Today I’m sharing with you one of my favorite salads that I make at least once a week. This is a fast recipe with only five ingredients! It takes ten minutes to prepare start to finish, and much faster when you get the hang of it and make it often. The photograph may not be as chic as the other recipes on my site, but it is seriously the best…
I remember how tasty shop bought, coconut chocolate bars seemed to be back in the days when I ate that ‘regular’ kind from the store. I’d enjoy them for a moment of indulgence; get a sugar kick; a brief feeling of euphoria; then I’d experience that uncomfortable ‘I know this wasn’t good for me‘ sort of feeling (thankfully for me, that was over 20 years ago now). These days when…
I adore finding healthful ingredients, full of antioxidants, vitamins and all round nutritional goodness, weaving them together to create delicious, fun, healthy, indulgent, vegan treats. These super tasty ‘Raw Chocolate, Blueberry & Coconut Lovehearts’ are the perfect thing to give a friend or lover as a gift to show how much you really care! Don’t forget the importance of loving yourself too, so be sure to keep a few back…
At Southern California’s ‘Raw Living Expo’ event in Thousand Oaks, CA, the Cows met up with Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, a vegan raw foodist and founder of the Rawfully Organic food co-op. Based in Houston, Texas, Rawfully Organic http://www.rawfullyorganic.com is the largest non-profit raw fruit and vegetable co-op in the United States. As a long-time raw foodist, Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram advocates a raw plant food diet for optimal health, and shares her tips…
Hello Everyone! I want to invite you to the funnest, most educational, highest vibe raw foods party on the planet. The Raw Living Expo is on it’s second year and better than ever! Hosting the 6th Annual Best of Raw Awards, this will be a party you don’t want to miss. http://www.rawlivingexpo.com/happycow/ . . The Best of Raw Foods team have put together yet another phenomenal event supporting the raw…
Walnut Almond Chocolate Chia Pudding Chia Gel: 3 tablespoon chia seeds 3/4 cup drinking water Pudding: 3/4 cup chia gel 3/4 cup raw mixed almonds and walnuts 2 1/2 tablespoon cacao powder pinch sea salt 1 tablespoon cacao nibs 3 tablespoon grade B maple syrup (or another liquid sweetener) optional: Medicine Flower Extracts, 2 drops each of Morello Cherry and Dark Chocolate Soak chia seeds overnight to make the chia…
Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you preparing this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Enjoy. Raw Cashew Cream Ingredients: 1 cup raw cashews ¼ cup agave nectar ¼ cup water cinnamon…
Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you preparing this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 1 zucchini (courgette), sliced with vegetable peeler 1 carrot, sliced with vegetable peeler Spinach leaves 1…
Summer is in full force here in Texas. That means hot weather, dips at Barton Springs, and a desire to have a refreshing meal that’s going to cool you off. Today we talk about 5 restaurants that are perfect for summer meals because they have delicious raw menu items, cooling juices, or a perfect patio to enjoy a summer cocktail. What are your favorite restaurants for summer noshing? Leave in…
I don’t know where you live but here in Texas it’s blazing hot! Sure it’s easy to just turn on the air con but what is even better for cooling you off during the summer is to eat foods that are naturally cooling. It just so happens that the produce that flourishes in the summer are water-dense and help cool you off. Nature is really cool like that! Here are…
Being a Vegan doesn’t mean you’re some kind of extremist freak the way it did say 20 years ago. In fact, the number of Vegans in the U.S. has been increasing every year and is slowly but surely becoming main stream, even hip thanks to some celebrity endorsements and a growing concern for disease prevention. So now that Veganism has found a more acceptable place in society what has taken…
Hi! Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you cooking this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 2 kale leaves, torn apart ½ mango, diced (use juice as well) ½ avocado, diced…
Hi! Here’s another Meatless Monday recipe to tantalize your taste buds and get you creating this cruelty-free meal in your kitchen. This week’s Meatless Monday recipe is contributed by our friend, Leigh-Chantelle from Viva la Vegan! a website with a large range of vegan recipes that focuses on positive information, education and vegan outreach. Ingredients: 4 zucchinis (courgettes) peeled, mandolined or spiralised 4 tomatoes, diced 1 red capsicum (pepper), thinly…