Remembering Aveline Kushi, the Essence of Macrobiotic Cooking
Aveline Kushi made a wonderful contribution to spreading macrobiotics around the world and introduced many people to new foods from her native Japan as well as simple cooking styles and principles, many of which form the essence of modern macrobiotic cooking. In this class we will cook some of her favorite dishes and discuss about their background and their benefit towards achieving greater health and harmony in our lives.

The Art of Making Miso Soup
Miso soup, rice and pickles constitute the basis of the traditional Japanese way of eating, which is now highly regarded for contributing to good nutrition and longevity. Miso soup is very strengthening and is particularly suitable for helping us maintain balance in a world of increasing food quality decline and environmental degradation. In this class we will discuss some of the nutritional benefits of miso soup, the different qualities and why it is such an especial food as well as demonstrate simple ways to cook and introduce this outstanding food in our way of eating.

Noodle Dishes for Busy People
Noodle dishes have been a staple of Asian cuisine and are among the preferred choice for a quick meal. Noodles are very enjoyable, easy to eat and offer a wide range of tastes and possibilities. In this class we will discuss ideas and demonstrate serving different types of noodles in a variety of ways including with plain broth and toppings, with soymilk based broth, with sweet and sour sauce and served cool with sesame dressing. The dishes will be simple, yet contain a variety of ingredients to create good nutritional balance for one-dish meals.

Stylish Mediterranean Dishes
While food and cooking plays an important role in our lives, sometimes we forget to have fun cooking and our meals can become boring, lacking dynamism and vitality. Mediterranean cuisine offers many possibilities for creating flavorful and exciting dishes based on whole, fresh plant foods. The focus of this class will be on enhancing artistic and culinary qualities for increasing the joy of cooking and creating original, stylish dishes for those occasions

Environmentally Sensitive Way of Cooking
We have entered an age that we are all becoming increasingly concerned for the natural environment that supports and nourishes our lives. Cooking with more awareness and sensitivity towards this issue has become essential for creating planetary health and well-being. In this class we will take a look at how our food choices and way of cooking affects the environment and learn to cook with foods that can contribute to nourish humanity in better harmony with nature.

Creative Sweets
Sweets form an important part of our modern way of eating, and few people seem to get by even for a single day without them. Learning to choose and use milder, unrefined sweeteners and other wholesome ingredients to create satisfying sweets has become essential for maintaining good balance and avoid the adverse effects that highly processed, artificial sweeteners is having on our health. This class will offer ideas for choosing from a wide variety of natural sweeteners to create sweets that are both delicious and easy to make.

Oriental Style Tempeh Dishes
Tempeh is a tasty and useful source of plant quality protein. In this class you will find new, creative ways of eating tempeh that are popular in Japan now.

The Wonderful “Dried Foods” World
Nice and easy way to use Oriental and Western dried foods such as dried tofu, daikon, fu, and many more.

Five Colour Rice Dishes
Brown rice dishes using colourful vegetables and other ingredients.

Shio-Koji (Salted Koji) Dishes
Shio-koji is a seasoning you can easily make at home, just using koji (the starter bacteria of miso and shoyu), and salt. It is a wonderful and very useful ingredient for adding the delicious and deep taste of fermented products to your dishes.

Snacks With Brown Rice Products
Home made snacks, using brown rice, are ideal for you sudden appetite or as a snack on the go: mochi, brown rice crispies, and more surprises of this simple food.

Healthy food on the go/picnic
What a better way to celebrate the warm weather than to eat outside. There are so many delicious and enjoyable dishes that are easy to carry and bring with you to the beach/park or countryside. Sheri will show you an assortment of yummy dishes that you cant wait to pack up in that beautiful picnic basket!

Macro magic for kids
Kids love bright and colorful meals that taste good. They are also more likely to try something new when they come into the kitchen and help you prepare dishes.  Sheri will share her experience with working with kids of all ages in the kitchen and some creative recipes she has found to be a hit! 

Feeding fussy teens
Now that you understand how to prepare delicious macrobiotic meals for yourself what in the world are you going to plan to cook for your finicky adolescent?  Especially if they are used to eating fast foods with lots of sugary snacks.  Sheri will share some of her magic in getting fussy teens to eat healthy. 

Tofu 1 2 3
Tofu is the food that can be prepared in so many different ways!  But how to make it truly tasty and delicious is more the question. Sheri will walk you thru simple to elaborate recipes using this most versatile ingredient.

Bouillabaisse and Other Sea Food Dishes
This typical dish from the South of France is the best combination of seafood and herbs of the Provence. Horriah will also prepare some other finger licking fish dishes.

Lovely Lemonades and Shakes
Some refreshing drinks and shakes for a worm day, with the use of fruits and juices, amazake, soymilk and more.

Sandwiches, Bruschette and Mezze
For a quick lunch, a box lunch or a picnic, the best finger foods from different cultures.

Pickles and pressed Salads
Pickles are the best help for better digestion. Pressed salads help you to overcome your cravings for sugar and help to relax.  Horriah will show you a variety of pickles and pressed salads, using vegetables, miso, shoyu, umeboshi vinegar and sea salt.

Quick lunches for one
You have little time but you want to eat a balanced and delicious meal? This is the class to go to. Horriah has lots of experience to cook with a minimum of ingredients and create in no time a wonderful lunch. She will show a variety of quick cooking styles and give tips for better use of salty tastes, sweet tastes and fire.

Chinese Style Macrobiotic Breakfasts
A Chinese style macrobiotic breakfast, with the use of greens, tofu, soups on a very dynamic and tasty way, can make your day. All dishes are easy and quick to prepare and make your breakfast a party.

A Beauty Trip in the Kitchen
For healthy skin, strong hair and nails, your kitchen is your laboratory. Learn the dietary cause of troubles such as pimples, wrinkles, dark spots, dry hair, dry skin, grey hair and much more… Dishes and drinks to release those problems and so create natural beauty.

Out of Africa, North African Dishes
Harmonious and warm dishes from North Africa. Moroccan couscous and side dishes, melon salads, and seitan tajine, all with the typical flavour of these countries. For warm weather, but easy to adapt to colder climates.

Strengthening Dishes to Overcome Fatigue
Stress and fatigue are very common complaints today. Start to cook the right dishes and immediately start to feel more energetic. Dishes for better digestion are very important on daily basis. Mostly the intestine’s malfunction is the cause of the problems.

Cooking For Depression and Anxiety
In traditional Chinese Medicine the organs were connected with our emotions, and in that sense are weak, or stagnated organs the cause of anxiety or depression. Stagnation in different organs shows different types of depression. Learn the dietary approach to solve these conditions, and be happy and care free again.

Cooking for Stronger Immunity
Stress and fatigue are very common complaints today. Start to cook the right dishes and immediately start to feel more energetic. Dishes for better digestion are very important on daily basis. Mostly the intestine’s malfunction is the cause of the problems.

Basic Macrobiotic Cooking 1
Explanation of the various ingredients used in the macrobiotic kitchen, Daily, simple and satisfying cooking for better health will be showed.

A Variety of Grain Dishes
Grains are the basics for our daily food, just as it has been in all great cultures for ages. There is much choice among different grains and grain products, so we are able to vary. Traditional grain dishes  but also fusion cooking will be showed.

Leftovers: What to Use, What Not
In this class you will learn all the in and outs of the use of leftovers. If you know how to use them and when, you can create great dishes. Jeanne will also talk about the effects of some leftover foods on your health.

Tempura Festival With Its Dip Sauces
Delicious tempuras from vegetables, sea vegetables and more! With several dips and sauces to accompany this wonderfully tasty and beautiful food.

Relaxing and Discharging Dishes
The right choice of food and cooking styles helps you to relax instantly. And this way it is easier to start a discharging process, just to get rid of accumulation of fat and mucus from former eating habits.

Fresh Fruit Desserts
Now is the season to use fresh fruit. Karin will show you some delicious and beautiful desserts for warm days.

International Bean Soups
In every culture you will find the most tasteful bean soups, for better energy.
Beans help us to restore our body after a long day’s work, after sports, we need them everyday. The protein from beans is superior to animal quality protein. And much cheaper!

Noodles to Treat Family and Friends
Noodles are very popular in all kind of preparations: soups, salads, fried with vegetables. Learn the most tasteful and colourful dishes to everyone’s taste.

Home made Natto and Tempeh
Learn to make those wonderful soybean products at home. Patrick has made a tempeh and tofu and natto production for many years at Deshima shop. You will see that it is not complicated or difficult. Natto and Tempeh are very rich on protein, vit. B12 and amino acids, necessary for better digestion.

The Making of Seitan and Seitan Dishes
Seitan(wheat protein) is a great substitute for meat. And the making at home is fun! Serge will introduce some rich seitan dishes. Even meat lovers would love them!

Basic Macrobiotic Cooking 2
Explanation of the various ingredients used in the macrobiotic kitchen, Daily, simple and satisfying cooking for better health will be showed.