Eggnog and Gingerbread Cookies for Christmas, by Ligia's Kitchen

Ligia Pop is the promoter of the raw food diet in Romania, author, raw chef and host of the show  “Ligia’s Kitchen®” which has 21 episodes so far. She is also the founder and organizer of the national “Raw Generation®”  fair and “Romania Goes Raw” movement. Ligia has published three books to date about raw food and an innovative piano method. She is also a piano teacher licensed by the University of Arts "George Enescu", Iasi.

·            “Retete Vegane Fara Foc“  - Raw vegan recipes

·           “Germeni si Vlastari, Surse de Sanatate si Energie” - Sprouts - Health and Energy sources 

·           “Deserturi pentru Parinti si Copii Sanatosi” - Desserts for Healthy Parents and Children

·           “Pasi in Lumea Muzicii” - Steps into the music world

      Ligia Pop's website is what determined me to start my own blog. I learned many interesting things about how to have a healthy lifestyle and what I should or should not eat. I don't have a 100% raw diet but eating raw from time to time is good for everyone. 
      If you love eating healthy desserts and not feeling guilty after you should check her awesome dessert recipes which I personally love, at Ligia's Kitchen !

Grated Apple with Honey and Walnuts - Healthy and easy dessert for breakfast

Today I woke up so tired...I immediately realized that I needed a lovely, high in vitamins breakfast to cheer me up.  I saw some apples and I remembered about my childhood dessert: grated apples with honey and biscuits. I didn't have any biscuits so I chose a healthier ingredient: raw walnuts. It was just what I needed! Easy, quick, healthy, sweet, crunchy...yum! 

Try it! It's low in calories, high in vitamins and it's ready in less than 5 minutes!

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Raw Vegan Chocolate Ice Cream Cupcakes

Remember my Raspberry and Blueberry Raw Vegan Cupcakes ? Well, I thought about them yesterday.  I really craved for some delicious cupcakes but in the same time I wanted something refreshing and light.  That’s when the idea hit me and I made these ice cream chocolate cupcakes. I didn’t actually use cocoa or chocolate but instead I used something even healthier, carob powder! 

Try them! It takes less than 10 minutes to make these icy chocolate raw cupcakes.
Question: Do you use carob powder in desserts? How do you use it?

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Raw Vegan Chocolate and Raspberry Birthday Cake

Yesterday was my 20th birthday! Yay!..or not?! I'm getting old and it's not a nice feeling. Anyway let's see the bright side. I had a wonderful day and I made my own birthday cake! It was absolutely delicious! And the great thing was that I received an amazing gift from my parents, something I wanted so much...a wonderful Nikon D90 camera! I love it! 

About the recipe..oh..I would love to share with you all this lovely cake! Hope you'll try this recipe and let me know if you liked it. Have a great "chocolately" day! 


Question: What is your favorite ingredient that you love to combine with chocolate?

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Raw Vegan Cranberry Brownie

I love desserts and because I often eat sweets, I prefer them raw. We all know that all sweets are high in calories, but making mostly raw desserts makes me feel good and guilt-free; this way I know I get plenty of vitamins, minerals and other great nutrients and so I ignore the calories.

Another thing I love about raw desserts is that they’re so easy to make! This took me less than 5 minutes, excluding the time required for soaking and freezing.
Question: Do you know other brownie recipes that are healthy and gluten-free?

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Sea Buckthorn Juice - Vitamin Bomb

You may not have heard anything about this miracle plant but you will find out now everything you need to know about it. It is a shame that sea buckthorn is not as famous as goji berries because basically they are the same. Sea buckthorn berries are extremely rich in antioxidants and vitamins, especially vitamin C and vitamin A. The amazing thing about this plant is that not only the berries are good for your health, you can also use its buds or its bark which have anti-inflammatory properties and also help in lowering the cholesterol level. Even more, sea buckthorn berries help you lose weight in a healthy manner by inhibiting your appetite and in the same time fueling your body with vitamins.

I use sea buckthorn oil as a night cream. I combined it with some almonds oil and it is doing miracles to my skin.

Now let's talk about this juice. It is very easy to make and of course very healthy.  See the recipe below.

P.S. Have you ever heard of sea buckthorn? Did you use it in any way? Looking forward to your comments.

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Raspberry and Blueberry Raw Vegan Cupcakes

I could not live without fruits! Really! In my opinion fruits are a gift from Heaven! Every time I eat a fruit I thank God for that wonderful gift. I don’t know if it’s that sweet taste that makes me so crazy about them, or that lovely juicy texture, but one thing I do know for sure is that fruits make me happy.

As I told you yesterday, I made some delicious blueberry and raspberry raw cupcakes! They were great and so easy to make! The actual preparation took me about 10 minutes. I hope you will try this recipe!

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Banana and Chocolate Pudding

        Bananas, bananas and again bananas! Don’t blame me because I love this sweet creamy fruit! I always make up some kind of dessert when I have bananas in my kitchen and I almost never eat them just as they are. I had some dark chocolate in the fridge and I thought, “Why not combine it with bananas? Nothing wrong can happen, right?” And so I did. It was amazing! The perfect remedy for my sweet craving.

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Celery Crackers with Tofu and Onion Salad

      

I love celery! And most of all, I love crunchy edible stuff! I found this recipe a long time ago and I finally decided to make it. These crackers are the perfect combination and you can eat them with almost any salty meal. About tofu—what can I say? At first I didn’t like it so much, but now I enjoy it more than I used to enjoy cottage cheese. Try this recipe and I promise you that you won’t regret it.

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Banana Iced Pudding with Cinnamon Sprinkles

         

Yesterday I was craving for a sweet creamy ice-cream. Hmm...  all I had were some bananas and some leftover almond milk and then the idea hit me ! I made an easy banana ice-cream and the blender basically did all the work.

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Marinated Champignons with Lentils and Cashew Sauce

I love marinated mushrooms. And I love apple vinegar with honey! This recipe is the perfect combination of flavors. The acidic flavor of vinegar combined with the sweetness of cashew sauce blend magically. This dish is perfect for hot summer days; it is very light and refreshing.

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Multivitamin Salad

           Two weeks ago I kept a raw week diet in order to cleanse my body because I felt terribly guilty after eating a lot of crap (meat free though) in the mini-vacation at the seaside. It was a great week during which I filled my body with a bundle of vitamins and minerals, although it was a bit annoying that I didn’t have much time for cooking and all I ate was salads. This salad was made by my boyfriend/acolyte who I am desperately trying to convince that meat is bad! Anyway, it was amazingly tasty and filling.

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Raw Cranberry Jam

I don’t eat any jams made with sugar. Sugar is another thing on my forbidden list. It is toxic! I only use natural and unrefined sweeteners, honey for example. All the jams that I make are made from dehydrated fruits, combined with delicious honey and amazing spices. The inconvenient is that they won’t last too long in the fridge; I keep them only a week or so, but honestly,most of the times the sweet lil’ thing disappears in 2 or 3 days.

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