How was your Xmas? Mine was lovely with family, presents, and lots of food. I have been raw as much as possible and it hasn’t been too hard because we are staying with the non-raw fiance’s mother – there’s a blender and a fridge so it’s been a breeze so far. I’m keeping things very [...]
Although I love having a juice and/or smoothie for breakfast, I sometimes crave a solid brunch on the weekend. Perhaps it’s more the feeling that I love than the actual food — a slower rhythm to move to, a break in routine, and just feeling lazy. I decided to make some vegan blueberry pancakes a [...]
Last Saturday morning, I took part in an Ekiden (relay) race with the Japan Vegan Runners Club in Shinkiba. To prepare for it, I made a raw “energy” breakfast: a raspberry hemp smoothie with a power-packed cashew-chia pudding. Smoothie recipe (in a high-speed blender): 2 cups frozen raspberries 1 banana 1 tbs hemp powder 2 [...]
As promised, I present my JLPT “study-friendly” bento full of raw goodies. For those of you who are not familiar with JLPT, it is actually the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for foreigners. If you get Level 2 or 1, you can work in Japan. I was sitting for Level 2 again (the first time was [...]
