My Raw Chef Certification

At the end of April I flew down to Phoenix to begin my raw chef certification course so that I could be certified to teach others the magic of raw foods! The first day, I learned sooo much. We also made foods that you might recognize from my blog actually!

So these are the pics from day one!

Talking about the benefits of raw foods! Eating living enzymes full of energy is way better for your body than eating decaying and dead enzymes that sit in your intestine rotting. NO BUENO. These stuffed mushrooms are full of zinc, iron, healthy fats (guacamole) and vitamin c! They also taste delicious..

Guac-stuffed Mushrooms!

Next we made this raw collard wrap. We stuffed it with guac and an assortment of veggies. SO easy, you can do this at home as well! 

We made a fabulous "mock salmon pate" as an appetizer and we dipped homemade raw flax crackers in it.

Dinner!! We made fettucini alfredo and spaghetti with marinara sauce! Raw of course. This is how we did it.

Using a peeler, we turned yellow squash into fettucini noodles... yummm.

Spiralizer = zucchini noodles! I can't wait to get me one of those...

SOOOOOO good. And soooo easy. Anyone can eat raw foods with this kind of menu!

My favorite part. DESSERT. This is a date nut torte. I think it was only two or three ingredients. This should be illegal...

FEASTING.

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

Raw Homemade

I always love coming home with lots of new groceries ready to make lots of yummy raw food dishes. Here is a day I documented full of pics of the meals I prepared for this day. Very easy to make, very affordable, and very yummy to eat!

I woke up and had some water, I didn't eat until I was hungry. I felt hungry in about an hour so I sliced open a papaya and dusted it with ground cardamom. If you are not a fan of papaya, try this method or squeeze some lime juice over it. It makes it taste really sweet and flavorful.
Then for lunch I wanted something light and hearty at the same time, the answer? Raw Taco Salad!

1/2 head of romaine lettuce
1 sliced nor diced avocado
as many green or black olives as you like
a couple slices of red onion
1 roma tomato sliced
1/2 cup of raw taco pate
1/4 cup of raw cashew sour cream

For the raw taco pate, blend together about a cup of walnuts with 1/2 to a whole red bell pepper or tomato, a little yellow onion and garlic and blended in a food processor you have taco "meat"! For the cashew sour cream, blend soaked raw cashews with a few tablespoons of lemon juice in a food processor to make a sour-like cream. It tasted really amazing with all the flavors together, I wasn't hungry for hours!

I did make a little snack after about 3 hours and shared it.
Pesto stuffed mushrooms!

Thats my baby dog Coqueta in the background. I know, she looks the size of a baby bella! Anyway, I made with pesto with basil, sundried tomatoes, olive oil, garlic, and a little bit of arugula for some bite. I marinated the mushrooms in Brags Liquid Aminos and olive oil.
These did not last long...

IT IS TIME...

For dinner!

I had a light dinner since it was pretty late. This is a raw thai coconut soup from the book Rawvolution. (Highly recommend) and I paired it with a celery salad with lots of parsley and diced red onion with a lemon olive oil dressing. Perfecto :D

And the best part of all...
I made raw cupcakes!
Yes, you heard me right, raw cupcakes.
BEHOLD.

This tasted like blondies actually, the sweet with a little bit of caramel saltiness. They were so easy I felt like I was sinning..

For the batter:
1/4 cup of cashews
1/4 cup walnuts
2 tbsp of raw sugar
2-3 pitted dates
1/8 tsp of vanilla extract
A BIG pinch of sea salt

1. Mix first three ingredients into almost a powder in a food processor.
2. Add in dates one at a time until fully incorporated
3. add vanilla and salt

For Frosting, I soaked cashews for 8 hours, blended it with some coconut oil and dates and blend till smooth. I topped each cupcake with raspberry preserves or you can just top it off with a slice of a strawberry or a whole raspberry. SO cute ^.^

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 ;)

Menu for a new year!

I'm back!! I finally got settled in my new studio in LA with my loving boy and I can finally get back to recording my raw adventures :)

The very first thing I did when I moved was look for new raw favorite places to go eat. And luckily there is one right down the hill from my work! It's called Sun Cafe or Sun Power Cafe. They do juice fasts and cooking classes and they have an amazing raw menu ^.^

Raw cookie dough cheesecake from Sun Power. It was sooo rich and decadent, definitely something you need to have room in your tummy for. I was stuffed after a meal of a jicama and guac tostada and a DELICIOUS sweet kale shake which I am totes going back for.

After thanksgiving my boy and I decided to have a nice all raw meal to lighten it up from the heavy comforting tofurky and stuffing and pie! He ordered this beautiful raw pizza with a kale salad.

I was in the mood for something lighter so I went with raw chilled cream of mushroom soup and a kale salad :) That soup was creamy and light tasting. Twas a perfect post thanksgiving meal!

After, we decided to go to Kind Kream and got almond milk swirled raw soft serve!
Ahhhhh!
Scream for Kind Kream with meh --->

Last week I made a grocery list for a short and satisfying raw menu:
Breffast :p

• Frozen Banana "Yogurt"
• Raw Cobbler
• Papaya with Lime and Agave

Lunch:

• Marinated Dill and Onion Cucumbers
• Avocado Kale Salad
• Grapefruit and Avocado Arugula Salad

Dinner:

• Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms
• Kale Guacamole Tacos
• Guac Stuffed Mushrooms  

Snack:

• Papaya chunks with Cardamom
• Banana with cinnamon and agave

Fin!


I will start adding more menu's and recipes for the future :)

Standby! Love coming soon

Hey guys! I have not posted anything in a while and I really miss it. I am currently in the moving process since I just moved from Seattle to Los Angeles. I have recently found an amazing Raw food place to replace my beloved Chaco Canyon from Seattle. I will also be posting a whole new section of non-raw food but still yummy, easy, and healthy. I also have a PASSION for baking and may start my own baking blog soon or just have another section for it as well but I'm not sure yet.

Love yall!