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…

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:…

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…

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…

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…

A Paleo Comfort-Food

Are you interested in the paleo diet? This eating style excludes grains, legumes, potatoes (but not sweet potatoes), dairy, and refined sugar. Omitting most processed foods, it leaves you with meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts, good fats, fruit, and…

Earth-Friendly Cooking: Solar Ovens

On April 22 we celebrated Earth Day. One of the best ways to treat the earth with kindness is to turn to the sun for energy. Sure there are multiple sources of energy available on the earth; some contribute…

What’s Lurking in Your Corn?

Wheat, rice, peanuts, spoiled produce (especially apples used in apple juice), and milk and meat (because the animals are fed moldy corn) are also significant contributors of mycotoxins in our daily diets. The key thing in all of this…