4 ingredients Fat-free Raw vegan Absolutely delicious 🙂 Last year for Christmas I made a Raw Fall Zucchini Pasta + Ginger Persimmon Dressing that my family absolutely LOVED, so I thought I would bring this dish to the Ugly Sweater Vegan Potluck. I simplified the recipe quite a bit, and focused on highlighting the persimmons in. BEST. DRESSING. EVER.

Instead of tossing your papaya seeds after eating the fruit, make use of them! A lot of people don’t know that you can actually use the Papaya Seeds. There are tons of recipes online, which utilize the ingredient for its peppery flavor. Give it a try! You can dry the seeds and use them just as you […]

I have been slacking on my greens lately, not going to lie! School has started, and adding this on top of my internship has caused me to have long days, away from the beloved kitchen. It has been lots of bananas, dates and dried figs for me, as these are most convenient for both calories and […]

At the start of summer, my family from Ecuador came to visit and we had an outdoor barbecue to celebrate their arrival. Catching up, sharing all kinds of crazy and hilarious stories and just enjoying the company of one another, I always appreciate those nights. We made grilled vegetable salads that were the bomb.com and I […]

Summer makes me lazy at times, so much that I have been showing my blender all the love and neglecting my poor little juicer. I can’t help it, I really really dislike washing the juicer! I always end up getting splashed with water even when I try to prevent it. Plus all of the pieces that […]

Being vegan, we all get those questions that, at a certain point, we dread answering. Don’t know what I’m talking about? You do, trust me. Let me refresh your memory…. Where do you get your protein? But how do you give up cheese? It is just so good. Doesn’t this meat smell so good to […]

A few weeks ago I was able to attend two Weekend Intensive courses at Matthew Kenney Culinary in Santa Monica, which you can read about here. During my Essentials course, we learned about making nut milk and flavor balancing. During our exercise, we made the best tasting almond milk I swear I have ever had. […]

This is the perfect way to start any morning. I love the medley of the ingredients in this smoothie so much, and I cannot wait to try it again. the best smoothies are always the “unplanned” ones. These were the only ingredients I had on hand so I tried out the combination, and it blew […]

I’ve always been a breakfast person, but I never used to be the “healthy breakfast” person. A big cinnamon roll or a giant bowl of sugary cereal used to be my go to meals to fuel the start of my day. But what do you expect from a high school student making these decisions on […]