Grounding Pumpkin Soup

Grounding Pumpkin Soup   Recipe by THE SLOW MUNDANE   Serves: 4     Hi Guru, this bowl of soup will warm up your body during the fall and winter days. The combination of pumpkin and warming herbs will help you ground. This soup is also great when your Vata is high. Ingredients:   1 Hokkaido […]

Matcha Tahini Coconut Smoothie Bowl

Matcha Tahini Coconut Smoothie Bowl   Makes: 1 bowl   Hi Refined Rebel, this smoothie bowl is rich in antioxidants and manganese. Manganese is essential for bone health and the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and cholesterol. Besides that it is healthy, it also taste pretty good in our opinion. We hope you enjoy it as […]

Banana Glazed Blueberry Oats

Banana Glazed Blueberry Oats   Recipe by Dong Thanh Tran   Makes: 1 bowl   Hi Refined Rebel, when rebel Dong Thanh made this breakfast dish for me for the first time, I was amazed by the flavors and scent. By glazing the banana and toasting the coconut, it’s such a delight for my taste […]

Coconut Oat Pancakes

Coconut Oat Pancakes   Makes: 6-8 pancakes (depending on how big you make each pancake)   Hi Refined Rebel, do you enjoy the taste of coconut? Then these coconut oat pancakes might be for you. I grew up in a culture that adds coconut milk to a lot of things. One day I woke up […]

Thai Curry

Thai Curry   Serves: 5-6 (depending on how big the portions are)   Hi Refined Rebel, this curry is our go to curry when we’d like to heat our body up after a cold winter’s day. It can open up your nose and throat if you’ve been dealing with congestion. I also love this dish […]

“Che Chuoi” Vietnamese Coconut Banana Pudding

“Che Chuoi” Vietnamese Coconut Banana Pudding   Serves: about 8   Hi Refined Rebel, what do you mostly remember eating during your childhood? My mom has quite a sweet tooth. Growing up, she would make a lot of “che”. Che is any traditional Vietnamese sweet beverage, dessert soup or pudding. There are tons of varieties. […]

Oat Waffles with Blueberry Compote

Oat Waffles with Blueberry Compote   Makes: about 6 – 7 waffles   H Refined Rebel, the following waffles have been a treat during the weekends in our household. I love to prepare these waffles as a way of self-love on a Sunday morning. While preparing them, I like to be fully present by taking […]

Healing Congee

Healing Congee   Serves: 6   Hi Refined Rebel, when I was little my mom used to make congee whenever we came down with a cold or flu. Often she would make one with white rice and sliced beef, marinated with a lot of black pepper and a bit of fish sauce. To make the […]

Black Sesame Latte

Black Sesame Latte   Serves: 2   Hi Refined Rebel, this latte is such a treat and it also helps you to ground. According to Ayurveda sesame and brown rice can help with decreasing Vata. Vata contains the element air and ether. It is light, dry and mobile. When there’s an increase of this dosha, […]

“Banh Xeo” Vietnamese Crepes

“Banh Xeo” Vietnamese Crepes   Hi Refined Rebel, what was the food culture at your home? I remember that my mom’s friends came over quite a lot during the weekends. They’d come from all over the Netherlands. They were friends she either met during her stay in a refugee camp in Thailand, or friends she […]