Banana Superfood Chocolate

Superfood Chocolates made at Ani's Raw Food Certification Level 2 yesterday here in Los Angeles, CA.   Filled with banana, and topped with strawberry jam, coconut, and fresh berries. I love our raw food courses because I get to eat the best food on the Planet, while detoxing effortlessly. Thank you to my awesome students for spending another fun weekend with me! (I never make these recipes for myself at home anymore…so it's amazing to get to enjoy them with you all in class!)  

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Ani’s Gastrawnomique Prep at the Test Kitchen

Preparing for my GastRAWnomique dinner at Test Kitchen next week. Top Chef Alex Reznik was cold smoking my cashews for me using a smoking gun to infuse the aroma into my

By |November 13th, 2010|NEWS & EVENTS|Comments Off on Ani’s Gastrawnomique Prep at the Test Kitchen

Ani’s Raw Food Essentials: Water Kefir Recipe

In this video, I show you how to make Water Kefir, a healthy probiotic drink. This recipe is from page 56 of Ani's Raw Food Essentials.

Ani’s Interview with The Blissful Chef at Erewhon in LA

In this video, I speak with The Blissful Chef Christy Morgan after my book signing and food demo at Erewhon May 8, 2010 about my philosophy of raw food and about my new book Ani's Raw Food Essentials.

By |June 30th, 2010|Events & Talks, VIDEOS|Comments Off on Ani’s Interview with The Blissful Chef at Erewhon in LA

Cauliflower Mash + Mushroom Gravy

Cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables. It's beautiful, comes in white, green, and purple varieties, and works wonderfully processed into a mash. This is my version of mashed potatoes. Serve with a gravy on it's own, or alongside your favorite recipe.

Ani at Erewhon in LA with Kate Magic

Watch video: 8 min, 15 sec Kate Magic was visiting from the UK last fall. In this video, you can watch our visit to Erewhon Natural Foods in the heart of Los Angeles, CA. I believe Erewhon was SoCal's first natural food market and co-op. It's full of the healthiest foods, cookbooks, natural eco green cleaning products, and lots more. Rooted in macrobiotics, they have a great book selection too. Erewhon offers a huge array of raw food products in their store, it's probably the largest raw selection in the world. The raw food goodies take up 2 full isles, end caps, plus a refrigerated section. It's always a treat to peruse the isles to see what new raw food products have hit the marketplace. Kate and I enjoyed a lovely day playing around West Hollywood. We started out at lunch eating delicious collard roll wraps, then stopped into Trashy Lingerie next door. Since raw foods keep me at my ideal weight, makes my skin smooth and clear, and helps me build a lean, strong body, it makes shopping for and wearing lingerie easier. Next, we visited a thrift store, which is my favorite way to shop. It's recycled fashion, eco, green, good for our environment, and it's true that one person's trash can be another person's treasure. Finally, we then made it over to Erewhon. Kate will be back in LA in August this year. I look forward to continuing our SoCal adventures together!

By |April 13th, 2010|VIDEOS|1 Comment

For Dogs: Kanga’s Sweet Potato Treats

I made a batch of Kanga Dog Treats for my Rhodesian Ridgeback canine companion. She loves these, and asked me to share the recipe with you here on my blog so other dogs could also enjoy these treats. It's important to keep your dog's gums and teeth healthy, especially if they aren't crunching on dry kibble. These easy to make, crunchy treats will help remove plaque and freshen dog breath. Your dog may not be used to these at first. Just like other new foods, you may need to teach pooch how to eat them by taking a bite out of one first, then giving it to pooch to try. Dogs always love what they see us eating. Especially when accompanied by yummy, delicious sounds. Kanga is a dessert dog. She hates water and baths. She was rewarded after her lavender bath today with these treats, and was very happy. I realize this is a recipe section where I list food for people. The good thing about raw food is that even treats for dogs could easily be enjoyed by humans. Many times, friends have come over and said "your dog eats better food that I do!" And this is so true, since Kanga eats organic, local, seasonal, and many times stuff that I eat. I joke that she's my compost bin, eating up all my leftovers. Kanga Dog Treats (page 241 of Ani's Raw Food Kitchen, the Kanga dog food chapter) 2 large sweet potatoes, sliced 1/2 inch thick Place sweet potatoes on dehydrator trays, and dry at 104 degrees F for 12 hours, or until completely dry.

Expo West Day 1

Expo West is always a great place to find new products and the best of friends. The largest natural products show in the world was last weekend in Anaheim, CA.

By |March 16th, 2010|Expo West, NEWS & EVENTS|Comments Off on Expo West Day 1

Ani’s Miso Soup Featured on the Vitamix Create Cookbook Cover

My "Miso Soup" recipe is featured on the cover for the new "Vitamix Create Cookbook". It's included inside the box with every professional series Vitamix blender.

By |March 12th, 2010|PRESS|5 Comments

Ani’s Recipes in the 2009 Food & Wine Cookbook

Two of my recipes are included in the 2009 Food & Wine Cookbook: my Zucchini Noodles with Raw Tomato Marinara, and my Raw Sweet Corn and Cashew Chowder.

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