Kidney Deficiency & Infertility Recipies

Fried Seafood Dinner

Rinse and drain ½ - 1 lb. clams or oysters. Dry on paper towels.

Beat 2 raw eggs. Dip seafood in eggs.

Crush ¼ c. pumpkin seeds and combine with ¼ c. fresh wheat germ (unsweetened).

Roll egg dipped seafood in the pumpkin-wheatgerm mixture.

Fry in hot olive oil. Remove and set on paper towels.

Serve with yams or wild rice, and string beans or corn on the cob.


Root Soup

Take root vegetables, beets, yams, potatoes, squash, anything that looks good in market, and you put it in a big pot, gently spice with salt and pepper, and then bring to boil and then simmer for three hours. you can eat the vegetables, but the good part is the broth, a great warmer upper.

You can drink it just like tea all day long.


Fruit Lhassi

1/2 chopped ripe mango or blended berries
1 cup plain soy yogurt
1/4 cup freshly-squeezed orange juice
2 tablespoons Spiced Syrup, recipe follows
Pinch fine salt

Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve.


Spiced Simple Syrup

1/2 cup honey or royal jelly in honey base
1/2 cup water
4 green cardamom pods, cracked
2 allspice berries
1 cinnamon stick
1 whole clove

Put all the ingredients (except honey) in a small sauce pan, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and as mixture is cooling, stir in the honey or royal jelly in honey base. Cool, strain, and refrigerate.

Yield: about 2/3 cup


Apple-Avocado Smoothie

1 Granny Smith apple, cored, skin on
1/2 ripe Hass avocado
1/2 apple juice
1/2 cup ice
3 sprigs mint leaves
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice

Combine all ingredients together in a blender and pulse until ice is incorporated. Then puree until smooth.


Grilled Mango Dessert

3 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted and sliced into 1/2-inch slices
Fresh verbena, mint, or another herb of your choice

Preheat a grill.

Grill mango slices over medium-high heat until just warmed through and slices begin to show grill marks, about 3 minutes per side. Turn mangoes once during cooking and cover with fresh verbena to let the heat of the grill warm the herbs.

Toss the mango slices and herbs together gently. Serve immediately.


Poached Pears in Lemon Sauce with Raspberries

2 cups apple juice
2 TB rice syrup
pinch of sea salt
2 pears cut in half and seeds removed
2 TB kuzu diluted in 1/8 cup cold water
juice and zest from 1 organic lemon
fresh raspberries and mint leaf to garnish

  1. Bring apple juice, rice syrup and salt to a boil.  Add the pear halves and simmer about 5 minutes. Remove when soft and place in serving bowls.
  2. Bring apple juice back to a boil and stir in diluted kuzu.  Simmer for 1/2 minute.
  3. Turn off the heat and add lemon juice and zest.
  4. Pour sauce over pear halves & garnish with raspberries and mint.


Firecracker Shrimp

1/3 c. sliced or whole almonds

2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and halved

1 bunch cilantro, stems removed

6 scallions, cut into 2 inch lengths

3 cloves garlic

2 tsp. cumin

1/8 cup olive oil

¼ c. water

2 lbs. medium to large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 Tbsp olive oil

1/8 cup lemon juice

salt to taste

Garnish - 1 small avocado, thinly sliced

6 sprigs fresh cilantro

6 cherry tomatoes, halved

Place the almonds, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, scallions, garlic, cumin, olive oil and water in the bowl of a food processor or blender, and blend for 1 minute until a smooth paste is formed.

Marinate the shrimp in the regrigerator in a covered container for at least 1 hour in the paste.

Heat the olive oil over moderate heat in a large sauté pan. Saute the shrimp, stirring continuously for 4 minutes, until pink and opaque. Deglaze the pan with the lemon juice, and season with salt.  


Thai-Style Green Curry Chicken

2 stalks fresh lemongrass, white part only, minced, or 1 tsp. dried lemongrass powder
1-2 Tbsp. Thai green curry paste to taste
2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 lb.), cut into 2 inch pieces
1/8 c. canola oil
1 can coconut milk
1/8 c. lime juice
1 Tbsp. Tamari or soy sauce
1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and chopped into 1 inch pieces
a cup small tomato wedges
½ c. thinly sliced red onion
¼ c. chopped fresh cilantro
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
¼ c. chopped fresh basil (preferably Thai basil)

Mix the garlic with the ginger or galangal powder, lemongrass, and curry paste in a large bowl. Add the chicken breasts and mix well to evenly coat the chicken with the spices. Allow the chicken to marinate for 10 to 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
Heat the canola oil in a wok or large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken for 5 minutes. Add the coconut milk, lime juice, tamari, and sweet potatoes, and bring to a boil. Simmer the chicken covered for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are firm-tender. During the last 5 minutes of cooking, add the tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, mint, and basil.


Turkey or Chicken Tacos

1/8 c. canola or olive oil
1 lb. ground turkey
½ small onion, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped, ½ red pepper chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. dried oregano or 1 Tbs. Fresh
½ tsp. cumin
1 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 15 oz. can kidney beans, well rinsed and drained
8 oz. tomato sauce

Heat the oil in saucepan large enough to hold all ingredients. Add the ground poultry, and sauté for 5 minutes, until cooked through. Add the onion, peppers, garlic, chili powder, oregano, cumin and cocoa powder. Continue to cook for 3 minutes longer. Drain off any fat. Add the beans and tomato sauce. Simmer for about 20 minutes.

Serve with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, grated soy cheese, and salsa in corn taco shells.


Chinese Chicken Stock

1 x 2.5kg / 5.5lb organic chicken (or equal amount of chicken backs and necks), remove skin, trim away excess fat and chop into 8 pieces

4 spring onions, green parts only

1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced

6 liters/ 10.6pints / 12.7US pints filtered cold water

  1. Rinse chicken pieces thoroughly under cold running water. Place chicken in a large stockpot cover with cold filtered water and bring to the boil. Turn down the heat to a gentle simmer, skimming off surface scum periodically.
  2. Add spring onions and ginger to the pot and slow simmer for 2 hours.
  3. Strain stock through strainer lined with double layer of muslin to catch solids. When cooled, refrigerate to chill and remove any solidified fat.
  4. It can be stored for up to 3 days in refrigerator or 2-3 months in freezer.

Makes 3.5 liters / 6 pints / 7.4US pints