It is DAY 4 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and I am honoured to feature one the biggest stars in the vegan community, the incredible Ann Gentry, founder of one of my favourite L.A restaurants, Real Food Daily. I honestly cannot rave enough about Ann, her delicious recipes, and her restaurants. I eat at RFD at least once a week, and always sit surrounded by other happy patrons all singing the praises of the fresh organic, local, vegan food. I swear I have contemplated selling my soul for the vegan crab cakes. I have been known to order four plates in one sitting! Oh My.... So who is the lovely lady that is nourishing so many people? Ann Gentry was born in Tennessee, and grew up in a home filled with great food and a love... Keep Reading

It is DAY 3 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville USA" and we continue our celebration of our Breville Sous Chef® Giveaway. I am thrilled to be featuring another one of the top plant based food bloggers in the world, the incredible Christy Morgan, a.k.a The Blissful Chef. Christy is one of my favourite food bloggers, and has been tantalizing taste buds for years as a vegan macrobiotic chef, recipe developer, cooking instructor, food writer, speaker, and cookbook author of BLISSFUL BITES: VEGAN MEALS THAT NOURISH MIND, BODY AND PLANET. This incredible cookbook has over 175 delicious recipes, and each chapter is divided by seasons and colour-coded for easy reading. It has already been called a "must have cookbook" by many of the... Keep Reading

I don't know about you, but everybody I know LOVES guacamole, and you can make in your Vitamix in seconds! Watch my Vitamix Guacamole video for some  tips. All you do is throw all of your ingredients into the container and process on a low variable speed (around level 3) using your tamper. I like a chunky texture so I only process mine for about 5 seconds. But if you prefer a smoother texture just blend for a little longer.  This recipe is incredibly simple. It is delicious as it is, or it serves as a base for all kinds of flavourful inspiration. This recipe is really easy to adapt and make your own. Hot peppers are great for an extra kick, or try adding some fruit into the mix. Mangoes and oranges go beautifully with the rich buttery... Keep Reading

Why buy store-bought nut and seed butters when you can make them so easily in your Vitamix. As I say in my Vitamix Nut Butters Video, nut and seed butters in the Vitamix are amazing because they're FRESH. You can completely control the integrity of the finished product -- the freshness of the nuts and oils, the salt and sugar levels, and the texture. Furthermore, they don't contain any additives or preservatives.  Now, I thought long and hard about whether to post this recipe, as I make no secret on this website (except for roasted hazelnuts that I have used in some cakes and spreads) that I only eat raw nuts and seeds that have been soaked and sprouted. Read more about this on my Why Soak Grains, Nuts and Seeds page. But briefly,... Keep Reading

We are in the second week of our Vitamix 750 Giveaway, and we continue our celebration of the FABULOUS new Vitamix website and recipe center. This week is all about dips and spreads, and I am going to share some of my favourite super easy recipes this week. Those of you who tried my mango salsa green smoothie a few months ago will remember my fondness for fruit salsas. I love how versatile they are -- you can pair them with sweet and savoury flavours. They make a fantastic quick easy dip with corn chips or veggie sticks, or as a side with grilled vegetables or tofu! I even enjoy this mango salsa on vegan ice cream. YUMMO!  Making salsa in your Vitamix is SO quick and easy! Who needs knives and cutting boards? You can literally throw... Keep Reading

It is DAY 26 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I am utterly thrilled to be featuring the wonderful Marie-Claire Hermans from Ravishing Raw. Marie-Claire is a raw food chef, author, and coach in Belgium, Europe and is a wonderful contributor for this Excalibur event because she specializes in making raw food look and taste like cooked food! This is especially helpful for raw food beginners who are craving cooked foods during their transitional period.  You can also purchase the RAVISHING JUICE FAST, eBook, where Marie-Claire guides people through a cleansing juice fast for 3 weeks with thorough information to remove all toxins and rejuvenate your body safely. This fabulous eBook comes with a recipe for every day through the... Keep Reading

It is DAY 26 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I am delighted to feature the lovely Laura-Jane, AKA The Rawtarian. Laura-Jane is a passionate raw vegan chef dedicated to creating flavourful raw dishes that will inspire others to include more live foods in their diet.  The Rawtarian has some fantastic raw food recipes. You can find delicious raw salads, raw soups, raw puddings, raw cakes; fantastic raw dehydrated crackers and breads; raw dehydrated cookies bars and loaves; and so much more. Some of my personal favourites are: raw taco meat, raw cream of celery soup, raw zucchini bread, raw lemon bars, raw eggnog, and one of her best recipes, the raw chocolate brownies with raw chocolate icing. YUMMO!  These quick easy raw... Keep Reading

It is DAY 25 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I am honoured to feature the inspiring and gorgeous Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram from Fully Raw, the founder of the largest raw, organic produce community cooperative in the USA, Rawfully Organic. If you don't know about this incredible woman, get acquainted. Not only is she stunningly beautiful, she has an EXTRAORDINARILY generous spirit. I am going to go as far as to proclaim her "A Living Mother Teresa." Kristina Gabrielle Carrillo-Bucaram is a leading visionary in the raw movement, especially in Houston, TX.  Half Lebanese and half Ecuadorian, she is bilingual and shares the flavour of her cultures wherever she goes! Kristina studied Kinesiology, Health Science, Raw Foods, and... Keep Reading

It is DAY 22 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I am thrilled to be featuring the incredible Matt Amsden from Euphoria Loves Rawvolution and Rawvolution. I absolutely love Matt's books, RAWVOLUTION and THE RAWVOLUTION CONTINUES and eat at his fabulous restaurant in Santa Monica almost every week. The buddha bites, sea dragon roll, and spirulina warrior shake make me swoon! I am in NYC for the rest of the year, and am becoming a frequent visitor at the East Village location.  If you are not in L.A or NYC, Matt's book RAWVOLUTION has tons of SUPER EASY raw food recipes you can sample. I love the cactus salad, spirulina pie, raw pizza, and the signature "Big Matt with Cheese." The raw food recipes are organized by type, level of... Keep Reading

It is DAY 21 of "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" and I have invited my wonderful friend, the GORGEOUS Eva Rawposa from Uncooking 101, to the party. Those of you who have been following me for a while will remember Eva from our trough swap last year, where I featured her amazing Raw Virgin “Better-Than-Tequila” Margarita Mocktail, Raw Vegan “Better-Than-Ranch” Salad Dressing, and her delicious Raw Brazil Nut Chocolate Milkshake. If you are new to this blog, let me introduce you to one of the most incredible people in the raw foods world.  Uncooking101 is a GORGEOUS raw foods site that was created by Eva Rawposa and her delightful business partner, Venita Hale. Eva is a raw chef and vegan health educator, who is passionate about... Keep Reading