July 2009

Just One Bite.

July 30, 2009
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Hi all! I’m glad you guys enjoyed the video. To clarify, my friend Ben who sent me the link is not the fellow in the video. But he may very well now wish he owned a pair of monkey boxers, too. I’ve spent the last day or two mulling over a very thought-provoking note I [...]

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Astounding Revelation

July 28, 2009

I interrupt your regularly scheduled Tuesdays for the following astonishment, brought to me by my friend Ben. I (and, quite possibly, you too) have spent my entire life believing that there is only one way to open a banana. I was wrong. Very wrong. Behold, friends: Who knew? Now you can make that banana soft [...]

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Raw Foods Tutorial: The Raw Cocktail Party

July 26, 2009
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Hello, all. It’s Sunday, which means another week is looming. As I stave off thoughts about unread manuscripts and neglected editing, I’m checking in to share—as promised—some recipes from Tuesday’s highly eventful cocktail party. Raw entertaining (is it just me, or does that sound naughty) can be great fun. It’s a chance to show guests [...]

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Food Matters: You Pick Yourself Up, You Dust Yourself Off

July 23, 2009
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Hi guys, Thank you so much for the nice comments about my bathroom breakdown! Since I moved into this apartment, I’ve had a number of amusing/scary mishaps, but this one is the undisputed winner. At least I can add it to my bastion of stock New York City disaster stories. That said, my management company [...]

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Raw Food and Wreckage

July 22, 2009
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So then this happened: Wait, wait. Let’s back it up a bit. One of the many fun benefits of blogging is entrance into a community. Choosing Raw has allowed me to connect with so many incredible men and women, in and out of the blogosphere. In the last week, I’ve been lucky enough to spend [...]

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Yoga and Me

July 19, 2009
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Hi Everyone! Hope you’re having fantastic weekends. If you have a second, please head on over to my friend Melissa’s blog, FitnessNYC, where I’ve got a little guest post up. This one is near and dear to my heart: it discusses my evolving relationship with yoga–how I got started, why I stick with it, and [...]

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Perfect Gazpacho

July 16, 2009
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When you eat a raw diet, there are certain dishes that are easy to explain to people (salad) and certain ones (raw cashew alfredo over zucchini spaghetti) that can be a little tough. The tough ones are fun, if only to show off the tremendous creativity that goes into serious raw cuisine. But the easy [...]

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