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Choosing Raw
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Information, tips and personal reflections from a raw foodist living in New York City
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Pina Colada Smoothie Recipe. Plus, 50 Healthy Juice and Smoothie Recipes: eBook Giveaway!

Happy Friday! Here from the perch of my final days off, it’s hard to tell holidays and Fridays from other days, but we do have a long weekend coming up, and I wish you all good weather, some rest, an...

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Sweet Sesame Cookies: Vegan & Honey Free. Sweetening Options for Everyone!

  On the list of childhood recipes I’ve always intended to veganize are festive Greek cookies called, koulourakia. These are made simply with flour, honey or sugar, and butter or olive oil (depe...

2 days siden 1 person likes this

You Ask, I Answer: Why Don’t You Eat Honey?

Yesterday, in my post on natural allergy remedies (great comments and tips—thank you all!) a reader inquired about why vegans don’t consume honey. I’ve never addressed this before, so I thought now w...

3 days siden 1 person likes this

13 Natural Remedies for Seasonal Allergies; Allergy Fighting Berry and Seared Tempeh Salad with Tan...

When I moved to D.C., my seasonal allergies, which had always been occasional and mild, suddenly became frequent and aggressive. As terrible as sneezing and watery eyes can be, I have to admit that I...

4 days siden

Raw Dark Chocolate and Cherry Cookies

As usual, thanks for the feedback on Friday. I mentioned that I’d be spending the next two weeks resting and spending a little time in the kitchen (OK, a lot of time), and these scrumptious raw dark ...

5 days siden 1 person likes this

Curried Chickpea Salad Recipe; School Update

When I wrote the title of this post, I thought “it’s taken me over three years to post my recipe for curried chickpea salad?!” In spite of the fact that I’ve never shared it, this was one of the firs...

19 maj 12 1 person likes this

Spring White Bean and Vegetable Stew “Pistou”

You may recall my recent post singing the praises of SweetGreen, which is one of my favorite vegan-friendly eateries in DC. Though SweetGreen is associated with salad, the restaurant chain offers far...

18 maj 12

Two New Sweet Bean Dips: Chocolate Peanut Butter Black Bean Dip, and Cinnamon Spiced Adzuki Bean Dip

I know what you’re all thinking, so I’ll just say it for you: there is no flattering way to photograph two brown colored bean dips. Fact. Hopefully, the title of this post is enticing you even as you...

16 maj 12 2 people like this

My Experience with Healthy, Plant-Based Cuisine Delivery: Brendan Brazier’s Thrive Foods Direct

I like to think of myself as living proof that eating healthy, plant-based food is possible even within a hectic schedule. I’m a full time post-bacc, premed student, which means I’m doing intensive p...

15 maj 12

Sesame Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Red Cabbage; Homemade Gomasio Recipe

It’s unusual for me to focus much on side dishes, but lately, I’ve created quite a few of them! The one that comes to mind most recently is my raw brussels sprouts salad with tangy dijon cider dressi...

15 maj 12

Gluten Free Green Pancakes, and Vegan Pancake Round Up for Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day!! I should preface this post by saying that my own mother would likely not eat green pancakes. She’s open, alright, but these would be exactly one step above her comfor...

14 maj 12

Recovery in Progress: Meghan’s Story

Needless to say, I am abundantly grateful for your comments on my superhero smoothie post. Thank you, CR readers, for inspiring me every day. I’m here today with a new Green Recovery post. This ...

12 maj 12

Superhero (Superfood) Smoothie

That’s a wrap, guys! As of this evening, the great battle that was my Spring 2012 semester drew to a close. I am so tired, and so relieved. On Monday, after my Orgo final, I came home at 4 pm only to...

11 maj 12 4 people like this

Purple Kale Salad with Creamy Apricot Ginger Dressing, Walnuts, and Apples. In Honor of my Quitiver...

I wish I could begin this post by telling you all how well my biochem exam went, but I’m afraid it was no better than Orgo. That said, the end is near, and rather than dwelling on the negative ...

10 maj 12 1 person likes this

Parsley & Pineapple Green Smoothie

Almost there! Biochem in the morning, and Orgo lab exam on Thursday eve, and then this semester is finally done; good riddance to it. As I study glycolysis and fatty acid oxidation and all of that, I...

08 maj 12 2 people like this

Eggplant and Arugula Wraps with Tomato Basil Cashew Cheese

I’m alive! Over three hours, a two small pots of coffee, and a mechanical pencil later, I’m back from my test. How can I begin to thank you all for the responses to yesterday’s post? Many of you said...

08 maj 12 1 person likes this

Flow Yoga, D.C.; Becoming “Real”

At the end of this month, it will officially be a year since I moved from NYC to Washington, DC. In the year I’ve been here, one of my favorite activities has been to explore the city’s wonderful and...

06 maj 12

Eat Raw, Eat Well: Raw Inspiration from Doug McNish. Plus, Vegan Cinco de Mayo!

Months ago, my friend Doug McNish, a talented raw foods chef who resides in Toronto, sent me a copy of his new book to review. I’m pitifully behind on book reviews, so I hope you don’t mind that it’s...

05 maj 12 2 people like this

Swamp Smoothie (Or, Yes, You Can Put Broccoli into a Smoothie)

In photographs, this smoothie appears to be the pleasant color of a soy  latte. In reality, it was a much more offputting shade of swampy brown/green, which I tweeted about yesterday morning: “t...

04 maj 12 3 people like this

Raw, Vegan Bircher Muesli: Superfood Inspired!

Did you know that Swiss physician Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner is thought by some to be the father of the raw foods movement? At his sanitarium in Zurich, Bircher-Benner encouraged his patien...

03 maj 12 2 people like this

Vegan Eggplant Caprese Salad with Lemon Pepper Brazil Nut Cheese

Caprese salad is a mainstay in Italian restaurants everywhere, and it’s even common on continental or American restaurant menus. Typically, caprese salad means fat slices of beefsteak tomato and mozz...

02 maj 12 1 person likes this

Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Tangy Mustard Dressing; All About Sacha Inchi Oil

Readers often ask me whether there are vegetables that one should not eat raw. Though I’ve heard some rumors that green beans may be toxic, my usual response is to say that, while you probably can ea...

30 apr 12 2 people like this

Vegan, Gluten Free Almond and Goji Berry Scones with Raw Strawberry Goji Jam

I recently decided that, for the most part, baked goods I share on this blog will be gluten free. I say “for the most part” because I do genuinely love whole wheat and spelt flour, and find that some...

29 apr 12 1 person likes this

Smoky Southwestern Kelp Noodle Bowl with Black Beans and Corn

Happy Friday, all! After a long week of outstanding remarks on body image, fitness, and recovery, I’m here with some food, at last. The beautiful bowl you see above was today’s lunch, and it was surp...

28 apr 12 1 person likes this

Living the Sweet Life: My Ode to SweetGreen

See that photo? That was taken three days ago, from inside a cubicle at the Georgetown library, where I had been parked for days, studying Orgo. Needless to say, a week bivouacked at the library with...

27 apr 12 1 person likes this

“I Never Thought I’d Develop an Eating Disorder”: Alex’s Raw Recovery Story

Hi folks! Given the really fantastic conversation going on from yesterday’s post on breaking through body molds (keep those comments coming), I thought today was a great day for a Green Recovery stor...

26 apr 12

More Thoughts on “Fitspiration,” and On Letting Go of Body Molds

(Image source) Thanks for the exam well wishes. It was pretty awful, but I’m honestly too tired and demoralized at this point to talk about any of it, so let’s move on and talk about some...

25 apr 12 1 person likes this

Vegan Protein Pancakes (Gluten Free, Soy Free, and Tasty!)

Before we get to protein pancakes: great comments yesterday! I’m too stressed with tonight’s exam to respond, but I intend to do so tomorrow or on Wednesday. I look forward to it. Sometim...

23 apr 12 4 people like this

Exam Express: Collard Wraps with Sweet Pea Hummus and Quinoa. And Is “Strong” the New “Skinny”?

As you know, it’s exam time for me (an Orgo exam tomorrow, and all of my finals finals about a week and a half later). This means speedy eats for me, and therefore speedy eats for all of you. In fact...

22 apr 12

Grape, Avocado, and Baby Kale Salad with Quinoa

Happy Friday! I’d say TGIF and all that, but this will be a weekend of Orgo, Orgo, and more Orgo. So I’ll just say TGMEWBOS (thank God Monday’s exam will be over soon). Yesterday, w...

21 apr 12 2 people like this

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