It was about 9:00 pm on a Saturday night. I wanted to bake something a little different, a little warm and comforting. I remembered of all the cakes, pies and cupcakes my Mother used to whip up so effortlessly (from scratch of course) I settled on making banana bread—after all warm banana bread is about as comforting as you could get. As usual, I prefer … [Read more...]
At the Deepak Homebase nestled in the gorgeous ABC Carpet and Home off NYC's Union Square, a group of people met to discuss Just Label It! Conceal or Reveal, a movement to make mandatory the labeling of GMO’s, so consumers can make better-informed choices about our food. Led by speakers Gary Hershberg, Jessica Seinfeld and Ken Cook, hosted by Stephanie … [Read more...]
Judi Longo brings us through four macrobiotic recipes that come together as a Rainbow Salad Plate that you can then eat all week long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu5RJZ5aZYk&feature=youtu.be - by Judi Longo … [Read more...]
Fashionista versus Her Closet... It is that time of year when the party’s over, literally and figuratively. It’s always difficult for me to get through the darkest and coldest days of the year in NYC. Like many of us in the Northeast after the holiday season ends I crave newness, warmth, physical exercise and sunshine. But Mother Earth has me held in the … [Read more...]
What is it about Norma Kamali? How is she still at the top of her game after all these years of success? How is she this timeless wonder still producing such modern, fashion-forward designs while maintaining her ageless physicality? I recently attended an evening event lead by the one and only Norma Kamali in her ultra clean, bright, white lacquered … [Read more...]
When I was called to style the raspy-voiced Joan Osborne for her latest album, all I could think of was her song “What if God was one of us”. With the most powerful tool of any artist today, I rushed to Google and did my homework. I looked at her, I looked right into her eyes. I listened to her, I let her scratchy voice swirl around in my head. And, then I … [Read more...]
There is no question about it, if you want to stay healthy, you have to eat your vegetables. When you pull all your fresh veggies out of the bag to clean them, its time to think twice before you chop off the tops of those root vegetables and send them to the compost pile. This macrobiotic beet recipe is a great way to take advantage of that whole … [Read more...]
Recipe: Spicy gluten-free vegan pizza To continue along with our macrobiotic recipes, this is an easy gluten free vegan pizza recipe if you are on the go and need a quick healthy meal. You can grab a tub of antipasta ingredients, a gluten free pizza crust and you are basically ready! Ingredients: - 1/2 cup green & black olives* (seedless) - 1/4 … [Read more...]
Macrobiotic diet, the anti-cancer diet The Cancer Prevention Diet: Michio Kushi's Macrobiotic Blueprint for the Prevention and Relief of Disease is all about how to stay healthy with a simple, delicious macrobiotic diet—and the good news is that you don't have to be a millionaire celebrity to eat this way. Macrobiotics, first mentioned in 1797 in … [Read more...]
Periodically Meniscus Magazine will be featuring recipes from Judith's Upper West Kitchen, a menu with a foundation in macrobiotics but limited only by what healthy ingredients can be whipped up into a delicious meal. The focus is on the ingredients and their associated health benefits. This week, a grass-fed lamb dish is featured, one of the few meat … [Read more...]