Raw Food Archives

Apples and Honey: a symbol of healthy living!

Sep 8, 2010 | Dairy Free, Energy Food, Fruit, Holiday Food and Tips, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Raw Food, Superfoods, Sweet Treats and Desserts

It’s Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year: starting tonight (Wednesday), and I will be – as tradition dictates – dipping apples into honey. I was always told – and have told my kids – that the reason we dip the apples into honey is to...

Tomato Cucumber Salad with 1-2-3 Dressing!

Sep 7, 2010 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Healthy Yummy Kids, Kids and Food, Raw Food, Recipes, Salads

My friends Lisa and Isabel making Tomato-Cucumber Salad. One of my favorite things when we were camping this summer was preparing meals outdoors with friends. At our last campsite of the summer, in the Adirondacks, my friends Lisa and Isabel made a wonderfully simple...

Farmer’s Market Finds

Sep 2, 2010 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, Fruit, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Healthy Yummy Kids, Kids and Food, Raw Food, Recommended Books, Products, and Services

I love Farmer’s Markets! Here’s what’s going on right now at a few Farmer’s Markets I’ve recently visited: In Orangeville, Ontario (above, in front of The Whole Village Farm stand) and in Davis Sq, Somerville, MA there are Ground...

Raw Blueberry Cream Pie

Aug 19, 2010 | Berries, Busy Life and Travel Tips, Dairy Free, Energy Food, Fruit, Gluten Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Nutrient Dense, Raw Food, Recipes

Blueberry season makes me happy! This summer I kicked off the season with some great Blueberry picking. Then I traveled through Blueberry country: first through Maine (the world’s largest low bush blueberry producer); and then through Oxford, Nova Scotia (the...

Blueberry Season! – Picking and Freezing

Jul 19, 2010 | Berries, Dairy Free, Fruit, Gluten Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Healthy Yummy Kids, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Raw Food

Next to perfectly ripe, fresh figs, blueberries are my favorite food. And, I have to admit, blueberries in large quantities are even better. I know, I know: “be present with each bite, eat consciously, chew fully and you won’t need as much” (as I...

Guacomole in a minute – like a Pro! ~ Video ~

Jun 28, 2010 | Busy Life and Travel Tips, Dairy Free, Energy Food, Gluten Free, Healthy Fast Food, Healthy Living and Tips, Kids and Food, Nutrient Dense, Raw Food, Recipes

This past weekend I was in NYC for my graduation from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition’s Advanced Training. Ya-hoo! It wasn’t just the culmination of 2 years of study: it was an affirmation of the 20 years that I have spent studying and working in...