(raw vegan, gluten-free)
So this is one of my most favorite, simple pleasures I took away from the Gourmet Institute a couple weekends ago that I haven’t quit talking about.  Besides the fact that it’s healthy and raw, I think what impresses me most is that when world-renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten demonstrated how to make it, [...]

Filed under: Gluten-Free, Mediterranean, Raw Vegan, Salads, Soups, Vegetables |

Chef panel Roberto Santibañez, Michael Psilakis, Zak Pelaccio, & Floyd Cardoz at the “Ethnic Food in America” seminar, Condé Nast Auditorium.
It was kind of a surprise to find myself attending the 6th annual Gourmet Institute in New York City.  As a long time reader of Gourmet Magazine, I recall thumbing past advertisements for the event [...]

Filed under: Chefs that Rock, Foodie Talk, Fruit, NYC, Travel & Galavanting |

(raw vegan, gluten-free*)
Au poivre (French for “with pepper”) is most commonly a beef application in which one or more types of peppercorns are crushed to create a flavorful, punchy crust.  As a lover of all things peppery or spicy, it’s also one of my favorite methods and one that I started longing for since giving [...]

Filed under: French, Gluten-Free, Pasta, Raw Vegan, Recipes, Vegetables |

(vegan, gluten-free)
These sweet potato and beet chips are nothing original, in fact, I got the idea from a recent episode of Giada de Laurentiis’ Everyday Italian where she fried the mandolined slices in extra virgin olive oil and then finished them with garlic-rosemary sea salt.  I was immediately attracted by the bright, deep, pink and [...]

Filed under: Appetizers & Light Bites, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Vegetables |

June 22: A girl can really get used to traveling by boat and waking up to a new landscape every morning, especially if the landscapes keep on looking as amazing as this.  We’re anchored a mere 150 to 200 yards offshore from Italy’s southwestern coastline and home to the Campania region. I opened the drapes [...]

Filed under: Italy, Travel & Galavanting |

(vegan, partially raw, gluten-free)
Another recent craving for Mexican food got me experimenting again, and just like other ethnic-similar dishes such as tacos and enchiladas, it works incredibly well with raw.  I believe it’s a combination of both the seasonings and the ingredients to which they are applied compliment each other famously.  Best of all, this [...]

Filed under: Gluten-Free, Raw Vegan, Recipes, Rice, Southwest & Mexican, Vegetables |