Bittersweet Balancing Recipes + grocery & Prep List

Total Eclipse Menu + Shopping List

Posted by Karina Hines on Dec 3, 2021 12:00:54 PM

Be gentle with your energy, cook, eat well & enjoy the flavours of our food.

Sun and moon | light and dark | bitter and sweet ~ a total eclipse across our sky this week with a new moon rising.

Be gentle with your energy, eat well, cook, enjoy the flavours of our food & honour the bittersweet balance of our journey through the natural world..

Bitter flavours help “fire up” our digestive system ~ eating bitter foods aids digestion. Naturally sweet foods are nourishing and soothing.

This week’s recipes use natural ingredients to give you a flavourful bitter & sweet balance without added refined sugars or starches.

Wishing you vibrant health  ~  Chef Karina Hines

SHOPPING LIST AT A GLANCE

OUR RECIPES USE SIMILAR INGREDIENTS EACH WEEK TO HELP YOU BUILD A WORKING PANTRY
I believe shopping & cooking should be sensible + seasonal + healthful + sustainable + fun.
Review each Recipe for suggestions | substitutions | swaps | additions.  Choose what you like!!!

FRUIT & VEG HERBS

  • Lemon
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Butternut Squash
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Celery
  • Leeks
  • Broccoli
  • Scallion
  • Radishes
  • Bell Pepper
  • Oyster Mushrooms
  • Spinach
  • Kale
  • Salad Greens
  •  
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro
  • Bay Leaves*
  •  
  • Herbs to add:
  • Chives, Dill, Basil

NUTS & SEEDS & DRIED FRUITS

  • Sunflower Seeds
  • Pumpkin Seeds
  • Chia Seeds
  • *Seeds for Super Mix
  •  
  • Raisins | Currants
  •  
  • Cashews

SPICES + OILS + VINEGAR

  • Olive oil
  • Sherry Vinegar
  •  
  • Sea Salt + Pepper
  •  
  • Oregano
  •  
  • Cayenne
  • Cumin
  • Smoked paprika

PANTRY

  • Maple Syrup
  • Honey
  • Tahini
  • Peanut | Nut Butter
  •  
  • Tin Tomatoes
  • Broth | Stock
  •  
  • Vanilla
  • Cacao Nibs
  • Coconut flakes
  • Shredded Coconut
  • Corn Flakes no sugar
  • Dark Chocolate Chips

FRIDGE | FREEZER

  • Milk | Yoghurt
  • Extra Firm Tofu
  •  
  • Wild Hot Smoked Salmon
  •  
  • Eggs
  •  
  • Frozen Raspberries
  • Frozen Blueberries
PREP AHEAD
OPTIONS
  • Blend Breakfast Cereal
  • Chocolate Cereal Bites
  • Make Tahini Dressing

  • Carrot & Ginger Soup
  • Coconut Chia Pudding 
  • Chop Butternut

Karina's tips + Food for thought

*Bay Leaves - buy fresh and store them in the freeze in a container or a bag and use straight from the freeze.  Fresh bay leaves have a much better flavour than dried.