by Michelle | Jul 19, 2012 | Desserts & Treats, Gluten free, Healthy Tips, Inspiration, Meal Ideas, Raw, Recipes
This past weekend I celebrated my birthday with my fiancé’s family. In total there were 3 of us who had birthdays in July. Since I had a birthday dinner/trip to NYC I thought making a cake (ok, it’s a pie but I’m just going to refer to it as a cake- well,...
by Michelle | Jun 12, 2012 | Gluten free, Health, Healthy Tips, Meal Ideas, Raw, Recipes, Sprouting
So lately I have been making tons of recipes from a new raw food book I got a couple of weeks ago. The recipes are pretty easy and I love how it uses ingredients I have in my kitchen already. These burgers contain flax and sunflower seeds like the raw falafel I made...
by Michelle | Jun 6, 2012 | Health, Healthy Tips, Meal Ideas, Raw, Recipes, Travel
On my recent trip to Detroit my fiancé and I fell in love with the raw falafel that we indulged in at The Cacao Tree café. After looking at many un-cookbooks I finally found one that was pretty simple to follow. Of course I changed the recipe a bit. I love how I can...
by Michelle | May 23, 2012 | Healthy Tips, Raw, Recipes, Spreads and Butters
Hi Everyone! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the warm weather we had been having this past week, especially over the long weekend! Today is a bit overcast but that’s ok. You can make tahini to brighten up your day! This past Monday was a perfect day to bike to High...
by Michelle | May 10, 2012 | Meal Ideas, Raw, Recipes
For a while I used to feel self conscious about eating salads for lunch. Why? Well, for starters I had a few co-workers that taunted me for eating only veggies for lunch. They would ask silly things like “Is that filling?”, “Where is the protein?” and...
by Michelle | May 7, 2012 | Gluten free, Health, Healthy Tips, Meal Ideas, Raw, Recipes, Travel
I became a vegetarian at the ripe old age of 11. Needless to say cheese became my best friend for the protein. I tried to be vegan but back then it was hard to find decent vegetarian food never mind vegan food. I loved cheese; the tartness, the hint of sweetness and...