by Gardenia Coleman Dates, avocados and cocoa. Oh my! An unlikely trio to be sure, but this combination of ingredients makes for a nutritious dessert. By now most Americans have heard about the health benefits of dark chocolate. Consuming dark chocolate can lower cholesterol and reduce high blood pressure. Remember in order to receive these [...]
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by Gardenia Coleman Avocados are in season. Woohoo! I found them on sale at Sprouts Market for .49 cents each and at Sunflower Market 3/$1.00. I bought nine avocados this week, crazy huh. I’ve been scouring my raw cookbooks for all the great avocado based recipes I could find. There are numerous guacamole and salad [...]
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By Gardenia Coleman I know it’s time to pull out the sweaters in preparation for Autumn but here in Arizona we’re still sweating. I chose a cool and easy recipe this week, Raw Banana Date Ice Cream. If you’re anything like me, you eat certain foods because they’re good for you, not necessarily because you [...]
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by Gardenia Coleman Did you know the potato chip was born in 1853 at a resort in Sarasota Springs, New York? What began as an answer to satisfy an unhappy customer became the second most consumed food in the world. Who would have guessed 150 years later raw enthusiasts would try to replicate this all [...]
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