On Day 2 of my raw food and fresh juice cleanse, I was craving Mexican food. I wanted something meaty-ish with bold, spicy flavors. Of course running out to my favorite Mexican restaurant to pick up a takeaway was out of the question since cooked food is not on the menu for my cleanse. I knew that I could whip up a salsa with no problem since I had everything on hand to make it, but I also wanted something to put it on. I knew I couldn’t...

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For the past several weeks, I’ve been on a weight loss plateau. I know it is partially due to a lack of consistent exercise, but I’m sure it also has to do with what I’ve been eating and not eating. I had been pretty lazy about cooking and preparing meals, particularly veggies, and was relying a bit too much on meat substitutes, beans and a few other quickie foods. So, a few days ago I decided that it was time to do a cleanse...

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I bought a papaya today! I’m absolutely crazy about papaya. Unfortunately, they are one of those fruits that I often think about using, but end up forgetting to put on my shopping list. Well, I didn’t forget today. And the baby I bought weighed nearly four pounds! It was actually the smallest one I could find. The main reason I bought it was to see how it would taste in a smoothie, but I had no idea how I would use the rest. Well,...

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I don’t know about others, but I tend to develop what I call situational or activity-based cravings for certain foods. I’m not sure that I can explain this phenomenon in a manner that makes sense, but I’ll give it a try. For example, I watch a foreign film or read a book or see a magazine article about a certain culture and before I know it, I’m having this intense desire for foods of that particular culture. This happened to me this...

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Vegetables are one of the great loves of my life, be they raw or cooked. I guess y’all probably think I say that about everything. Well, if you think that, you’re almost right. It’s true that I am extremely fond of a wide variety of veggies, fruit, fish, seafood, grains and legumes, and I probably like more of them than the average person, but I can tell you that I do not like everything. There are some things that I do not like (such as...

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Ever have a taste for something familiar and want something different at once? This was the case with me this afternoon. I was craving something cole slaw-esque for a snack, but wasn’t in the mood for the traditional cabbage and carrot variety. I wanted flavours similar to cole slaw, but not exactly. Know what I mean? Now, I do have a head of cabbage on hand, but I’m planning to use it to make fried cabbage for this evening’s dinner....

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