Let’s talk about balance, aka equilibrium. Not as in “poise” or gymnastics; rather, as in the proper blend of ingredients, necessary to cook something beautiful. Yin meets, you know, Mr. Yang, and the two flavor each other. Sometimes one element dominates, then another. As you stir, the overall effect is a kind of harmony. Think soup.
Brainiac Albert Einstein said: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
Mindful critic Susan Sontag said: “The truth is balance. However, the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.”
Songwriter/poet Patti Smith offers a blessing: “In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.”
I write this because I must—as a reminder to myself. Like many of us, I can get obsessive and out of sync, ignoring whole aspects of my being. Such as time out, time for the consequential, time to de-rust and replenish.
So, let us practice the art of balanced working and living. Begin with this well-tempered recipe. It isn’t always true that balance comes from simplicity, but it is in this case.
Squash Soup
4–6 cups winter squash, seeded, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 2-inch piece of kombu (a type of seaweed)
Spring water
1/2 tsp sea salt or 2 tbsp white miso or 2 tbsp shoyu
Chopped scallions, parsley or cilantro for garnish
Place squash and kombu in 6-quart pot and add water to just cover the squash. Cover and bring to boil. Simmer 30 minutes. Puree with immersion blender or transfer to standard blender. Add sea salt, miso or shoyu. Simmer 10 more minutes. Garnish and serve.
Source: The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter
Think soup: a post with recipe
Let’s talk about balance, aka equilibrium. Not as in “poise” or gymnastics; rather, as in the proper blend of ingredients, necessary to cook something beautiful. Yin meets, you know, Mr. Yang, and the two flavor each other. Sometimes one element dominates, then another. As you stir, the overall effect is a kind of harmony. Think soup.
Brainiac Albert Einstein said: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
Mindful critic Susan Sontag said: “The truth is balance. However, the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie.”
Songwriter/poet Patti Smith offers a blessing: “In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.”
I write this because I must—as a reminder to myself. Like many of us, I can get obsessive and out of sync, ignoring whole aspects of my being. Such as time out, time for the consequential, time to de-rust and replenish.
So, let us practice the art of balanced working and living. Begin with this well-tempered recipe. It isn’t always true that balance comes from simplicity, but it is in this case.
Squash Soup
4–6 cups winter squash, seeded, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
1 2-inch piece of kombu (a type of seaweed)
Spring water
1/2 tsp sea salt or 2 tbsp white miso or 2 tbsp shoyu
Chopped scallions, parsley or cilantro for garnish
Place squash and kombu in 6-quart pot and add water to just cover the squash. Cover and bring to boil. Simmer 30 minutes. Puree with immersion blender or transfer to standard blender. Add sea salt, miso or shoyu. Simmer 10 more minutes. Garnish and serve.
Source: The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics by Jessica Porter