Happily married Marta & Brock Picken are home workout nuts, Animal lovers and video bloggers with exercise, recipes, interviews and rants about health & fitness, vegan style!
Iron-Rich Pickled Beet Recipe with midwife Jae Steele (Part 2)
27 Apr 2012
Iron-Rich Pickled Beet Recipe with midwife Jae Steele (Part 2)
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Jae talks about foods, herbs, and spices high in iron, and gives tips on how to include them in your diet.
She shares a terrific pickled beet recipe (also high [...]
Vegan Iron Sources & Nettle Tea with Jae Steele (part 1)
23 Apr 2012
Vegan Iron Sources & Nettle Tea with Jae Steele (part 1)
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Brock and Jae Steele discuss various vegan sources of iron, how your body absorbs iron, and what it does in your body.
They also make a high-iron tea with stinging [...]
Interview: Rise Above 100% Vegan Bakery in Niagara
29 Mar 2012
Interview: Rise Above 100% Vegan Bakery in Niagara
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Stephanie (Girlnola Girl) takes Brock & Marta to "Rise Above" Vegan Bakery in St. Catharines. They enjoy a tasty lunch and interview the Chef & Owner, [...]
Online Raw Superfoods from Truly Organic Foods - Interview
20 Mar 2012
Online Raw Superfoods from Truly Organic Foods - Interview
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Brock Interviews Lee from Truly Organic Foods, and learns about roots, herbs, and superfoods.
Buy these products and more online: http://trulyorganicfoods.com
Other [...]
Interview with Girlnola: Gluten-free Organic Snacks + Treats
5 Mar 2012
Interview with Girlnola: Gluten-free Organic Snacks + Treats
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Brock interviews Stephanie from Girlnola.
Girlnola produces a wide variety of vegan and gluten-free bars and snacks.
Learn more about Girlnola: http://girlnola.com
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Easy Vegan Caesar Salad Dressing with Bacon Bits
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Brock makes a vegan caesar salad dressing that is cashew based.
He also includes home made vegan bacon bits.
Learn how to make Vegan Bacon Bits:
http://bit.ly/VeganBaconBits
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Workout Series 7 of 7: Full Body Stretching & Exercises @ Home
5 Feb 2012
Workout Series 7 of 7: Full Body Stretching & Exercises @ Home
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Brock & Marta take you through several isometric exercises, which are great for balance and muscular strength.
Then they take you through a full-body [...]
Workout Series 7 of 7: Full Body Stretching & Exercises @ Home
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Brock & Marta take you through several isometric exercises, which are great for balance and muscular strength.
Then they take you through a full-body stretching routine, terrific for relaxing and speeding recovery of muscles.
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How to Soak and Cook Dry Organic Legumes
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Marta shares how to soak and cook dry legumes for maximum nutrient absorption and digestibility.
For a chart with cooking times for dry legumes, click here:
http://bit.ly/CookingLegumes
Find [...]
Vegan stRAWberry Cheesecake - Organic & Gluten-free
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Marta makes a delicious vegan strawberry cheesecake (recipe inspired by Jae Steele - "Ripe From Around Here".
To check out the past episode we did with [...]
Vegan stRAWberry Cheesecake - Organic & Gluten-free
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Marta makes a delicious vegan strawberry cheesecake (recipe inspired by Jae Steele - "Ripe From Around Here".
To check out the past episode we did with Jae, click here:
http://bit.ly/PinkLemonade
Recipe for the "Cheese" Cake:
Crust:
- 1 cup Raw Pecans
- 1 cup Walnuts
- ¼ tsp Ground Sea Salt
Blend in a food processor to a "crumb-like" consistency
- Add ¼ cup Dates (pits removed). You may want to soak dates in water for 10-20 minutes to make for easier blending.
Blend until it becomes a sticky mixture.
Press the mixture into your baking dish (7" x 11") until smooth on top.
Set aside.
"Cheese" Layer:
- Soak 2 cups RAW (not Roasted) Cashews in water overnight (or at least 4 hours)
- Rinse cashews and pulse in a clean food processor until they are in tiny pieces
To the mixture add:
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice (add more for "Lemon Cheesecake")
- 1/3 cup favourite liquid sweetener (coconut nectar)
Blend until smooth.
Melt ½ cup coconut oil at low temperature and pour the liquid into food processor while it's blending.
Immediately spread mixture evenly on top of crust.
Place pan in freezer for 30 minutes.
Fruit Layer:
- 2 cups Strawberries
- 3 Tbsp Liquid Sweetener (Coconut Nectar)
Blend Mixture in Food Processor until smooth.
Pour mixture on top of "cheese" layer, and spread evenly.
Let it set:
- in fridge for 4 hours
OR
- in freezer 1-2 hours, then transfer to fridge for 2 hours
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Easy Raw Avocado Fries Recipe - Vegan & Organic
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Brock prepares an easy and delicious raw recipe from Raw Vegan Chef Doug McNish.
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Links mentioned:
http://dougmcnish.comhttp://worldkitchen.comhttp://upayanaturals.com
Directions:
Combine the following ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
- ¾ cup ground flax seeds
- 1 Tbsp Extra Hot Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp cumin
Spread the "breading" mixture on a large plate.
Take 2 Avocados and slice each into 8 equal-sized pieces.
Roll each piece in the "breading" mixture and place on a dehydrator sheet.
Dehydrate at 105 F for 5-6 hours and serve with your favourite dip![...less]
Workout Series 2 of 7: At-home 10 Minute Upper Body Exercises - No Equipment
1 Jan 2012
Workout Series 2 of 7: At-home 10 Minute Upper Body Exercises - No Equipment
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Brock and Marta share workout 2 of 7 which is an upper body workout.
Done in under 10 minutes, it's a great way to blast your body first thing [...]
Soy-Free Vegan (Cashew) Egg Nog Recipe
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Brock repeats a favourite holiday drink recipe from last year, but a soy-free version of vegan egg nog this time.
Recipe:
- 3 cups almond milk
- 2 cups raw soaked cashews
Blend until [...]
Soy-Free Vegan (Cashew) Egg Nog Recipe
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Brock repeats a favourite holiday drink recipe from last year, but a soy-free version of vegan egg nog this time.
Recipe:
- 3 cups almond milk
- 2 cups raw soaked cashews
Blend until smooth and frothy.
Pour into mixing bowl and whisk in the following ingredients:
- ½ cup rum/brandy
- 2-3 Tbsp Yakon Syrup
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- fresh grated nutmeg (to taste)
- ¼ Tbsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp sea salt
Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
Serving:
Pour into a cup.
Grate more nutmeg on top.
Garnish with a cinnamon stick.
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Running Raw Tim VanOrden Interview at Raw/Vegan Festival
5 Dec 2011
Running Raw Tim VanOrden Interview at Raw/Vegan Festival
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Brock interviews Tim Van Orden, the 2011 USA Trail Series Overall Champion, 2010 USA Masters Mountain Runner of the Year, and creator of the Documentary "Running [...]
Running Raw Tim VanOrden Interview at Raw/Vegan Festival
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Brock interviews Tim Van Orden, the 2011 USA Trail Series Overall Champion, 2010 USA Masters Mountain Runner of the Year, and creator of the Documentary "Running Raw" (http://runningraw.com), an experiment to prove that "an organic, plant-based diet, consisting of uncooked, unrefined, and unprocessed whole foods yields the highest performance for the human body".
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Gluten-free Organic Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe
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You can use whatever pasta you want. We used organic rice pasta.
The success is in the vegan cheese sauce.
In a BlendTec combine the following ingredients by pushing the [...]
Gluten-free Organic Vegan Mac & Cheese Recipe
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You can use whatever pasta you want. We used organic rice pasta.
The success is in the vegan cheese sauce.
In a BlendTec combine the following ingredients by pushing the "sauce" button:
- 2 avocados (skin & pit removed)
- 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked in water 4 hours prior)
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1 Tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp tamari
- salt and pepper to taste
Mix into cooked and drained pasta with a package of your favourite flavour of Daiya vegan "cheese" shreds.
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Homemade Sprouted Raw Almond Butter - Organic Recipes (Oil free & oil added)
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Marta makes homemade raw organic almond butter using a BlendTec Total Blender, and food processor. Easy, healthy, delish, and cost-effective! [...]
Homemade Sprouted Raw Almond Butter - Organic Recipes (Oil free & oil added)
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Marta makes homemade raw organic almond butter using a BlendTec Total Blender, and food processor. Easy, healthy, delish, and cost-effective! The BlendTec recipe uses oil, and the food processor recipe is oil-free.
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