Raw Food Recipes: Avocado Cucumber Hand Rolls

Avocado Cucumber Hand Rolls These hand rolls are refreshing, healthy and packed with protein. Serve them with Pickled Ginger (page 173) and a side of Asian Kale Slaw (page 120). 1 cup raw sunflower seeds, soaked 250 m (see Tips) 1⁄4 cup freshly squeezed … [Read more...]

Vegetarian Cookbooks: Raw, Quick & Delicious

I have been eating more raw food in the last year. In fact, the only meal I eat that is cooked is dinner usually. Raw food makes me feel better. It gives me more energy, and it makes me feel more full, so I eat less filler foods that leave me sluggish. Some people (and … [Read more...]

New Chipotle Scarecrow ad on factory farming: Educational infommercial or marketing ploy?

This infomercial is being widely shared across social media outlets. It is quite well done. The message about direction factory farming is quite clear. At first, I ignored watching this ad, as I am not a fan of fast food and have never eaten at Chipotle, even though they have … [Read more...]

Safe, non-stick cooking with ceramic coated WearEver Pure Living Cookware

I was so excited to open a box sent for product review and find a WearEver Pure Living Nonstick Ceramic Coating Saute Pan/Fry Pan! This pan is super nice, super safe, and super easy to clean. It's even dishwasher safe! Pure Living is a revolution in nonstick cookware. The … [Read more...]

Buyer Beware: “Extreme” Genetically Engineered Synbio Vanilla Coming to Natural Products

As a consumer, I do depend on the term "natural" to identify products I feel comfortable feeding my family. I do read labels. Even my kids read labels. I trust in ingredients I can pronounce and have heard of before. Vanilla, is obviously, one of those ingredients that gives me … [Read more...]