I am going to deviate from raw food today to share with you some thoughts for the new year. We are approaching the end of the year, and the end of a decade. I know for many, myself included, 2009 was one of the most challenging years I have ever faced. I found myself living…

When it comes to raw food and diet,  it is important to understand that every body is different. Every body has different needs. We rarely think about this. But it you take into consideration what the range of “normal” is for many medical tests, it is vast. It is going to be up to you…

If you have started incorporating raw food into your life, you are becoming aware of how different you feel after eating a raw food meal than a traditional one. Instead of the stuffed, bloated, low energy coma, you feel alive, alert and energized. It is great, you are excited but, there can be challenges. Especially…

We are quickly approaching the end of the year. With the holiday festivities upon us, it is easy to get carried away in the moment. I love the moment but I also have to do some planning around here. You are going to be seeing some great changes in the blog around the first of…

Writing a blog on raw food is an interesting endeavor. Creating the recipes, doing the photography, and writing down my thoughts for you to peruse is more rewarding than I can say.  I love hearing from you and your thoughts on what you are seeing, eating, reading and what you would like to see as…

I got an interesting comment on one of the recipes today. It was explained to me that chipotle peppers are not raw, and if I served the eggplant bacon to someone who was a 100% raw foodist, they would get really angry. Technically, chipotle peppers are smoked. I don’t know how high the heat gets…

Day 1:  Nikon D70. Shutter Speed 1/30, Aperture 2.8, Lens 50 mm 1.8. When it comes to photography, I am a bit of a hack. When I started this raw food blog, I knew that I needed to take pictures of the food. I had a little background in photography. I took a class in…

I will be traveling today so I thought I would post some pictures from my walk in the Colorado woods from yesterday. I will be back in the kitchen on Tuesday, creating more run raw food recipes and also detoxing a bit from the trip. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I…

Creating this blog, and all the raw food recipes constantly has me on the hunt for interesting people that I can introduce you to. On a recent trip to the Mill City Farmer’s Market, I met Marty Glanville and her husband, Darrold. I was casually strolling through the booths, marveling at all of the wonderful…