Nov 25, 2010 Posted by Lina

Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Raw Anniversary!

Today Denis and I celebrated Thanksgiving and our 3 year anniversary of being 100% raw vegans.  I didn’t want to put a big production as I usually do every year so we kept it to just the two of us today. Last week, I got asked: “What are you guys doing for Thanksgiving?” and it’s been so overwhelming for us in the last month that I realized I was not planning ahead for this... read more

Oct 17, 2010 Posted by Lina

Best Gazpacho Ever

Last Full Moon, I made the best gazpacho soup ever! We fast every Full Moon and this is one of my favorite soups to make at the end of the fast since it’s liquid but has some “chunks” of veggies that are easy to eat to break the fast. These are the ingredients needed: 4 Heirloom tomatoes (soft ones, medium size) 2 Stalks of celery 1 Clove of garlic 1/4 of a medium sweet onion Juice of... read more

Sep 1, 2010 Posted by Lina

Road Trip to ECHO Farms

About a week ago, Denis, my new BFF, and I drove to Fort Myers to ECHO Farms to check out their edible plants and trees and see what we could get. After a quick stop in Naples for lunch, we headed north on I-75 to Bayshore Rd and arrived at the farm. ECHO stands for Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization, they are a non-profit organization that educates and trains people that work or volunteer around... read more

Aug 30, 2010 Posted by Lina

What Kind of Issues Can a Juice Fast bring?

Denis and I had wanted to do a green juice fast for the longest time. We do a monthly liquid fast during the full moon and it feels great. So we wanted to know what it was like to just do a green juice fast. We decided this full moon was good time to do it and planned to get all our juices from Josh’s Organic Garden. We started on Monday and finished it on Saturday. Initially we wanted to do seven... read more

Aug 27, 2010 Posted by Lina

30 Coconuts a Week

About 4 weeks ago, Denis bought 30 coconuts and we had a feast! From drinking the water to making creams, salad dressings, smoothies, soups, etc. The following week he bought 20 coconuts, and the week after that 15 coconuts. By the end of the third week I couldn’t come up with any more coconut dishes, and Denis had made coconut cream and stored it in the refrigerator. I didn’t want to waste... read more