Tapenade and Candied Onion Stuffed Red Cabbage

Cabbage leaves are great to use as 'shells' to stuff with my favorite fillings to create different hand helds. Olive Tapenade, Candied Onions, Chiffonade Green Cabbage fill a beautiful purple cabbage leaf and adds crunch. Recipes and video included.

Ani’s Raw Food Essentials: Tomato Chili with Taco Nut Meat

This is a book trailer for my latest book Ani's Raw Food Essentials. In it, I show you how easy it is to make a delicious, fast, raw food Tomato Chili with Taco Nut Meat, from pages 145-146. Video TRT: 4 min, 42 sec Tomato Chili with Taco Nut Meat (bean-free) Makes 4 servings A vegetable chili made with chopped tomatoes, bell peppers, celery, mushrooms, and corn kernels. Spiced with cumin, and oregano for a real chili flavor similar to the cooked bean version. Top with Taco Nut Meat for an added layer of texture and south west flavor. 3 cups tomatoes, chopped 1 cup red and green bell pepper, chopped 1/4 cup celery, chopped 1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped 1/3 cup mushroom, chopped, any type 1/3 cup corn kernels 1 teaspoon garlic, minced 2 teaspoons chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 batch Taco Nut Meat, below Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl, and mix well. Scoop about 1/3 of the mixture into blender and puree. Scoop puree back into mixing bowl. To serve, scoop into 4 serving bowls. Top with Taco Nut Meat, and enjoy. Taco Nut Meat Makes about 1 cup   Walnuts are ground and spiced with cumin and coriander to make this taco flavored nut meat crumble. Use it to top salads, soups, and inside wraps to add taco flavor and texture. 1 cup walnuts 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon cumin, ground 2 teaspoons coriander, ground 1 teaspoon Braggs or Nama Shoyu 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, to taste Place walnuts into food processor, and process into small pieces. Add remaining ingredients, pulse to mix well. Will keep for [...]

By |April 29th, 2013|Ani's Cooking Show, VIDEOS|6 Comments

Ani’s dineLA Restaurant Week Vegetarian Roundup

dineLA has invited me to name 10 restaurants offering vegetarian items on their dineLA restaurant week menus....

By |January 18th, 2012|Events, Farmers' Market, Green Living, LIFESTYLE, NEWS & EVENTS PAGE|Comments Off on Ani’s dineLA Restaurant Week Vegetarian Roundup

Dance in the Park in the Sun

DJs Galen and Solar from the Sunset Crew in SF came to LA to host a dance party in the park in Van Nuys on Saturday + an After Party downtown LA that went to 7am!

By |October 10th, 2011|LIFESTYLE|Comments Off on Dance in the Park in the Sun

Kanga’s 9-Year Birthday + Dogversary

Kanga, my dog, rescued me 9-years ago on Labor Day Weekend in Portland, OR. To celebrate, we went to Huntington Dog Beach on the final hot day of summer!

By |September 9th, 2011|Beauty, Green Living, Health, LIFESTYLE|2 Comments

ABC 7 Los Angeles with Lori Corbin

Watch my debut on Los Angeles TV with ABC 7's Health Coach Lori Corbin. I show her 5 raw food recipes that have gone mainstream including my Zucchini Pasta (featured in Food Network Magazine), Nut Mylks (like Almond Milk), Green Smoothies, Kale Chips (from Ani's Raw Food Essentials), and Seaweed Chips (from Ani's Raw Food Asia).

By |June 10th, 2011|PRESS, TV, Video, VIDEOS|1 Comment

Ani at Artisanal LA, Santa Monica, CA

Preview event for "Ani's Raw Food Asia" at Artisanal LA in Santa Monica, CA, Ani's Raw Food Diet and Lifestyle.

By |April 28th, 2011|Book Signings, NEWS & EVENTS, Talks|6 Comments

Mexican Style Jicama ‘Rice’ & Kanga’s Birthday Cake:

It was Kanga's 8th birthday, so I hosted a ladies' luncheon and made her a special cake....

Almond Buttered Banana Freeze + Acai

Almond Buttered Banana Freeze + Acai recipe that's blended with banana, almond butter, and acai juice....

Ani on NBC’s LX New York at Rockefeller Center

Video of NBC TV appearance in NYC with hosts Janice Huff and Jane Hanson talking about the key ingredients in a raw food diet....

By |August 31st, 2010|PRESS, TV, Video, VIDEOS|2 Comments