It’s Easy Being Green - try Vegan Green Recipes by Aaron Ash I’ve heard it said that every plant is a medicine for something, whether the healing quality comes from its beauty, flower, smell, root, bark, leaf, or seed. Plants, in their many varieties, forms, and preparations, assist with the holistic well-being of our physical, [...]
Raw Food Summer Recipe Essentials: Soups, salads, and a raw fruit simple mousse As a passionate cook, raw food has always intrigued me; I love to experiment with new techniques, textures, and tastes. When I first discovered raw food years ago, I discovered that I was already practicing a 50 percent raw food lifestyle. I took [...]
Yogi Food: The many benefits of adding high quality, organic honey into your diet. The far most important element of raw food, or any food for that matter, is the sourcing of high quality, seasonal, local when possible, organic ingredients. Without them, you are already limiting your chances of preparing great, healthy food. This is particularly [...]
Finger Foods for Supporting Sensuality Food and sex have long been correlated. Eating is sensual, after all. While no specific food will make you immediately remove your clothes, there are nutritional components in certain foods that make your body and organs perform better or worse—sex organs included. A few of our feel good faves that keep the body nice and juicy are: [...]
Fig season in California starts mid-May and runs through October. Delicate, delicious, and extremely perishable, fresh figs are best eaten within a few days of procurement, but can be stored in the refrigerator on a plate under paper towels for two to three days. According to The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods by Michael Murray, figs [...]
What was the best day of your life? I think it's always fun to remember these moments when a familiar song takes us there. One of my favorites is the current hit single, “Best Day of My Life,” by the band American Authors. It’s a feel-good anthem with a catchy hook and positive lyrics. In [...]
Carrots are harvested nearly all year long in Southern California. I often accumulate an abundance of them from my Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box and run out of ideas for what to do with them. As a member of the parsley family, the carrot tops have cleansing benefits along with being a rich source of [...]
A variation of Herbed Almond Cheese from Raw Food For Dummies by Cherie Soria and Dan Ladermann Yield: 3 servings ½ cup Macadamia Cheese (see recipe below) 1 tablespoon light mellow miso 1 tablespoon chopped raw pine nuts 1 tablespoon finely minced red onion ½ tablespoon minced fresh parsley 1 teaspoon minced [...]
by Nomi Shannon INGREDIENTS · 1 cup hijiki (Japanese seaweed, needs to be soaked see instructions below) · 2 cups grated yam or sweet potato · 4 Tablespoons sunflower or pumpkin seeds or soaked seeds (optional) · 1 Tablespoon sesame oil · 2 teaspoons grated ginger · 2 teaspoons tamari · pinch of [...]
My favorite way to start the morning with my daughter is with a healthy and hydrating smoothie. It's a great way to infuse us both with electrolytes, potassium, beta-carotene, and antioxidants. Ingredients: 2 cups coconut water 1 cup mango 1 cup pineapple 2 cups spinach Directions: Combine ingredients in your blender or Vitamix and puree [...]