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Black Sesame Seed Milk
Sooo, black sesame seed milk….I know, it looks freaky due to its color, but it tastes surprisingly delicious! Sesame seeds are a Great source of Calcium, in fact sesame seed milk is a great drink for women during pregnancy. Calcium is known to be a support for our bones but has many other health benefits,…
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Carrot soup w/ crunchy Black Chickpeas
I’ve hurt my ankle quite badly a couple of days ago, have been home not able to walk or stand. I’m sure it’s nothing too serious but will go check it out at doctors soon. I started icing it but since yesterday I changed to heat and it is improving. I don’t know if it’s…
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Superfood Goji Berries
Another small reasearch on goji berry, a great superfood with many hidden properties… SUPERFOOD BERRIES Berries, in Italian are called “wood fruits”; they give us multiple incredible health benefits. Generally they are all antioxidants, anti inflammatory, help cardiovascular issues, eye health and neurological system support. For these reasons they are considered Beauty support foods. Some…
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Jamu!
JAMU!!!! This is a drink I found out about while I was in Thailand, but it’s actually from Bali (or better from Indonesia). It is so good for you! It is considered herbal medicine and used in ayurveda a lot, it can be taken in powder or liquid. There are several types but it’s always…
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Goodbye Thailand! Graduation Level 2
Bye Bye Thailand, I have left a piece of my heart there. I just came home two days ago, and reality has gotten the best of me. I’m already missing it soo much there. I’ve learned so much in the culinary academy, the past month was even more special because of the connection between the…
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Homemade vegan dog food
When you and your family are following a vegetarian/ vegan diet, mostly because of ethical reasons, it really becomes an issue when it comes to feeding your pets. We have four pets: two cats, almost 20 years old, and two dogs: Buddy (11 years old) and Ben(newest family member, 1 and a half years old).…
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Thai Songkran & MK Level 2
I haven’t posted much lately, but I just finished the second week of the Matthew Kenney Level 2 course and have been super busy. Level 2 focuses on more advanced culinary techniques and students are let free for their experimenting, creativity and recipe testing. For example, this week we’ve learned about the smoking gun and…
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Southern Vietnam
I just came back from Vietnam…what a great experience. It was a short visit (6 days) but still enough to get a sense of the country. It was a last-minute decision, I had a week off in between my Thai cooking school and I had to get out of the country for visa requirements. My…
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Graduation Level 1 Thailand
aahhh the month has passed by SO freakin’ quickly, it’s incredible, really. the past two weeks were really exciting in our kitchen, we got to experiment more by our selves with the amazing pantry ingredients, and our instructors gave us more freedom. The third week finished off with the presentation of each student’s cheese plate.…
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Thailand culinary course + tropical goodness smoothie
I’m in Thailand!! I’m going to be here for 1 month, to follow a raw vegan culinary course from Matthew Kenney Academy. It’s a well known culinary school based in Venice, Los Angeles, but keeps getting bigger and opening new locations in the world. There are different courses, but the founder, Matthew, is mostly famous for his raw vegan dishes…
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SPICES
Don’t like spicy food? maybe after reading this, you’ll want to add some spices here and there. Spicy food doesn’t have to mean HOT, CHILLI spicy food. There are so many spices out there that have very different tastes: sour, bitter, pungent, sweet, astringent. Each spice has so many health benefits, ranging every type of…
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PESTICIDES today and their Consequences
This brief research I made for my online course may help some of you understand better what are pesticides and their effects (quite negative to say the least) on our lives and on the planet we live on. Maybe it will encourage you to pay the slightly higher amount for organic produce. A LOOK AT…
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