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Healthatarian— when I thought of this word, it was all about eating for health purposes- making choices to increase nutritional benefits. This begins with eliminating or reducing foods that take away from health. I have finally come to enjoy eating healthy- fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, sprouts and lean proteins. I further believe in herbs– the kind we drink as […]

Open-faced portabella mushroom sandwichPortabella mushrooms- whole or slicedOnionsGarlicTamariWaterPotato flour to thicken (just a pinch- other flours would work too)Olive oilVegenaiseEzekiel bread (2) slicesPortabella mushrooms are on the sexier side of vegetables! They are incredible and hearty on their own, mixed with other vegetables, served on the side or even as “burgers.” I bought some the other day and was wondering […]

I went to a class today: The Miracle of Lacto-Fermentation at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health, taught by Peter Berley. I enjoy making my own food from scratch when I can.. also my own beauty products like skin cream, facial cleansers and scrubs. There is something both fun and empowering to creating what you will use or consume. […]

Warning lol: THIS IS NOT HEALTHY! BUT IT IS VEGAN!I get excited when I see marshmallows! It all goes back to when I was a little girl. I would sell chocolate covered marshmallows on the neighborhood street corner like kids sell lemonade- the only problem was that I ate at least half of them. That could have been where my […]

Voted BEST KOREAN restaurant in NYC (ZAGAT 2012)— and it happens to be vegan! I love this kind of dining! This is the sister restaurant of Franchia, which I wrote about in an earlier blog. I loved my experience at Franchia, so as one might expect- I couldn’t wait to go to HanGawi.  I knew it too would be on […]

If ever I saw a healthier style cookie recipe- this is it! I am a fan of many of the ingredients here especially oats, almond butter, dates and walnuts! The best part is- I made this without using my delicious fake vegan butter or any sugar- organic, un-refined or whatever else you want to call it. I mean a cookie […]

This is one of those rare days that I actually say to myself– wow I think I can really cook! I never would have thought up this recipe yet it was so simple and healthy. My Mom read this to me one day over the phone- right out of a White Plains local newspaper. People still read newspapers even though […]

For years I have been locked into the combination of asparagus with and a raspberry vinaigrette. Although delicious, it was time to try something new. I almost always pan sear the asparagus or grill them- again both wonderfully flavorful! Today I decided though to simply steam my vegetables – I used asparagus over dandelion greens. Tahini is new found for […]

There are a few foods that I try to avoid at all costs – that would be mostly all (non-organic) corn and soy products because I truly believe that genetically engineered foods (GMO’s) are horrible for our bodies and that one day this will all come to light! I believe that GMO’s are involved with many allergies, organ growths, inflammation […]

I don’t generally drink the orange juice that’s bottled or mass produced like Tropicana- basically because of the sugar and processing. Fresh orange juice however is so refreshing! Normally, I would order this out- they have those big machines that press the orange for juice. Have I ever juiced my own oranges?– no, I actually haven’t. I have been watching […]