Fran's House of Ayurveda

For Mother's Day I hosted a family brunch and made a big ol' frittata which everyone enjoyed with fresh fruit, a slice of buttered c...

After a long craving for all these ingredients in one dish, I made this noodle bowl that hit the spot on a mild summer night. 2 Tbsp o...

The weather is cool and wet (Kapha qualities), time for some pungent, warming foods (with Pitta qualities)! 2 cups kamut spiral pasta ...

Many years ago, maybe even over a decade, a friend of mine passed on this recipe. Admittedly this is not a very Ayurvedic recipe, but it doe...

A traditional Chilean dish, this "Pastél de Choclo" is a family favourite. Here is my mother's vegetarian version, which omits...

Several Ayurvedic cookbooks give an assortment of recipes for kichadi (or kitcharee). Depending on the ingredients, it's healing for one...

Traditonal risotto is made using arborio rice, which is white and glutinous and produces a very creamy rice dish. The trick to making a crea...

HAPPY NEWS!! 10 days ago our baby girl was born, who we named Yolanda. Our home is filled with love and happiness as we welcome this new sou...

Although this soup takes an hour to prepare, it has a soothing quality that is so easy on the digestion, with wonderfully refreshing flavour...

I've discovered a whole new world of international cuisine with my Korean mother-in-law's incredible home cooking. The new flavours ...

It may be a little hot these days for a casserole-type recipe, but this dish bakes in only 20 minutes. Next time you make penne pasta, doubl...

It's fiddlehead season! I think they taste like asparagus, with such a whimsical look it makes them even more interesting with their sho...

This is a bright and colourful dish, the rice pilaf has lovely flavours and textures with the sweet raisins and crunchy cashews, matching ni...

I had about 5 minutes to make my lunch today and came up with a quick and satisfying meal-in-a-bowl I think you'd enjoy! 2 cups cooked p...

I wish I could remember who gave me this recipe, because it's so good! Make them for a lunch to go, or serve for dinner with a side sala...

My friend Marion was the first member of my Recipe Club, and she sent in a recipe for char-grilled fennel, zucchini and onion rice. This rec...

My friend Sarah recommended a fascinating book called Food As Medicine by Dharma Singh Khalsa, in which he recommends mung beans and rice a...

There are lots of things that can be done with leftover rice, and making fried rice is one of them! This is a Korean version which uses sesa...

My mother got this recipe from somewhere forgotten (possibly the Toronto Star , she gets a lot of surprisingly great recipes from there), an...

Lately my husband and I have been on a "salads for dinner" kick, perhaps because summer is on its way and we'd like to fit bac...