It’s oh so cold outside and I feel like having a nourishing, warm, healthy and easy to prepare soup. The only thing you need to keep in mind is to soak the chickpeas for at least 3 hours before cooking them. The rest is really really easy… Ingredients: 1 cup chickpeas, soaked in water for at least 3 hours and then filtered 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced 1 Leek, cut 1 Parsley root, peeled and cut 1 Turmeric root, peeled and grated (it’s the season!) 2-3 garlic cloves, cra

Millet is a wonderful healthy grain, but suffers from bad reputation of being mainly "bird food". It does have an "earthy" flavor, as most grains do and adds to the variety of of grain options in a meal together with rice, buckwheat, quinoa etc. And, it's easy to cook. In terms of Chinese medicine, millet supports the "earth" and Digestive system and helps in resolving dampness, especially lower parts of the body. Nutritionally, it is gluten free , contains dietary fiber, h