Hi Klara,
Wow - I have only been reading books on the subject - I purchased "the Macrobiotic Way" by M Kushi, another book on cooking by his wife Aveline, "the Self-Healing Cookbook" by Kristina Turner, and right now I'm reading "the Hip Chicks Guide to Macrobiotics." Otherwise I'm just reading articles online - some helpful, some not -so-helpful. I did read that I would need to "season" my cast iron. Some say use vegetable oil, some peanut oil, some say lard. I'm a vegetarian, so i'm thinking I'll pass on the lard. Any suggestions? I also purchased a Presto pressure cooker - i hope it's a good one. But i didn't know i needed a heat diffuser, so now i'm mulling over those choices: there's a cheap tin one or the more costly iron one... this really is quite a change for me - but i'm really excited and glad to be going in this direction. I've also been reading books on mindfulness meditation and becoming more aware of your intuition. I suffer from a great deal of worry and anxiety, and I would like to remedy this. I do feel better when I'm buying and eating organic food because I think it's better all around for everyone involved when I consume foods grown locally. I'd also like to think that these foods were grown with care and consideration, you know? I'm going to check out that knife you mentioned - i do need some decent utensils! I was going to try to buy some wooden ones. Overall i would just like to feel more peaceful and healthy and, even more than that I would like to create this kind of atmosphere for my loved ones - my household consists of my boyfriend, my boston terrier(whose name is Clara! i always liked that name and since i cant have it, and I don't have children...
), a cat and three corn snakes. I'm thinking i need more plants!
The Taoist concept of yin and yang energy is really intriguing and i can't wait to learn more. But, there's so much to know, i feel like i haven't really been living all this time. . . it seems macrobiotics can lead to such a better quality of life... it's really helpful and inspiring to discuss this with others. Thank you for your advice.. i'm really glad i found this forum.