Crisp and crunchy sour dill pickles, lacto-fermented in a salt brine with spices and herbs. In the end these pickles will be loaded with beneficial probiotic, lactobacillus, hence the name lacto-fermented. Probiotic pills/capsules can get expensive. Making your own fermented foods is much cheaper, and lacto-fermented pickles have 100 times more probiotics than a pill! I started making pickles in 2012, shortly …
Crunchy, sprouted, and raw vegan chocolate granola bars are irresistible and super easy to make with only 5 ingredients; buckwheat, oats, cacao, dates, and vanilla. They are also gluten-free, nut-free and oil-free; plus they are loaded with beneficial vitamins and minerals. I make these granola bars almost every week for Dominick and I to take when we’re on the go. …
A nut-free and gluten-free raw vegan lasagna with mushroom meat, golden zucchini cheese, garlic herb tomato sauce, and eggplant/zucchini “noodle” layers. This is a wonderful refreshing summer meal as all the vegetables are in season. This food combination keeps me feeling full but light and is easy to digest. Despite having 4 layers, this is a fairly simple recipe. All it …
A raw vegan layered taco dip with creamy cashew cheese, salsa, and a bunch of veggies. It’s a snack loaded with flavor and texture; creamy, crunchy, crispy, spicy, and super fresh. My mom used to make this dish all the time when I was a kid, except the ingredients were very different. She would whip together sour cream and cream …
Sprouted buckwheat, rolled oats, fresh cherries, blueberries and dates is all it takes to make the greatest crunchy and chewy granola bar! Better yet it is raw vegan, and gluten-free! 🙂 I love the texture, crunchy, yet chewy from the fruit. It’s also the perfect amount of sweetness with burst of flavor from the fruit. Since the berries came to the …
A raw vegan pizza with crispy crust, garlic basil tomato sauce, zucchini cheese, and “sautéed” mushrooms. The crust is made with sprouted buckwheat, almond flour, flax seed and zucchini. When I was younger, growing up in upstate NY, if you asked me what my favorite food was I would say “pizza”! There is something delicious about the mixture of dough, tomatoes …
The best raw vegan blueberry pie you could ever ask for. With a crispy crust and a rich blueberry filling, this pie is very similar to cooked pie in preparation and flavor. 🙂 For the most part this pie is a very simple recipe, but it does have a few extra steps than your average raw vegan pie. The crust is …
I now bring you a simple no-bake, sugar-free, and gluten-free strawberry rhubarb pie! The sweetness of the dates and strawberries, with the tartness of the rhubarb, is perfectly matched with the warm pecan cinnamon and vanilla bean crust. The rhubarb is slightly dehydrated for a soft yet crisp texture and mixed with vanilla, cinnamon date paste for an ooey-gooey filling, too …
Whole peanuts, raisins, hemp milk, frozen bananas, and maca root come together to create the richest, creamiest smoothie, with fresh berries on top. This smoothie takes 5 minutes to make, is seriously delicious, and also gives you a little boost of energy. What is Maca Root? “Maca is a plant that grows in central Peru in the high plateaus of …
