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½ lb dark large sea weed leaves, soak overnight, always use filtered water
 6 large black dried mushrooms (shitake, maitake) soaked overnight
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp safflower oil
1/2 onion
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
2 Tbsp wheat-free tamari
pinch of black pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil in a large soup pot.  Add sea salt and [...]

This is a wonderful soup for anyone who is immune compromised or battling cancer, but it is also a terrific preventive for anyone.
1 lb leafy green tops of daikon radish
1 lb large daikon radish
1 lb of carrots with their leafy green tops
6 extra large dried shiitake mushrooms (pre-soaked in water overnight)
1/2 lb Burdock root
1 lb of green vegetables, [...]

This is the recipe from the Wild Oats Cooking Class on May 15th.  This entire meal can be prepared in about 25 minutes.
Wild Salmon in Teriyaki Sauce
serves 6
1 ½ lbs wild salmon, cut into 4 oz portions
1 Tbsp Safflower oil
Sea salt
Black pepper
2 Tbsp wheat-free tamari
2 Tbsp white wine
2 Tbsp rice vinegar
2 stalks green onion, diced
1/3 [...]

When you are standing at the seafood counter pondering your choices for dinner, you’re probably not thinking about coal-burning power plants or synthetic pesticides in agricultural run-off water. But you should be. Conventional farming and coal-burning power plants are the two largest industries responsible for contaminants in our lakes, rivers and oceans.
Seafood is a terrific [...]

Produce is my favorite department in the grocery store — and not just because I worked in produce in a natural foods store for 7 years. What I love about produce is you don’t have to read ingredient lists and nutrition fact labels. Everything in this department is good for you. From your great grandmother [...]

Soups are nourishing and simple to prepare.  You can save yourself time by making the stock ahead of time and keeping it in the freezer until you need it. 
A vegetable stock is a great way to use the parts of vegetables that would otherwise be discarded.  So save those broccoli stems, beet greens, carrot tops, [...]

You’ve heard it before, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” For kids, this is doubly true. Numerous studies show that kids learn better, stay more focused and generally eat better all day long if they start with a good breakfast. So what makes a good breakfast? A walk down the cereal aisle [...]

My best breakfast tip is Rethink your ideas about breakfast.  The American breakfast – this notion of a separate group of foods served exclusively in the morning – is something of an anomaly.  For most of the world, breakfast consists of last night’s dinner leftovers.  Sound crazy?  Look at it this way: 1) Leftovers require [...]