple, light, organic and fresh with a lovely soft and natural taste. At this time of the year orange and mandarin are season fruits for us in Holland, but you can do this with any type of…
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Stuffed green cabbage leaves with parsnip & sweat potato mousse
If you like a vegan, organic and Sattvic dinner for Christmas, this might be a real nice dish for you. Made from winter season veggies, super healthy and light: the most important element of the yoga lifestyle. Here is what you do. Cook some nice green cabbage leaves with a little bit of Himalaya salt. In the…
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Simple Christmas dish with purple Vitelotte potato and parsley root
The regular potato has almost no nutritious value, but the purple Vitelotte potato is very good for your health. The purple color means that it has anthocyanins, which protect the potato against free radicals. This beautiful colored vegetable contains a lot of vitamin C and is very good for blood circulation, it lowers blood pressure and prevents…
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