Herb Love - Black Face General

Strobilantes Crispa

Heimian Jiangjun 黑面将军 

Called *black-faced general* because of the dark colour of the herbal infusion. Traditionally used to treat snake bites and kidney diseases in Indonesia. 

 Uses: 

1. Anti-cancer treatment eg. tumours, leukaemia, liver dysplasia 
2. Kidney tonic 
1. high phenolic compounds. Therefore used to treat kidney issues and diseases like stones, fibroids
2. has laxative and diuretic qualities. Hence it is used for reducing heatiness, clear stones and detox 
3. High antioxidant value 
1. used as a youth enhancing herb 
2. improves immunity 
4. Improves lipid profile
5. Diabetes management 
1. reduce blood glucose level
6. Anti-aids

 

黑面将军 Hēi Miàn Jiāng Jūn
传统功效：改善糖尿病，胆囊结石和肝问题，肾病，痔疮和肝炎。民间用于改善子宫肌瘤；癌症。

 

Chia Tomato Bread - Raw Living Bread

A recipe for living bread. 

Dehydration is different than using the oven. It is energy efficient and uses a simple heated coil and fan system. This helps to create foods in low heat that retains living nutrients.

Ingredients

1 and 1/2 cup chia gel (1/2 cup chia seeds soaked in 1 cup water)

1/2 cup psyllium husk

1/2 cup sundried tomatoes

1 cup sprouted nut flour (process sprouted nuts in the Ultimax blender)

2 cups of zuchinni

1 tsp pink sea salt

Method:

Process all ingredients in the food processor, with zuchinni first and then the other ingredients.

Shape into bread rolls with wet hands

Dehydrate for 24 hours at least in dehydrator.

Use the bread with dips, as a base for tapas, or to sandwich veggies and yummy bits like eggplant bacon.

Watercress and Herbs Salad

I love the watercress. It's slightly bitter sweet taste and its inimitable fragrance lingers on your palate.

This vegetable balances folks with excess fire (pitta) or earth (kapha)  ;-). 

Ingredients

Tender leaves of one bunch watercress

1 cup mint leaves chopped

1 cup basil leaves chopped

1 grapefruit - segments removed from pith

Walnuts

Salad Sauce

Remaining juice squeezed out of grapefruit pith

3 tbs tahini

2 tbs brown rice vinegar

1 tbs honey

1 tsp tumeric/ curry powder

Whisk together. Toss salad. Sprinkle 3 treasures over it. Viola.

Buah Kedongdong/Amberella - Asian Treasure

An asian treasure. These little mangoes look-a-likes are bursting at the seams with vitamin C - a whooping 30 TIMES that of oranges - and antioxidant goodness. Harvest them green and leave them aside for a few days and see them turn golden yellow and flow with a mild sweetness. Eat them with the skin on. 

They have been used traditionally for the treatment of fevers, cough, indigestion, liver issues, anaemia and diarrhea. The leaves of the tree can be used as a salad leaf and the bark as medicine for thrush and infections. 

Key benefits:

1) Anti-aging

2) Antioxidant

3) Ant-cancer 

4) Immunity enhancing

Ref:

http://www.academia.edu/1650436/Preliminary_Screening_of_Six_Popular_Fruits_of_Bangladesh_for_in_vitro_IgM_Production_and_Proliferation_of_Splenocytes

http://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Ambarella-Cid3921

https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/ambarella_ars.html

Smoothie King - With Durians of Course

Perfect food for a morning meeting with a dear friend Cassandra Lim. Add some coconut milk on top for the extra creamy touch. Durians are unbelievably wholesome in nutrition - it is substantial, build bones, makes a happy mood and warms like sunshine within. 

Smoothie King

1/2 cup of durian flesh

1/2/ cups of soaked flax

1/2 avocado

1 cup spinach leaves

1 cup sesame milk

1 cup cold filtered water

Blend well and serve chilled

Forest Crunch Salad

Portebellos are so easily available nowadays. The best ones are firm, unblemished and have tight gills.  The best ways to have them is to pair their soft sponginess with a refreshing crunch.  This is dressed with a slightly spiced sesame based dressing for that earthy walk-in-the-woods experience.  

Ingredients

400g Portebello mushroom

2 crunchy sweet apples cubed

Half cup cilantro chopped

Half cup chopped mint

Dressing

1 tbs honey

3 tbs brown rice vinegar

5 tbs sesame seeds

1 tbs Arabian spice

1 tsp rock salt

Dash of pepper

Blitz in high speed blender. Toss salad.  Serve with couscous or fluffy sprouted quinoa. Tuck In.  ;)

Goma Salad - Raw Creation Of Raw Chef Yen Lim

Introducing the original creation of newly minted raw chef Yen Lim, my little cousin ;) . She just graduated from Asia's premier raw food training academy Light Love Laughter.  This is one of the dishes she designed for her finals. 

From Yen:

"Here is my version of a quick and delicious salad with healthy goma (sesame) dressing. Unlike traditional Goma dressing which uses Mayonaise and sugar, this recipe uses healthier ingredients:

Dressing:
2 tbs tahini
1 tbs raw honey
1 tbs coconut oil
1 tbs lemon juice
¼ tsp cumin powder
¼ tsp chili powder

Greens:
Organic baby spinach
1 Japanese cucumber (chopped)
Cherry tomatos

Instruction:
1) Combine all the dressing ingredients in a bowl and whisk everything together.
2) Mixed in the greens and combine them well.

I made this during my raw food teacher training class a few days ago and everyone loves it!"