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Top 3 Foods For Glowing Complexion

#1 Durian – also known as the King of Fruit, and for a reason, this nutritional powerfruit is not only good for your overall well-being but gives you a glowing complexion almost instantly. It does so mainly thanks to its organosulfur compounds which can’t be found in any other fruit.

#2 Oregano – mostly recommended topically in case of acne as an oil but eaten fresh, oregano will make you glow from the inside out thanks to its active compounds thymol and carvacrol. So make sure to add this herb to soups, salads, smoothies etc.

#3 Chillies – chilli peppers contain a phytochemical called capsaicin which works as a vasodilator, meaning that it increases blood flow to the skin. And if that’s not yet good enough then chillies have also been found to reduce wrinkles.

May 13, 2013adminPermalink

Raw Kitchen Corner: Stinging Nettle Pesto

Lately I’m really glad to see that more and more people don’t consider stinging nettle to be just an annoying weed anymore but rather recognize it for what it really is, a superfood. Stinging nettle contains loads of iron and calcium for example. It is also a good source of vitamins A and K. I discovered this powerful weed for myself last spring and all through winter this year was dreaming of spring to get my hands on the fresh nettle leaves and make one really good pesto out of them : ) So here’s the recipe for my raw vegan stinging nettle pesto:

You’ll need about 2 handfuls of raw stinging nettle leaves, about 4-5 Siberian garlic chives leaves, a few basil leaves, about half a cup of cashew nuts, 2 tablespoons of pine nuts, 2-3 garlic cloves, about 1/3 or half a cup of walnut oil, salt to taste.

Mix everything in a blender and use on pasta or as a vegetable dip sauce.

If you don’t have Siberian garlic chives leaves then feel free to be creative and replace them with something else or skip them altogether, the star of this recipe after all is the stinging nettle : )

May 11, 2012adminPermalink 5 Comments

Raw Kitchen Corner: Cocoa And Coconut Pudding

Here’s one dessert recipe that I find myself making over and over again because every time I make it, it gets better and better : )

You’ll need: 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup Cashew nuts, 1 tbsp pine nuts, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp whole cocoa beans (or if you don’t have the cocoa beans at hand then you can put 4 tbsp of cocoa powder), 3-4 tbsp dried coconut flakes, 1/2 cup coconut oil, ~1/3 cup raw sweetener of your choice, dash of salt.

Place all the ingredients into a blender, blend well, pour to serving glasses, refrigerate for at least 1 hour before eating and serve with some fruit pieces/berries and coconut flakes : )

Featured on Food Renegade

April 12, 2012adminPermalink Leave a comment

Raw Kitchen Corner: Vegan “Parmesan”

If you’re a vegan or just feeling adventurous, then here’s one recipe that you can try out on your pastas and salads instead of parmesan cheese. It actually tastes like the real thing : )

Take 100 grams of Brazil nuts, 2 garlic cloves and salt (use quite a lot of salt because you want the mixture to be really salty, just like the real parmesan).

Now mix everything in a blender and you should end up with something looking like this:

Featured on Real Food Forager and Mrs Dull’s Nourished Kitchen

March 17, 2012adminPermalink 4 Comments

Before Just Washing The Grapes…

… soak them.

Preferably in hot water and for at least half an hour. This will remove pesticide residue better since grapes are known to be one of the fruit with the highest pesticide contents. After soaking wash them under running water as well. Of course, if you can get your hands on organic grapes then you can skip the soaking part : )

March 17, 2012adminPermalink Leave a comment