by lilla on February 5, 2010
Sayuri was my roomie when we both worked at Samudra Shala/Vegan Cafe in Western Australia. She is a vegan cooking and un-cooking dynamo! She works all over the world, catering at different yoga retreats such as Purple Valley in Goa and Radiantly Alive in Bali. Everything she makes is seriously scrumptious. She was famous for [...]
by lilla on February 2, 2010
First I remember David Wolfe talking about it. Then Daniel Vitalis. Followed by several rawies facebooking about their wild mushroom finds. The benefits of medicinal mushrooms has become a growing topic of conversation in the raw food circle. Huge chunks of chaga that can retail for $65/lb (wow!) have been found right in people’s “backyard.” [...]
by lilla on January 30, 2010
Quality coconut oil really does make a difference in food prep. I made a favorite quick dish yesterday – pan seared scallops with arugula sauteed in garlic and coconut oil (picture above) and it came out fabulous!
So if you’ve been following my blog, you know that I decided to review four organic coconut oils. Tropical [...]
by lilla on January 29, 2010
So if you read my last post, you know I was conducting a highly “scientific” taste test comparison between four popular organic coconut oils. And who was the victor??? The winner IS…
… (no surprise) Tropical Traditions! Any company confident enough in their product to send complimentary jars to their customers – well, you KNOW it’s [...]
by lilla on January 27, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I use coconut oil ALOT. It’s great for desserts (hello coconut + cacao!) cooking, smoothies, soups, as a moisturizer, to remove make-up and who knows what else. Since I’ve started cooking more following Nourishing Traditions and the Paleo way, I just love using it to stir fry with ginger [...]
by lilla on January 25, 2010
Sundays + rain = time to do some unbaking! I was itching for a sweet treat but too lazy to go out, so I started scavenging the cupboards. Cacao, lucuma, almond butter, walnuts, maca – all the makings of a quick yum pot, but I wanted MORE. Something special. A really raw decadent chocolate chip [...]