Cacao-Cashew-Chia Raw Power Bars

Cacao-Cashew-Chia Raw Power Bars

Last week, I was in Warsaw, Poland on a shoot for work. It terrifies me whenever I have to go to Eastern Europe, as their "vegetarian" options are always... well... "vegetarian". It's almost always some form of potatoes with some other stodgy root veggie. Mashed potato, boiled potato, potato dumplings... In Poland, even the drink of choice, vodka, is made with... POTATOES!! It's like Bubba Gump rattling off...

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Gluten-Free Oat Flour, Blueberry, Chia, Coconut Pancakes

Gluten-Free Oat Flour, Blueberry, Chia, Coconut Pancakes

I'm a sucker for brunch of any kind. The Full English (the veggie version, of course), Huevos Rancheros,  French toast, I'll even do Vegemite on toast but with jam, to take the edge off. And of course PANCAKES!!! are no exception. Living in Amsterdam, pancakes are pretty much a Dutch obsession. The best ones they do are the poffertjes...

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Time-Saving Tip #1 & Classic Green Smoothie

Time-Saving Tip #1 & Classic Green Smoothie

I've been getting lots of comments from people about how they just don't have the time to start their day healthy. I totally connect with the "THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME!" thought - and changing up your morning routine just takes a little bit of practice before you get into a new groove. As someone who used to be a total night person, I've changed my circadian rhythm around so that I'm now actually more of a morning person than a night person.

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Chia Seeds & Breakfast-Of-Champions Smoothie

Chia Seeds & Breakfast-Of-Champions Smoothie

I could write an ode to Chia Seeds. That's how much I love them. And no, I didn't have a Chia pet as a kid if you think this is where this chia-seed-love comes from. Chia's amazing in smoothies. It's amazing as an egg-replacer in baking. It makes you feel full real quick, and some people use it to stave off hunger as a weight-loss trick (although I don't agree that's the right approach!) I have loads of marathon-runner friends who also...

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