Sun Cooked Vegan Fiber Loaf
Prep Time: 7 mins | Cook Time: 4 hrs. (Sun Oven) | Servings: 4 or 5 servings | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: Fiber from two days of juicing 1/4 cup of almonds 2/3 cup of walnuts 1/4 cup of flax seeds 1 red pepper 1 carrot (or 4 baby ones) 1/4 yellow onion 2 tbs of […]
Vegan Papaya Créme de Cassis
Prep Time: 5 min | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients for the Crème: 1 papaya 1 tsp. coconut oil 1 tbs. maple syrup 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 cup of raw cashew nuts 1/2 cup of almond milk 1/2 tsp. lime 1 blackberry Ingredients for the Cassis “Liqueur”: 1 cup of black currant 1 1/2 cup of filtered […]
Beet Raw-violi
Prep Time: 10 min | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 1 red golden beet 1 cup cashews 1/3 cup olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 garlic clove 1 dozen small basil leaves Small handful of spinach Equipment: Mandolin High-Speed Blender Directions: Put all ingredients in blender except for the beets. The mixture will look like pesto. Slice […]
Braised Brussels Sprouts (Vegan)
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook Time: 15 mins | Servings: 2 | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: 2 lbs. of Brussels sprouts 4 shallots 1 tsp. garlic powder 1 tbs. onion powder 1 tbs. of Celtic salt 1 tbs. of freshly ground pepper 2 tbs. grapes oil Equipment: Sharp knife Cutting board Oil mister (with pump) […]
How to Make Almond Butter
Homemade almond butter is head and shoulders better than store bought. It’s always great when you can control the ingredients in the foods that you eat. If the nuts that you use are not already roasted, you can dry roast them yourself in your oven. Spread the almonds on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment […]
Raw Fudge Brownies with Walnuts and Ganache
Prep Time: 10 mins. | Servings: 12 brownies | Difficulty: Easy Ingredients: Brownie: 2 1/4 cups of cashew flour 1 1/2 cups cacao powder 2 tbs. oat flour 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 3/4 tsp. Celtic salt 1/3 cup maple syrup 3/4 cup water 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped Chocolate Ganache: 1/3 cup of […]
Donuts: Healthy, Delicious and Nutritious
When I first moved to the United States from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, I was introduced to a super delicious, sweet, bread-like food called a “doughnut.” We have something similar in Brasil called Sonho, which means Dream. It is quite possible that Sonho is even worse for you because not only does it have everything […]
Morning Fiber Shake: A Great Addition to Your Morning Routine
A great way to start your day is with fruit, nuts and fiber. This simple-to-make shake will keep your energy up and your digestion happy. Your Daily Fiber Intake In A Delicious Shake This shake is shock-full of powerful ingredients. Raspberries are rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory phytonutrients (which lowers oxidative stress and reduces inflammation). […]
The Dirty Dozen and the Clean Fifteen
This is a Shopper’s Guide to Levels of Pesticide in Produce put out by the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization that advocates for policies to protect individual health (Portuguese version follows): Here are the Dirty Dozen: Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries) Apples Celery Cherry Tomatoes Cucumbers Grapes Kale and Colored Greens Peaches (and Nectarines) Potatoes […]
Fats That Bring Healing
In the early 1990’s I started to do research on harmful and healthy fats. This was before “0-grams trans-fat” became a trendy label appearing in our food supply, which it is one of those “thanks, but no thanks,” because in the United States, if a food has less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per […]