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…

I am traveling again, thus the picture of the pines in the high country just outside of Frisco, CO. This trip was a driving trip from Minneapolis to Boulder, then on to Frisco. Visiting my youngest in Boulder is always a great time. It was hard to leave but it was time to move my…

Whether you are new to raw food preparation, or have been eating this way for a while, you have probably noticed that nuts are used in many raw food recipes to replace traditional ingredients such as cheese and other dairy products. Dairy contains unhealthy animal fat and other substances you may want to avoid. Nuts…

Whether you are eating a raw food diet, or simply incorporating more raw foods into your diet, most likely you are eating more nuts and seeds. In raw food cooking, nuts and seeds are a versatile food source. They can be used to make substitutions for many dairy products such as milk, sour cream, cream…

One of the best things about writing a blog on raw food is getting comments and emails. It helps me to realize that when I send my raw food recipes and posts off into the blogosphere, YOU are out there reading and benefiting from them! So, comment and email away! A lot of the questions…

We have been getting snow for the last 13 hours. I do live in Minnesota but seriously, it is way early for us. I think we are breaking a record for the most snow this early in the season. I love snow, and believe me, it is beautiful. It will probably be gone in a…

You might want to sit down, I am going on a rant. I have noticed lately that there are a lot of websites popping up promising weight loss with the “new raw food diet.” Honestly, this saddens me. Raw food for me is not just about weight loss, it is about health gain. It is…

Life is an interesting journey. You could think of it as a road that stretches out behind us as far as we can see and also has an unlimited expanse before us. Every day we walk down the road. But is the road really straight? And are we just walking along, step after step, so…