by Dr. Melissa Carr | May 19, 2024 | Food, Recipe
Before I lived in Japan (1995-97), matcha was something I had never heard of in Canada. I had it only in hot water as a ceremonial tea in Japan, so I was surprised when I returned to Canada and it became popularized here in matcha lattes. You NEVER add milk and/or...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 29, 2021 | Digestion, Food, Healthy Habits, immune boosting, immune system, Recipe
Sauerkraut Recipe Today I hosted an online gathering of friends. Pre-COVID, we used to meet at my place to do crafting, but a couple of months ago I decided we have to meet up again now, so I checked in with them about teaching each other something in an online group....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jul 14, 2020 | Food, Recipe
Well, I’m actually not a big fan of ice cream. I mostly lost my appetite for ice cream while working in ice cream shops as a youth. I started to loathe the delicious dessert because of scraping and wiping ice cream off too many surfaces, freezing my butt off...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Jun 2, 2018 | Food, Recipe
I normally have oatmeal for breakfast and I prefer this non-ice cream non-dairy ice cream as a snack, but you can have it for breakfast, if you like. In fact, the reason why I thought about this is because one of my patients told me that she makes something along this...
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Mar 18, 2018 | Food, Recipe
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we recommend following seasonal cues when selecting foods to eat. We focus on local, seasonally available foods and think about the temperature outside (as well as how hot or cold we feel) when we choose ingredients and recipes....
by Dr. Melissa Carr | Feb 8, 2018 | Food, Recipe
Easy healthy vegetarian recipe I was on the hunt for an easy, healthy vegetarian recipe to make for breakfast. I’m usually a breakfast-specific breakfast person. That is, I usually have oatmeal, but would also consider eggs, pancakes, waffles, french toast, or...
