Thanks to Sanae!

hello everyone,
it's Annalisa again. Today is sunday, nice warm day in Santa Monica.
I couldn't go to studio cause I was sick after being at French Meadow Summer Camp . I think I got a little cold from the freezing nights!
I was very happy overall, great experience, great people, and great food!! I highly recommend to everyone interested in connecting with a macrobiotic lifestyle.
Anyway, today I want to just drop a line on this: I remember Sanae told me some time ago that , since I'm Italian, I can experiment trying some dishes with pasta, since I grew up with lots of it, and I can tell it's all over my genes...today I wanted to try to make something different beside brown rice etc.., so I thought of how to make some pasta dish without tomatoes (I better stay away from them for a while since my digestion system is still healing).
So I did,and it turned out great.Today I felt like a macrobiotic italian!! But still having my miso soup...here's my simple pasta dish: organic black soybeans spaghetti with broccoli rabe and onions, . My Grandma was from the south,and She used to make the best pasta with broccoli rabe ever..mine is not even close...but it's on its way to improvement!!When I'll go to Italy in december I'll ask my aunt how Grandma used to do it...
Thanks to Sanae that reminded me where I am from.
Love,everyone
Annalisa

Cooking lunch

Hello my Macrobiotic friends!

It's very important to have miso soup every morning because it warms the body and mind. If you're going to commit to anything, be sure and commit to your morning dose of miso soup.


I made a new dish a couple of weeks ago. It consists of beans, rice, shoyu, nuts, sea salt, and lettuce. It's very well balanced and nourishes the entire body. I was proud of myself for making this dish on my own!

Today I'm going to cook lunch after finishing this blog. I'm not sure what we're having but I'm looking forward to getting some experience in the kitchen! It reminds me of working in the kitchen at the Kushi Institute, where I spent 2 months. It was an experience I'll never forget!

Bye for now,

Joel

Miso Soup

Hello, this is Joel. Today I took the dogs out for a walk and after I write this blog I will begin to create a MySpace page for Studio Mugen! The crew is making lunch in the kitchen right now and I had a discussion with Sanae about the importance of having miso soup every morning. Miso soup is very calming and alkalizes the blood. It warms the body and brings about harmony and balance. We underestimate the importance of healthy food and how it affects the body. Macrobiotics, a holistic approach to diet and lifestyle, is a very important element for improving one's life and overall well-being. I do Bikram Yoga three times a week and that's also very effective; it's a great form of exercise. Macrobiotics is growing and more people are becoming aware of it. However, it will be a continuous quest but the western world will gradually begin to make dietary changes. This is my belief. Bye for now!

how to promote these blogs?

Hello again, this is Joel and I'm currently researching how to promote these blogs! If anyone has any good ideas on how to promote blogs, please let us know. There are also blogger chats, where people get together and discuss various blogs. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone wishing to promote their product or service.

My volunteering today is going well, just had lunch, walked the dogs, and now I will work on the website. Keep visiting the site regularly for updated information! Thank you and bye for now!

Hey there...still here!!
Please, if U R redaing this blog and enjoying it, feel free to post comments of any knid,we'd love to hear from U!!
Anyway...Today it's quiet here, Sanae is gone to a retreat with the dogs, and it's only me and Junko. Today I'll do some plum picking, the tree is about to fall, so full of delicious organic plums!
This house is not the same without the dogs hangin'around all the time...sometime they come around while I'm writing at the pc or washing dishes, and they'd start whigging the tale and look at U with those eyes saying "the ball!!!Throw me the ball...please!!!"...and yes, they
'd say "please", cause they all are very well educated dogs!!:-))
They are all 4 female, and since they are golden retriever, each on of them is named "gold", but in different languages...there's also the italian word for gold, which is ORO...then there's Dore (French), Kin (Japanese), Kura (Hawaiian)...and ,of course, there are also 2 cats, Key-Chain and Mai...I love animals, and in my place I can't have any, so when I come here I getto enjoy not also a pre macrobiotic lifestyle, but also the love and company of those precious creatures....ps.In loveericinc.com you can view the pets profile under "about us" and then under "our family".
Well...that's all for now.
Next week I'll going to the French Meadow Camp, organized by the George Oshawa foundation, in Nevada City, close toLake Tahoe and Sacramneto, I really can't wait...so, I'll write again in 2 weeks.
Blessings to U all,

Vegan Macrobiotic Community Potluck!

Hello everyone...Happy july 4th by the way!!:-))
I want to post some pics today...some are from the very first potluck we had back in the last wesneday of May, called "RUSKA", in loving memory of this woman who touched many people 's lives with her dedication and compassion. She helped me a lot too, when I first got started with macrobiotics. Thank you, Ruska!
Love,
Sanae