beverage

Five Minute High Raw, Vegan Eggnog

December 24, 2011
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Merry Christmas Eve! I hope all of your stockings are hung with care, and so on. I’m on the way back to NYC from Westchester (to see my Dad), and gearing up to put my Christmas Eve feast together at Mom’s. On the menu: a chard and potato tart, mashed turnips, and a big salad. [...]

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Creamy Tahini Milk

November 20, 2011
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Note: this post is not for the many of you who have expressed to me a major distaste for tahini. Tahini seems to be a polarizing ingredient: some of us (like me) simply can’t get enough of it, while others seem to cringe at the sight of it. This nut “milk” is tahini based, and [...]

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Soda Junkie? This One’s For You: Solixir Sparkling Beverage Review

March 3, 2011
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Yikes. That title sort of rhymed, and it was in some sort of meter. Not intentional, I swear. A few months ago, the nice folks at Solixir asked me if I’d like to do a review of their all-natural, sparkling botanical beverages. I almost didn’t say yes. This wasn’t because I had any bias against [...]

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New Favorite Smoothie

November 29, 2010
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You’d never know it, given his modesty, but M is a great cook. He is, as we know, master of the pressure cooker. And he’s also pretty incredible with stews, grains, soups, and beans. The last time he told me he had “made breakfast” while I was at the gym, I walked into the apartment [...]

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Carrot Cake Smoothie, and Tribest Blender Giveaway!!

February 9, 2010
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Hello readers! I’m often asked whether it’s necessary to own a Vitamix to enjoy a high-raw lifestyle. The answer is no, absolutely not! I was eating raw foods long before I got my Vitamix. This said, having a good blender will enhance and contribute to a raw or semi-raw lifestyle immensely. With a decent blender, [...]

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Nourishing Vegetable Broth

January 12, 2010
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Hi all! Glad you liked the protein smoothie and info! I got the following reader question a few days ago: “Hey Gena! I love your blog. I was hoping you might help me with an issue I’ve been having with raw foods: it seems as though all raw foodists are really into green lemonade or [...]

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The Low-Down on Vegan Protein Powders

January 10, 2010
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Hey all! It’s been a very busy weekend, so I’m just checking in quickly. It seems that my last post prompted some great questions about whey protein and protein isolates. Namely this one, from Jessica: Hi! I’ve been following your blog for a while but never written in. I was wondering if you could tell [...]

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