Introductions...

I love to cook! I love to create in the kitchen.. I love to get my kids to eat super healthy with great tasting food.. About 10 years ago I learned how to grind my own wheat berries to make my own whole wheat bread.. yum.. This started my journey to healthier eating.
I am a big girl with a lot of weight to lose.. Eating healthy isn't my problem.. Eating out is.. I love fast food, stress eating.. But I have eliminated fast food from my diet and reaping the benefits.. I am losing weight. I am full of energy.. I now can hike 5 or more miles a day.. As for stress eating.. I am doing better. I just reach for a piece of fruit instead..
A few years ago we started learning about the benefits of eat a mostly raw food diet. We have done this off and on over the years and found that they were right- you feel great! But I would go back to fast food.. We would slide back into our old habits..
Today my family still eat meat and dairy products. I don't. They eat very healthy even though the are not vegan.. They eat a lot of what I make for myself. They eat whole wheat vegan pancakes. They eat a lot of meatless meals. And sugary treats are not in the house.. Except for hubby's ice cream..
Someday soon they will transition over to a more vegan diet.. More raw foods- as I have more produce at my disposal.. Over the summer is the perfect time to incorporate raw foods. They love corn on the cob raw! It is a joy to see the little ones running around with a raw corn on the cob in their hands. Watermelons, mangos, grapes, and other melons.. We eat a lot of this..
I am eating a high raw diet. I eat mostly raw and when my body craves something cooked I eat it. But I am eating vegan cooked food. I am expecting a child this summer. So I do not deny myself what my body is asking for.
I started this blog to share with my friends and family some of the great recipes I am creating.. Some will be raw, some may not be.. But all will be healthy and great tasting..