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What better way to pay tribute to a #hothotsummer than with some #hot #hotpeppers? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Posting has been rather sparse of late, as life's been a bit overwhelming over the past sever weeks, with lots happening in the way of new lifeline developments... Some of these include incredible unexpected blessings in form of family comforts (#abundant #gratitude & much LOVE LOVE LOVE to you all! 💜), a recent #healing challenge to be addressed, and so many changes on the horizon! Life can be such a mad rollercoaster at times, with so many ups and downs... 🎢 Needless to say, I have not been able to find enough downtime (or headspace) to capture and share much in the way of #foodphotography via Instagram. However, I wanted to be sure to pop in and say hello just in time for #MexicanMonday (or even #tacotuesday) with a shot of some wonderful #seasonal abundance. As you can see, I've been blessed once again by #localfarmers who were kind enough provide me with one of my absolute favourite comfort foods of all time: #ChocolateHabanero #peppers! #Habanero (of Havana) = very #spicy #Cuban variety with a #citrusy, #Caribbean-esque flavour and intense creeping heat. The Chocolate habanero has a slightly more complex flavour profile than its more commonly found/easily recognised orange lantern cousin, and is one of my absolute favourite ingredients of all time. Until just recently I had not been able to find these in ages, and had previously sourced them exclusively from growers who sell at the Union Square market in NYC. Yesterday, the amazing Alan "the mushroom guy" (as my mum calls him) of @ProbascoFarm in #Cincinnati managed to snag some on my behalf from another #pesticidefree grower in the area by the name of "Can Du Farm" (with whom I was fortunate enough to connect on a previous occasion). In any case, these are fabulously delicious, and #gratitude is all I can feel despite many obstacles and challenges of being far from home & immersed in such a #longstrangetrip. These peppers are truly one of the finest highlights of #Summer for me! I love the #heat, and the robust flavour cannot be beat. #Habaneros in #spicyvegan #rawfood #alldayeveryday! 😁 (at Hyde Park Farmers' Market)

Despite having fallen a bit behind & missed my opportunity to post this as #FridayFoodPorn, I wanted to share in time to enter it for the #creativecaulicomp being hosted by the fabulous @missvegansunshine, @3.bunnies, & the mysteriously elusive @cinnamon_caramel_crush (👀where's Mel?🔎)... Video footage from my Snapchat #veganDIY tutorial on for #rawvegan #samosas was saved to repurpose/repost via Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/DarkStardust), with intention to eventually share #ontheblog at RawVeganista.com once I'm able to find a moment. Hoping to get to that rather soon, especially as I'm still quite unsure of the overall quality of videos processed through apps on the phone. The last one looked awful to me, which made me sad since that pizza was so perfect! 😰🙊  That said, I do hope that this one looks okay! 😁🙏🏼 In any case, these #Sattvic style #rawsamosas are actually quite easily made with a few simple ingredients (#RawCauliflower, #hempseeds, garam masala, #soyfree chickpea miso, oodles of cilantro, & asafoetida) mashed together a food processor, & folded into #coconutwraps. I really love using @thepurewraps for this particular #rawfood project–which even come in a curry flavour which tastes DIVINE in combination with other #IndianSpices used in the #cauliflower mash. If you have any fresh raw peas, those would also work wonderfully here. However, I wasn't able to find any & simply stuck with spiced cauliflower mash & a bit of finely diced carrot.  Making these again tonight to share at the @VeganEarthUSA #veganpotluck tomorrow afternoon in #Cincinnati, and considering adding a few raisins for additional sweetness...  What do you guys reckon? Good, or dodgy food combining? 😜 Hoping to soon catch up with many of your messages/comments/enquiries, as soon as I'm able to wrap up my travels, packing/moving my mum, and a slew of other family-related & business stuff (in addition to yet another FUN trip to the holistic dentist)! 😰 Although I'm sure to be quite busy with loads of #rawfood (& not-so-raw #veganfood—to teach those newly transitioning to #veganism & #plantbased living) prep for tomorrow's potluck event, I promise to do my best to catch up ASAP!

Happy #VeganStPatricksDay! 🍀 Although I had no direct experience with the whole "corned beef & cabbage" combination which seems to be a thing (yep, I've been #vegan for ✨that✨ long), I once saw a recipe explaining corned beef and decided to infuse the same spice blend into some marinade for finely sliced #beetroot. Thus, #cornedbeet was born on that day in the #RawVeganista #Veganic #Ahimsa kitchen! 🎉 I also had some #homemade live fermented sauerkraut on hand, so decided to pair them up to create some #veganreuben #rawfood magic. ✨✨✨✨✨ Anyway, This week has been mad so I thought I would re-share the full #rawrecipes for all elements of this epic #rawvegan #reubenpizza (which is actually a multi-part post). My #rawveganrecipes for #sauerkraut, marinated beetroot, #veganthousandisland, & #glutenfree/#grainfree/#sprouted #rawbread "rye" crust) are available #ontheblog for your #SaintPatricksDay enjoyment, for which a direct link is now clickable from my profile for your convenience (alternately—you may simply wish to search for "St. Patrick" in the query field on the top right corner of any page). Wishing you all great happiness, #gratitude, and far more peaceable abundance than any pot of gold could ever hope to deliver. 🌈🌞😘💕💖✨ #VeganFoodShare #rawchef #veganfoodporn #rawfoodporn #veganzone #veganfoodphoography #NikonD3200 #chefsofinstagram #MadeWithKitchenAid

#RawVegan mushroom Alfredo! This variation on #rawalfredosauce is yet another super yummy #cauliflower dish I thought it might be fun to share for the #creativecaulicomp being held by @3.bunnies, & @cinnamon_caramel_crush. This completely #organic/#veganic #gourmetraw recipe consists of very few ingredients, is easy to make, and pairs delightfully with my favourite raw #kelpnoodles from SoCal. Basically I just toss some fresh #RawCauliflower into the @Vitamix with hulled #hempseeds, soaked macadamia nuts, freshly pressed lemon juice, #glutenfree asafoetida (as I prefer mine #sattvic—though a few of my clients prefer fresh garlic in theirs), pinch of Celtic sea salt and a hint of #raw coconut oil (or pat of my ever-so-popular raw #veganbutter—for which the full #rawrecipe can be found #ontheblog at #RawVeganista dot com). Quite easy, right? Just blend everything until it reaches a smooth consistency, add fresh (or marinated) mushrooms, toss in with kelp noodles (or whichever noodles you happen to fancy covering with #veganalfredo sauce), and garnish with a whisper of nutmeg & fresh #Italian parsley. A more detailed recipe (including measurements) should appear on the blog fairly soon, though I'm still far from my home territory and racing against the clock to accomplish many things at once to ensure quick return to my peaceful everyday life. Until later, sending big hugs, gratitude, & #peacetoallbeings! #VeganFoodShare #foodphotography #veganfoodphotography #veganphotographer #rawchef #veganblogger #NikonD3200 #dairyfree #crueltyfree #karmafree #thefeedfeed #buzzfeast #huffposttaste #veganfoodporn #rawveganfoodporn #vegansofig #RawVegansofig

This very last minute #latergram in honour of #PiDay is yet another #rawveganpizza ,made for some fabulous clients in the #TampaBay area during a much happier time this past Summer. This #rawpizza is all about fresh local #organic summer produce, so easily sourced #farmtotable (or better yet to #growyourown) in lovely sunny #Florida. 🌞 Toppings shown here include spicy & sweet peppers, sliced avocado, tomatoes, #veganic #microgreens, mushrooms (hiding underneath it all), #Macadamiana "cheese" & marinara sauce atop one of my infamous sprouted buckwheat crusts. #veganpizzagram #vegan #Rawfood #rawvegan #veganfoodshare #veganfoodporn #rawfoodporn #rawchef #RawVeganista #buzzfeast #veganblogger #veganphotographer #rawveganfoodporn #vegansofig #rawvegansofig #MadeWithKitchenAid

The quality of my last video was absolutely dreadful, and I feel that all of you, #PiDay, & the delicious #rawveganpizza we enjoyed so very much are worth a far higher quality #rawveganfoodporn image. Believe it or not, the shots at the end of the vid were taken with the same #NikonD3200 used to capture this image, so I suppose whichever video editing app(s) purchased for the production of that "short film" were simply no bueno... Anyway, this beautiful #veganpizza shared last week via snaphat was a #glutenfree & #organic #gourmetraw masterpiece (laden with spinach, tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, #rawolives, #macadamiana "cheese" & fresh herbs) was enjoyed immensely by all who were here to share in its delicious #vegan abundance. Hope you all had a brilliant day, filled with healthful, joyous experiences and loads of #veganpizza/#veganpie! 🍕🍰🍕🍰... 🍍? 😉 😘💕💖✨ #veganpizzagram #vegan #Rawfood #rawvegan #veganfoodshare #veganfoodporn #rawfoodporn #rawchef #RawVeganista #buzzfeast #veganblogger #vegansofig #rawvegansofig #veganic #MadeWithKitchenAid

Oops! I nearly forgot to share the #rawveganpizza I snapped last week & saved to share for #PiDay! The #video camera on my prehistoric #iPhone4S makes everything look incredibly lacklustre, so I created a bit of a mashup by tacking a couple of slightly better #veganfoodphotography shots (captured with my #NikonD3200) onto the vid I made in snapchat. Hope you all had a brilliant day, filled with bliss, abundance, and loads of #veganpizza/#veganpie! 🍕🍰🍕🍰... 🍍? 😉 😘💕💖✨ #veganpizzagram @veganpizzagram #vegan #Rawfood #rawvegan #veganfoodshare @veganfoodshare #veganfoodporn #rawfoodporn #rawchef #RawVeganista #buzzfeast #veganblogger #vegansofig #rawvegansofig #gluten free #organic #veganic

Today seems an ideal time for a #WaybackWednesday post, mainly because I'm feeling rather homesick for my #Florida sanctuary & all of tr little #wildlife friends who visit (and often choose to stay for awhile)! This beautiful #greenanole was the first "greenie" (also my nickname for him) I had met after close to 2 years of my having begun to reside & connect with #lizards (& other #animals) in the #TampaBay area. He (quite literally) popped into my enclosed #garden on the lanai one evening, and I immediately fell in love. What a stunner! 😍 🐉 Since all of the other #anole friends who had taken up residence amongst the plants were brown, I opened up the door to see if perhaps he wanted to return to the outer world and find himself a lovely green partner. He stayed, and became such a joyful beauty for me to behold each day whilst going through many ups and downs in relation to family issues including the rapid decline in my father's health. As I am now racing against the clock to wrap things up with Daddy's estate and last wishes in his final place of (living) residence, my aim of returning to the glorious #SunshineState in time for Vernal Equinox is fuelled by desire to reconnect with the beautiful #reptiles and other #floridaherps with whom I have been blessed to befriend. #LizardsofInstagram #AnimalFriends #Wildlifephotography #NikonD3200 #veganphotographer #PeaceToAllBeings

Raw & #veganic "Earth burgers" version 2.0 — #TacoTuesday edition. These are the same #rawvegan #veggieburgers I was making last week on snapchat (👻 = RawVeganista), this time looking far cleaner and more nicely presented than my original (& ever-so-messy) experiment shared just recently. These also tasted fabulous, with the addition of green chilis, #cilantro, & #Mexican spices into the mix. Made entirely from #organic #plantbased ingredients, including beetroot, mushrooms, sprouted tri-colour #quinoa, Brasil nuts, jalapeños, red #kale, carrots, #soyfree chickpea miso, cilantro, and dulse (one of my favourite sea vegetables), & served on a bed of green & red leaf lettuces with fresh fuerte avocado, sliced tomato, fresh cilantro, and a variation of the #rawveganrecipe for "nacho cheese" found #ontheblog at #RawVeganista dot com. Thanks to @ricksproduce for the #Fuerteavocado goodness, & also @thepurewraps for the #lazybuns I've been using to serve & enjoy these with minimal expenditure of effort on my part. 😉 My posts & activity may continue to be rather sporadic leading up to #SpringEquinox, as I'm working rather diligently to accomplish a great deal in just a short time so that I may begin heading back toward my Florida sanctuary for awhile... 🌴🌴🌴 I have been away since the beginning of November and feeling quite homesick for my regular routine of clean air, fluoride-free water, abundant sunshine 🌞, peacefully dark+quiet nights 🌚, extended self-regulated periods of solitude (yes, I'm an #introvert—#INTP by nature), access my amazing #localfarmers, and many lovely wildlife friends who regularly stop by for #vegan treats from my #Ahimsa kitchen... 🐰🐦🐢🐌🐛🐞 Funny as it seems to say this now: despite my status as a #NativeNewYorker (& thriving quite well in metropolitan environment), I am fairly well over city life & quite content to lead a peaceful existence in rural/#offgrid situations well into the long-term, indeterminate future. Wishing you all a wonderful week filled with abundance, gratitude, & healing energy. 💜✨ #veganfoodshare #veganblogger #vegansofig #rawchef #NikonD3200 #veganfoodphotography #veganfoodporn #rawveganfoodporn

Is #TeamworkTuesday a thing? These delicious little #rawvegan raspberry/chia jam & almond butter treats topped with the best dried #blackmissionfigs (EVER) are the result of inspiration combined with a bit of online collaboration with the fabulous Jennifer @birdseedtweet. She wowed me a few weeks ago with some absolutely stunning #vehanfoodphotography centred around her own #vegancookies, which in turn helped me to use up some of the tasty #raw @tigernutsusa snacks I had been avoiding since having broken a tooth whilst eating them on Christmas Day. 😖 I had no idea that they could be ground into a flour so easily with a @Vitamix, and am so grateful to Jennifer for having shown me the way. 😘💕💕💕 Although her biscuits were actually a #glutenfree baked recipe, I decided to come up with a #rawfood version of my own & use the #SedonaDehydrator from @tribestlife to give them the crunchy texture without baking. The results were fantastic, and I have been having such great fun playing with them in various ways since having posted the entire project-in-progress in snaps. This is one of them topped with #homemade raw almond butter (#MadeWithKitchenAid for which I also posted the recipe via 👻 #RawVeganista Snapchat), raspberry chia jam, and some of the deliciously floral sliced black #missionfigs purchased recently from #LivingTreeCommunityFoods. These were absolute Heaven with some of the delicious #farmgrown "VitaChi Chai" herbal tea I've been buying from @wakethefarmup, and absolute perfection when transformed into #rawicecream sandwiches. Many thanks to Jennifer for the inspiration! So much inspiration to be found on her beautiful #vegan gallery, so everyone please out check out the fabulous @birdseedtweet on Instagram! 😍😘👌🏼💜✨ #veganfoodshare #veginspiration #veganfoodporn #rawveganfoodporn #TransformationTuesday #paleovegan #eatclean #kidfriendly #NikonD3200 #rawchef #vegansofig #rawvegansofig

So, is #SamosaSunday a thing for anyone else? Spent most of the day chasing down #organic peas from @karensnaturals, mainly because I was told long ago that frozen peas are are not really #rawfood. Apprently they are blanched before freezing... Anyone else know about this? Anyway, I'm sort of a stickler for #keepingitraw & have always wanted to try #freezedried peas anyway... Now that the day has reached an end, I'm finally back in the kitchen & working on some #rawvegan samosas—#lazyvegan style! 😜 Presently in the process of making these on Snapchat (👻 — #RawVeganista) using @thepurewraps for quick-and-easy outer shells whilst attempting to remain conscious... 😴😳 Soready to crash, but have been working toward gathering ingredients for this all day and simply hate to leave projects unfinished! #OnWithTheShow #LateNightFoodPorn #UntilIPassOut #VeganFoodShare #Buzzfeast #FoodPhotography #NikonD3200 #vegan #vegansofig #rawvegansofig

#LazySunday has long been a thing for many, but how about #SloppySunday? My friend @ChristopherVane recently posted an image of his #homemade #vegan #quinoaburger, which tickled me to no end since I had just made a #rawvegan version of my own! Although somewhat messy and rather rustic in appearance (certainly not really my best example of #foodphotography), this #rawveganburger was actually an epic win as far as flavour was concerned. I dubbed this first experiment "the Earthburger" (mainly due to the presence of several land and sea vegetables which always seem to remind me of dirt when eaten unaccompanied 😂), on which I will definitely continue to work until I'm confident that it's 💯 without a doubt. For example, I feel strongly that this presentation could surely use a few tweaks... 😜 In any case, this #rawfood #veganburger was sort of one of those #RefrigeratorCleanOut endeavours, made with an assortment of #seasonal produce (golden & red beetroots, lacinato & red kales, purple carrots, fresh lemon juice) sent through the food processor with sprouted quinoa, dulse, a handful of sunflower seeds (which I will likely replace or supplement with Brasil nuts for the next batch), #homemade spicy brown mustard, and likely a few additional items I'm not-quite-able to recall at the moment. 😯 The whole shebang was #madewithKitchenAid's smaller "exact slice" model food processor, and dehydrated in my mother's @tribestlife Sedona dehydrator at 108 Fahrenheit for around 16 hours or so. Once fully incorporated, I served them with #organic micro greens, "secret sauce" (my own #veganDIY combination of hempseed mayonnaise & spicy raw ketchup), sunflower cheese, refrigerator pickles, fresh sliced tomato and more home made spicy mustard on a #rawbread "bun" fashioned from @thepurewraps. I chose to use Improve'ats #PureWraps for this instead of making my own because I was using all of the #youngthaicoconut to make the raw ice cream in my previous post—and also I'm a bit lazy sometimes. Theirs are really tasty and #fullyraw, with #NoOil added and packaged responsibly in a #compostable #ecofriendly cellophane. I've tried other #coconutwraps, but these are the best. 😘👌

Wow, today flew by so quickly that I nearly forgot to post this #Caturday-esque fruit video sampler from my 👻RawVeganista Snapchat summary of yesterday's #farmdirect shipment of fresh #organic goodness from @ricksproduce. See @LittleSphynx getting into the act in the righthand frame? She loves #avocado and wanted to help check the ripeness of this fabulous #Fuerte. 😹😹😹 If you happened to miss my previous post about the #Fuerteavocado sale my friend @ricksproduce is having via #LocalHarvest, I'll mention again that this is the absolute BEST possible time to stock up on some seriously creamy #vegan deliciousness. #Fuerteavocados are a Winter variety, considered #lowfat by comparison to The more commonly found Hass #avocados. This particular variety bears green skin which does -not- turn black when ripe. These are presently being harvested at their peak, and ready for #farmtotable enjoyment at the click of a link. If you're also interested in an abundance of other delicious #seasonalproduce, he's also got cherimoyas, in addition to loads of amazing citrus #fruit (#lemons, #limes, grapefruit, #naveloranges #bloodoranges, & more) ready to be shipped directly to you at incredibly reasonable #farmmarket prices from #Fallbrook in #SoCal. It's #fruitabundance! 😍😍😍 @RicksProduce is so delicious that I've continued to work exclusively with Rick since having moved away from #LosAngeles, even though I've spent the majority of my time in the sunshine state of citrus since 2013. You can find his online shop listed in the links section at #RawVeganista dot com, or visit his profile URL via Instagram. @ricksproduce @ricksproduce @ricksproduce @ricksproduce Happy avocadoing, #fruitfriends! 😄💜⭐️

The best #rawvegan ice cream EVER happened just a few hours ago, #madewithKitchenAid ice cream bowl #standmixer attachment. The entire process is now visible via #snapchat (👻 RawVeganista), which I finally got around to testing out for the very first time. For some reason I had been it really alien to use (I've also made a Periscope under the same name, which makes far more sense to me), but I think I may finally be getting the hang of it... 👽 Many thanks to lovely friends @veggietorials & @justglowingwithhealth for the inspiration, kind encouragement and assistance throughout the first stages of my initial setup. Although I still think I may have "snapped" a bit sloppily (definitely NOT a fan of dodgy #iphoneography images—hence this one clean #NikonD3200 shot), I am indeed most grateful and so unbelieveably happy to have completed my first project. It cN only get better from here on in, right? 😜 Thanks, ladies! xoxo💜⭐️

Have you ever had an #Avocolada? Even though we skipped #TacoTuesday in order to test out my #rawvegan #EarthBurger experiment (details forthcoming, though the project is still in development), today seemed an ideal opportunity to share one of my all-time favourite anytime treats. Avocoladas are quite possibly a #firstlove sort of thing for me, going all the way back to my early days of #raw #veganism—even pre-dating my complete metamorphosis to a year-round #fullyraw lifestyle back in 2006. Wow... it's certainly been awhile, ne? Be sure to check my profile link for details on WHY... Anyway, I used to suck down massive amounts of these when @purefoodandwine was still open (and at its absolute finest — whilst @matthewkenneycuisine was heavily involved in everyday operations). My own version of this refreshingly creamy #vegan delight can easily be made from only a few #organic, #raw, ingredients (most of which can be obtained inexpensively & #farmdirect — please visit the links section of #RawVeganista dot com for details + contact info for my favourite growers/suppliers): 🍍 #Pineapple 🌳 #Avocado (hey @instagram, we need an avocado emoji! 😜) 🌴 #Medjooldates 🍈 Young #coconut flesh (optional and yes, I know that emoji is technically a melon 😛) 🌸 Vanilla bean, ground These days I love these even more, mainly because I'm using the freshest, most amazing, best tasting avocados EVER (thanks to @ricksproduce) I've also been trying out many different avo varieties, and this particular batch made with the #Fuerteavocado was simply AMAZING! The Fuerte #avocado is a Winter variety which is relatively #lowfat, especially in comparison to the most commonly known Hass variety. Perfectly creamy, yet slightly sunnier and also less oily, these are ideal for anyone adhering to a #HCLF #rawfood or #801010/#811 regimen. Right now, Rick's #Seasonal Produce is having a crazy awesome sale on his superb Fuerte #avocados purchased through his storefront on #LocalHarvest.org. I made my order today, and hope to get in at least one more order before the season ends. What are your favourite varieties of avocado? Have you ever tried the Fuerte? How do you like to use them?

Happy #LunarNewYear! This particular time is quite festive, and also especially charged with #predictive #symbolism relating to various types of #food. To me this feels like a wonderful opportunity for #reset, a chance to focus anew upon #wellness & #renewal of #healthy habits. For example, did you know that eating #freshfruit is meant to be #symbolic of life and #newbeginnings? Or that unbroken #noodles symbolise long life? I found this a great opportunity to combine both of those elements to share with all of you! 😊 Today #ontheblog at #RawVeganista dot com, I'll be sharing my #SimpleSunday #rawveganrecipe for this #Heirloom Apple & Butternut Squash Pasta with Sweet #Sprouted Sunflower Seed Butter Sauce. This dish can be served as a #refinedsugarfree, #glutenfree, #eggfree, & #dairyfree, #organic #rawvegan #dessert, or a energy packed #rawbreakfast to give the day a fun & #healthful twist from the very start—and it's even parent & #kidapproved! Subscribers will have this & other #rawfood recipes delivered directly via email—along with first notifications of future giveaways as soon as they go live. I hope you'll enjoy, & wish you all the brightest, healthiest, most compassionately abundant #YearOfTheMonkey. ♡Ⓥ★ #MadeWithKitchenAid #vegan #veganfoodshare #veganfoodlovers #vegansofig #bestofvegan #veganfoodphotography #NikonD3200 #veganblogger #rawvegansofig #vegansofig #veganism #plantstrong #veganic #farmdirect