by Action Advisor on May 15, 2012
Winter Warmth Never Tasted So Good.
For a fusion of flavours and textures combining street food style with home cooking try our curried cauliflower pancakes, served with DHA infused maple syrup and a quenelle of coconut cashew cream.
Ready in 15 minutes / Serves Two
Ingredients
1/2 cauliflower head (steamed till tender, 4 minutes on high in the microwave)
1 heaped tablespoon of flax meal (buy pre-milled or mill linseeds in a coffee grinder)
1 teaspoon of curry powder
1 tablespoon of maple syrup (or agave syrup)
2 tablespoons of Udo’s DHA oil
1 tablespoon Coconut Cashew Cream
Method
Place steamed cauliflower, flax meal and curry powder into a large mixing bowl and use a stick blender to combine ingredients. Continue blending on high until the flax meal is no-longer visible and the mixture forms a wet dough in the center of the bowl.
In a departure from traditional pancakes cooked in a frying pan, you will be baking these in the oven as you would a focaccia or Lángos. This is due to the consistency of the mix which is much thicker than traditional pancake batter and works best when spread with a spatula onto baking paper.
Cut a piece of baking paper approximately 25-30cm in width and length and spoon your mix into the middle – then using the back of a spoon or a spatula, spread outwards forming a round roughly 1cm thick.
Place this onto a wired rack (this helps circulate air, so the bottom bakes rather than steams) into pre-heated oven on 250°C for 5-6 minutes until golden on top.
Remove from the oven and allow to stand for a further minute before flipping and removing the baking paper (so it peels-off without sticking). Return to the oven without paper and cook for a further 3-5 minutes. It should be golden on both sides, crispy on the outside with a soft mashed-spud texture in the center.
In a separate mixing bowl combine DHA oil (available through NTP Health Products) with maple syrup, then drizzle the infused dressing over your hot pancakes.
Serve with a quenelle of Coconut Cashew Cream (available through Loving Earth).
by Action Advisor on May 9, 2012
Got a favorite green restaurant?
Cast your vote for your fave, and help them compete for the top honor — People’s Choice Winner of the Nature’s Plate Award!
Nominations will help showcase the most sustainable practices and eco-innovative eateries across the United States. Checkout ‘What is a Green Restaurant’ this outlines what the judges are looking for. To locate sustainable venues worthy of the title, search the database provided by the Green Restaurant Association.
By participating in this survey you become part of Nature Conservancy ‘All Hands on Earth’- a larger effort to educate and embrace environmentally-friendly initiatives. The premise of this campaign focuses on breaking-down the challenge of lifestyle change into bite-sized objectives. ‘Every action counts and small steps are embraced more easily and sustained for longer!‘
This formula fosters positive attitudes towards the otherwise daunting and confusing issues we face coming up with solutions to tackle climate change. Building a community to take action together harnesses the power of many and turns small actions into big achievements.
The website invites people to contribute to the growing list of actions many of which take less than 5 minutes to complete or require only a small shift in how you already do things ‘Easy Actions, Big Impact!’
At the next level you can support the campaign through fundraising or donation.
Plus, the community-based platform encourages comments and networking for various earth conscious resources, events and other announcements worth sharing.
So the question is ‘how will you leave your mark on the Planet today?’
by Action Advisor on April 3, 2012
Celebrate Easter with your own homemade, individually-flavoured, healthy raw organic chocolate!
Chocolate devotee’s looking to indulge their love of the exotic bean can craft their own edible delights with Loving Earth’s Raw Chocolate Kits.
“Recreate the magic of Loving Earth Chocolate in your own kitchen!”
At last, Loving Earth is revealing the secrets behind their amazing chocolate to their cacao-loving fans with these Chocolate Making Kits.
Available in two varieties, you can use these kits to make either Agave or Coconut Sugar Chocolate. Each kit includes three reuseable moulds, but for those who wish to take things further, professional Belgian made chocolate moulds are also available.
The Agave Chocolate Kit recreates a simple version of the exact process which Loving Earth use to make their trademark chocolate. Including all the necessary ingredients, three re-useable moulds plus their recipe, this will allow you to make your own uniquely-flavoured Loving Earth style chocolate in your own kitchen.
The Coconut Sugar Chocolate Kit allows you to take part in a slightly simpler process with equally delicious results! Also available for the first time are the professional chocolate moulds which were once used to make the very same Loving Earth Chocolate which is available online and in your local organic shop.
With a value of over $60, these kits are ordinarily sold at $49.90.
Loving Earth’s Easter Special of $39.90 means you receive a discount of over 30%.
So, why not ‘discover and delight in’ the chocolate-making process this Easter!
by Action Advisor on April 1, 2012
Citizens expose GMO’s via collaborative initiative Label It Yourself (#LIY)
Taking a stand against the US Government’s lax labelling laws – the people of America have begun printing their own GMO ‘warning labels’.
“The Label It Yourself campaign is not intended to disparage anyone’s personal food choices. It is about bringing attention to the lack of transparency on the part of corporations and our government when it comes to the food we buy and eat. In order for us to make informed decisions about the food we put in our bodies, we need to know what’s in it and how it’s produced,” write its participants.
The LIY website provides all the resources necessary to print your own GMO warning labels, as well as a guide to identifying foods that contain genetically engineered components.
by Action Advisor on March 2, 2012
In partnership with the leading marine stewardship organizations, Bamboo Sushi is proud to be the first certified, sustainable sushi restaurant in the world. It is Bamboo Sushi’s mission to provide exceptional contemporary Japanese cuisine using the freshest fish, meats, and produce available while adhering to the highest standards of marine stewardship and sustainability. In this short video these culinary conservationists present the ‘Story of Sushi’ an insightful look at commercial fishing and the impact it is having on our oceans. The feature ends with a clear message of inspiration that consumers can use the power of the dollar to change the story of how sushi is sold.
* Production Insight: This project was 7 months in the making. All miniatures 100% handcrafted by Lori Nix & Kathleen Gerber (lorinix.net).
