What is more nurturing to us on a daily basis than good food can be? What has always made Grandma’s cookies or favorite home-style meals so special? It’s not just the physical ingredients – it’s the vibration of love that makes it so unique.

And so Ch…

When I first saw Julieanna Hever’s latest book, the vegiterranean diet, I went into holiday mode. There’s something about the cover…the colours maybe, that lends itself to daydreaming about going on vacation somewhere with sunny skies, blue seas and …

I’m a big fan of juices and smoothies. I love starting my day with a glass of water, and then a glass of power-packed nutrition. I think it’s something about knowing I’m getting several servings of fruit and veggies into my body before I do anything el…

When I first received a copy of Kim Lutz’s new cookbook Super Seeds: The Complete Guide to Cooking with Power-Packed Chia, Quinoa, Flax, Hemp & Amaranth, I have to say I was a little surprised. It’s a smallish, square book – more compact than a lot of the cookbooks you see on shelves these days. But its size is deceiving because it is absolutely packed – I’d go as far as saying it’s power packed! – with all kinds of great information, and even better ideas about how to get more of these nutritious little miracles into your meals and your diet on a daily basis.

I have to say, I’m glad Candle Cafe and the authors – Joy Pierson, Angel Ramos and Jorge Pineda – decided to focus on holiday foods. Thanksgiving and Christmas are a big deal, and each year when they come around, many vegans start to PANIC. Forums and …