Once upon a time, there was a woman named Eve, who, unable to resist the luring temptation of a fragrant orchard, took a bite of forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge. Perhaps Eve was bored. Perhaps she was ovulating and had a desperate craving for something sweet. Perhaps life in the little garden was becoming stressful or claustrophobic. Perhaps she felt out of control or lacked passion in her life and in order to numb her emotions or soothe herself from Adam's lack of attention or his ambivalence in starting a family, she chose to indulge. Perhaps Eve was an emotional eater. But as Eve soon discovered, neither the bite, nor the whole fruit fulfilled her as she had hoped. Not only did she realize she was naked but that she had contempt for the way she looked. Perhaps Eve suffered with body dismorphia. Eve tried to stop eating the forbidden fruit and eventually avoided eating altogether but that didn't work and she ended up eating until she could no longer breathe. The point of this is that Eve lost her intuitive ability to nourish herself. She no longer had balance in her life and was willing to do any and everything to get that back. Zain Saraswati Jamal on Tosca Reno’s Blog!!
I am so excited and honoured to be featured today on Tosca Reno’s blog! I would love for you to check out my personal feature.
As you may know, Tosca is one of my mentors. Her personal transformation to a fit and fabulous woman, as well as all of the incredible resources that she has created and shared over the years including her Eat Clean Diet Series of books, has been a guiding light to me on my path to greater health and wellness and has been one of the inspirations for me to create my own clean recipes which I am so excited to share with you here on my blog and on my website:
A few months ago, I was gifted Tosca’s brand new book (thank you once again Tosca!), the Eat Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook (which, as a vegetarian, was hoping she would create for year) and have been posting some the incredible images from the recipes that I have made from this book.
In honour of Tosca Reno, the late, great Robert Kennedy, and this wonderful opportunity to be featured on Tosca’s blog, I prepared a luncheon (featured in this video) with some of my favourite recipes from the Eat Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook to give some of my friends and loved ones a chance to same a few of Tosca’s incredible recipes.
Here’s What Was On The Menu:
- Red Pepper Cheesecake with Apricot Peach Compote
- Kale-Wrapped Leek and Sweet Potato Mini Quiches
- Seven Citrus Salad with Mint
- Butternut Squash, Portobello Mushroom, Caramelized Onion and Hazelnut Pizza
- Smoked Paprika Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
- Tricolour Pasta with Tuna, Spinach and Artichoke Hearts
- Fresh Strawberries with Chocolate-Orange Avocado Mousse
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Backpack Kisses
My friends who attended this luncheon come from all courses and walks of life. Some are vegan, others vegetarian whilst others thrive on an omniverous diet. It was wonderful to share and experience these delicious recipes and even shift the perception of how satisfying and delicious a plant-based diet can be.
For more images and information of the Eat Clean Diet Vegetarian luncheon, click here.
Over the next few weeks, I will be posting four incredible recipes from the Eat Clean Diet Vegetarian Cookbook with the first recipe coming later today!
