Chocolate Honey Salt Scrub ~ bath recipe Raw chocolate is a nourishing ingredient for beauty treatments. Use this Chocolate Honey Salt Scrub once or twice a week for glowing skin. The chocolate scrub allows the powerful Vitamin C and skin-building minerals to be directly absorbed. It fills the shower or bath with the decadent aroma [...]
Health benefits of our Valentine’s indulgence Our perception of chocolate has taken a complete 180-degree turn since my childhood, when my mom used to advise, “Don’t eat chocolate, your skin will break out.” As our collective awareness has progressed, we have come to understand that the ingredients that are often commercially mixed in with chocolate, [...]
In honor of the chocolate recipes featured in the February issue of LA Yoga Magazine, we bring you another opportunity to excite your taste buds with this delectable vegan delight, Raw Chocolate Mousse by Alicia Ojeda. Yields: 6 servings Ingredients: 3 medium avocados, skinned and pitted (approximately 1 ½ cups ) ½ cup medjool dates, [...]
This holiday-themed bread is easy to prepare for a potluck offering and even makes a welcome gift. The winter squash baked into the loaf provides antioxidants and a grounding, calming effect in the body during the dry and dark vata season (the energy of air and space, according to Ayurveda). Cranberries also have a variety [...]
Get Big Bang for Your Bite! We teach in yoga that every breath counts, so why not make every bite count? Let’s consider a new approach to eating where we crowd out the bad with the good and learn to invest in and savor clean, beautiful, delicious and nutritious food – get a Big Bang [...]
Photo by Jeff Skeirik/Rawtographer "We eat with our eyes first, so indulge in gorgeous colors from the whole rainbow," food writer Red Jen Ford urges. This Spiced Sweet Potato and Apple recipe includes some gorgeous colors contain specific age and disease-fighting antioxidants such as the carotenoids. Ingredients 2 tablespoons coconut oil 3 cups [...]
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge Creamy Leek Polenta Recipe The Buttery texture of the leeks and soft extra of the polenta culminate in creamy perfection. Ingredients 2 tablespoons nondairy butter (such as Earth Balance), divided 3 large Leeks (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced and diced 2 cups (or more) water 2-1/4 cups vegetable [...]
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge Vegan Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins Sweet enough for dessert, flexible enough to be sweetened less and served for breakfast, this is a favorite muffin of mine that is also the perfect accompaniment to a tea party or coffee klatsch. Ingredients 3 tablespoons ground flaxseed (equivalent of 3 flax eggs) 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon water 3 cups all-purpose or whole wheat pastry flour 1-1/4 cups organic granulated sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 2 tablespoons lemon zest (from the 3 lemons you use for the juice below) 2 tablespoons poppy seeds 1 teaspoon salt 1 15-ounce can coconut milk 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice (from 3 lemons) 3/4 [...]
The selection of recipes featured in Komali Nunna's "Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen" brightens up a vegetarian holiday feast and provides innovative and delicious ways to enjoy seasonal fare. Get inspired to host a community gathering around a decorative table with this Persimmon Date Coconut Pudding. Persimmons are bountiful during the Thanksgiving season. Use only well-ripened fruit [...]
The selection of recipes featured in Komali Nunna's "Entertaining from an Ethnic Indian Kitchen" brightens up a vegetarian holiday feast and provides innovative and delicious ways to enjoy seasonal fare. Get inspired to host a community gathering around a decorative table with this Jeweled Rice With Dry Fruits and Nuts. Dry fruits and nuts garnish are like jewels [...]