Late last year, I took a PHENOMENAL pie-making class with award-winning pie maker and master teacher Kate McDermott from Art Of The Pie and I simply HAD to share the experience with you. I was in incredibly company. Elise Bauer from Simply Recipes graciously hosted; Elise's delightful father, Tom joined us; as well as Amber Stott from Awake At The Whisk and founder of CA Food Literacy; and Jenny Lauck from Three Kid Circus and BlogHer. We laughed our way through the day, as Kate shared all of her best pie-making tips and tricks. We made pear pies with delectable Warren pears from Frog Hollow Farms. Suffice to say, the pie was SENSATIONAL! Kate's gentle, fun approach made everything SO easy, and we all had an absolute BLAST. I had a... Keep Reading
The pH Miracle audiobook continues to sell like alkaline hotcakes since Scott and I announced it on Facebook last week. In case you missed Scott's story, you can read or listen to his incredible journey with cancer here. You can also read my more humourous account of how we came to narrate Dr Young's book here. We will begin recording the second book in the series some time in the next couple of months. I can't wait! It really has been quite a magical journey the last six months, and we are so grateful for our loyal readers and listeners, as well as the unwavering love and support from our beloved friends and family, who embraced our seemingly bizarre "green" liquid lifestyle with gusto and enthusiasm -- proving to be a glorious (and... Keep Reading
With the Thrive Foods Direct giveaway proving to be extremely popular, I am LOVING sharing quick, easy, healthy meal options to soften the blow for the rest of us who aren't lucky enough to win a week's worth of vegan meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) delivered! So, as promised, here is one of my all-time favourite alkaline dishes that ANYBODY can prepare in less than 15 minutes. I absolutely LOVE this raw, vegan cauliflower tabouli because it is super quick and easy, and absolutely delicious! Bursting with fresh flavours, live enzymes, and nutrients, this serves as a complete meal on it's own, or a yummy side dish. Those of you who have been following me for a while would be familiar with my tabouli obsession. I have honestly... Keep Reading
I am so excited to share Hallie Klecker's fabulous new book, SUPER HEALTHY COOKIES: 50 Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Recipes for Delicious & Nutritious Treats. You may remember Hallie from my Gluten Free Baking With KitchenAid event, where she shared her scrumptious Gluten Free Dairy Free Grain Free Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes. If you are looking for healthy indulgences these holidays, her latest book is LOADED with sensational ideas. All of the delicious recipes are gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free; and over 25 recipes are also vegan. What I LOVE about Hallie's recipes (which you can also find on her blog) is that they use natural ingredients -- whole grain gluten free flours with an emphasis on nut and seed flours, and... Keep Reading
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Scott and I had a SPECTACULAR thanksgiving week in NYC. I had intended to post recipes last week, but the wifi in our building in NYC wasn't working, and alas, I had to keep playing instead of working. It was a hardship. LOL! Here's a recap.. We enjoyed a SENSATIONAL gluten free, vegan, thanksgiving lunch at Candle 79. The food was absolutely exquisite, (as usual) and an added bonus was seeing my beautiful friends JL and Gena from JL Goes Vegan and Choosing Raw enjoying the sumptious plant based feast! We then took a lovely stroll through the streets of Manhatten looking at the pretty Christmas lights, before meeting up with our dear friends from Australia, Kat and Wayne, for a Japanese banquet... Keep Reading
Well, Thanksgiving is in three days, and we are all planning our holiday menus. Scott and I are spending Thanksgiving in NYC with our dear friends Kat and Wayne. We are all attending the famous Candle 79 Vegan Thanksgiving feast, and we are SO excited! So, here is my last Thanksgiving recipe for this year, and I wanted to celebrate Way Better Snacks today! As I posted last week, I am thrilled to be one of their new Brand Ambassadors. Way Better Snacks are seriously the best tortilla chips I have ever tasted! AND they only use sprouted, NON-GMO, natural ingredients that are Gluten Free, Kosher, and free of additives and preservatives. Now these chips are fabulous as a snack on their own, served with homemade dips and spreads, or as... Keep Reading
I threw this simple alkaline vegan holiday dish together last Christmas with some simple fresh ingredients that were on hand at the house, and the results were spectacular. The dish was a huge hit, and I have been saving them to share for these holidays! I served these at our Thanksgiving potluck last weekend and they were a sensation. Instead of using canned soup, cream, butter or other toxic flavourings you find in so many holiday green bean dishes, this recipe is light with a refreshing tang. The delicious aroma when you sauté the garlic, almonds, and lemon juice makes you salivate, and I have been caught eating the mixture off the wooden spoon before it even reaches the green beans! You really could serve that as a side topping,... Keep Reading
Our Le Creuset Holiday Giveaway is proving to be very popular. I can't wait to see who wins $720 worth of Cherry Red pieces to use for the holidays. I will announce the winner on Dec 11th, so good Luck! Until then, I will continue sharing some fabulous vegan holiday recipes I am making at home with my Le Creuset cookware. As I mentioned when I posted the Spicy Roasted Candied Maple Pecans earlier this week, I was inspired by Bryant Terry’s Thanksgiving menu in the holiday issue of the Vegetarian Times to add some candied maple pecans to a vegan version of my mother-in-law Sandra Hanes’s orange cinnamon sweet potato mash. The results were spectacular, and I had to share the recipe with you. The original recipe contains cream, butter,... Keep Reading
It is DAY 31 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we celebrate the final day of our Breville Sous Chef® Food Processor Giveaway party with one of the most famous vegans in the world -- the super talented and HILARIOUS Ellen Degeneres, host of The Ellen Show. Ellen gave me permission to share her Easy Vegan Tofu Ceviche to close this event, and I was thrilled! This recipe is super quick and easy, and is bursting with fresh live enzymes and simple zesty flavours. The wildly popular Ellen Show celebrates it's 10th Season this year. Since debuting in 2003, the show has won 32 Daytime Emmy Awards, including four for Outstanding Talk Show; two awards for Outstanding Talk Show—Entertainment; and in many writing and technical... Keep Reading
It is DAY 30 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we celebrate our Breville Sous Chef Food Processor Giveaway today with the spectacular Mariel Hemgingway -- Actress, Presenter, Speaker, Environmental Activist, Best-Selling Author, and Yoga and Holistic Living GODDESS. Yes, Mariel is the granddaughter of illustrious author, Ernest Hemingway. However, Mariel has become famous in her own right for her talent as an actress, as well as her expertise in holistic living. At the tender age of thirteen, Mariel took Hollywood by storm with her debut performance in “Lipstick”. Four years later her work in Woody Allen’s “Manhattan” earned her an Oscar nomination. She has since made thirty films, made numerous television appearances,... Keep Reading
