Ever since I ‘borrowed’ Anke’s juicer, I’ve been hooked on making fresh fruit or vegetable juices in the morning.
They give me a shot of energy that’s hard to compare to anything else. It’s like getting ‘high’ on greens. Bizarre.
AnyhooOo — this morning’s juice was jam-packed with all things yummy: 1 whole cucumber, 1 carrot, 3 stalks of celery, a splash of apple juice and a heaping tablespoon of Greens+. I’m buzzed now. I feel like running around my apartment and chasing my tail.
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Filed under: Food on September 9th, 2008 | No Comments »
Some of the BEST food in the world is made from a few simple ingredients tossed together to create a delicious meal from almost nothing 
What are your favorite meals made from a few things on hand?
Simple Vegetarian Lentil and Potato Soup
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a soup pan and fry 1 chopped onion, 1 chopped carrot, 2 chopped stalks of celery and 2 medium peeled and chopped potatoes. Add 1/2 cup of brown uncooked lentils, 4 cups of vegetable stock and 1 bay leaf. Cover and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and let everything simmer for 30-35 minutes until everything is soft. Serve with some crusty (aka: stale) bread for dipping.
Enough for 2 big bowls — or 1 large feast if you want to hog everything for yourself 
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Filed under: Food on September 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
These little cakes are packed with carrots, chunks of apple, raisins, fresh ginger and a hint of cinnamon.
They are dense and moist — and would be even awesomer slothered with a cream-cheese style frosting, but someone forgot to buy icing sugar… but we won’t name names 
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Filed under: Food on September 7th, 2008 | No Comments »
My body is starting to give me the not so gentle hint that I’ve been enjoying the good life a little bit too much during my vacation. I have another week to go and I want to be sure that I can still fit into my pants when I get home
Off to a good start
I slowly drank a large glass of freshly pressed juice for breakfast: ginger, carrots, celery, apples, lemons and parsley. Delicious!
I have also bought Greens+ to add to my juices in the morning — which is basically a green superfoods powder mixture — containing everything green under the sun from spirulina, wheatgrass, to dusle powder. This should give me an energy boost that I desperately need.
Filed under: Food on August 18th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Gourmet camping food:
Fresh bell peppers, garlic, onions, veggie ground round and a jar of organic basil and tomato pasta sauce served over rotini. Garnished with fresh parsley and served with a bottle of wine.
OK, we forgot to pack plates, so we wound up eating out of the pot with wooden spoons. Très chic.
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Filed under: Food on August 17th, 2008 | No Comments »
I just can’t keep my paws off of “The Joy of Vegan Baking”.
I whipped up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and used ground flax seeds as an egg replacer. The result? Extra chewy chocolate chip cookies that melt in your mouth. Perfect for dipping into tea or a tall glass of soy milk.
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Filed under: Food on August 17th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Inspired by the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes on the island, I layered pesto and white bean salad between thick slices of oven roasted tomatoes. It was served on top of a bed of arugula with a light citrus vinaigrette.
Recipe from the Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine.
Filed under: Food on August 13th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
OK, I was wrong in my last post: It is possible to have even fresher vegetables
I took a tour of Anke’s beautiful organic vegetable garden on Salt Spring Island. I even got to pick some fresh stuff for dinner.
Shown above is a simple pasta made with vegetables from Salt Spring Island mixed with a simple jar of organic tomato sauce. Sprinkled on top was fresh sheep’s cheese. Everything was tossed in the oven for about 30 minutes.
Here are pictures of Anke and her garden — plus sikmple ingredients used to create the pasta.
Take a peek at Anke’s blog, documenting the spectacular growth of her organic garden: http://cycleofnature.blogspot.com/
Filed under: Food on August 13th, 2008 | No Comments »
Every year, I take off to beautiful Salt Spring Island, in British Columbia Canada. I hang out, go camping — and cook and bake lots of delicious food. This part of Canada is a vegetarian’s/vegan’s dream.
TI finally picked up a copy of “The Joy of Vegan Baking”. After drooling over just about every recipe, I settled on making the Blueberry Lemon muffins, with fresh organic blueberries that we bought earlier in the day from a local farm.
That’s the great thing about this island is that there are so many local organic farms. By buying your vegetables, fruits and herbs from them, you really can’t get any fresher!
Filed under: Food on August 12th, 2008 | No Comments »
While these noodles may not help you reach enlightenment; the subtle hint of ginger with each bite is simply divine!
Stir fry in oil: strips of carrots and bamboo shoots until soft. Add Chinese cabbage and stir for another 2 minutes. Add rice noodles and sauce. Stir fry another 2-3 minutes. Serve with stir fried tofu on top, if desired.
Sauce for 1: whisk together: 1/8 cup tamari, 1 heaping tablespoon sesame oil and 1/2 inch piece of minced ginger.
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Filed under: Food on July 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
