The Spirulina Recipes Ebook!

Do you want to start incorporating spirulina into your diet but don’t know? Have you tried to combine it with foods or recipes that simply didn’t turn out tasty? You’re not alone. Introducing the first-ever Spirulina Recipes Ebook from Spirulina Junkie!

Spirulina has a very distinct flavor that requires specific combining with other flavors. The Spirulina Recipes Ebook will share how you can incorporate spirulina into desserts, chocolate, entrees, soups, salads, smoothies and more, with 30 unique recipes! Top healthy chefs have contributed their tried-and-true, personal favorites for recipes incorporating the incredible superfood spirulina.

Click here to read more and get your copy!

Rainbow Rolls from Penni Shelton

Good Morning Smoothie by Marlie Centawer

Spirulina Chocolate by Michelle Master

The Link Between Sexuality, Diet, and Self-Esteem

My friend Gena Hamshaw of ChoosingRaw.com has posted an article written by myself and my wonderful partner Sarah E. Brown of QueerVeganFood, entitled "Exploring the Link Between Sexuality, Diet, and Self-Esteem".

Click here to read!

The post mentions our forthcoming book on holistic health for women who love women. If you're interested in contributing your story, please contact queerveganfood [at] gmail [dot] com. Thanks!

Spirulina Junkie! It's finally here!

Greetings my beloved readers!  I have something epic and deep green for you...  I've finally launched my site, Spirulina Junkie!  This site will be dedicated to info, recipes, and more about the amazing superfood Spirulina!  More information is forthcoming, but please, check it out and give me feedback!

www.SpirulinaJunkie.com

Why Veganism is Good for Your Love Life

Check out my new article on Vegan Mainstream!   Click link below:

Why Veganism is Good for Your Love Life

Tree of Life Cafe Photos #34

Green Lips, Chocolate Kelp and the Desert Sky

 Happy 2011, darlings!  How is everyone's year going so far?  Tell me what's exciting!

First off...  I have a new project I'm working on that I'm very excited for.  Right now it's still a secret, but I'll give you a hint...  It has to do with SPIRULINA!

Indulge me...  What do you love about spirulina?  Of course, that's if you've tried it yet...  Have you?  What's your favorite way to eat it?  When are you going to join us in the green lips club?

Spirulina salads my friend Koali and I made - yum!

A close-up: Spirulina on clover and sunflower sprouts

Spirulina Manna by HealthForce Nutritionals - one of my fave spirulinas

Otherwise, I've been outside a lot biking and hiking, as it's been very warm.  I've also been reading and writing, as well as enjoying time with friends.  Sarah has been making some pretty amazing creations too...  chocolate kelp noodles, for one...  Check the delicious, crazy dessert/seaweed dish out by clicking here.

My friends Puki and Ami Freeberg, twin sisters and college friends.

New Year's Eve vegan dinner with Elaina Love, Chris Whitcoe of VivaPura, Sarah and Asher.

A gorgeous winter sunset in the desert.  I love the sky here.

Au revoir for now,


Courtney

Vegan Resolutions: How Not to Crash and Burn

An article I wrote for VeganMainsteam.com:

Your resolution for the New Year might be to go vegan, or it might be to reach some goals towards eventually going vegan - say, by going vegetarian first. Or your resolution may be to have a cleaner and more balanced diet as a vegan already.  The concept of resolutions in our society is almost cliché because the majority of people do not keep them.  Of the people who actually make resolutions and start following them, only a percentage keep them for more than a couple weeks, or even a couple months if determined.

Most diet stories are crash-and-burn ones.  Something about how we’re viewing or implementing our intention causes us to bite the dust – hard.  We have to ask ourselves, “How can I follow through with this resolution so I can succeed with it?” or, “What changes can I make towards my goal that won’t cause me to crash-and-burn?”  One of the best approaches is...  (Read the rest by clicking here)

Holiday Vacation + Fruit Dip!

Happy New Year!  Last week I returned from my holiday vacation with my family.  This first pic is a super simple raw vegan pate I made to dip fruit in.  It's simply equal parts medjool dates and brazil nuts, with a little water to make it the consistency you desire, and a pinch of salt.  It tasted great with pomegranates too ;)

My dad, his wife, one of my bros, and myself.  Cutting up butternut squash!

Eating Raw in the Winter

A common challenge people encounter with the live foods diet is feeling warm and balanced during winter, in cold climates.  There are several techniques one can employ include eating warming foods. 

The most warming foods are ginger, cayenne pepper, and other hot peppers.  The ancient healing system of Ayurveda  teaches that other warming foods include tomatoes, radishes, beets, carrots, daikons, and herbs like black pepper and cumin.  Soaked, raw grains can also be warming in the winter, such as sprouted quinoa or buckwheat.  Additionally, food can be heated slightly and still be considered living.  Depending on the food, it's generally agreed that is at about 115 degrees.  I suggest heating up live soups, especially tomato soups and miso soups, as well as heating vegetables with some herbs and/or oil.

If you are not eating an entirely live food diet, we recommend your percentage of cooked food to be plant-sourced only, low-glycemic,preferably gluten-free meals.  The book There is a Cure for Diabetes by Dr. Cousens offers many recipes that combine cooked and live food or are cooked recipes.

Lifestyle choices can contribute to the ease or difficulty of staying with live foods through the winter.  Exercise increases circulation and contributes to body warmth, as does dry skin brushing.  If you have access to an infrared sauna, regular sessions both increase circulation and detoxify.  Engaging in fast-paced pranayama, or breathing exercises, is also invigorating.

Enjoy your healthful winter!

Beauty in the High Desert

 

This weekend, to enjoy the 75-degree weather, I went on one of my favorite hikes/climbs outside of Patagonia, Arizona - a slot canyon called Flux Canyon.  The outdoors, natural beauty, sunlight, exercise, and amazing friends makes for one delightful experience.  The above picture is of one side of the slot canyon.

Someone's vehicle met their demise here.  Graffiti tells us sometime in the early 80's

Entering the slot canyon

Love this canyon.  So gorgeous.

A view looking up at the sky

Elaina Love headed to drink some of the water streaming from this mountain.  We have yet to find the source, but it's running, cold water at about 4,500 feet in the desert...

After hiking through the canyon and then a scrub oak forest, we came upon a road that ran on the ridge of one mountain.

Chris of VivaPura, Elaina Love, and Erin enjoying the panoramic view

BEAUTY

Photos by Koali P and Greg W