ShareSuch sweet melons from Robinson’s Supermarket Nuvali! We did a quick stop last night to restock on fruits at home and were surprised to find the fruit pile almost emptied out, but for melons and papayas (even bananas were sold out). Seems everyone had fruit salads over the Holy Week. Was glad for it though– [...]
ShareGIANT Langka from our Tagaytay garden: Don’t they just make you smile? Harvested 3 huge ones just last week, and another one over the weekend. When it came to cutting them open, didn’t want to stain my fingers with the smell, so took a knife and fork and sliced away methodically. Was surprisingly therapeutic, felt [...]
ShareNormally I ignore promo emails, but any ad on buying appliances on installment at 0% interest will make any homebuilder stop and listen. Big ticket items on my appliances checklist: Washing machine refrigerator airconditioners Gadgets particular to raw food: vitamix dehydrator Now you know what’s on my Christmas and birthday wish lists. What’s on yours? [...]
ShareHere are two upcoming raw food gatherings, great opportunities for you to meet, greet, and mingle with raw foodists and enthusiasts: RAW EVENT#1: FLOW:SurfYogaSamba Goes Raw a surf yoga samba and raw food weekend retreat in La Union August 27-29, 2011 Here’s the raw menu for the weekend. Just reading it makes me want to [...]
Share Asha Peri was literally glowing with positive energy at last weekend’s raw food workshop –her first since she got back from a life transforming trip to Bali, and undoubtedly her best workshop so far. First up were superfoods: spirulina, hemp seeds, chia seeds, cacao, goji berries, maca, bee pollen. I love the idea of naturally-occurring [...]
ShareAsha Peri the raw food fairy is back from her Bali certification course–and she’s ready to share her new insights and recipes! I’ve attended at least two raw food workshops by Asha, on top of the raw dinners and many visits to Bahay Kalipay in Palawan, and highly recommend them to anyone with even an [...]
ShareWas so amazed by this, had to buy it to show friends and family! Gigantic sunflower head from Melendres farm, P500 So pretty, I just wanted to keep it on the table as a conversation piece. Even my titos and titas were gushing over it. Seeds are ready to be eaten–They’re blander than packaged raw [...]
ShareWhat’s the first thing every aspiring raw foodist should do? Find an organic vegetable supplier. Because we eat our vegetables in an almost unaltered state, we need to make sure they are as clean and chemical-free as possible. I’ve been buying produce from the organic section of the supermarket for a while now, but [...]
Share Looking for a healthier diet? Here’s a workshop to help you get started, from raw food advocate, Asha Peri: Join me at SIMPLY RAW – a raw food preparation workshop at Dahon Kusina on February 5 from 3-6:30 p.m. Special participation of Emporium Antipolo, supplier of local organic produce. For inquiries, contact Asha at [...]
ShareWhat a way to get back to healthy eating–a fantastic raw food dinner buffet with friends and new friends! Last Saturday was the sequel to Platter Penny, a Raw Dinner-Demo-Fundraiser for Bahay Kalipay scholars, and I decidedly drove all the way to Paranaque to start eating healthily again. The week before, Daniw, one of the [...]
Share Just found today– Raw Food Talk: A raw food community based on Alissa Cohen’s Living on Live Food Book + DVDs. Threads worth visiting: 70 Green Smoothies Alissa’s 3o-Day plan with Daily log photos – made by a mom, Renee, with photos of actual meals she’s made! Very encouraging thread, especially for raw newbies. [...]
ShareMy friend Cris told me she opened up a coconut at home today and along with extremely rich coco oil, it had a soft whitish mass inside. A quick search told her it was actually a coconut apple: (Image from Fresh Greenery) I’ve never seen anything like this before, but turns out it’s widely eaten [...]
I am Johanna -- an artist, professional real estate broker and new resident of Nuvali.
Follow my adventures in My Nuvali Home as I find beauty in this new eco-city south of Manila, build my dream green home, and transition towards everyday green living in the Philippines.
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