I made this salad for a special dinner the other night and it was a big hit. I was attending my first dinner with other board members of the HERA Womens Cancer Foundation – a great organization dedicated to cutting edge ovarian cancer research, as well as increasing awareness and education about ovarian cancer. So, I [...]
Tags: anti-cancer foods, healing foods, raw food, vegan
I made my first recipe for Tiger tonight. After all I’ve learned about the significant flaws and nutritional hazards of the mainstream human food production system, I became even more disturbed at what the state of the animal food production system must be. And I really think Tiger would enjoy eating real home-cooked meals. I thought about [...]
Tags: homemade dogfood, natural dogfood
What an exciting week. School has been fabulous. I just bought my first broccoli sprouts. They’re adorable and tasty and more than thirty times more nutrient rich than their mature broccoli counterparts, which are already one of the most amazing anti-cancer foods around you can eat. Heavenly. I’ve also become a kale convert. I still [...]
Tags: anti-cancer foods, broccoli sprouts, kale
I started my Natural Chef Program at Bauman College last week. It’s been a whirlwind. In less than two weeks, we’ve learned from three different natural chefs – a raw food specialist and a macrobiotic chef as well as a classically-trained culinary expert. All skilled and knowledgeable and eager to share their insight with students who are [...]
Tags: healthy eating, natural cooking
Remember the first day of school when your mom packed your lunch and sent you off to the schoolbus? I experienced the grown-up version of that today. The first time since I attended college. Today, I started the Certified Natural Chef Training Program at Bauman College. What an amazing day. We get to cook and eat [...]
Tags: healthy eating, raw, vegan
I went out with a friend last night to India’s Pearl and wanted to try something new. I chose Bhindi Masala – okra cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices. I envisioned something akin to the wonderful vegetable casserole dish I had while with my parents in Istanbul. What I got was a dish so salty that [...]
I became a vegan in January 2009 after beginning a 3-week vegan-inspired detox diet. I simply felt too good to stop. I cut out caffeine and processed sugars in addition to changing from a vegetarian to vegan diet.
This year, I’m giving up alcohol for 3 weeks. I’m not sure what my relationship with alcohol will be when I’m done, [...]
Tags: detox diet, eat better, lose weight, vegan
The notion is that organic food is more expense. I would love to see an application that could do more extensive price comparison at local levels to prove that’s the case, but until that happens, most of us at least think that organic food is more expensive so we may think twice before buying it.
For [...]
Tags: food facts, healthy, shopping
Some of you may recall Marina’s recipe for raw frosted brownies. I finally was able to try the recipe out. I attended a potluck last Friday hosted by Grow Local and Green Spaces Colorado. I had all the ingredients for the brownies on-hand so decided to bring them to the potluck. I also wanted to add [...]
Tags: green spaces, grow local, raw, vegan
World Vegan Day is today – November 1, welcoming an entire month dedicated to vegans. I find it fascinating that November was chosen to celebrate veganism. It has been celebrated by some dedicated vegans every year since 1994, when the Vegan Society was founded to mark its anniversary. After having to “rough it” through a [...]
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