Category Archives: Wellspring

Kitchen Experiments – Granola in a Crockpot

I am all about having the right tools in the kitchen to make life easier. When I counsel people on how to improve their diets a common complaint is “I just don’t have time to cook good meals!” My first response to this is: “what kind of tools do you have in your kitchen?” ThisContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Granola in a Crockpot”

Spring Time Recipes for the Wood Element

Spring is a time of growth, when the shoots that have been sleeping all winter, begin to awaken. In order for those shoots to survive, they must have within them the ability to bend and stay supple. Any rigidity in the plant will cause the new growth to break off and die. The wood elementContinue reading “Spring Time Recipes for the Wood Element”

Kitchen Experiments – No Bake Nut Butter Cookies

So I was thinking one day about cookies.  What kind of cookie could I make on day 3 of my rotation diet when there are no eggs and the grain is millet?  Sometimes this Alcat diet presents some very critical problems!  Well, somehow I remembered that I had a recipe somewhere for some no-bake cookies, soContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – No Bake Nut Butter Cookies”

Kitchen Experiment – Brown Rice Crispy Treats

When I went to school for my masters in nutrition at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington, I had a great teacher for the class “Cooking with Whole Foods.” It was probably my favorite class out of all the classes that I took because we actually cooked in the class.  It was in this class thatContinue reading “Kitchen Experiment – Brown Rice Crispy Treats”

Kitchen Experiments – Stuffed Zucchini

It was millet day again on the Alcat Rotation Diet and I was once again trying to find something new to make.  Millet day also includes zucchini, butternut squash and cannelini beans.  I thought about what I could do differently and then I remembered seeing a recipe in a magazine once of stuffed zucchini made withContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Stuffed Zucchini”

Kitchen Experiments – Millet Roti

I have been sitting on this recipe for about 3 months, afraid to try it because it just looked like it would take a long time to make.  Then a lovely lady named Nafisa came to the office and we got talking about my restricted menu since starting the Alcat diet and how we are alwaysContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Millet Roti”

Kitchen Experiments – Easter Bread

Well, it was a busy weekend of cooking and preparing some of the Italian traditional foods that we eat every Easter. It has been my “job” the last several years to make Easter Bread. The traditional recipe uses lots of eggs and candied fruit but most of the family does not like the candied versionsContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Easter Bread”

Kitchen Experiments – Lentil Loaf with Gravy

Well, it was another day 2 in the ALCAT diet plan and I did not know what to make again.  Some days are harder than others.  While I do eat meat, more than once a week is tough for me.  We had turkey the night before and so I was not in the mood forContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Lentil Loaf with Gravy”

Kitchen Experiments – Pumpkin Pie

Well, maybe calling it a pumpkin pie is a little bit of a stretch. Could we call it a pumpkin crisp since it only had a topping and not a bottom crust? So once again a typical recipe for pumpkin pie/crisp could not be followed since the Alcat diet plan has us following a 4-day rotationContinue reading “Kitchen Experiments – Pumpkin Pie”