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carrot ginger soup and bitter greens

michele — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:21:11 +0000

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 pecan cake. Well it’s all out balance – something decadent, something healthy. Right? Anyway, no packaged food here. Terry’s approach

“is not about denying ourselves the foods we love. Rather, it is about looking at the big picture, delving into our imbalances and incorporating the nutrients and life practices that we are missing in order to be healthy – mind, body and soul.”

Some may be allergic to soy and nuts or gluten so, use your own judgment. She recommends eating more of the following foods:

* Whole Grains
* Vegetables (especially dark leafy greens!)
* Legumes
* Soy
* Nuts and seeds
* Fruit
* Sea vegetables
* Herbs

Sounds good to me.

raw foods revolution

michele — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:20:30 +0000

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 the godmothers of the raw food movement. In these videos divided into two parts, she discusses the types of raw “foodists,” health considerations, as well as some tips about preparing and eating raw foods. You’ll find some detailed information about the raw lifestyle. In future posts, I’ll try to find some video and recipes from some of the raw foods chefs trained by Cherie Soria. For now, enjoy this video series!

Part 1: Raw food philosophies

Part 2: Dietary considerations

Did you enjoy the videos? Did you learn anything? (I did.) Guess what? There’s more. Interested in a few recipes? Find them at the end of an interview from Vegetarians in Paradise.

coconut soup

michele — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:39:33 +0000

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.

quick, easy and healthy pasta

michele — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:55:16 +0000

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

sustainable eating with mark bittman

michele — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:44:31 +0000

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 the effects on the environment. Certainly this is familiar territory among the veg(etari)an community. The focus is on getting the mainstream society i.e. meat eaters to well eat less meat.

So what is Bittman’s philosophy regarding diet? A self-proclaimed “incrementalist”, he’s vegan until 6pm; after 6 anything goes. An “incrementalist” is one who believes in gradual change. It’s moderate and therefore more effective. There is a 90/10 paradigm in the food world that is 90% meat and carbs and 10% vegetables. The goal is to reduce this to 80% meat and carbs and 20% vegetables with a 10% decrease in meat consumption.

Why is all of this on a veg(etari)an blog? Because explaining why a veg(etari)an lifestyle (or a move towards one. For more on this…. see this interview:

Here are some vegetarian recipes from Mark Bittman. You can also find additional recipes on his site.

lucuma ice cream

michele — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:08:04 +0000

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