It’s funny actually that most people think that there is no place for desserts in their healthy or diet regime, and the truth is that you really are not supposed to eat it after dinner or lunch. The problem is that the main meals are usually bigger and heavier for our stomachs to deal with, [...]

Is there anybody anywhere that doesn’t love chocolate cake? I doubt it :) And the proof to that is the amount of comments and views on one of my first blog post – the raw chocolate cake recipe. And although this particular recipe is still absolutely gorgeous, I decided to change it a little bit [...]

I’ve always loved white Christmas and dreamed of streets covered with snow, heavy white trees and lot’s of joy, because, what’s a Christmas without some snow, right? And after months of almost spring weather outside, I woke up yesterday to see it’s all white! The snow kept coming for the whole day, showing us it’s [...]

I’m so excited for Halloween coming up in a couple of weeks, but there’s always one problem that I run into every year. What do I do about candy? I don’t really want to buy candy from the store filled with animal ingredients (and not to mention all those artificial ingredients and chemicals), so what [...]

Some of you might remember that I’m writing a book with raw food recipes for beginners and every time I create an exceptional one (like this one, sorry for the bragging part, but it’s true :), the question pops in. For the book or for the blog? It’s a tough decision, trust me on that! [...]

We spent the last couple of days in the cute village Kostenkovtsi with friends celebrating the end of summer and my name day. It’s a Christian tradition honoring the 3 sisters Hope, Faith & Love and their mother Sofia. My name is Nadezhda, meaning hope and is represented by an anchor, the faith by a [...]

The raw brownies dessert and my chocolate ganache were some of the things I missed the most while in Bali. I spent quite a few nights dreaming about them and wishing to taste just a bite. Especially by the end of our holiday in Nusa Dua, where the concept of raw and vegan cuisine was [...]

This is one of my favorite recipes, and one of the first dairy-free recipes I ever made.  It’s from Marilu Henner’s “Healthy Life Kitchen” cookbook.  This pie is really simple to make, but it tastes incredibly decadent.  It’s not the healthiest food you can eat, but it’s a dessert that you certainly don’t have to [...]

One week left to our long planned vacation in Bali, can’t wait! We are like seconds away from the one month retreat that awaits us. For the first 2 weeks we booked a bungalow with our private yard, swimming pool and a terrace right next to the rice fields of Ubud. From there we will [...]

I found the recipe for these cookies on Hannah Kaminsky’s BitterSweet Blog.  It caught my eye because I love chocolate chip cookies, and I’m a huge fan of malt flavor.  I was so excited to try them out! I made these for some friends who were coming over to hang out for the evening, and [...]