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Nuts

Focus on Food: Cashews

by laurel on December 14, 2011

I have always loved cashews as a satisfying snack, especially around Christmas time when my Dad would keep bowls of cashews around the house. I would eat TONS and TONS of them. But, since I started exploring more with vegetarian cooking and non-cooking over the past two years, I have found that cashews are one [...]

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Focus on Food: Coconut

by laurel on November 8, 2011

I’m focusing on coconut this week, an extremely versatile fruit/nut that I’m using more and more in my cooking. Read on! Fun facts: Coconut palm trees are a distant relative to grasses and are therefore very tolerant of high salt environments. This is why you always see coconut trees growing near the ocean! In Sanskrit, [...]

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Day 2: Raw Food Blogathon

by laurel on August 2, 2011

Day 2 is here and today’s recipe is a fun one. It’s my raw version of pad thai. I used a ceramic vegetable peeler to turn zucchini into noodles and whipped up a raw version of a traditional peanut sauce using raw almond butter. My boyfriend and I munched on bowls of this pad thai [...]

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Pesto Without Cheese

by laurel on May 16, 2011

Fresh pesto is the best. It’s rich and bursting with flavor from a few of my all-time favorite foods: garlic and basil. Pesto is super versatile and can be eaten on top of anything from pasta to roasted veggies. It’s easy to find prepared pesto in a jar at your local supermarket, but making it [...]

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Thai Peanut Sauce

by laurel on April 26, 2011

My favorite Thai restaurant in the city recently closed for renovations. Wah! But, the good news is that it motivated me to try making my own Thai peanut sauce. Ohhh, I am so glad I did. This sauce was one of the easiest things to make, thanks to store bought peanut butter. I wanted the [...]

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3 Tips for Holiday Eating

by laurel on December 6, 2010

This weekend a friend asked me to help her come up with some tips for healthy holiday eating. She’s a member of the Wellness Committee at her work and they specifically wanted to know how to avoid overeating and feeling uncomfortable during vacation this month. I was happy to come up with a few pointers [...]

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Day 7: Healthy Desserts

by laurel on November 13, 2010

Whole Foods had these gorgeous fresh blackberries on sale yesterday, so I picked up two packs and have been snacking on them all day. When I was out the store I also found some yogurt made from cultured coconut milk. Since I adore coconut milk ice cream, I thought I’d give it a try. I [...]

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Day 6: Healthy Desserts

by laurel on November 12, 2010

Cookies! It’s Friday and I’m celebrating the end of a looooonnnng work week. Plus, the holidays are coming and I have friends coming to visit soon! With just two days left of my healthy desserts marathon, I knew I had to make cookies on at least one day. This recipe was adapted from Cynthia Lair’s [...]

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Day 5: Healthy Desserts

by laurel on November 11, 2010

Today’s dessert is super quick and easy. I love how bananas get this warm, rich flavor when you cook them. It’s perfect for winter time when you’re craving rich and comforting sweets. I made a half-serving for an afternoon snack today and was loving it! Baked Bananas with Almond Butter (makes 2 servings) 2 bananas [...]

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Day 1: Healthy Eating Out

by laurel on October 3, 2010

Today’s the first day of my blogging marathon: “7 Days of Healthy Eating Out.” Read the details on this marathon here. Today the weather was gorgeous, so my boyfriend and I went to Central Park and stretched out on a blanket for a few hours. I brought my journal, my camera, and a few snacks. [...]

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