• Eating for Calm: Foods That Support Your Nervous System

    A warm cup of tea helps support your nervous system.

  • “Brigadeiro” on the Raw

    “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…

  • nuts about nuts: Nutty Not Naughty Ice-Cream

    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…

  • No-Bake Perfect Pumpkin Pie: A Gluten-Free Raw-Vegan Alternative

    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.…

  • Old-Folk Wisdom: Memories That Are Good for the Heart

    Memories That Are Good for the Heart Heart disease is the number one health issue in many countries. Some attribute it to poor nutrition, others to stress, or even a combination…

  • Home-Made Kombucha: Good for Your Health and for Your Wallet

    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.…

  • Chocolate Shake In-‘n-Out Style But Good-For-You

    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…

  • nuts about nuts: HEALTHY NUTELLA®

    nuts about nuts: HEALTHY NUTELLA®

    Nutella@: one of America’s Childhood Favorites Nuts Paste In our nuts-about-nuts section, we have decided to address the subject of Nutella®. Now, of course, Nutella® is a childhood favorite for most…

  • “Old-Folk” Wisdom: Artisan Cheese and Cheese Bread

    “Old-Folk” Wisdom: Artisan Cheese and Cheese Bread

    “Since childhood I have been in love with the Brazilian folk culture of Minas Gerais: the greengrocers selling cornbread, squished cookies, maze porridge with thin slices of fresh, white artisan cheese,…

  • High-Speed Recipes: Raw Vegan Sushi

    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…