It is DAY 14 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we celebrate our Breville USA Sous Chef Food Processor Giveaway with the fabulous Shelley Alexander from A Harmony Healing. Shelley is a friend of mine from Women Of The Green Generation and I just adore her! So, I just had to to include one of her fabulous easy recipes in this event. Shelley is a Holistic Chef, Certified Healing Foods Specialist, Recipe Developer, Food Writer, Blogger, and Healthy Living Consultant living in Los Angeles, CA. Shelley has a Culinary Diploma in Culinary Arts from The Los Angeles Culinary Institute, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management and Finance. She’s also a certified Food Safety Manager by The National Registry of Food... Keep Reading
It is DAY 13 of "Gluten Free Recipes with Breville" and the gorgeous Heather Nauta from Healthy Eating Starts Here is joining our Breville Sous Chef Giveaway party today. I connected with Heather through JL Goes Vegan, and I have absolutely fallen in love with her. For those of you who don't know Heather, she is AMAZING and has a really cool story. A former commercial pilot and flight instructor in Canada, Heather developed a keen awareness for environmental issues and a passionate desire to solve them back in 2004. She moved to the West Coast, where, with her partner, Phil, she started experimenting with veganism, raw foods, Eastern philosophies, holistic principles, and organic gardening. After both experiencing dramatic weight... Keep Reading
It is DAY 12 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we are celebrating our Breville Sous Chef® Food Processor Giveaway with the GORGEOUS and multi-talented Julie Morris from SuperFood Cuisine. If this lovely lady doesn't make you hop into live foods nothing will! I first came in contact with Julie after reading Brendan Brazier's FABULOUS book, THRIVE FOODS, where Julie contributed many of the delicious vegan recipes. It was a glorious discovery that made me a Julie Morris devotee :) Julie Morris is a Los Angeles-based natural food chef, recipe developer, writer, blogger, and advocate for whole, plant-based foods and superfoods for optimal health. She has a penchant for creating remarkable, nutrient-dense, health-boosting... Keep Reading
It is DAY 11 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we are celebrating our Breville Sous Chef® Food Processor Giveaway in style with the queen of gluten free vegan cupcakes, the spectacular Erin McKenna, celebrated founder and proprietress of beloved bakery, BabyCakes NYC. This world famous bakery chain now has bustling locations in two locations Los Angeles, one at the Downtown Disney® Marketplace at the Walt Disney World® Resort, in addition to it's flagship store in New York City. BabyCakes NYC is a glorious indulgent gift to food allergic patrons and devoted vegans. However, discerning foodies, dessert lovers, and celebrities such as Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Deschanel, Mary-Louise Parker, Pamela Anderson,... Keep Reading
It is DAY 10 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we continue our celebration of the Breville Sous Chef Food Processor Giveaway with the incredible Louisa Shafia from Lucid Food. WHERE do I begin to express my admiration and respect for this remarkable woman? This lovely lady loves what she does, and the enthusiasm is infectious and addictive. Those of you who are not familiar with Louisa, you are about to make a glorious discovery that will rock your world! Louisa Shafia is a visionary chef, educator, speaker, recipe developer, food writer, and cookbook author. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, she has worked in some of the most innovative and successful restaurants in both New York and San Francisco, including... Keep Reading
It is DAY 9 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and I am thrilled to feature the phenomenal Nava Atlas, celebrated author and illustrator of many well-known vegetarian and vegan cookbooks, including VEGAN HOLIDAY KITCHEN, VEGAN EXPRESS, VEGAN SOUPS AND HEARTY STEWS FOR ALL SEASONS, THE VEGETARIAN FAMILY COOKBOOK, VEGETARIAN EXPRESS, and THE VEGETARIAN 5-INGREDIENT GOURMET. Her first book, VEGETARIANA is widely considered a classic in it's field. I am really excited to be featuring Nava's delicious Vegan Very Green Avocado Tahini Dip from her latest book, WILD ABOUT GREENS: 125 Delectable Vegan Recipes for Kale, Collards, Arugula, Bok Choy, and other Leafy Veggies Everyone Loves. This dip is easy to throw together in your food... Keep Reading
It is DAY 8 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" celebrating our Sous Chef® Food Processor Giveaway, and we start Week Two off with a bang with the ROCKSTAR of the raw foods world, the incomparable Matthew Kenney. I was fortunate enough to meet Matthew a few years ago at a “RAWkstar” Degustation Dinner at Matthew Kenney OKC (formally 105 Degrees). You can read my story about that event here. I will unleash the squealing teenager in me again and openly admit that I felt a few butterflies bounce around in my overdulged stomach when I met Matthew. He is just HOT! He is THE movie star poster boy for eating raw foods! If seeing him in person doesn’t make you grab for a naked celery stick…..nothing will! "Yes, my name is Tess, and I... Keep Reading
We continue DAY 7 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and I am thrilled to be featuring one of my favourite food bloggers, the wonderful Wendi Polisi from Cooking Quinoa. This woman is HILARIOUS! I just LOVE her! I LOVE quinoa, and nobody knows more about using it than this lovely lady. Her fabulous website is a one-stop-shop celebrating "all things quinoa", and she has some incredibly inventive ways to use it, including these incredible Gluten Free Vegan Flourless Chocolate Quinoa Cookies. Besides writing her very popular blog, Cooking Quinoa, Wendy is the author of THE QUINTESSENTIAL QUINOA COOKBOOK. Whether you are a quinoa connoisseur or new to cooking with quinoa, there are over 200 pages of flavourful inspiration. The... Keep Reading
It is DAY 7 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" and we continue our celebration of this month's Breville Sous Chef® Food Processor Giveaway with the lovely Shelly Lippe from Gluten Free Vegan Journey. I first came in contact with Shelly after engaging with the posts on her Facebook Page. We definitely shared some synergy, so I was thrilled when she agreed to participate in this event and share her favourite recipe, this Gluten Free Vegan Apple Cake with Cream Cheese Filling. Shelly says of her cake, "This is the most successful gluten free, vegan cake I have ever tasted, or made! It is so moist, delicious, and a definite crowd pleaser! It will be a big hit with the omnivores and gluten-eaters in your life, too! Sugar free... Keep Reading
We continue DAY 6 of "Gluten Free Vegan Recipes with Breville" with the fabulous Amber Shea Crawley, a.k.a Almost Vegan Chef. Amber joins this event by popular demand after I received several emails, blog comments, and Facebook posts asking WHERE she was in the "Raw Food Recipes with Excalibur" event. Amber clearly has many devoted fans, and with good reason! Amber Shea Crawley is a gorgeous linguist, chef, and author specializing in healthy vegan and raw food. Known for her flexible recipes and friendly voice, she was classically trained in the art of gourmet living cuisine at the world-renowned Matthew Kenney Academy, (formerly known as the 105degrees Academy) in Oklahoma City, OK studying with Russell James. Her first cookbook,... Keep Reading
