July 2012
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An update
I wanted to thank each and everyone one of you for the support I’ve received over the past week from my family, friends, and even strangers. This first week back on raw has been mostly enjoyable. The first few days I was experiencing some detox symtoms but that’s mostly over now and the clarity is starting to be more present.
However, now that I’ve decided on a high raw diet...
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An open letter to my family and friends.
Many of you have seen me eat different variations of a vegetarian diet for years now. You’ve seen my weight go up and down, my moods go up and down, and I’m sure it’s difficult for you to understand or remember what I can and can’t eat and I really do apologize for that.
One thing I don’t usually talk about is why I started eating this way, yes I had a goal to lose...
February 2012
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Juice fasting
So, inspired by my friend Rachel, who has now been on a juice fast for over 2 weeks, I have started a fast.
This is day 4. I tried to start on monday, but I ended up eating something for dinner, so while it wasn’t a total failure, I still don’t consider it day 1.
The first 3 days were really hard, detoxing takes a lot of energy so there can be times when you feel really tired and...
January 2012
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What I ate: January 24th, 2012
My friend Rachel and I are committing to getting back to eating healthy. For her that means starting her first juice/raw cleanse. For me that means getting back to eating mostly raw and juicing more.
This is partially an exercise for me, but I thought you guys would like to enjoy what I’ve been eating.
Today
A cup of peppermint tea
1/2 of a kind bar while I shopped for groceries
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So I bought a Vita-mix
When I started eating healthier, and especially when I started exploring more raw foods, I kept hearing about this blender called a vita-mix. I wasn’t sure if I needed one, but it kept showing up in raw food recipes and books.
The other night it was featured on QVC so I decided to bite the bullet and purchase it. I bought the Vita-mix Creations GC. I’m not very familiar with the...
December 2011
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A very juicy weekend
On the subject of a juice fast, I’ve decided that I want to do one but I don’t think I’ll be able to start one until January. So I’m continuing with the 21-day cleanse from Crazy, Sexy, Diet and just trying to incorporate as much juice as possible into my day.
Yesterday I had only green juice and herbal tea until about 7:30 pm at which point I made myself a bowl of...
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Time to Cleanse
Last year I did a raw food cleanse in December and many people thought I was crazy for trying to cleanse during one of the biggest party months of the year. But actually, it was very good for me because I was able to really control what I ate and when, without really being tempted to eat something I know I shouldn’t.
Originally, I was going to stick to the 21-day Adventure Cleanse from Kris...
November 2011
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Thanksgiving 2011
Hey guys, I hope you all had a wonderful holiday filled with family, friends and great food! I wanted to share with you what I enjoyed as my holiday meal since I know the holidays can be scary for new vegans/vegetarians. If you would like the recipes for anything below just drop a message in my ask box.
Clockwise starting at the top:
Roasted heirloom baby carrots
Gluten free vegan stuffing
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Gluten Free Vegan Stuffing
So a lot of people have been asking for my recipe for gluten free stuffing. My recipe is vegan, but if you aren’t vegan you can easily adapt this recipe.
This is a loose recipe so you can adjust it to your tastes. You will need:
1 loaf Udi’s White Sandwich Bread
3 stalks of celery
1 white onion
2 tablespoons Earth Balance Buttery Sticks
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1 tablespoon...
September 2011
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Make Pure Food and Wine’s Pad Thai at home!
Once I had the pad thai at Pure Food and Wine I was hooked! It’s so good! What I loved was that it was made with kelp noodles that aren’t cooked, but still give you that satisfaction of eating noodles. In addition to being satisfying, these noodles are fat-free, gluten-free, and very low in carbohydrates and calories. So go ahead and make yourself a big bowl of this!
This recipe is...
June 2011
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May 2011
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Getting Back to Green
Hello everyone.
I know this blog has been on hiatus for the last 5 weeks or so, and that’s because I’ve been having a hard time of it in my raw food journey lately.
When I fall off the wagon I fall hard, and after getting back from Austin, I fell right back into my old gluten habits. At first I didn’t notice that much of a difference. I thought I could handle eating all my...
March 2011
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Tacos Tacos Tacos
Hey everyone! I know I haven’t been posting in a while but things were getting crazy with work and then I spent the week in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive.
Since I consider this my food blog I hope you will all understand when I occasionally post about food that’s not raw. I wanted to clear the air because I realized that some people thing I eat 100% raw and it’s not even...
maggiedinan asked: How was the end of the cleanse ? I'm doing it now for 11 days and I find not drinking the biggest challenge of all. And I really dont like the all day juice cleanse which I just promptly stopped today by eating a salad. I agree I initially lost like four pounds but feel pretty steady now , but I feel amazing !
February 2011
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One of the most amazing meals I've ever had!
So as promised, here is a recap of my wonderful birthday dinner last night! We went to Pure Food and Wine (a raw food restaurant here in NYC). There were four of us and we all ordered the tasting menu (it has to be ordered by the whole table). The cool thing about the tasting menu at Pure is the fact that everyone gets a different dish for each course! So instead of trying 5 courses, you actually...
weclapourhands asked: Your tumblr is really inspiring! I've been vegan for two years now and have been interested in raw food cuisine but the (self imposed) pressure to be perfect kept me from trying a raw food diet. Thanks for making a (mostly) raw food diet seem more attainable.
Also, what is your opinion of nutritional yeast? I was really looking forward to using it but I've discovered I...
Also, what is your opinion of nutritional yeast? I was really looking forward to using it but I've discovered I...
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Decisions, Decisions...
This monday is my birthday! I’ve known for a while what I wanted to do on my birthday; I wanted to get the tasting menu at Pure Food and Wine. So this Sunday night, a group of my friends and I are going to Pure for their 5 course tasting menu!
I’m super excited because everyone at the table gets a different dish for each course. So you really get to taste a lot of different things...
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Guacamole and Kale Salad
The idea for this recipe came from my love of guacamole and my desire to eat more dark raw greens. Don’t get me wrong, I get plenty of kale in my diet. But it’s mostly in the form of green juice. I wanted to start eating kale in salads, but I wasn’t ready to jump head first into a salad made only of kale. Baby steps people.
So this is my variation on a massaged Kale and...
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Anonymous asked: how did you initially lose the 35 lbs? is it because you went vegan?
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Am I on a diet?
Earlier today I posted on Twitter “Is it possible to not be eating enough when you are trying to lose weight? Some days I just feel confused about what to eat/how much.”
For the last 2 weeks I’ve been on the 21-day Adventure Cleanse from Kris Carr’s new book ‘Crazy, Sexy, Diet’. The meal plans for the cleanse include a lot of eating (juice in the morning, then...
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Organic Avenue
Today I needed lunch but I was getting pretty tired of just having salad. Instead of making an unhealthy choice, I decided to head over to Organic Avenue’s West Village location.
I’ve been meaning to check out Organic Avenue for some time now. They started out as a juice cleanse, but have expanded into selling raw foods. They say that everything they do is embodied in the word LOVE...
rawnessa-deactivated20110313 asked: Hey! Where've you been? How's the Crazy Sexy Diet going?!
On the topic of vegan "junk food" →
Hey everyone, I know I haven’t been posting as regularly as I used to but I’ve been really busy. I got a new job and I’m just trying to readjust my schedule to allow for more frequent posts.
In the meantime, I thought I would share this article with you. It’s really great if you’ve struggled with your weight while being vegan or vegetarian and have fallen into the...
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Day 2
So it’s the end of my second day officially on the 21-day adventure cleanse from Kris Carr’s new book Crazy Sexy Diet and to be honest I’m feeling a little light headed. Yesterday I broke one of the rules of Kris’s cleanse (it was day one…I was trying!) but it was a friend’s birthday so I had a few glasses of wine.
Today was better, I followed all the rules...
This week so far...
Thanks everyone for all your positive feedback and support for my last post. It has been hard getting back in the swing of things. Gluten is really the main culprit of my recent downfall, so I am doing my best to kick the gluten habit..hopefully for good this time.
Today I picked up a copy of Kris Carr’s new book Crazy, Sexy, Diet. In it she has her 21-day Adventure cleanse. Unlike other...
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“Eat to live, don’t live to eat!”
– So I’ve had a bad couple of weeks.. We’ve had a lot of snow here in NYC and I feel like it just put me in a food rut. I started eating a lot of cooked food, and a lot of starch.
It happens to everyone, so instead of being ashamed of my behavior, I made the decision to share it with you...
January 2011
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Fennel and Grapefruit salad
So I asked you guy what I should make this weekend and someone answered:
(un)cooking raw foods without appliances? I’m just starting and I don’t have even a blender…
This was a simple one. Eating raw can be as simple, or as complicated as you want it to be. Sometimes it may seem like you need lots of appliances (blender, juicer, dehydrator, etc) just to get started eating...
swearbyit-deactivated20121226 asked: have any suggestions for work snacks? i sit in a cube for 8 + hours of the day so i live off carrots and clementines at this point (which have been not so in-season this year, eurgh). i usually don't take a lunch. ideas?? thanks lady!
What should I make this weekend?
A friend of mine currently has all of my cookbooks out on loan. So I’m a little stumped as to what I should make this weekend.
What would you like to see on the site?
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Shopping for veggies
Today I went to my local health food store, which is my favorite place to buy veggies in the winter time.
When you need produce you have always have options as to where you will get it from. There is your conventional supermarket, a higher end super market (whole foods, etc), then there are health food stores, and farmers markets.
In the warmer months I get most of my veggies from my CSA....
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Guacamole should be a food group
I love guacamole! I make it at very often and it’s easier to make than you think. This is going to be a very loose interpretation of a recipe. Making guacamole is not an exact science, it’s one of those things that you have to play with to decide what you like in yours.
I start by making a basic pico de gallo. The core recipe is equal parts tomato, onion, and cilantro, lemon (or...
Anonymous asked: Have you ever found keeping a food journal to be beneficial? For weightloss.
It's been a long 3 weeks
So I know I’ve been quiet these last few weeks but it has been because of all the crazy traveling I was doing. The first 10 days that I spent in California were great. I ate mostly raw, had access to a juicer, and ate lots of delicious, fresh food.
Then I flew back to NYC for a day before heading up to Vermont for a 5 day ski trip. 5 days of skiing was great, but my food options...
December 2010
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despiteherself-deactivated20110 asked: Hey~
What raw/vegan blogs do you follow?
And ...Is staying raw for you as impossible as it has been for me?...I've been trying since march and I've mangaed to be mostly vegan but sometimes not even that. What keeps you motivated and on track? Besides that it's the best way to eat pretty much.
I really like you're blog! You're inspiring me to start a...
What raw/vegan blogs do you follow?
And ...Is staying raw for you as impossible as it has been for me?...I've been trying since march and I've mangaed to be mostly vegan but sometimes not even that. What keeps you motivated and on track? Besides that it's the best way to eat pretty much.
I really like you're blog! You're inspiring me to start a...
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Simple Raw Breakfast
Traditional breakfast is something that went out the window for me when I became vegan. Never again would I enjoy traditional breakfast foods (eggs, bacon, etc) and I was ok with that. My breakfasts usually consists of green juice and maybe some fruit.
But with all the traveling I did yesterday I woke up in the mood for something more substantial. Luckily I had some raw buckwheat granola from...
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What I ate: on the Airplane
Greetings from 30,000 ft! In-flight wifi will make anyone productive. This is my first experience on a cross country flight trying to stay 100% raw so I thought I would share with you what I’ve been munching on throughout the ride.
For me variety is key. If I get bored with what I brought I’m much more likely to break down and buy some in flight snack. So I pack a lot of food. You...
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Prana Raw Cafe
As I mentioned before, I was in the Boston area this weekend. On my way home I made a stop in Newton, MA to visit Prana Raw Cafe. It’s always good when you are going to be visiting a new place to do a little research before hand to see if there are any raw food restaurants in the area. That’s how I found out about Prana.
When you walk in you see the juice and smoothie menu and a...
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Eating out raw
This weekend I was in Boston visiting a friend. I did visit a raw food restaurant which I will post about later, but first we went to a great spot in Boston called The OtherSide Cafe. Its a great restaurant with a pub feel, very casual. What I really liked about it was they had lots of vegan options on the menu, even some raw vegan options, and they also served meat. Everything on the menu looked...
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A recipe to convert your friends with!
This is possibly one of my all time favorite raw food recipes. I love it because of the complex flavors and because it doesn’t require a dehydrator (I don’t have one). It’s great to convert friends or serve to non-raw friends when you want to show them something a little more fancy than a salad. It’s the famous raw lasagne from Pure Food and Wine. This recipe does require...
Eating raw while traveling
It’s always been difficult for me to eat raw while traveling. It requires planning ahead a lot of the time and I’m not always the best at that. Today I leave for a weekend trip to Boston, then it’s back in NYC on Monday, and Tuesday I fly out to LA. Then it’s 10 days in LA followed by 1 day back in NYC then a 5 day ski trip to Vermont.
I will do my best to keep you guys...
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No-Bean Hummus
This recipe is from Matt Amsden’s book RAWvolution. It was really easy to make and it was delicious!
This isn’t my first attempt at raw hummus. I tried a while back with a recipe that required soaked beans, and it wasn’t too tasty. But this tastes just like traditional hummus. I cut the recipe in half because I didn’t want to make more than I could eat in a day or two....
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Green Juice 101
This morning, like most mornings, I made green juice. There are tons of variations of this, but this is my core recipe.
(yields approx. 32 oz. juice)
3 leaves dinosaur kale
2 leaves curly kale
3 stalks celery
1 handful of parsley
1 cucumber
2 small apples (or one large apple)
Run all the ingredients through a juicer, pour over ice and serve.
If you are having trouble with the taste...
WatchHere is a video I made back in March on how I make my green juice.
I hope to do more videos in the kitchen soon.
