Eating From Scratch: Vegan Journey
"Reinventing Indulgence" One meal at a time!
This is the closest thing I have seen yet to VEGAN MAGIC! This is a recipe that I learned firsthand in the LIVING AND RAW FOOD INTENSIVE at the Natural Gourmet Institute in NYC. I love desserts and I love chocolate. When our chef, Celine Beitchman, said this was made with avocados- I was completely puzzled. After we made it […]
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Pizza, pizza, pizza… Lately, it seems to be all I can talk or instagram about! When I posted today that I am making my first raw vegan pizza– even I couldn’t believe it. A friend of mine bought this book for me today, Raw Food Kitchen, by Dunja Gulin. We both stopped short in our tracks when we saw the […]
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No doubt.. I am a yogurt lover. It was probably one of the most difficult items to release before entering my veganhood lol! I have tried the other yogurts on the market that are made from soy, coconut and almond. It’s almost there in taste but I try to avoid processed foods for my daily food items. I guess by […]
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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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Due to information overload, I am not quite sure where I saw the link that Rockin Raw is now located in NYC. I had heard of Rockin Raw but this was news to me– and pleasant at that! Raw is on the rise! I think the vegan and raw movement is underway in NYC although, of course, there is alot […]
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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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As with any lasagna – this is a process… well worth the prep! I am truly a lover of all things lasagna. Lasagna has always been my thing. I would make lasagna for big parties and holidays! I used to make lasagna with meat but I have changed it up over the years. I have made lasagnas vegetarian, whole […]
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I hear the phrase “garden fresh” all the time… “garden veggies.. fresh vegetables.. fresh from the garden”. Well.. is it really? I wonder! My Dad once said.. don’t believe everything you hear.. and only half of what you see. That’s when I was a kid- before the age of internet, digital photography and photoshop. I’d like to say before GMO’s but […]
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“Piña Colada” in any recipe book would get my attention but this one really made my day since it was all raw- all vegan! “If You Like Pina Colada” from Brigitte Mars’ RAWSOME As soon as I saw this title, I knew it was a wrap! I had to make it! 1/2 cup macadamia nuts soaked for 4 […]
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I love raw lasagna! I have had it at four different places now and I know how to make it- just haven’t ventured over to actually doing it YET… (but I will). I like to try it everywhere it is offered.. I think I just find it interesting more than anything else. I do make amazing lasagna- I always have, […]
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