Lunch

Sesame Noodles, Raw and Cooked

June 22, 2010

Thanks for so many sweet words about the wedding photos. I’m glad you got to see how beautiful the ceremony was, and how exquisite Chloe looked. I’ll try to smile with my mouth open more often–in fact, I’m rather ashamed that my insecurities have manifested themselves in quasi-habitual lockjaw. I definitely second Kathleen‘s request for [...]

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Sprouted Wheatberry Salad

June 11, 2010

Friday! Friday! Friday! Thank you so much for the thoughtful responses to my conscious shopping post. What I’m hearing is that most of us aren’t carrying our conscientious food habits into our habits as consumers of clothing, shoes, and accessories. But it’s never too late to start! Each month, I get countless emails about sprouting. What [...]

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Roast Veggie and Goat “Cheese” Wrap, and Two Announcements

May 18, 2010

Wow. Thank you all so much for the amazing response to my post on coping with unwanted body commentary. One of my main goals for Choosing Raw in 2010 is to have many more conversations about body image, self-perception, self-acceptance, and life with and after disordered eating. I was amazed by the quality of discourse [...]

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Raw, Vegan Spin on Beet and Goat Cheese Salad

May 17, 2010

Hola! GREAT response to my chia seed giveaway! Keep them coming. For those of you who didn’t check in yesterday, I’m giving away a giant bag of chia seeds. Come and get’ em! Yesterday’s sun and cheery disposition persisted well into today, which was busy, but touched by beautiful weather. Yay! Double yay for the [...]

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Indian-Spiced Wrap

May 7, 2010

Happy Friday! Wow! What an incredible response to my post on building nutrient-dense salads. I’m so, so glad it was helpful. I often fret when clients (or friends) skimp on dressing, toppings, and sources of good nutrition when they make salads, so let’s all vow to load up on energy and volume when we make [...]

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How to Build a Meal Sized Salad

May 5, 2010

I don’t think it’s any great secret at this point that I love salad. Salads are the foundational food in my diet, the meal I eat more than any other. I’ve shared countless favorite recipes with you here at CR, which fall into numerous categories. There are the kale salads, ranging from my basic massaged [...]

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Surf n’ Turf, + iHerb Giveaway

May 2, 2010

Happy Sunday, friends. I appreciate your kind words about my mom’s boyfriend’s son — they meant the world to me. So in my last post, I mentiond that I grew up eating a little differently from most of my Greek fam. They were carnivorous; red meat made me squirm. They liked their veggies cooked through; [...]

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