LA ADVENTURES: Sage Bistro Feast.

A couple of co-workers and I headed over to Echo Park's Sage Bistro for dinner, which is an amazing vegan restaurant with tasty raw dishes too. They also serve Kind Kreme, and I definitely took advantage of that after my TODIEFOR Jack Fruit Tacos.

Here we have it! A Kind Kreme raw brownie sundae with raw salted caramel and cacao nibs.

The sundae was about $10 bucks, but it tasted and filled me up as if it was a $20 sundae. Well worth it, especially if you have a major sweet tooth like I do.

Cafe Gratitude for Breffast!

Before doing a shoot at paramount studios I went to get fueled up at the beautiful Cafe Gratitude.

What you see before you is a raw "bagel and lox". The bagel is made from dehydrated vegetables and seeds. They also made a creamy raw vegan cashew cream cheese topped with tomatoes and capers. I paired it nicely with a kale lemonade. I will definitely go back for this, especially because the price was reasonable, it wasn't too crowded in the morning, and it kept me pretty full.

BTW... Here is an adorable picture of my baby's. I am grateful for them. <3

Time to talk about Sun Cafe again. My trusty neighborhood raw friendly restaurant. Everytime I go I leave feeling happy, full, and ready to take on the world. I took my boyfriend and his mum and bro when they came to visit, a success of course. My boy had the raw tacos, always a good choice and a mint shamrock shake.

YUMMMM

I had their famous Sun Burger and I had them add the raw bbq sauce. I will never miss a cooked burger again with this delicious sumbich. I also had their cacao shake, also a winner! Way better than a "normal" chocolate milkshake!!

As you can see I chose a side of veggies and a raw ranch dressing dip, something light because the burger was so rich and filling.

Well that's it for this day! Thanks for tuning in...
Until next time!

<3

Cafe Gratitude Date Night

For my companion and I's three year anniversary we went to one of the best vegan restaurants in the world! Cafe Gratitude creates an amazing experience for everyone of all diets. I had a delicious raw veggie/pate wrap for dinner and a hibiscus iced tea called I Am Gorgeous... If I remember correctly. All their dishes start with "I Am ..." So it automatically makes you a more confident person just by placing your order!

The picture is what we had for dessert. It was a raw strawberry cheesecake a la mode and it was all my boyfriend and I could think about. I could describe it to you but I would rather you go there and order it!
NOW.

P.S. This was suppose to be posted in January, but I've been running behind. Thanks for your patience ;)

Perfect Raw Breakfast and Green Smoothie recipe!

Another Chaco Canyon favorite! Raw porridge and the Really Green Smoothie. Probably the best breakfast I have ever put in my stomach. It was delicious and satisfying and green smoothies are THE BEST way to incorporate more greens into your diet because your body absorbs the nutrients faster in liquid form.

Here is a favorite green smoothie recipe!

1 frozen banana
3 or 4 big juicy organic strawberries
1 big juicy organic peach
3 leaves of organic kale pulled from the stem or a handful of organic spinach
1/2 to 1 cup of raw almond or hemp milk (hemp milk makes it thicker)

Blend together in a blender and enjoy! Makes 1 serving if this is your meal replacer.

NOTE:
Sometimes my fruit is juicy enough that I don't even need to add any milk, but use your discretion ;)

More Chaco Canyon adventure, and CHOCOLATE

Haven't put up a post in a while, but this here is the most delicious raw meal I have had at Chaco Canyon. They are Raw Enchiladas!! It was a sun-dried tomato wrap and it was filled with different southwestern flavored veggies and creamy avocado with a side salad. It was also their seasonal raw dish for June.

Earlier, I went to Seattle's The Chocolate Shoebox for some delicious raw matcha green tea peppermint chocolate and ate that for dessert. And yes, they do have all vegan chocolate and all vegan shoes so all you veg'ns out there, go crazy!

First Chaco Canyon outing as a raw vegan!

This was the Raw Coconut Curry and the first bite.. Well let me just say this made my raw food journey so much easier to continue.

And for dessert (I know it's sideways) was the raw fudge brownie. I was debating between the brownie and the raw strawberry cheesecake.

I went back for the cheesecake and it was gone :(

NEXT QUEST:
Black Forest Raw Cheesecake at Chaco Canyon!