24th Veganniversary Treat: Raw Carrot Cake Donuts

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24th Veganniversary Treat: Raw Carrot Cake Donuts

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today is a big day of festivities for me, as I shall also be celebrating my 24th year of veganism and dedication to a lifelong journey of commitment toward peaceful co-existence with all fellow Earthlings. As some may recall from last year’s ‘Celebration of Spring’ themed post, the 5th of May is also my birthday–a day which I have always found most helpful to use as a mile marker for new experiences. Despite my reluctance to celebrate my day of birth as some monumental...

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Raw Cacao Crunch Bars

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Raw Cacao Crunch Bars

Happy Spring! I know it’s been ages, and that is mainly because I’ve been on hiatus. Having lived quite simply through the Winter, these days I eat mostly simple fruits and home fermentations whilst focusing my energy on coursework, counselling, and a few other projects. That said, it became rather imperative for me to make a point of arranging something extra special for my Vernal Equinox blog post (you deserve it, and I am so grateful), despite still living in a sort of Luddite bliss with neither a...

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Buckwheat Preparation & Benefits

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Buckwheat Preparation & Benefits

All About Buckwheat   Buckwheat has been something of a staple in my diet for quite a few years, as it is a tasty, high-energy, gluten free food which is so easy to incorporate into many exceptionally satisfying raw vegan recipes for any occasion. Despite the rather deceptive name, buckwheat is neither related to wheat nor grain — it is actually a highly nutritious fruit seed related to rhubarb and sorrel!   I recently noticed a great deal of feedback from readers, students, and attendees of Lorax...

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Apple Cinnamon “Porridge”

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Apple Cinnamon “Porridge”

This rather large, raw, & completely vegan brunch was so incredibly filling!  Also pictured here is some of the raw/vegan “butter” I recently shared on the blog, which has since been made by numerous readers & even described as “The Holy Grail of raw/vegan butter” by another blogger (who appears to be neither raw nor vegan). It had been years since having been able to utilise that recipe in any way (there’s little need for margarine or “butter” in a raw, largely...

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