Going VEGGan: A Vegan Who Eats Eggs
When I Was A Vegan Girl After a winter filled with rain and abnormally cold temperatures in California, I decided to revisit my eating habits and go Vegan, but not completely. I absolutely LOVE vegetables, raw or cooked. So much so that in the mid 1990’s I went vegan for 5 years, and only stopped because […]
SHAKE & TAKE: SALAD IN A JAR by Chef Erin Yeschin
Shake & Take Salad Salad, you cannot go wrong with it. As part of our new way of eating, we’ll be doing our best to up the leafy greens in our daily diet. Combined with our busy schedules, this new found culinary plan has potential of being quite a challenge, but when it comes to our health we […]
Matcha (Green Tea) Energy Bites for Anyone On-the-Go
Matcha Energy Bites that are Delicious, Nutritious and Expeditious by Chef Erin Yeschin of The Inspired Kitchen Making the Case for Matcha Energy Bites For taking them on a hike, packed in a school lunch or just out and about on the town, pop them in the freezer overnight so they take longer to soften. When placed in […]
The Alphabet of Vitamins: Vitamin K
Vitamin K: The Forgotten Vitamin Today I am going to share with you several important facts about vitamin K. While this obscure vitamin, also known as “the forgotten vitamin” can almost go unnoticed, yet let us not forget that some of its benefits are unsurpassable. Overall, Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, which is necessary for a number of critical bodily […]
“Brigadeiro” on the Raw
If you have ever been to Brasil or even to a Brazilian restaurant, then you know that one of the most famous desserts is a ball of condensed milk cooked with chocolate and butter. It is called “Brigadeiro” and there is nothing more delicious in the world to satisfy your sweet tooth, if you have […]
nuts about nuts: Nutty Not Naughty Ice-Cream
Irresistible ice-cream? Not any more. No matter what food lifestyle you follow, you can create healthy, dairy free, ice-cream in minutes. NUT FACT: Did you know that technically cashew is not a nut but a seed? It comes from the cashew fruit, except—unlike most fruit—the cashew seed lives on the outside. You can see pictures […]
No-Bake Perfect Pumpkin Pie: A Gluten-Free Raw-Vegan Alternative
From pumpkin decorations to pumpkin pie, it is fall and you know it. “It’s safe to say that when it comes to Fall, Pumpkin is the superstar of the season. From adorning our doorsteps to filling our lattes, muffins and more, we just can’t get enough of this bright orange gourd. Maybe that’s why every […]
Home-Made Kombucha: Good for Your Health and for Your Wallet
Kombucha originated in Manchuria. It later propagated to Russia and from there to the rest of the world. Kombucha was extremely popular as a health beverage in China in the 1950’s and 60’s. Many families grew kombucha at home.—from our TIPS FOR WHOLESOME LIVING Series, by Jessica Stamm, MS CCN After 7 years of spending way too much […]
Chocolate Shake In-‘n-Out Style But Good-For-You
“Double-double and Fries, Animal Style, with a Chocolate Shake, Please” When I first arrived in California, many moons ago, one of the first places I was taken to eat was the In-n-Out in North Hollywood. I will never forget it—because it’s still there to this day! The challenge was to try their cheeseburger and one […]
High-Speed Recipes: Raw Vegan Sushi
Raw Vegan Sushi! It is not everyday that you spend a little extra time in the kitchen making raw vegan sushi and come up with your own exquisite recipe, but that happened to me last week. Being one who loves to share, we set up to film the process and produced this new high-speed recipe […]
