Mochi is THE food I love the most, but because it costs so much, I have it only as a special treat - I'm getting myself geared up to one day making it myself -...
Hi Diane Yes they are steel cut oats - I edited Simon's book for the US market and also being British remember the pinhead oats well. Blessings Melanie ... ...
Hi Diane, Yes pinhead are the old fashioned steel cut oats. Oat groats, however, are the real unprocessed oats and still alive up until you cook them. They are...
This recipe is from Macro Chef Holiday , 1994. HOLIDAY FISH CHOWDER 6 cups water 1 carrot, cut into small chunk size pieces 2 cups brown rice, which has been...
Here is a recipe I will make as a treat for the holidays. This is from the East West Journal Magazine , March 1987 People have chips, dips, etc. I try to...
Simon Did you mean whole oats because I thought Irish groats were either steel cut oats or oatmeal - they usually come in a tin but I could be wrong here....
Hi Diane, Thanks for sharing those recipes, the fish soup looks like a nice variation to try! Gary _____ From: moderndaymacrobiotics@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi all, just a shot in the dark, but has anyone got any experience of or heard of macrobiotics used to help someone with autism ? IWe have a 15 year old son...
Hello Andrew, I know a mother very well who has used macrobiotics successfully to help with Down¹s syndrome but I have not had any direct experience with...
Hi Andrew I wrote an answer to a question about autism on macrobiotics.co.uk and have posted it below. Hope it helps. Q: I wonder whether you have any...
Thank you Melanie. On reflection he does have a lot of fruit juice. I think that is going to be hard to wean him off; also wheat. We are lucky though as he...
Hi Andrew I was wondering if you have tried/considered any bodywork - if he would accept it. It seems as if he is extremely sensitive to vibration hence the...
No I haven't tried bodywork, and wouldn't know where to start. there are so many therapies out there and we must have spent asmall fortune already; the latest...
I just picked out the following paragraph as it mentions foods that clog the digestive system.. So does wheat gluten only clog the digestive system of some and...
not sure if this might help, but if it's the sweetness he likes, perhaps make him very sweet vegetable drinks (lots of sweet vegetables: carrots, onions, sweet...
Hello Anna, In the quote you included it mentions wheat gluten in the form of cookies and bread. You could possibly add pasta. If you want to keep your...
Anne... There was a time I could not eat grain, fruit, any form of wheat. It just came upon me for no reason, as I was eating all mentioned with no incident,...
Hi Anne Just to clarify. If anyone eats lots of cookies and bread, it will clog their digestive system. These foods are quite different from whole grains and...
Tofu takes on the flavor of whatever you season it with very nicely, so yes, marinating it would make it very flavorful. My problem with tofu is that I'm the...
Frozen has some advocates and some strongly against. My understanding of anything frozen is that the energy has been lessened, so generally I don't do it. As...
I thought you might enjoy this simple cake recipe that I showed in my cooking class yesterday. Great for the whole family. Blessings Melanie Coffee Cashew...
I opened a jar of umeboshi plums months ago - they have been kept in the fridge and are still within the date on the jar. Are they still safe to use? While on...
Hi Liz, As the umeboshi plums are a salty pickle they do not really go off. The worse that can happen is that they form white crystals on the surface that you...
