Happy National Vanilla Pudding Day!

Blogger of the Day: Gena at Choosing Raw
Pubs:
Choosing Raw: Making Raw Foods Part of the Way You Eat...due out July 1, 2014!
Raw Food Salad Bar: Simple Soups And Salads (editor)
Raw Food, Fast Food: Simple Recipes, Faster Than Takeout (editor)

Are you raw-curious? Then ramble on over to Choosing Raw and make yourself at home! Gena generously doses out helpful info and friendly advice as she shares the delicious wonders of the uncooked life. Gena's a high raw vegan which means she follows an all vegan, mostly raw diet with some baked and cooked foods sprinkled in. She's also a Certified Clinical Nutritionist and Georgetown Pre-Med student, so her recipes are flavored up with colorful healthy nutrients, plus she answers so many questions you might have about raw foods, veganism, food and health issues, etc...check out these pages for more:

FAQ...Gena's Diet & Routine, Best Appliances, Raw & Vegan Basics, Blogging and Health
The Lifestyle...Why Raw and/or Vegan?
Green Recovery...Food Issues and Success Stories
Top Posts...Ethics, Healthy Eating and How To's

Gena gently addresses the subject of eating disorders, something which touches most people's lives in one way or another. While she doesn't give professional advice, she shares insight and experience, resources and guidance. She truly has the heart and soul of a healer. I'd bet my last macaroon that she's going to make a fabulous doctor, and that she'll win her patients over in a heartbeat!  :)

Now on to the yumful stuff! I made Gena's smooth-as-silk vanilla pudding for my birthday a couple years ago and it was the best thing on the planet...I ate 2 bowls right off! Now that I've got a big batch of ripe red strawberries, I need to make this again, but this time I'm scooping it into giant ice cream cones and adding chocolate chips just for thrills and giggles.  ;)

Raw Strawberry Vanilla Pudding

Chocolate Avocado Breakfast Salad

with Low Fat Apple Cinnamon Raisin Buckwheat Granola

Ginger-Lime Edamame Hummus

Eggplant Caprese Salad with Lemon Pepper Brazil Nut Cheese

Jicama Salad with Smoked Cumin Avocado Dressing

Spring Tartine with Sweet Pea Hummus, Grilled Asparagus, and Lemon Zest

Ultimate Raw Mushroom Burgers

Raw Vegan Cheesy Almond Rosemary Crackers

Blueberry Oat Bars (Baked)

Raw Blackberry Cheesecake Bars

Banana, Cherry, and Peanut Butter Smoothie

How long has it been since you last ate pudding? What flavor is your favorite? What's the longest you've gone on a raw diet? Have any helpful tips to share?  :)

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