Macro Flavor

Got Quinoa?

Michael Bauce
August 6, 2018
Whole-Grain & Vegetable-Based Ideas
Tags: #macrobiotics, berkeley organic meals, healthy cooking, macrobiotic cooking, vegan food, vegetarian

Millet-Quinoa-Corn Adzuki Beans with Sweet Potato Roasted Daikon Radish Garden Greens with Red Cabbage & Lemon Cucumber-Onion-Lettuce Salad Ume Pickle Email Michaelmacro@gmail.com for more info

Summer Macro Cooking – To Go

Michael Bauce
June 25, 2018
Today's Plate
Tags: #macrobiotics, berkeley organic meals, brown rice, healthy cooking, healthy recipes, home-cooking, macrobiotic cooking, macrobiotic food, vegan

This is our plate-of-the-day (to-go). Brown and Sweet Rice with Pumpkin Seed, Red Lentil with Carrot & Onion, Light Sauté of Daikon & Summer Squash, Garden Greens with Sesame-Lemon Dressing and Homemade Sauerkraut.

Today’s Lunch Plate

Michael Bauce
June 24, 2018
Today's Plate
Tags: #macrobiotics, health, healthy cooking, macrobiotic food, tamale, vegan, vegan cooking, vegetarian

Here’s our Lunch Plate today. Vegetables Tamales, Steamed Carrot, Broccoli, Corn, Daikon and Whole Scallion, Cucumber Radish Salad and Natto.

Cooking Classes For Your Kids?

Michael Bauce
June 21, 2018
Cooking With Kids
Tags: berkeley cooking kids, cooking programs schools, healthy cooking, kids cooking classes

As we take our Summer Break from Kids’ Cooking Classes (19 years and counting), we are reminded of this student. She was so excited to come to class and chop vegetables. She reminded us of the myriad of benefits children receive when they cook at school or at home, beyond health. If you are interested… more »

Kids Love Brown Rice!

Michael Bauce
May 15, 2018
Cooking With Kids
Tags: brown rice, brown rice sushi, cooking with kids, healthy cooking, kids cooking classes, macrobiotic cooking, macrobiotic food, nori, vegan

Marta assisting students in cooking class making brown Rice Sushi. Making Brown Rice Sushi in Class today! Every child was excited to have Sushi and Brown Rice. It’s not that kids don’t like healthy food, it’s that they are rarely exposed to it. Most kids have a negative perception of Brown Rice, for example, because when… more »

This Friday the 13th – Lucky Meal To-Go

Michael Bauce
April 12, 2018
Whole-Grain & Vegetable-Based Ideas
Tags: #macrobiotics, berkeley organic meals, healthy cooking, macrobiotic cooking, macrobiotic food, macrobiotic food to-go, tekka, tofu, vegan, vegan berkeley, wild rice

This Friday the Thirteenth, we offer you a lucky meal of Fried Tofu, Shiitake, Brown & Wild Rice w Tekka, Broccoli & Carrots. Tekka is a concentrated condiment made of Burdock Root, Ginger and Lotus root that is cooked long and slow. It helps counteract the effects of sugar. Served with a red radish pickle,… more »

3 Ingredient Sweet Potato Soup

Michael Bauce
March 8, 2018
Cooking With Kids, Recipes
Tags: #macrobiotics, berkeley kids cooking, cooking with kids, health, healthy cooking, healthy vegetable soup, kids cooking classes, macrobiotic cooking, sweet potato soup, vegan soup recipes

Kids usually like simple when they are trying something for the first time. Sometimes an overly strong taste (like spicy) turn a child off to to the taste of the vegetable. We made this Simple Sweet Potato Soup in class today. The students cut rounds into half-moons and then triangles. They toasted pumpkin seeds and… more »

Carrot-Onion Sauce

Michael Bauce
March 3, 2018
Recipes
Tags: #macrobiotics, health, healthy cooking, healthy recipes, macrobiotic cooking, macrobiotic food, macrobiotic sauce, vegan cooking, vegan sauces

Sauces are a treat and add flavor to grains, pasta and vegetables. We prefer dry condiments, but from time to time create a simple sauce to satisfy. For a basic sauce, try cooking some vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, onion, leek, mushroom make good sauces) in water or sauté and cover with water. Simmer and add salt… more »

Happy New Year Won-Tons

Michael Bauce
February 28, 2018
Cooking With Kids, Recipes
Tags: cabbage recipes, chinese vegetables, cooking with kids, healthy cooking, kids cooking, macrobiotic cooking, vegetable won-tons, won-tons

We celebrated the Chinese New Year yesterday in class by making vegetable Won-Tons. We were honored to have the Parents of a Chinese student in class, making the skins by hand and showing us different ways to fold. The flavors of ginger, soy, sesame oil and the vegetables has made this popular with all students… more »

Taking Time To Cook

Michael Bauce
October 3, 2017
Health & More
Tags: healthy cooking, home-cooking, macrobiotic cooking

In today’s hurried world, few can find the time and energy to cook food for themselves or family after a full day’s work. Restaurants and quickly prepared meals have become the norm today. Learning the basics of healthy cooking, over time, will provide you with the skills to minimize kitchen time with the creative reuse… more »