Sometimes, looking is enough. And, sometimes, you just have to give in to temptation. Friday Food Porn Doesn't this salad just scream, "Spring!"  Mmm, makes me want to rush out to the local farmers market (which opens this weekend, thankyougod!) and snatch up some fresh-picked cucs and carrots. Speecy spicy sauce? Bring it on! I looooooove me...

I am waterirresistible.No obstacle can stop me,I go overunderaround and through.I change formsto steam or iceor rain.I bring lifewherever I go.I touch everyoneI meet.❧❀❧ It's been a week of wild storms in these parts. Thunder, lightening, high winds, and rain. Torrents of rain. Internet access has been spotty. I've been able to jump on for an hour...

I've written before about Changing My Relationship With Food and how the process was key in my recovering from morbid obesity. One of the things I discovered along the way was that food cravings are physical. Physical cravings are our cells crying for the nutrients they need. Sadly, we often respond to this urge by eating highly processed and refined...

In these United States, Memorial Day weekend heralds the unofficial start of the summer season. Communities will gather to pay tribute to the men and women of our armed forces with parades, prayer services, and the placing of flags in local cemeteries. Grills will get fired up as families and friends host backyard cookouts. But here in the arctic...

Strawberry-Arugula Salad 1 pint strawberries, sliced 1 bunch arugula Vinaigrette: 1/4 C fresh lime juice 1 tsp local raw honey 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 C extra virgin olive oil handful of freshly torn mint leaves freshly ground pepper to taste To prepare the vinaigrette, combine all ingredients in a jar. Close tightly and shake vigorously to combine....

The title says it all – Becoming Raw: The Essential Guide to Raw Vegan Diets. This is most certainly not a book you read through once, put up on the shelf and forget about. I know I'll be referring to this exhaustive guide repeatedly. Although over 45 recipes are included, this is not your typical raw food recipe book.  In fact, this isn't your "typical"...