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Belmonte Raw

Want to know my favourite raw restaurant?  Belmonte Raw in Leslieville.  The glorious Carol started her restaurant to serve raw food (which means it’s vegan & gluten-free, so I can eat everything on the menu).  And best of all, Carol features local & organic produce.  And her food is glorious! When I can’t make it […]

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Raw Vegan Pad Thai (or Noodle Salad with a Spicy Almond Dressing)

So earlier this week, I picked up a bag of kelp noodles (the Sea Tangle brand, if you’re wondering), and stuck them in the fridge. “What the heck are kelp noodles????“, you may be asking?  Well, they are just like they sound.  They’re made from kelp (seaweed) and have no taste of their own, so […]

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Raw Lemony Kale Salad

Ok, this recipe is for all my Kale-Fiend friends out there: Ashley, Pem, Louise, Paul, and Caitlin. (Caitlin, if I make you kale, will you stay home instead of moving to Vancouver?) I’ve been seeing on the foodblogs lately that one can eat kale raw in a salad, as long as you give it a […]

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Pistachio Almond Truffles

Pssst… wanna know a secret? You can take the filling from yesterday’s Moroccan Baklava Snake, roll them into balls, and voilà: you have dessert for your gluten-free vegan friends coming to dinner. And oh yes, are they ever delicious.  Everyone loves them, and gets a good giggle when you offer them your “nut balls” – […]

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