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Entries from July 2008

Dolmas Salad Extraordinaire

July 26th, 2008 · View Comments

Behold the splendor of the raw dolmas.

This is an exquisite dish from the book “Raw” by By Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein. I love almost everything about the recipe from its dynamic flavor combinations to its sweet, creamy dipping sauce. It epitomizes all that is raw food gourmet. The only [...]

Tags: Raw Food · Recipes

Raw Energy Bars with Chococlate!!!

July 26th, 2008 · View Comments

I’m convinced that these bars are a slice of heaven.  After all, isn’t anything with good chocolate in it?  I use my basic raw energy bar recipe and I add 1/4-1/2 cup of organic cocoa powder to it and about a tablespoon of coconut oil.  The result is delicious!  Chocolate has recently been gaining status [...]

Tags: Exercise · Raw Food · Recipes

Raw in Cold Weather and Other Stuff

July 14th, 2008 · View Comments

I always have a hard time staying raw when the weather gets cold. I seem to get cold very easily and it feels very nice to have something warm to heat you up. I also stay active in the winter with a variety of outdoor sports and I feel as if I need [...]

Tags: Exercise · Random · Raw Food · Travel

Art Modeling

July 10th, 2008 · View Comments

Yesterday I modeled for a group of fine artists who are starting the Bridge Academy in Provo. It was a very interesting an unique experience, very different from the figure drawing meetup group that I modeled for last weekend.
The Bridge Academy artists are amazing. I checked out some of their work and it [...]

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Kombucha Gains Superfood Status!

July 8th, 2008 · View Comments

According to Frances Largeman-Roth, the nutrition editor for “Health” magazine, it is recommended to try fermented foods including kombucha to boost the immune system. Here is the full story.
Largeman-Roth also advises people to experiment with a new food each week. I do believe she means food in a Michael Pollan sense as well. [...]

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