Join me for a Virtual Holiday Cocktail & Cheer Hour through Zoom! Grab your favorite beverage (whether a cocktail, tea, coffee, juice or a smoothie) and your favorite holiday treat and take a little while to sit with me by the fire and spread some good cheer with each other outside of our regular class time and savor the spirit of the … Continue reading Join Me for a Fireside Chat!
Simmering Scents of the Season
This recipe is made with all natural ingredients to add the nice, warm holiday scent and feel to your home, highlighting all the goodness of the season. When you are finished using this recipe as a Holiday Potpourri, don't throw it away! Sift and strain out all the large, hard bits. Then add some sugar … Continue reading Simmering Scents of the Season
November’s Travels
I have been teaching my classes and working hard pretty much seven days a week for the last few months...it is our busy season, and I am grateful for that. However, I finally got a break for a few days this week and I am so happy for the rest. I am so excited to … Continue reading November’s Travels
Linzer Cookies
Created by renowned raw chefs Russell James and Amy Levin, two of my favorite raw food chefs, who take the time to show you how to make creative and beautiful foods with few ingredients to maximize nutritional value that are relatively easy to make. Click the photo above to go directly to the recipe! Or … Continue reading Linzer Cookies
Red Pepper Soup
T'is the season for hearty stews and soups, warm biscuits and spiced drinks.One of my favorite summer raw soups, using fresh-picked peppers from the garden, is especially lovely when the weather turns cool and damp. The hot water and cayenne pepper adds some heat and a kick. Ingredients 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 4 hours … Continue reading Red Pepper Soup
Autumn in New England
Happy Autumn, y'all! What a beautiful fall we are having this year and such a treat to divert our attention away from these very uncertain times we have endured so far. I hope you are all safe and sound and keeping busy, active and having some Fall fun! I know some of you have been … Continue reading Autumn in New England
Aspen Does Nails
My daughter Aspen is a talented artist and Licensed Nail Tech working in northern RI. She graduated from school just before the pandemic hit and worked for a short time at a local salon before everything shut down. Instead of bumming out, she practiced on me and her best friend during lock down, and worked … Continue reading Aspen Does Nails
Raw Peachy Cobbler
Holy cow! By the end of August, you can feel the temperature change and the humidity drop. A hint of Autumn is on the breeze, and in our area, apples and peaches are ripening in the orchards. When our local peaches are fresh-picked, they smell a-mazing and you know, without question, that first bite is … Continue reading Raw Peachy Cobbler
August Around the Homestead
Hello again! It is August 2020 this summer has been hotter and more humid than usual, and without much rain. It is still quite warm and humid and we are finally getting some rain these last few days. Hurricane season is more active this year as well, and we lost another tree in the last … Continue reading August Around the Homestead
Mango Sorbet
We have been using this recipe for years and it is still one of our favorites around here! Follow these easy steps to make a healthy, refreshing treat that has only two ingredients with no added sugar or artificial ingredients. Try this recipe with peaches in the same way, which is absolutely delicious! Or combine … Continue reading Mango Sorbet
