From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Sweet Pecan & Coconut Key Lime Pie

July 18, 2008

(raw vegan, gluten-free)
I have never been into baking. And I’m actually not all that much of a sweets person beyond fruit or the occasional treating myself over the counter at a real boulangerie. However, something’s up with this summer season and citrus. I can’t get enough, in all sorts of applications. I got [...]

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Super Antioxidant Summer Fruit Salad

July 15, 2008

(raw vegan, gluten-free)
This simple, refreshing, colorful, super-nutritious fruit salad is packed with antioxidants and vitamin C. A squeeze of lime juice and a fine chiffonade of mint gives it a delicious kick of brightness. Pomegranate seeds, in lieu of raspberries, also work very well when they’re in season.
Makes 6-8 generous servings. Simply [...]

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Olé-Olé Pepper Party Salad with Lime & Avocado

July 15, 2008

(raw vegan, gluten-free)
The hot weather calls for refreshing dishes, and this salad includes a sensational way to incorporate citrus in your salad. In fact, it’s my new thing…paper thin slices of citrus like lime, lemons, and oranges lend a unique “pop” in flavor. And the entire slice is edible, peel and all, so [...]

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Gone to the Med, Day 3: A Flash of Venice

July 14, 2008

See more photos of our time in Venice on Flickr!
Wednesday, June 18: This is freakin surreal! Finally we’ve made it to Venice, going into our third day of travel with very little sleep, and worried all along if we’d get here with a boat still waiting for us. Throughout our in-route ordeal, [...]

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Gone to the Med, Days 1 & 2: In-Route Madness

July 11, 2008

June 17 or 18th-ish: Sometimes it doesn’t matter how well you prepare yourself, how well-packed you are, how early you arrive. If you’re at the mercy of the airlines and their flight schedules (or lack thereof), anything can happen.
I’m somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway to Amsterdam according to the in-flight navigation screen. [...]

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Notes from a Post-Traveled Swimming Brain

July 7, 2008

Organic food counter at Marcat de la Boqueria – Barcelona, Spain

Sunday, July 6: It’s 4:08 am from what I can read on the DVD player’s digital clock display across my bedroom out of a squinted eyeball. Being awake right now must be a product of jet-lag, because after nearly 24 [...]

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