The Macrobiotic Community Cookbook

From wholesome breakfasts and hearty breads to flavorful entrees and delicious desserts, the Macrobiotic Community Cookbook includes dozens of recipes for a more nutritious and balanced way of eating. Andrea Bliss-Lerman, an expert chef and macrobiotic cooking teacher, has assembled a collection of original and tasty recipes by leading macrobiotic practitioners. Featuring contributions from natural-foods restaurants and macrobiotic centers across the country as well as many of Andrea Bliss-Lerman's own inventive recipes, this invaluable resource is a true reflection of the macrobiotic community.

"Anyone watching his or her weight can profit by using these 150 recipes and 30 menus.... Foodstuffs blend old and new tastes, ...each recipe includes nutritional and exchange information."

Rooted in centuries-old principles, the macrobiotic diet consists of simple yet highly nutritious foods such as whole grains, vegetables, and beans, selected and prepared in harmony with the seasons. From lightly sautéed spring greens and sea vegetables and refreshing summer salads, to harvest vegetables and hearty winter stews, The Changing Seasons Macrobiotic Cookbook provides hundreds of easy-to-follow and flavorful recipes for complete and balanced macrobiotic meals. A combination of great taste and whole foods, this is traditional macrobiotic cooking at its best.

“Food is the chief of all things, the universal medicine. . . . Food transmutes directly into body, mind, and spirit . . . creates our day-to-day health and happiness.” —from The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health Even in medical schools, alternative medicine is blossoming. Two thirds of them now offer courses in complementary healing practices, including nutrition. At the heart of this revolution is macrobiotics, a simple, elegant, and delicious way of eating whose health benefits are being confirmed at an impressive rate by researchers around the world. Macrobiotics is based on the laws of yin and yang—the complementary energies that flow throughout the universe and quicken every cell of our bodies and every morsel of the food we eat. Michio Kushi and Alex Jack, distinguished educators of the macrobiotic way, believe that almost every human ailment from the common cold to cancer can be helped, and often cured, by balancing the flow of energy (the ki) inside us. The most effective way to do this is to eat the right foods, according to our individual day-to-day needs. Now in this marvelous guide, they give us the basics of macrobiotic eating and living, and explain how to use this powerful source of healing to become healthier and happier, to prevent or relieve more than two hundred ailments, conditions, or disorders—both physical and psychological. This encyclopedic compendium of macrobiotic fundamentals, remedies, menus, and recipes takes into account the newest thinking and evolving practices within the macrobiotic community. The authors integrate all the information into a remarkable A to Z guide to macrobiotic healing—from AIDS, allergies, and arthritis, to cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. They also clearly explain what we need to know to start eating a true macrobiotic diet that will provide us with a complete balance of energy and nutrients. Living as we all do in environmental and climactic circumstances that are largely outside our personal control, it is vital that we follow a healthy lifestyle, including a flexible diet that we can adjust to meet our own individual needs. The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health gives us precisely the tools and the understanding we need to achieve this goal. Use it to build a strong, active body and a cheerful, resourceful mind.

296 recipes updated for the 1980s. Photo recollections of the early 1960s. Added sections on seasonings & cutting styles New topical index & glossary.

Whether you are a new or long-time follower of the macrobiotic lifestyle, Introducing Macrobiotic Cooking is the first place to turn for information about macrobiotics, recipes, and cooking techniques. Fully illustrated, it covers all the basics of homestyle macrobiotic cooking. It includes guidelines for setting up a macrobiotic kitchen, selection of proper cookware and utensils; shopping for the highest-quality natural ingredients; and planning balanced meals. Over 200 easy-to-follow recipes are arranged according to food type, including sections on preparing whole grain, bean, vegetable, and sea vegetable dishes, as well as baking whole grain breads. There is a section on preparing soy foods like tofu and tempeh, and using products such as miso, tamari, umeboshi, and amazake. Rounding out the recipes are special guidelines for preparing pickles, salads, seafood, and sugar-free natural desserts. Never has it been easier to adapt macrobiotic cooking to today's lifestyles.

When you have a greater connection to your food, you have more power to control your health and your environment. The step-by-step approach for this book was developed over years of experience in macrobiotic counseling and teaching by the authors, and is most helpful in achieving a lasting, health-supportive lifestyle. This exciting collaboration between globally acclaimed macrobiotic teacher Michio Kushi and one of his senior students (and daughter-in-law) Gabriele Kushi will guide and support you as you learn to skillfully employ many techniques to help you enjoy all the essential natural and whole food groups in each season. - The Macrobiotic Kitchen in Ten Easy Steps supports healthy daily eating practices and offers suggestions for family meals as well as workable lifestyle solutions. - In addition to plans for regular meals, guidelines are included for healing meals that provide inspiration for a lifetime of wellness. - The book contains inspirational color photos of many dishes, as well as illustrations and charts that explain cooking techniques on how to prepare dishes for all seasons. - Vegan and gluten-free recipes as well as recommendations for suitable food proportions provide an easy way to create delicious, yin-yang balanced meals. - The authors clarify the unique macrobiotic wellness approach and profound holistic system of living in harmony with nature in relation to seasonal, local, and sustainable food and lifestyle choices. - This book also provides a significant amount of up-to-date, peer-reviewed scientific documentation that supports major macrobiotic teachings on health and nutrition. About the Authors: Gabriele Kushi, BFA, MEA, HC, AADP, a board-certified holistic health practitioner, certified macrobiotic counselor, cooking instructor, and yoga teacher, is often quoted in the media. She received the 2009 Aveline Kushi award for her 40+ years of work in macrobiotics. The excellent long-distance wellness and coaching programs via Skype that accompany her books The Macrobiotic Kitchen in 10 Easy Steps (with Michio Kushi) and Embracing Menopause Naturally, as well as her many macrobiotic natural foods cooking DVDs, offer worldwide opportunities to personally study with Gabriele. For further information, visit www.kushiskitchen.com. Michio Kushi: Michio Kushi, the late distinguished teacher of the international macrobiotic community since the 1960s, is the author of dozens of world-renowned books. Kushi received the Award of Excellence from the United Nations Society of Writers. In recognition of his role in launching the modern health and diet revolution, the Smithsonian Institution opened a permanent Kushi Family Collection on Macrobiotics and Alternative Heath Care in 1999. This work with Gabriele Kushi is his last literary contribution to a global health revolution. Review: "I love this book. It's not just that Michio has participated in it. It's also because a woman who has real experience in day-to-day macrobiotic cooking and has raised a child as well as taught macrobiotics to large numbers of people wrote it. The book very clearly addresses what macrobiotics is and how to bring these ideas to everyday life." Mayumi Niimi, Madonna's private macrobiotic chef; author of Mayumi's Kitchen: Macrobiotic Cooking for Body and Soul.