Lets get the conversation started people.

This is kinda a catchy title for a blog, is it not? Since it is true. We all DO have to eat. Eating can be one of life's greatest pleasures, it can also be one of life's shittiest experiences. It can be morphed into something that we all dread for quite a few reasons. Bad tasting food, boring food, food poisoning, bad eating associations, traumatic experiences, eating disorders, confusion. How can something so vital for our survival, be rendered so complicated? I know that there are many people out there who do not have a "normal" relationship with food. And I also know that I am one of those people. I am a raw foodist, and I am a post recovery anorexic. I am also a certified Holistic Nutritionist and a caterer and personal chef. If you come to my house, you will be greeted with an assortment of raw delicacies, from desserts to crackers and dips. I cook all the time. I will nibble on what I am making, and sit down to two to three meals a day, but I still have a very difficult time actually consuming an average amount of energy. So in short, I am definitely one of the aforementioned people who does not co exist with food in any kind of real harmony. I have veered off in this direction with my blog for a couple of reasons. 1. I want a place to share some of my recipes, since I have about a million of them, and I would like to know what people think. Or if they live in Edmonton, would like a chance to cook for some people. 2. I think it is important to write about things that are important to us, and things that we know. If there is anything that is important to me, it is food, the psychology of it and our relationship with it. 3. I want to know what other thoughts, ideas and experiences are out there. I want to create and open and honest place for people to come and really tell the truth about what is going on in their lives. I am not a therapist, but I do know that just telling the whole truth every once in a while can be amazingly therapeutic, and not all of us can afford a counselor. So there. I want to tell you how I feel and what I have gone through, and I want you to tell me how your feel and what you have gone through. This whole business of food and body distortion is huge. We are all a part of it because we are all occupying a body. And a brain. So, lets all be real and stop pretending that we are not effected by this mess. Lets talk, heal, and eat! If you want to post here, thats great, and you can talk to just me at coolywash@hotmail.com.



Here is what I made for my sisters dinner today.



"Non-Re fried Seeds"



1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

1 avocado

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp garlic powder (could use whole clove if not lazy)

2 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

1/2 cup water (more or less, just to get the blender to actually blend)

1/4 cup spring onions chopped



Blend your seeds to a powder first. Then add the spices, avocado, apple cider vinegar and enough water to make it move. You could also do this in a food processor, it would just be slightly chunky. Stir in spring onions at the end, or serve on top like a garnish.



"Pretty in pink crackers"

1/2 cup flax seeds

1/2 cup sunflower seeds

1/2 cup pumpkin seeds

2 carrots-chopped

1 beet-chopped

1 lemon

1 tsp salt.

water to move



Blend seeds to a powder, blend carrot, beet and lemon with enough water to make it move. Combine all and spread onto dehydrator sheets, dry over night, flipping in the morning. Should be ready by dinner time. Good with salad and "Non-re fried seeds."

There will be pictures soon. But talk people, talk!