Live Spring Cook Along : Yin Yang Forbidden Rice and Tempeh

This dish is a quiet conversation between light and dark, heaven and earth. Forbidden rice ancient black rice once reserved for emperors carries a deep, grounding energy that anchors the spirit while nourishing the body. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, black foods resonate with the Kidney system, the home of Jing (essence), vitality, and our ancestral root. This is food that remembers where it came from.

About the Recipe

Black rice is considered blood-nourishing and Yin-supportive, making it especially comforting when life feels dry, depleted, or overstimulated. Its dark hue mirrors the Moon, night waters, and the fertile soil beneath our feet. Eating it is an act of returning to stillness, to rhythm, to inner reserves. Slowly cooked, it strengthens without forcing, restores without rushing.

In this Yin Yang bowl, forbidden rice becomes the steady root beneath contrasting flavours and textures. It reminds us that balance doesn’t come from perfection, but from honouring both softness and strength. This is nourishment for those walking between worlds seeking grounding while staying open, depth without heaviness, and calm that lasts.

Live Spring Cook Along

Join me live in the kitchen to cook this beautiful Yin Yang Forbidden Rice with Tempeh and Maple Sauce. In this relaxed and nourishing session you'll learn how to create this delicious dish step-by-step while also exploring the energetics of the ingredients and how they can help bring balance and harmony to our bodies. This is more than a recipe, it’s a chance to reconnect with food, cooking and seasonal nourishment.

What we’ll make: black forbidden rice, crispy tempeh, sweet maple glaze and fresh seasonal ingredients.

30th March

12PM (GMT)

Live online cook along

£15 per person

Class duration: Approximately 1.5 hours

Spaces are limited so I can keep the session interactive.

Reserve your place!