les violettes
periodic updates on the vegetarian lifestyle

carrot ginger soup and bitter greens

October 30th 2009

So healthy and tasty as well. This recipe is from chef, Terry Walters. She has a new book out titled Clean Food, “The cleaner we eat, the clearer we think, and the better we can embrace good health and nutrition.” Now I know that this seems contradictory after that killer chocolate [...]

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raw foods revolution

June 30th 2009

A few years ago, I had the fortunate opportunity to have a meal prepared by Cherie Soria and her students from the Living Light Institute. She’s a warm and caring person with a wealth of knowledge and talent. Cherie Soria along with her teacher Dr. Ann Wigmore are frequently referred to as [...]

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coconut soup

March 26th 2009

Coconut is one of my favorites and a versatile staple for vegetarians. Great for drinking, savory dishes and sweets, I simply love coconut water. Here’s a fantastic recipe from Hippy Gourment.

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quick, easy and healthy pasta

March 24th 2009

this is a quick and easy raw recipe for healthy pasta with raw chef, Jennifer Cornbleet.

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sustainable eating with mark bittman

March 10th 2009

Many of you are familiar with food writer, Mark Bittman.  Perhaps you even have his well-known book, How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. In Bittman’s own words “I’m not a vegetarian…but I am a less-meat-tarian.  Those who are vegetarian, you get a free pass.”  He discusses the correlation between what we eat, health and in particular [...]

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lucuma ice cream

March 2nd 2009

Really delicious lucuma ice cream from raw food chef and author, Ani Phyo.

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