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Waste Not, Want Not – Raw Nut Pulp Hummus

I said I would deliver, and so I have. Allow me to introduce you to a pretty special, however delightfully simple, raw hummus made out of, what else? Leftover pulp from making nut milk. Hoorah! I can’t tell you how thrilled I am about the…

Grilled Corn Salsa

Before I get into anything having to do with this incredible corn salsa, I want to thank everyone for your support of the Nut Milk video! What a response! I have read all of the wonderful comments and I’m planning a “reply” post that will…

My New Roots Cooking Show – How to Make Nut Milk

My New Roots – How to Make Nut Milk from My New Roots on Vimeo. My dear readers, I am indescribably thrilled to release the second video for the My New Roots Cooking Show! As the response was overwhelming, I decided to show you just…

Sultry Summer Peaches & Cream

If there were only one word to describe this summer in Ontario, it would be sultry. Hot, steamy, sticky, sweltering…somehow miss the mark on how deliciously febrile this weather truly is, and how it makes my body, from my blood to my bones, just ooze…

Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Tarragon String Bean Salad

My dad loves string beans. Or maybe it’s that he doesn’t totally hate them. Growing up, it seemed that this was the one vegetable that was always on the table, no matter the season or the meal. I thought it was because string beans seemed…

Drink your Sunblock! Goji Ginger Lemonade

I am SO on holiday and good grief did I need the following: family road trips, reading on the dock, creative cooking, farmers markets, skinny dipping, moonlit strolls, smoothies, wild flower picking, cabin napping, cottage hopping, hysterical laughter, river sailing, and bonfire sing-a-longs…a true Canadian…

Totally Baked: Hemp Protein Granola Bars

First off, no. You won’t get high. I promise that no matter how many Hemp Protein Granola Bars you scarf down, the only thing you’ll be feeling is really, really full (and happy, of course). Unbeknownst to many people, hemp is one of the oldest…

Meatless Mondays with Martha Stewart – Rawvocado Cilantro Soup with Coconut Water

Hey friends! Looking for the perfect appetizer for Raw Tacos? It’s a match made in heaven with this delightful Raw Avocado (“Rawvocado”!) and Cilantro Soup made with Coconut Water – so hot right now! I have been wanting to incorporate this majorly-of-the-moment ingredient in one…