Tag: health

Red.  Daring.  Slightly immoral.  It’s the …Scarlet Lady!  I had red chard in my fridge just begging to be used so I went for it and used it a theme.  Today was all about being red, red red. The result: While I didn’t turn suddenly scandalous (more’s the pity), I did enjoy the sweeter side […]

Yay, SPUD!  Yesterday I got my delivery of yummy produce straight to my doorstep.  It was like Christmas when I came home, only without the sugar crash. This morning I was so inspired by all the beautiful green veggies in my bin that I decided to make something positively verdant. The Green Monster 1/2 cucumber […]

So I return from Mexico and to my beloved juicer, excited to rev up the Hurom to start off another great day. However, I’ve been in Mexico for a week, so you can imagine the state of the contents of my fridge. Basically, all that’s available is the tough stuff.  You know, the veggies that […]

First day in Maya Tulum for the YYoga retreat  – AHHHHHH. After a brutish day of travel yesterday and gobbling down a meal of guacamole and tortilla chips last night (granted, they were yummy), I craved something green this morning.  The resort offers a selection of smoothies and juices, so I opted for the most […]

On the recommendation of a friend (thanks Christina!), I tried the following concoction: 2 carrots 1 grapefruit (use rhubarb if in season) ginger makes about 6 oz. She said this would wake me up as well as any coffee, so I gave it a whirl. This juice makes a beautiful coral color because of the […]

Today I made a juice that resembles brontosaurus upchuck. Lovena had warned me: when you mix red and green things together, you’re going to get something brown and fairly ugly.  If you want pretty juices, stay in the same color palette.  But I’ve been loving the tomato and green combo, so my juices aren’t going […]

The incredible Vitamix. Intro to Raw Food Last night I went to in introduction to Raw Food course by Indigo Foods in Vancouver.  Lovena, the delightfully accented Ukrainian proprietor, kindly let me use my Ethical Deal coupon that was a year out of date.  I’d randomly bought it when I was an omnivore and now […]

These could totally suck. I decided to take this week’s mastication by products, cuisinart them together with some dates, cocoa, and tahini paste, roll them into balls with coconut and stick them in the freezer. Now, while the Juicer and I seem to be on civil terms, the Cuisinart is my nemesis.  This is the […]

Trader Joe’s. I live in Vancouver, Canada, and there is a section of the population that makes a pilgrimage down to Bellingham, Washington on a monthly basis to visit the Trader Joe’s and stock up.  Ah, Trader Joe’s!  Where food is cheap and plentiful! Making the passage is best when one has a Nexus card.  […]

I decided to make vegan lasagna. Well, actually, I made a lasagna that is half vegan and half with cheese for Alan.  In lieu of cheese on my side, I used nutritional yeast. To understand the import of this dinner, you must understand that I don’t really cook.  Sure, I steam.  Sure, I could sauté […]

I gave up fish just in time. I was reading a book called “The World is Blue.”  This remarkable account details in stark and horrifying glory the devastation that humans have inflicted upon our watery environment over the last hundred years.  It’s brutal. Groupers and bluefin tuna are nearly gone, dredging for shrimp wrecks havoc […]

Coming Home Alan greeted me with a stockpile of vegan groceries at home.  Quinoa, fortified soy milk, mixed greens, and a delicious toasted sandwich of spelt bread with avocado, mustard, vegannaise, and rock salt.  And to top it all off, a vegan brownie.  Delicious.  He’d decided to be a supportive trooper after all.   At least […]

Ugly Juice – about 8 oz. 2 carrots sliver ginger 1 lemon 3 leaves curly kale This is a seriously ugly juice, people.  We’re talking swampwater surprise.  Especially with the foamy bit on top when it first gets made.  Ew.  That said, it tastes anything but dank.  The lemon and the ginger zing it up […]

Beets are messy. Somehow I got beet juice on the wall.   I’m not sure how that happened. I think I did a good enough with the clean up that my roommate won’t notice.  We’ll see if I get any texts later today about food Roshach images that I’ve left behind… Beet Day: 1 beet […]

Today I went for a V-8 inspired concoction, but it wound up as a V-4: 1 lemon 2 whole carrots 4 celery stalks 4 plum tomatoes Makes: 12 oz. This one was good!  The lemon was an inspiration; the tartness really kicks up the flavor and replaces the need for salt.  The carrots add a […]

I am not what you’d call “neat” in the kitchen. During my smoothie stages, epic smears of smoothie product wind up (somehow) being expelled from a our blender and splattering across the carpet, the ceiling and the walls. And while I diligently try to clean everything up, somehow bits of flax or melted blueberry find […]

I like chocolate.  And popcorn.  And I really enjoy mindlessly eating crunchy, salty things.  But in the last couple of years, my body has started to let me know that eating chocolate and popcorn and delicious crunchy things doesn’t feel quite so good afterwards.  In fact, it’s started to feel bad.  Which sucks, because eating […]

Yesterday, I sent my Grandma an article from Harvard Medical School about some new research touting the merits of a protein from a plant-based diet. As someone who has run the spectrum between carnivore and vegan, I was rather cheekily lamenting my recent departure from the ranks of vegetarian. Here’s her reply, which just goes […]

Alan had taken to telling our friends a story about how I have farted myself awake. Deeeelightful. Yes, the flatulence had continued.  Robust and tangy, my flatulence knew no end.  I suppose since he had to cope with the Dutch oven after effects of my vegan diet, he was entitled to reap some momentary joy […]

If you’re going to eat out vegan, consider Greek. Everything was bathed in olive oil, fresh foods, roasted potatoes…if you could avoid the feta and the fish, you’d be in a vegan-approved land of culinary delight.  I got the hummus with pita, roasted lemon potatoes without the feta, the gigantes (giant lima beans), the roasted […]