(raw vegan, gluten-free)
I just love saffron, especially in a yellow rice or pasta dish.  It has a unique subtlety all its own.  It can indeed be pricey, but a little goes a long way and adds a luxurious, ethnic tone to Spanish, Latin, and Mediterranean dishes.  This is my raw take on a favorite Spanish [...]

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(raw vegan, gluten free)
Some tweeting about Nutella last week helped to put the chocolate bug in my (un)cooking bonnet.  It was that time again for something sweet, something rich and chocolatey.  What could be better than that something tasting like a healthy version of Nutella?  Well, that was the idea anyway.  These dense, decadent truffles [...]

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(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, [...]

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(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 [...]

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(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 |

(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 |

(raw vegan, gluten-free*)
These little chocolate cakes have given me another perfect opportunity to rave with total geekoid enthusiasm on the deliciousness of raw food’s sheer simplicity.  Not just in the ingredients, but in method and execution.  Sure, you can get very elaborate with equipment, multiple steps and layers, and time consuming processes to achieve the [...]

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(raw vegetarian, raw vegan modifiable*, gluten-free)
This is a classic example of letting high quality fresh food speak for itself.  No need to overly complicate, and very simply dressed.  This was like, a magnificent Alice Waters moment.
Over the weekend, I went to the Winter Park Farmer’s Market which is held every Saturday from 7:00 am to [...]

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(raw vegan, gluten free)
I love nut-based pâtes.  Not only are they incredibly nutritious, nuts present quite an amazing array of versatility.  From making milks and creams to hummus, spreads, and pâtes, whether sweet or savory, there are endless flavors and seasonings that work so well with them.  I’m always thinking of new spins to put [...]

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(vegan, gluten-free*)
Lately I’ve been hearing more and more buzz on the increasingly popular shirataki “noodles”.  Shiratake comes from the root of a yam-related plant and was developed in Asia as a healthier alternative to conventional noodles.  They’re sugar-free, gluten-free, contain dramatically fewer calories and carbohydrates than pasta and are also a good source of fiber, [...]

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