Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
Vegans and hummus go hand in hand. More frequently than not, it’s our saviour. Well.. mine anyway. It’s like a safe food. Non-vegans generally adore it and so will offer it as a snack at parties. Many restaurants will carry it, especially the Mediterranean ones and for sure.. a falalfa place is always nearby. In New york at least! Hummus […]
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It doesn’t really matter where I choose to shop, I still always have to go to Whole Foods for some ‘nitch’ item. Today it was about finding pure apricot oil, which I didn’t manage to find and then a coconut yogurt that I was testing out for a few friends, which I didn’t like for the record. It never fails […]
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HUMMUS has been on my to-do list for far too long! Finally, I made it – the short cut way using a can of chick peas. I also enjoy soaking chick peas and sprouting them which could be used as a raw vegan hummus. Recipe Chick peas- 1 can Tahini- 2 tablespoons Lemon- 5 tablespoons Garlic- 1 1/2 Salt- 1 […]
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If I could dehydrate regularly, I would make granola, crackers and some type of bread each time. I could live on this food for sure. Crackers for me are my bread for now until I learn how to make other raw breads. I found this recipe in Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine by Gabriel Cousens, M.D. It’s for flax crackers but […]
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Lemongrass Coconut Crackers This is my second time making these. I realize now that my chef teacher at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food & Health has called these crackers/ chips. When we made them in the Living & Raw Food Intensive- they were like thin crackers- almost chips. I have not yet achieved that state with mine. The ones […]
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My second time making this granola– not sure if I officially blogged it yet! I have to fully credit Celine Beitchman from the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food & Health. It was here during a Living & Raw Food Intensive that I learned and practiced this original recipe. From this recipe, I varied slightly over to my own style. Of […]
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Tamari almonds will always put a smile on my face… not only because of their delicious taste but for the story that it reminds me of. A friend of mine and I had started to take different nuts and seeds into our newfound vegan diet. She went to the store one day and came back with a gallon size container […]
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Day one with a brand new dehydrator. What is a dehydrator anyway? Why do people dehydrate food? Dehydrating food is a method of preserving food that has been around for centuries if not longer. Before refrigeration, canning and freezing, civilizations would dry their food via sunlight. Today, dehydrators are popular with people who chose to eat a raw vegan diet. […]
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It looks like a granola bar.. it tastes like a granola bar but it doesn’t feel like a granola bar! I really thought I nailed this recipe too! It was easy.. I was about to say.. if I knew it was this easy.. I would be thousands of dollars richer and healthier as well knowing that I can chose the […]
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I set out to make some type of quinoa breakfast bread… and ended up with brownies! I’m ok with that! Actually, this was really good!- a little moist but I think I know what I did wrong! My quinoa wasn’t perfect. How many times have I burned quinoa, spoke of other’s burning it or had it come out too soggy […]
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