Come Learn Plant-Based Cooking with me! I am going to be teaching a 2 day cooking class at 1440.org in July! I am so excited to announce this as 1440.org is an amazing place. Actually it’s quite mind-blowing. Want to learn more about 1440 and my class? Click here: Getting Started with Plant Based Cooking The facilities are top of the line and beautiful. The campus is stunning as it sits in a redwood forest! Pop on over and take a look.   I have to give my daughter, Kaia most of the credit for this recipe. She has been coming up with some amazing dishes lately and ..read more

Even though fall is fast upon us, there are still beautiful tomatoes to be found. I have friends harvesting them even in Minnesota! This simple, easy to throw together salad is a wonderful way to enjoy the end of the tomato season. It’s even better with beautiful heirloom tomatoes. Tomato salads are so refreshing. Tomatoes are a great source of lycopene which is a carotenoid pigment that has many health benefits. Tomatoes are good for your heart and also your bones. They are rich in antioxidants and fight oxidation in your body. Did you know that lycopene from orange tomatoes might actually b ..read more

Around here, we love BLTs. And even better, BLTAs, “bacon”, lettuce, tomato, and avocado. I often make my vegan bacon from tempeh but for this recipe, I used coconut bacon, addicting as it is. I love that the lettuce cups replace the bread, too. This recipe requires a couple of things to be made in advance but once you have everything done, it comes together in minutes. It’s what’s for dinner here tonight as we plunge back into high temps in the Bay Area. Large flake coconut, when marinated and baked, turns into a delicious bacon-like treat. Many of the coconut bacon recipes that you wil ..read more

Over 20 years ago, I took a road trip from Minnesota to California. I had never been west of Colorado with it’s beautiful pines, and fluffy snow. As we drove down the coast from Seattle, I was amazed at the beauty of the west coast. The haystack rocks of Oregon, the high cliffs of Northern California and the palm trees of Southern California were all breathtaking in their own way. But one memory stayed with me and to this day, is as clear as a bell. It was my first California peach. I honestly had never tasted anything quite like it. The flesh was firm but juicy and the flavor was unbelievable ..read more

Do I have a good summer recipe for you. It’s light, spicy yet refreshing and uses a lot of ingredients that are in season right now. Asian-style Cucumber Noodles with Thai Basil Dressing is a recipe that is going to go in our frequently used summer recipe file! I used cucumber noodles that I made with my spiralizer. A lot of people like to make zucchini noodles but I think the flavor and texture of the cucumber noodles are better. They are fresh, juicy and go really well with asian flavors like I am using in this recipe. I put quite a few ingredients in the recipe for Cucumber Noodles with Th ..read more

When my girls were little, one of our favorite summer desserts was a cake that involved angel food cake, strawberries, strawberry jello, and whipping cream. Oh, and lots of sugar. It was light, refreshing, and incredibly tasty. I missed that cake every summer. When I was writing my book, Rawmazing Desserts, I decided to make a raw strawberry cake with strawberry cashew cream. It was a delicious success and captured the best parts of our old favorite with out the processed sugar and dairy. The cake part of the recipe uses only a few ingredients. Oat flour, almond flour, strawberries, cocon ..read more

I am typing as fast as I can because I want to get this raw Southwest Salad recipe to you for the long weekend! It is the perfect salad for your 4th of July. This Southwest Salad makes good use of all of the wonderful produce that is showing up in our gardens and at the farmer’s market. We have cherry tomatoes that are starting to produce like crazy. And seeing beautiful corn is showing up at the market. One of the benefits of living in California! Some days I can’t get over the fact that I can walk out into my back yard and pick limes and lemons, let alone the tomatoes, peppers, herbs and oth ..read more

Compassionate Living: “Check in with those whom you love and make sure they are okay. Ask how people are. Listen when you can…and try not to react. This is their moment and belief. Even if you don’t agree, listening helps people feel supported. Why not stop in with a mini Rawlmond Joy treat, a sweet treat, and a sweet gesture?” From “Sanctuary Bistro’s Recipes for Every Day Living: An Easy and Loving Approach to Gluten-Free Veganism” by Chef Barry Horton and Jennifer Jones Horton I am very excited to bring you Chef Barry Horton’s recipe for Rawlmond Joy Treats. These delicious little raw tre ..read more

I love summer food. It’s easy, fresh, delicious and bursting with flavors that you only get when produce is in season. Tomatoes are sweet and juicy, cauliflowers from the farmer’s market are fresh and firm, and everything just seems to taste a little better. These days, I am making recipes that are nutrient dense and have great health benefits. The food is not as “sexy” as some of the things you find on the internet but with the “sexy” has come a whole new category of food that is presented as healthy but is anything but. I see far too many raw and vegan recipes that are filled with suga ..read more

First, I want to apologize for not posting for so long. We have been going through some healthy issues in my family and it has taken up a bit of time. I am very happy to be back posting! So, what do you do when you want a treat, but you want to make sure it is nutrient dense, low sugar and healthy? I got busy and made these little, delicious bites. I have to admit, I am not a fan of making raw chocolate. It never seems to come out how I want it to. If you don’t temper it, you can have problems and since I am all about simplicity, tempering isn’t something I want to mess with. But I still want ..read more