The Kosmic Kitchen Cookbook: Everyday Herbalism and Recipes for Radical Wellness

With over 75 nourishing recipes and herbal remedies, this cookbook and seasonal guide to wellness pays homage to the ancient wisdom of the elements.
Turn your kitchen into a healing sanctuary! This cookbook will help you identify your unique constitution based on the five elements—earth, water, fire, wind, and ether. Use that insight to design an everyday wellness practice with nourishing meals, healing herbs, and self-care rituals. Tapping into these elements is at the heart of all traditional medicines—Ayurveda, Western Herbalism, and Chinese Medicine—and it is the key to discovering your most vibrant self.     
Discover the power of herbalism and the elements to feel balanced and well from season-to-season. With simple spices and healing herbs, you‘ll feel confident creating remedies that support mental clarity, enhanced digestion, a relaxed nervous system, and promote an overall radiance. From cleansing tonics like Roasted Dandelion Chai or Hibiscus Punch with Schisandra Salt to rejuvenating classics like Kitchari with Golden Ghee or Tumeric Congee, you’ll find transformative recipes and uses for adaptogenic herbs to restore and find balance every day.

From the Publisher

Discover Your Elemental Archetype & Find Balance

Ether & Air: Vata Dosha

Warming and nourishing remedies help soothe and ground the sensitive and intuitive Vata archetype.

Fire & Water: Pitta Dosha

These dedicated go-getters thrive with more cooling remedies that help their fire burn slow and steady, fueling their passions.

Earth & Water: Kapha Dosha

When in flow, this watery archetype is home to people you can count on: care-givers or those who provide nourishment and love to others.

Creating A Kosmic Kitchen & Taking Herbal Action

The Elements of Taste

Taste—rasa, as it’s known in Ayurveda—is considered to be the essence of life. Taste buds tell our digestive system what to prepare for by using enzymes to communicate. Each flavor has an enzymatic quality, which cues our digestive system to respond accordingly.

Herbal Actions: How Plants Work on the Body

Herbs often have hundreds of chemical constituents, discovered and identified by modern-day science, and a multitude of herbal actions. Herbal actions are ways of explaining what effects herbs have on the body.

Stocking Your Kitchen Apothecary

All herbs and spices, even those often seen only as tools for flavor, are actually medicinal. Our ancestors used these plants to not only create delicious food but also support the body throughout the seasons.

Seasonal Recipes & Rituals for Radical Wellness

Spring

Rainbow Salad with Sweet and Sour Ume Plum DressingKitchari with Golden GheeRose Cinnamon Tahini MilkAdaptogenic Ghee-Stuffed DatesGrilled Oranges with Rose Coconut CreamFlower Power HoneyOvernight Oats: Sweet & SavoryHerbal Respiratory Steamand more!

Summer

Kava Kava White RussianLavender, Chamomile, and Skullcap CoolerBuckwheat Crepes with Raspberries and Cashew CreamLemon Balm Gazpacho with Za’atar Quinoa and Cucumber SaladSweet Corn and Coconut Soup with Jalapeno-Nettle PistouCooling Infused Herbal Oilsand more!

Fall

Ashwagandha Turmeric Golden Milk ElixirTom Kha Gai with Rice Noodles with Lemon BalmBone Broth Breakfast GritsPumpkin Apple Kosmic Kurry SoupMagical Mushroom MolePoached Figs with Spiced Hawthorn Berry Mulled WineAdaptogenic Honey Face Maskand more!

Winter

Fire Cider ElixirTurmeric Congee: Sweet and SavoryGinger Pomegranate Molasses Hot ToddyWarm Delicata Squash and Kale Salad with Maca Miso DressingRoasted Beet Hummus with Sumac and Seed CrackersWarming Salt Scrub and more!

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Roost Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 161180714X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1611807141
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.79 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.56 x 0.99 x 8.98 inches