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Hi Nancy,
Thanks for your comments on my cookbook – it’s been a real thrill having an opportunity to share my gift with the world in this way, and I’m getting wonderful feedback from people around the world who are enjoying my recipes.
Just wanted to make a comment on your statement that my recipes are “okay for those in good health too Yin for those in poor health"
I have been traveling around the world for almost 30 years, cooking for people from all walks of life with all sorts of health conditions. My studies of macrobiotics form the basis of my understanding of food and health and I also draw on the wisdom of ancients systems such as Ayurveda and the Chinese Five Elements System in my healing work with people. I have found many spices, used with awareness to have tremendous therapeutic properties. Many people don’t have the luxury of having their own veggie patch, but anyone can have a simple window box with flavourful herbs and spices, which can brighten up a veggie or grain dish and add their own medicinal properties. My feeling is that a huge factor in the healing process is the love and intention that goes into preparing the food and I tend not to get too caught up in the yin/yang ness of it all. In fact, I took a course recently with Paul Pitchford (author of “Healing with Whole Foods”) and he claims that Yin is salty and contractive and vice versa, so as you can imagine, my macrobiotically educated brain was doing somersaults as I tried to re-arrange things to accommodate this new concept of reality! It’s enlightening to discover that even though my concept or way of explaining reality might have gone through some adjustments, it really hasn’t affected reality a bit! Life goes on and I’m learning new things every day that inspire me to be creative in the kitchen and live life with a beginner’s mind.
I enjoyed reading all your comments and wisdom on the website and appreciate your comments on my cookbook.
:-)
Aine (McAteer)