Sea Vegetables: A Dairy Free Source of Calcium

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  This upcoming weekend at The Natural Gourmet Cooking School is all about Sea Vegetables, a topic near and dear to my heart!  I love introducing my private cooking clients to these underutilized, nutritional powerhouses!  Most people I work with have either never had them before or their experience has been limited to the seaweed [...]

Summer Peach Cobbler

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  Summer desserts need to be fast and easy!  Now that the peaches are starting to come into season, I thought I’d share one of my favorite summer recipes. QEND! Quick, Easy, Nutritious and Delicious!   Crust Ingredients: 3 cups pecans 1 vanilla bean, scraped ¾ teaspoon sea salt ¾ cup pitted dates (soaked in [...]

Creamy Avocado Dressing

Creamy Avocado Salad

  Ingredients: 1 avocado ½ cucumber ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup raw honey 3 tsp apple cider vinegar 1 tsp sea salt Directions: Combine all ingredients in a high speed blender.   Recipe from Living on Live Food by Alissa Cohen

Tofu Eggless Salad

Tofu Eggless Salad - Vegan Recipes

Source:  www.RawChef.com Chad Sarno Tofu is a good source of vegetarian protein.  This recipe was printed in Kris Carr’s book Crazy Sexy Diet and is quick and easy to make.  A nice alternative to egg salad when you are in the mood to branch out. 16 oz block of firm tofu (sprouted if you can [...]

Garden Gazpacho

Gazpacho

This is the perfect recipe to make in the summer when tomatoes are in season.  I bring it to parties all the time.  I couldn’t wait though and made it the other day at the first sign of spring!  The flavors of the vegetables and fresh herbs blend so nicely together, it makes for a [...]

How to Keep Salads From Getting Boring

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If you were told that all you could eat this week for lunch and dinner was salad, would you cringe at the idea thinking “oh my god, how boring” or would your creative juices start to flow and relish the thought of coming up with new culinary sensations everyday? Salads are NEVER boring! I’m not [...]

Zucchini Pasta Marinara (Vegan)

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Ingredients: 1 cup sundried tomatoes clove garlic 1 cup coarsely chopped tomatoes ½ cup water ½ cup grated cucumber 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar 3 Tbsp fresh herbs (basil and parsley) ½ tsp sea salt 2 medium to large size zucchini, peeled Directions: Soak the sun dried tomatoes for 20 minutes un [...]

Raw Food Recipe: Chunky Corn and Fresh Herb Chowder (Raw)

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strong>Ingredients: 1 cup raw corn kernels ½ cup water 1 small garlic clove ½ tsp sea salt 2 T olive oil 3 Tbsp of fresh herbs (thyme and parsley) Directions: Place all ingredients except the corn into the food processor and process until well combined.  Add the corn and pulse a few times until you [...]

Raw Vegan Appetizer Recipe: Stuffed Tomato Hors D’Oeuvres

Isn’t it annoying to go to a social event where there is nothing healthy to nosh on other than the lonely, untouched crudités platter hidden in the corner of the room?   Once you have sampled this very easy to make appetizer, that is raw, vegan and high in protein, you need not worry any longer!  [...]