Making Love in the Kitchen

Remember my lovers when I talked about wanting to eat foods that could back-flip and stand on end? Well that, in essence is what raw food power is about. It is referring to the act of eating foods that give us more energy than it drains away, foods that fuel the tank rather than empty it. Raw food power, in essence, is what we need most of all, right now, in the heart of this thing we call winter.

Last November, I ran my first trial run of my Raw Food Power class and it filled to the brim. It was for sure my fave class because it really gets to the heart of the magical powers of foods and how they can heal and build us up to our max potential- not just in health, but in life.

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Holy cannolley doodle! This recipe here officially marks the second Monday in a row where I have thrown a little rum into the mix. I think this nutritionista spent a little to much time sunning and funning it up in St. Lucia. But you know what? You know me better than to think I play by any rules and a little rum mixed into chocolate once in a while, is super-cali-fantastica-liciousness. So take a deep breath and get your ‘alcohol is the devil’ evil nutrition eye outta, here!

The thing about this chocolate covered cup-o-love is that there isn’t much rum and it is the most decadent piece of brilliance I have come up with in ages. And I write this as I look at this giant bottle of rum, staring me in the face. I suppose it may be time that I explain why I even have the boozey booze kicking around this parts given that hard liquor isn’t really my cup of tea (though a little Nourishtea minty igloo- that be peppermint- with a little dabble of rum may just be amazing).

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Well if Okra as a top post was a massive surprise, this one is the complete opposite. Kale chips have enticed the main stream over to the green and leafy side for a while now. And this is the best way to eat it for sure!

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Well, you knew chocolate was coming. This was a sweet a made for my sweet last Valentine’s day. More people have told me they made this than any other recipe. No surprise really- who doesn’t love a mix of salty nuttiness and chocolate? These really are amazing and if you have yet to try them, you must!

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My assistant Jen is obsessed with sea moss. One of the many things I love about her. Jen and I spend hours upon hours together when she is working in the kitchen with me. She cleans up after my Tazmanian Devil style cooking binges and makes me laugh, really hard. On days when I have a class, we spend a good 12 hours together, keeping things going.

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As I may have mentioned before, I taught 19 classes in a little over two months. Some of those classes get repeated and you know what? I don’t really like doing the same things twice. The recipe below was from a sweet treat recipe I often use in my Veggie Transition Workshop.

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When is all said and done, I am fairly new to this field of nutrition. In this short time, I have had the opportunity to get up close and personal with the likes of Michael Murray, Elson Haas, Sally Fallon, David Suzuki, David Wolfe, and attended lectures by Brian Clement, Kevin Gianni, Daniel Vitalis, Dr. Mercola and wooweee… that’s enough name dropping.
How I had never before heard of Paul Nison, is a mystery to me as he is up there and out there and just as seriously out there as any I have seen speak before.

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Two months until the first St. Lucia retreat. Don’t be left out in the cold! And don’t miss this week’s special holiday Vitamix offer. We all know that famous quote by Hippocrates right? “Let food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food”? Of course. And of course it’s true. What if we look [...]

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Now, I’ll admit that this hummus looks a bit like poo. But so does re-fried beans and this is so much better, but tastes the same. I think. I don’t actually think I’ve ever had refried beans but you could definitely use this recipe in place of refried beans in your favourite layered dip or burrito. That’s right, we’re taking this miso hummus to mexico!

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Have you ever been to a science centre or children’s museum where you put your hand on a ball of electricity and it makes your hair stand on end?
Well I kind of like my food to do the same. I mean, not that you have to electrocute it, but that it is so supercharged that it just can’t limp out on you. We don’t tend to like things that go limp when they should stand firm… (um, ahem).

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Have you been to one of my classes or workshops yet? If not, then you wouldn’t have any idea how horrible I am at following the directions on a recipe, especially when it comes to my own.
I really have a hard time following rules, guidelines, instructions, and directions. I prefer to follow the ones I make up in my own mind. This habit sometimes finds me lost, sometimes finds me dressed inappropriately, but more often than not, results in unexpected adventure.

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You can still have your goodies while on a low glycemic lifestyle. Yes you can.
See, when we want to keep things low on the glycemic scale, we can’t just look at the individual food but also how it is being combined. We can combine higher glycemic index foods, like honey for example, with foods that are right in healthy fats, protein and fibre. This means that even though honey may be high, all the other things being partnered up with it could be low, and thus bringing down the whole load of the treat, making it a-okay!

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That is where my medicine comes from. That is my green juice remedy.
It’s amazing when we get something that we think is the worst thing ever and slowly but surely we learn that it might be the best thing ever. Stay with me here…

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Lovers! Yes, oh yes. Today is my birthday and I am now 31 years young. Oh it is good to be a woman in her 30’s. I swear there is this wild transition that happens when you reach 30 and the more into this delectable prosperous, self-assured decade I get, the more clear I become on what I am after in my world, and perhaps even more importantly, what is no longer worth putting energy into.

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Monday morning. What better time to have a cocktail. A light, zingy, refreshing cocktail. If you haven’t already popped over to poke around on my discussion board, you may have noticed the section there called “Stupid Questions” where many of you, along with myself have posted some of the dumber questions we have been asked about our healthy eating choices.

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