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Cranberry Memories
The American superfood
My days of concocting in the kitchen began in preschool. I remember taking turns with classmates shaking a milk carton until it became butter for us to slather on saltines, but the recipe that stuck with me was cranberry relish.
Cranberry relish. My pride beamed every year with my contribution to the family Thanksgiving […]
Posted in antioxidants, kefir, Nutrition:antioxidants, probiotics, Raw Food, superfoods
Tagged antioxidant, cranberries, food, recipe, superfood, thanksgiving
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Cultured veggies
On a whim a couple months ago, I decided to offer a class on fermented foods. Of all the topics I could speak on from stress reduction, energy work, positive thinking, meditation, acupuncture, nutrition, herbs, essential oils…you get the picture…I chose the most obscure topic.
It has turned out to be the best topic as well. […]
Garden Trout
I had a smoked trout salad a couple weeks ago which reminded me that I really like trout. I rarely eat meat, but when I do it is something I crave and works well with my body which would be trout, turkey or duck. In the company of others, I may deviate from those.
No, the […]
Posted in Fish, Foods, Foods:salad, Foods:veggies, Raw Food
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Gazpacho Memories
The humidity of this current summer has called for some cool creative cooking or uncooking as the case may be. I have lived off salad greens with homemade dressings, smoothies, and gazpacho.
This last batch of gazpacho took me back East to my days in Boston. The summers I spent there weren’t unbearable, but I would […]
Posted in antioxidants, Detox, Foods:soup, Foods:veggies, Raw Food, Vegan, whole plant-based diet
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By Land or By Sea, Green Superfoods
Over the last couple months I wrote about a variety of superfoods. Nuts, seeds, berries, and now green stuff that is nutrient-dense for their tiny size. We’ve got nutritious green stuff that we find in the garden and not as familiar green stuff from the water’s depths.
For the landlovers, we’ve got your grasses-alfalfa, barley, and […]
Posted in Foods, magnesium, quinoa, Raw Food, seaweed, superfoods, whole plant-based diet
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SuperBerries SuperRoot SuperBean
A warning to superfood-lovers, my profiles on superfoods may seem a little sobering. I am providing the beneficial and the cautionary. Some are non-indigenous items and therefore maybe not eco-conscious or green or maintain their superfood profile once they get to our kitchens, while others are medicinal according to Chinese medicine. The medicinal aspect is […]
Posted in acai, adrenals, antioxidants, cacao, coconut, cravings, fertility, ginseng, goji berries, maca, magnesium, Raw Food, serotonin, superfoods
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Thrive On
Continuing on my Thrive in 30 Journey, I looked at the biker on the cover (Brendan Brazier of course) and I realized I needed to address another component – Exercise.
I bike. I bike only during a short season in Chicago, maybe 7-ish months. The weather the first half of […]
Posted in Brendan Brazier, exercise, green smoothies, Raw Food, sprouting, Thrive, Vegan
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Thrive Journey
By the time I post, I will be well into my Thrive Journey. I was asked by Maya Henderson to join her and a few others on the Thrive in 30 challenge. Can you eat raw for 30 days the way Brendan Brazier eats raw? Are you ready to experience more energy? Are […]
Posted in Brendan Brazier, diet, energy, green smoothies, Raw Food, Thrive, Vegan, wellness
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Green Smoothies
I’ve been on an adventure of green smoothies and of fruits from faraway places, and I’m returning to share a few recipes and a bit more of my current adventure! First, here are a few smoothies. Blend one up, sit back and read. I try everything once, take what I like, and make it my […]
