Don’t dehydrate the almond pulp into flour, put it straight into the food processor to make this yummy bread or biscotti.

Raw Cacoa: Naughty or Nice?
Cacao: Naughty or nice?? There is so much conflicting info out there. Here is the best post and video I found on the topic, neither get too technical or one sided. Decide for yourself…

Acai Berry Jam Recipe
San Diego Raw Food Chef Joy Houston teaches you to make a raw food version of jam using chia seeds as the thickening agent.

Pro-Probiotics
I am officially PRO-probiotics. I recently shared that I started New Chapter Organic’s Probiotic Immunity (to see that post click here) with great results. My update on the product is this, it has changed my feeling towards sweets altogether. Case and point. My family and I are road tripping to see my parents, so we [...]

Strawberries: Worth The Wait
I know it’s way too early to expect delicious strawberries. When they are ripe and ready the farmer’s market will smell of these summer jewels. But I passed the strawberries at Trader Joe’s yesterday and they were a beautiful shade of red with a scent sweet enough to entice me to take a chance on [...]

Orange Cream Cacao Bark
I have fallen in LUST with my new raw dessert creations. They satisfy and delight with each small, decadent serving. They are dairy free, gluten free, and have no refined sugars, flours or preservatives. Ripe, juicy, organic oranges sweeten the creamy topping while raw cacao provides a rich base. These little babies got rave reviews [...]

Raw Dessert Experiment
The mint almond bark I created for my raw dessert class has me brewing ideas for more of these “lighter” desserts. I say lighter because they don’t have nuts as their base, so they are less filling. I like that they pack all the flavor without sitting heavy on the tummy like a raw brownie [...]
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