Pumpkin Almond Date Shake

Ingredients: 3 Tbsp Pumpkin Puree (I made fresh raw puree using a sweet pie pumpkin) 1 Cup Almond Milk 6 Dates 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract 1/2 Tsp Cinnamon Add all contents to a blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!   Continue reading →

Raw Carrot Falafel

Ingredients*: 1 Cup Sunflower Seeds 2 Cups Chopped Carrots 1 Large Garlic Clove 1/2 Cup Cilantro Juice of 1 Lime 1/2 Tsp Coriander 1 Tsp Cumin Add ingredients to a food processor fitted with the ‘s-blade” attachment. Process mixture until smooth. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls. Serve with desired veggies, dressings, or sauces. Store falafel balls … Continue reading →

Raw Pear Apple Sauce

Ingredients: 5 Apples of your Choice (I used all Pink Ladies) 2 Pears (I used Bosc Pears) Juice of 1/2 a Lemon 1 Tsp Cinnamon 1/4 Tsp Ground Vanilla Bean Powder Dash of Nutmeg Dash of Ground Ginger   Add all ingredients to a blender. If you have a Vitamix use the tamper tool to … Continue reading →

Chocolate Banana Milkshake

Ingredients: 1 Large Banana (Frozen) 1 Tbsp Carob Powder 1 1/2 Cups Unsweetened Coconut Milk 1 Tbsp Hemp Seeds 1/4 Tsp Vanilla Extract 10 Dates (I used Halawi dates which are a smaller variety) Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve and enjoy! Continue reading →

Raw Vegan Kelp Noodle Pad Thai

Recently, my diet hasn’t been the best. I have been eating lots of cooked vegan foods and dare I say junk foods and now my skin is beginning to react to it all. So with my wedding less than 60 days away I have vowed to transition back to my normal diet of eating high … Continue reading →

Chunky Monkey Raw Vegan Milkshake

Ingredients: 3 Frozen Bananas (chopped into 1″ pieces) 2 Heaping Tbsp Raw Almond Butter 1 Tbsp Raw Hemp Seeds 1 Cup Raw Almond Milk 1 Tbsp Raw Cacao Nibs In a blender combine bananas, almond butter, hemp seeds, and almond milk. Once the mixture is smooth and the blender is still running add cacao nibs … Continue reading →

Black Bean, Mango, and Quinoa Salad

Ingredients: 1 1/2-Cups Black Beans (Cooked) 1-Cup Quinoa (Cooked) 1/2-Cup Mangoes (Diced) 1/4-Cup Red Onion (Diced) 1/4-Cup Red Pepper (Diced) 1/2 Jalapeño (Diced) 3 Tbsp Cilantro (Minced) Juice of 1 Lime This recipe is so simple you can make it with your eyes closed. Add all ingredients to a large mixing bowl and stir. Serve … Continue reading →

Vegan “Tuna” Collard Wrap

It’s been an unseasonably warm past week in the Bay Area so my fiancé and I have been capitalizing on the warm San Francisco weather by frolicking outside everyday. This past weekend we had a mini post farmers market picnic and these “tuna” wraps were the star of the show. My fiancé has THE pickest … Continue reading →

Strawberry Salsa

Ingredients: 1/2 Cup Diced Strawberries 1/2 Cup Diced Green Zebra Heirloom Tomatoes 1/4 Cup of Diced Red Onion 1/2 of a Jalapeño Minced 1 1/2 Tbsp Cilantro chopped 1 Tsp Mint chopped Juice of 1 Lime Combine all ingredients in a bowl and give a light stir. Serve as a snack, side dish, or condiment. … Continue reading →

Raw Hazelnut Milk

Hazelnut milk has become a weekly staple in my kitchen. It’s only by chance that I made my first batch but as soon as I tasted it I was hooked. Initially I always made almond milk as it was an easy go to nut milk variety and perhaps one of the most talked about plant … Continue reading →