A while back I had the pleasure of attending Melissa’s Produce in Vernon for a book signing/luncheon featuring cookbook author, Tess Masters. We spent the morning, visiting, snacking and listening to Tess’ presentation, which was so entertaining. Wouldn’t expect anything less from her!  This is her second book that she has published called , The Blender Girl Smoothies.   After spending the afternoon reading the entire book, I realized how much healthful advice is in this book! I call it the “Bible of all Smoothies”, because she has nutrient-based recipes, tips, references, gui ..read more

This salad is a refreshing change from your traditional Greek salad. Although, we eat many lentils in our cuisine they are normally served in soups, stews, and appetizers. I wanted to expand my salads to the Vegan cuisine for those in Lent or for those who follow a Vegan Diet. Lentils are naturally gluten-free as well and can help those who are seeking GF products for their diet. You may want to add lettuce, arugula, or a vegan feta cheese. If your not familiar with lentils they are a powerful nutrient-dense food. This salad is a complete meal and will not leave you hungry! Once left in the r ..read more

Let’s just face it, I have had many salads in my life, but this Grapefruit and Avocado Cabbage Slaw in one of my new favorites. First of all, I love cabbages anyway I can get them. I love crisp cabbage leaves in a salad paired with a great dressing that softens and delivers a punch. The sesame oil in this recipe does just that! You won’t be disappointed making this dish. Look below and read the health benefits of this salad, I’m totally impressed!. In the past, I have made Cabbage Soup with Fresh Vegetable,  which I make monthly for pure health reasons. It really gives your body all the ..read more

I can’t believe this the 7th year of October Unprocessed. It’s has been continuous for many years and run by extraordinaire Andrew Wilder, from the blog Eating Rules. This is my 6th year participating, and it never gets old. I have learned new tricks, tips and cooking techniques from this challenge, each and every year! This year I chose to write about the convenience of fruit pastes. An alternative to processed white sugar in your baked goods, and dishes. But before you read any further, STOP and join us in this challenge! Won’t you take the challenge to go without processed foods for t ..read more

When we were invited to attend this vegan book signing at Melissa’s Produce I was a little apprehensive to attend. Why? I took one look at the thickness of this cookbook and felt intimidated of it’s content.  Vegan Author, Chef Jean wrote the largest and most thorough book on Vegan food I have ever seen. With over 800 recipes, you will always have a reason to turn to his book for any advice on vegan cooking. But it’s a gem to add to your collection, in other words I’m keeping my copy. I have cooked from it several times already, and have so much more to learn, Below is the recipe I chos ..read more

This is my “6th” year participating in the”October Unprocessed” Challenge, with a post on Three Plant Based Sauces to Make at Home. I truly believe in this yearly effort to simply be aware of all the processed foods available on our market shelves. With all the recipes Andrew has collected on his website Eating Rules, we have no need to purchase these foods but to make them ourselves. If you can get in the habit of asking yourselves every time you reach for such a product, my goal has been met! Recently, I was involved in receiving my Plant Based Certificate. It was a long journey but I ..read more

A while back I had the pleasure of attending Melissa’s Produce in Vernon for a book signing/luncheon featuring cookbook author, Tess Masters. We spent the morning, visiting, snacking and listening to Tess’ presentation, which was so entertaining. Wouldn’t expect anything less from her!  This is her second book that she has published called , The Blender Girl Smoothies. After spending the afternoon reading the entire book, I realized how much healthful advice is in this book! I call it the “Bible of all Smoothies”, because she has nutrient-based recipes, tips, references, guides on ..read more

The other day at our food blogger’s luncheon, I had thanked food blogger Lisa Dearen (Whisk and Cleaver) for her lovely comment she made during our the last meeting. She said that as a blogger “she cooks from her own blog “.  Well, that thought stayed with me for a long time, because that’s exactly what I do. And this recipe is my weekly go to meal at my house. Radiki, are dandelions quickly boiled in water, and doused in olive oil and lemon. Also, it’s the traditional green dish found in Greece. My mother would stop along the roads to and from work looking for dandelions in the fie ..read more