03 fevereiro 2020

Banana Bread with Oats

Method of Preparation


  • Preheat the oven to 200 ° C (medium temperature).
  • Butter and sprinkle with wheat flour a 22cm by 10cm cake pan.
  • Shake well to cover the bottom and sides with the flour and beat the pan upside down over the sink to remove the excess.
  • Peel the bananas, place on a plate and, with a fork, mash well.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs and oil with a fork.
  • Mix the mashed banana well.
  • Mix coconut sugar, flour, oats, yeast and cinnamon in another bowl.
  • Gradually add these dry ingredients to the banana mixture and stir well.
  • Transfer the dough to the pan and bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
  • To check if the cake is ready, stick a toothpick into the dough: if it comes out clean, you can remove it from the oven otherwise, leave it for a few more minutes.


Remove from the oven and allow to warm before unmolding.

Serve next.
When cool, if desired, cut into slices, heat in the toaster and serve with butter and honey.

Enjoy!

08 junho 2014

Linguine with Zucchini. almond and mint pesto



-3 tablespoons olive oil
-1/3 cup silvered almonds
-1 1/2 clove garlic
-2 tablespoons chopped parsley
-1/2 cup chopped blanced almond
-2 leafs of kale
-1 cup of grated parmesan cheese
-2/3 cup olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
-spaghetti or linguine
-salt and pepper

Directions:
Toast almonds until brown, and leave aside
Halve zucchine and boil in a big pan with salt for 8 minutes. Save the water for the pasta.
Put the zucchine, mint leaves, garlic, kale almonds, olive oil in a processor. Add more olive oil if needed.
Cook pasta and , spoon the pesto over and drizzle with olive oil. Garnish with almonds and serve immediatly.


16 fevereiro 2014

The Traditional Yoga Asana Practice


This video really inspires my practice and it resonates with my idea of yoga. You can see that asana practice is not about going deeper into the posture as the main goal. It is to accept your body, being persistent and learn how to access the breath and the bandhas according to limits

02 julho 2013

Detox Day!


Detox day - Kitchari Recipe:
1 cup basmati rice
½ cup organic whole or split mung beans (bulk section of the health food store) These need to be soaked for at least three hours before cooking.
4-6 cups of water
2 T ghee (clarified butter) An organic brand will be available at the health food store
1 teaspoon of black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 pinches hing (asafetida)
1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
½ teaspoon of sea salt
½ teaspoon of turmeric
1 - 2 cups chopped vegetables (optional) - I used chart and kale and I also spinkled chia seeds

Preparation
This recipe makes 4 servings
Wash rice and mung and soak for three hours or overnight. Drain soak water.

In a saucepan warm the ghee. Add the ginger, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and hing, and sauté for one to two minutes until the mustard seeds start to pop and the aroma of the spices is released. Add rice and mung beans and sauté for 2-4 minutes or until they start sticking to the sides of the pot. Then add 4-6 cups of water, and bring to a boil. Stir in the seaweed, salt, and turmeric, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and cook until beans & rice are tender (approx. 30-45 minutes). If you are adding vegetables to your kitchari, add the longer cooking vegetables such as carrots and beets halfway through the cooking. Add the vegetables that cook faster such as leafy greens near the end. Your finished kitchari should be the consistency of a vegetable stew as opposed to a broth. If you need to add more water, you can. Taste and add additional salt as needed. Serve with fresh cilantro or one of our tasty chutneys. Click here for the chutney recipes.
Health Benefits

Kitchari is a potent blood purifier. In Traditional Chinese Medicine we use the mung bean to strip environmental toxins out of the tissues which is especially helpful for the reproductive organs, liver, and thyroid gland health. Serve kitchari with yummy, fresh side dishes such as our spiced greens. Steamed vegetables are always good too. Good luck and enjoy.

30 dezembro 2012

Aging Well


STRONG TEETH=STRONG BRAIN
"Maintaining your teeth may also help you mantain your memory as you age, according to new reserach from Sweden. The study links a lack of teeth with a loss of cognitive function and lack of teethvwith losss of cognitve function and a higher risk of dementia.
Having a few or no teeth makes chewing difficult, which may lead to a reduction in the blood flow of the brain. Researches determined that older adults who had difficulty chewing hard foods such as apples had a higher risk of developing cognitive imparmantes. Weather chewing ability was sustained with natural teeth or dentures had no bearing on the effect."
*Source "chewing abikity linked to reduced deementia risk" Karolinska Institute and Taste for life Magazine

26 outubro 2012

Save The Guarani Kaiowás!

" THE SOUL IS NOT A PART, BUT LIFE AS A WHOLE"
(from the beautiful text entitled Ñe'ẽ - the word soul, which is the word for the Guarani Caiovás.)



09 outubro 2012

YOGA CLASSES- SCHEDULE





SCHEDULE:
BRIDGES ROCK GYM
MONDAY - VINYASA FLOW: 12:00-1:00PM
THURSDAY - HATHA FLOW: 7:00-8:15PM
SUNDAY- HATHA FLOW: 5:00-6:30PM

ADRESSES:
BRIDGES ROCK GYM
5635 San Diego Street
El Cerrito, CA 94530.

Quem sou eu

Minha foto
Berkeley, CA, United States
Bianca Omena has been studying yoga for ten years and teaching for seven. She was initiated in Mantra Yoga Meditation from Swami Devanad Jhi Maharaj and has studied classical Hatha and Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. Since 2008 she has been studying Shadow Yoga with Scott Blossom, Mark Horner, Zhander Remete and Emma Balnaves. Bianca believes that yoga is a path to learn about patterns, attachments, and fears; and through a continuous practice anyone can take responsibility for their own growth and self-realization. Bianca’s classes are focused on fundamental principals of Hatha Yoga. She likes to bring awareness to the movement of vinyasa and to the energy flow of the body.

Destino

O que for a profundeza do teu ser, assim será o teu desejo.
O que for o teu desejo, assim será a sua vontade.
O que for a sua vontade, assim serão os seus atos,
o que forem os seus atos,
assim será o seu destino"