We recently heard of an interesting food challenge that we just couldn't pass up. The blog, Gluten Free by the Bay [1], created a blogging festival to collect recipes for a friend in need. Karina, a.k.a. The Gluten Free Goddess [2], recently found she has a bevy of allergies in addition to gluten. The Cooking for Karina blogfest challenged food bloggers to put together a recipe avoiding not just your run-of-the-mill food allergens, but also less common allergens such as lemon, avocado, papaya, kidney beans, soy beans, and pineapple to name just a few. What we came up with is a bright, satisfying rendition of a classic comfort dish, pasta Alfredo. Our version uses marinated, julienned zucchini in lieu of conventional pasta, and the perhaps surprising combination of cashews and pine nuts to create a rich, delicious sauce. Vegan Alfredo with Marinated Spagini: serves 2 Fresh Alfredo Sauce: 1C cashews, soaked 1/2C water 1/4C pine nuts, soaked 3T olive oil 2T sweet onion, chopped 2t...
Why is it that when raw-food health gurus go on national television, talking about all the wonderful soups, rich entrees, and magical desserts you can have on a raw food diet, so often they end up...
This is an event that will one day reach great renown… the first Christmas Special in online media history. Well, the first to our knowledge at any rate. This is day one of three action-packed...
This Valentine's day, we've gone buck-rogers with a racy show about aphrodesiacs! For the occasion we've concocted a pulse-punding chocolate sauce chock-full of sensuous s**ces like maca [1],...
Welcome to the first video installment of our new “Dinner And A…” series. In this episode, we get a visit from Ryanne Hodson of RyanIsHungry [1], Jay Dedman of Momentshowing [2], and Eddie...
Happy Lunar New Year! February 7, 2008 begins the year of the Rat [1], the first year of the Chinese zodiac, a time of activity and renewal. Today we’ll take you on a quick tour of lunar new...
This episode would probably be better titled "Sage-Pistachio Pesto", but the allure and onomatopoeia possibilities of the word squash were too many to avoid. This recipe is another winner. We...
We drove to LA to present our hand-crafted awards at The Winnies. If you're not familiar, think the Oscars meet Santa's secret workshop. The event was organised by Irina Slutsky (Geek...
We're back in the kitchen, turning up the heat on raw foods with South of the Border Tomatillo Rawvioli! I wanted to do a dish that showcased the delightful flavor of tomatillos, the husky green...
This recipe was inspired by Anthony, aka the Raw Model, and his nifty list of 5 things to eat every day for health and beauty [1]. It was a well-intentioned soup, simple and unassuming, comprised...
This episode we bring you a dish that we made for last week’s dinner party with Ryanne, Jay and Eddie. The dish is Celery Root Soup, and it’s the perfect comfort-food compliment to a cold...