Medicinal mushrooms such as Royal Sun Blazei, Cordyceps, Enokitake, Amadou, Agarikon, Artist Conk, Reishi, Oregon Polypore, Maitake, Lion's Mane, Chaga, Shiitake, Mesima, Birch Polypore, Zhu Ling, Split Gill Polypore and Turkey Tail help to strengthen your immune system. Common to us are the shiitake mushrooms. Try slicing them and topping with fresh thyme, tamari, olive oil, lemon juice and crushed red pepper. Dehydrate for an hour to soften and enjoy all ways.

Raw Onion Bread

Raw Onion Bread: 

6 sweet onions, peeled and quartered

1.5 cups golden flaxseeds, freshly ground

1.5 cups hempseeds freshly ground

3/4 cup Nama Shoyu or tamari

1/2 cup olive oil 

1-10t Maca powder

poppy seeds for dusting 

Process ingredients in a food processor fitted with an “S” blade. Spread about 2 cups of the mixture on a dehydrator tray with a Teflex sheet repeating until the mixture is used. Dehydrate at 100 degrees for approximately 12 hours, flipping over and peeling off the Teflex sheet after 6 hours. Cut into desired size.

Onion "Bread"

Incan berries or commonly known as Peruvian gooseberries are extraordinary fruits full of phytonutrients and contain 16% protein. Hundreds of studies on bioflavonoids confirm that Incan berries strengthen the immune system and act as anti-virals, anti-carcinogens, anti-inflammatories, antihistamines, antioxidants and as antisclerotics. They improve the functioning of the eyes, brain and reproductive organs through their ability to nourish the capillaries.

Almond Milk

Making your own almond milk is easy and fun. Just soak 1 cup of raw almonds overnight, rinse and drain. Blend with 3 cups of water, a dash of sea salt. For a sweeter drink, blend with a date and 1/2t vanilla paste. Strain through a clean stocking or a nut milk bag and reserve the dry almond pulp to dry for later use as almond flour.

Phytic acid is the principal storage form of phosphorus in many plant tissues, especially bran and seeds. Phytate is not digestable to humans and soaking nuts and seeds and fermenting grains before eating them will facilitate their digestion by breaking down the phytic acid. Not soaking and fermenting chelates and makes unabsorbable certain important minor minerals such as zinc and iron, and macro minerals such as calcium and magnesium.

When you are out and hunger strikes, there may not be healthy options close by. Prepare yourself with chopped raw vegetables such as fennel, jimica, carrots, celery, celery root, beets, zucchini slices...Pair these with a sut or seed pate for a balanced meal/snack. When you nourish yourself well, your energy level maintains a balanced level and you are creating a happy environment for yourself and all those around you.

"Consciousness can be compared to a lens. Its inner surface faces the soul itself, and its outer surface comes into contact with the world." The outer surface accumulates grime and obscures our vision seeing out and distorts our soul's light from shining through clearly. "Clean the lens of consciousness in order to admit the sun/soul." BKS Iyengar Yoga

Carrot Dill Dressing

A long time favorite dressing of mine inspired by Angelica's Kitchen in NYC. 

Blend: 

1T shallot, chopped

1 cup peeled and grated carrots

2t peeled and chopped ginger

1/4t mustard powder

2t dry or fresh dill

2t tamari

2T apple cider or 1/2 an apple chopped

4T apple cider vinegar

6T (4 work well too) olive oil

(optional) 1t toasted sesame oil. 

I love this dressing over shaved fennel and field greens.

Goji Majic

Did you know that goji berries contain 21 trace minerals including: calcium, copper, geranium (an anti-cancer mineral), iron (11mg/100g), magnesium, phosphorus, selenium (important for Marylanders due to our deficient soil), and zinc.? They also contain vitamins A (for eye and nerve health), C (73mg/100g), B-complex, and E. Goji berries also contain 18 amino acids (including 8 essential) making it a complete protein source. Wow. Try these miraculous fruits, for they have much to offer you.

Mock Tuna Dip

I re-created a mock tuna dip from Gabriel Cousens, M.D. Ummmm. 

1 cup soaked sunflower seeds, 

1 cup soaked almonds ground finely in a blender or homogenized through a juicer. 

Mix with: 

1/4 cup celery, minced

1/4 cup red onion, minced

1/3 cup pickles, minced

2T lemon juice

1/2t dill

1T fresh oregano, minced

1t freshly ground black pepper

1t dulse flakes

1/2t sea salt

Ginger, Goji, Chia, Macadamia Nut Fudge

I just created a new raw chocolate flavor which is stunning. 

Ginger, goji, chia, macadamia nut fudge with Jerusalem artichoke syrup and yacon syrup. It just keeps getting better. Ummmm, the perfect way to start the day.

Fresh Juice

Drinking freshly pressed green juices alkalize the blood and are an excellent source of minerals. Fresh is the key word here because as the colloidal leaf minerals precipitate out of freshly-made juice (by sitting), it loses its energy, begins to change from an alkaline medium to an acid medium - where it no longer has the energy to hold minerals in suspension. Drink freshly pressed green juices daily of you are able.