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cook lively: vegan, gluten-free, raw-optional recipes for vibrance!

Posted on May 29, 2017 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

If you know me at all, I am a sucker for a beautiful cookbook. I am especially a sucker for it if is [mainly] full of plants and gluten-free things and not a ton of a sugar and generally good-for-you…

Tagged with: almond flour, apples, baking, black beans, cookbook review, da capo press, gluten-free recipes, macrobiotic, raw, rawtarian, vegan
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raw pad thai bowl with tofu.

Posted on October 8, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Generally, I don’t dig raw food. I find it hard to digest and truly, I just prefer the texture of slightly mushy cooked veggies. I am a toddler, apparently. Great news, though: this isn’t the case for everyone! If you…

Tagged with: dinner, DIY, homemade, lunch, pad thai, peanut sauce, protein, raw, raw food, sauces, thai, tofu, vegan
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grown up not-too-fruity fruit salad.

Posted on March 9, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Lately, I’ve been on a mission to create some multifunctional, any-time-of-day meals, particularly options that are easy to pack for work lunches or make for a good second breakfast. (Isn’t second breakfast so essential sometimes?! It’s important that it actually…

Tagged with: almonds, avocado, cucumber, dressing, easy recipe, fruit, maple syrup, pear, raw, salad, sauce, snack, tahini
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pistachio sesame lime energy bites.

Posted on February 18, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

If you’ve been following the blog for awhile, you’ll know I quit sugar over two years ago. While I didn’t think I was in a bad place with the sweet stuff prior to giving it up, I quickly realized that…

Tagged with: dates, easy recipes, energy bites, gluten-free recipes, I Quit Sugar, lime, no bake, pistachio, raw, seeds, sesame, snacks, sugar, vegan
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star-studded pea soup shooters.

Posted on February 17, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

The Oscars are coming up in less than a week. Are you stoked? I am a little ashamed to say I’ve fallen behind in seeing most of this year’s nominees (perhaps it was all that cross-country moving?), but where I…

Tagged with: appetizer, basil, blender, dinner party, easy recipe, gluten-free recipes, nutritional yeast, party food, peas, raw, smoothies, soup, spring, vegan, Vitamix
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carrot cucumber jicama salad with mint tahini dressing.

Posted on February 5, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

If you’re feeling a little sick of regular ole’ salads, or your vegetable sides are feeling a little lackluster, here’s a yummy way to kick up the raw veggie situation. As I wrote about on One Green Planet, raw veggies…

Tagged with: dressing, jicama, lunch, mint, quick meal, raw, salad, sauce, tahini
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raw coconut-pecan cocoa bites.

Posted on January 19, 2015 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

The only thing I like more than healthified desserts is making healthified desserts and force-feeding them to other people and sharing them with people I like… or people I would like to coerce into liking me. Just kidding. Most recently, I…

Tagged with: ALOHA, coconut, coconut oil, dessert, dinner party, freezer fudge, no bake, pecan, raw, shareable, snacks, treats, vegan
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raw carrot avocado ginger soup.

Posted on November 21, 2014 by amyheight — 4 Comments ↓

I’ve been noticing lately that similar themes have been popping up in my life, my sessions with clients and my conversations with strangers. Perhaps the universe has plans, or perhaps the energy of the whole world is converging in funny…

Tagged with: avocado, binge, blender, carrot, cleanse, comfort eating, detox, easy recipe, ginger, hunger, mindfulness, overeating, raw, soup, stress eating, Vitamix
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vegan ‘chicken’ salad with chickpeas.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

We all have foods that take us back to specific moments in our childhood. I have very specific memories of Jos Louis (a treat I only had at a friend’s house), orange pop (camping!), Viva Puffs (wrapped in waxed paper…

Tagged with: chicken substitute, chickpeas, gluten-free recipes, lunch, raw, salad, sandwich, sandwich filling, semi raw, spices, tahini, tuna subsitute
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making raw foods part of the way you live.

Posted on September 16, 2014 by amyheight — 2 Comments ↓

I am a sucker for a good cookbook with gorgeous photography, simple inspiring dishes and lots of intriguing narrative backstory. Choosing Raw: Making Raw Foods Part of the Way You Eat, the newly released {almost-but-not-entirely} raw cookbook from Gena Hamshaw…

Tagged with: avocado, chocolate, cookbook, dacapo publishing, dessert, falafel, gena hamshaw, maple syrup, product, pudding, pumpkin, raw, raw food, review, risotto, tahini, vegan
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zucchini pasta with coconut cream sauce.

Posted on September 8, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

One of my favorite ways to use zucchini is in place of pasta. I find that grain-based pastas (even gluten-free ones) aren’t always the best option for me… it’s worth exploring for yourself, too, if you happen to notice that…

Tagged with: blanche, coconut, coconut milk, gluten-free recipes, grain-free, onion, pasta, pasta substitute, raw, steaming
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vegan sugar-free truffles, two ways.

Posted on August 25, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

At the beginning of August, my sweet husband turned 31. Obviously dessert was in order. This Perry the Platypus is not the cake I made. Well, this was the cake I made, two years ago. (It’s entirely vegan and gluten-free, in…

Tagged with: almond, brown rice syrup, cacao, coconut, dessert, energy balls, I Quit Sugar, plantain, raw, semi raw, sugar free, sweet potato, treats, truffles
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raw chocolate chip cookie batter balls.

Posted on July 16, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Post #2 in this week’s adventure into kicking sugar cravings. How are you holding up? :) I like to have a few handy go-to’s at the ready for those moments when a sweet craving strikes. The great thing about being…

Tagged with: almonds, breakfast, cake, cravings, dehydration, dessert, easy recipe, gluten-free recipes, I Quit Sugar, nut butter, raw, snacks, sugar free, sugar issues, sweet, treats, vegan
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what to use for bread when you don’t eat bread [wrawps review].

Posted on March 27, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Bread. I write about it all the time. Mostly because I don’t eat it. Mostly because it’s a tricky food: something we’ve been collectively taught is healthful, but truly, it’s a refined product that easily throws the body out of…

Tagged with: bread, dehydrated, easy meals, product review, raw, sandwiches, vegan, Wrawps
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delightfully detoxifying salad.

Posted on March 24, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Woohoo!! Spring is almost here! This calls for a good old-fashioned salad celebration {that’s a thing, right?}. Well, it is now. And it’s delicious. Spring affords us a beautiful opportunity to start anew, much like the planet. Just as snow…

Tagged with: antimicrobial, avocado oil, cleanse, coconut oil, detox, easy recipes, food for cleansing, immunity, oil pulling, parsley, raw, vegan, vitamin K
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homemade vegan parsley kale pesto.

Posted on March 17, 2014 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Sunday night, I cooked up a batch of fun foods for this week coming up, and realized upon stepping back from my many storage containers that nearly everything was green! Sauteed mushrooms with kale, grilled broccoli…

Tagged with: alkaline, detox, parsley, pesto, raw, sauces, seasonal, vegan
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why raw veganism isn’t doing you any favors (at this time of year).

Posted on February 24, 2014 by amyheight — 2 Comments ↓

I have had several clients apologize lately for not wanting salads and wanted to share something in this larger forum to touch one this. 1. Don’t apologize for your food choices. To me, or anyone. Chances are, your choices aren’t…

Tagged with: adrenals, kidneys, macrobiotics, raw, seasonal eating, vegan, warming veggies
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raw veggie pasta with green leafy pesto [vegan mofo].

Posted on September 6, 2013 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Happy almost end to the first full week of Vegan Mofo! Have you been exploring other blogs? I am a huge fan of Lisa’s Project: Vegan and The Vegan Cookbook Aficionado. In addition to consuming inspiring foodie blog after inspiring…

Tagged with: easy recipes, pasta, pesto, radishes, raw, recipes, seasonal eating, summer, vegan, vegan mofo, whole foods
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raw zucchguine with walnut-basil pesto.

Posted on August 1, 2013 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Cook along with me! Let’s make this together on YouTube! I first discovered raw food in 2009 in the middle of my quest to be my healthiest (fittest) self. I loved how I felt when I ate it: truly nourished…

Tagged with: avocado, dinner, farmers market, gluten-free recipes, healthy eating, homecooking, nuts, plant-based, raw, recipes, seasonal eating, whole foods, zucchini
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summer slaw with creamy tahini dressing.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by amyheight — 2 Comments ↓

It has been a balmy 80-something degrees here all day today [high-20s, fine Canadians — don’t worry, I’m still learning, too]. This means it’s finally time to help the body break down some of that stored-up gook from winter! Green…

Tagged with: cleanse, easy recipes, food, health coaching, kale, raw, salad, slaw, summer recipes
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zucchini tempura [raw, vegan, gluten-free].

Posted on March 18, 2013 by amyheight — 1 Comment ↓

Seriously. I don’t know how these turned out so well. I am THRILLED. I was inspired by the good people at Awesome Foods, who provided me with some excellent nourishment during tech week of the shows I was working the…

Tagged with: cashew cheese, dehydrator, easy recipes, food, From the Ground Up Wellness, gluten-free recipes, health coaching, healthy eating, holistic wellness, homecooking, kid-friendly recipes, raw, recipes, snacks, vegan, wellness, whole foods, zucchini
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raw food for spring [5 easy ideas].

Posted on March 14, 2013 by amyheight — 3 Comments ↓

Spring is great time to incorporate more raw foods into your life. Not only are they cleansing and detoxifying for the body; fresh greens, sprouts, and new roots arecoming into season! It’s an easy way to get in touch with…

Tagged with: antioxidants, cleanse, cleansing, food, From the Ground Up Wellness, health coaching, immunity, juicing, nutrition, raw, spring, vegan
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serious. kelp. noodles.

Posted on March 5, 2013 by amyheight — No Comments ↓

Kelp noodles are seriously awesome. Here’s why: i) they’re raw. ii) they require very little prep time iii) they’re low in calories and high in nutrients iv) like tofu, they take on the flavour of whatever you pair them with…

Tagged with: dinner, easy cooking, From the Ground Up Wellness, health coaching, homecooking, kelp noodles, lunch, miso, plant-based, raw, recipes, tahini, vegan. gluten-free
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demystifying protein [day seven] – to supplement or not to supplement?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by amyheight — 2 Comments ↓

Sometimes it’s just not possible to get all of your necessary protein in for the day – time, food options, and caloric density all play into this. In these cases – or if you require additional protein for sports, pregnancy,…