How To Make Vegan Penne A La Vodka
June 7, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends! Today I’m going to show you how to make vegan penne a la vodka (aka Dirty Penne): a rich, creamy gluten-free vegan pasta recipe with a splash of vodka! It’s super easy to make, and you can whip it up in a jiffy. I love keeping the ingredients on hand for when I don’t have a lot of time (or energy) to play in the kitchen. If you prefer to omit the… Read More >
A peek at my plate (morning, noon and night!)
May 30, 2013
Hi Gang! This week, I finally made the video that everyone’s been asking me to make. It’s the answer to the number one question I get asked: “What do YOU eat, Kris?” So here’s a little show and tell, an up close and personal peek at MY eats! In this video, you’ll see everything I made (and ate) for the day, which of course includes a boatload of green juice. Some of the delicious recipes… Read More >
Clean Foods, Clean Living
March 12, 2012
By Guest Blogger
I’m a clean eater. What does that mean, exactly? Well, it’s about eating from nature’s bounty: fresh foods in their most natural state. Nothing with a label, nothing processed: purely nuts, seeds, fresh produce, healthy fats and lean proteins. Not sure what to make of this? How about whetting your appetite with kale cashew pesto with chia seed falafel; fresh spinach salad with roasted eggplant and avocado-basil dressing; and leek and tomato-apricot soup? I learned… Read More >
5 Recipes to Nourish You This Winter
December 7, 2011
By Kevin Archer
The freshness of the summer market lingers on my palate as we slowly transition into winter. As I reluctantly let go of sun-ripened tomatoes and delicate salad greens, I reach for winter sustenance. Summer is a time for letting it all hang out, like a garden filled with wispily waving fennel, nasturtiums sluicing through open channels in rapids of color, and trellised vines of sugar snap peas. Winter, however, is about finding one’s grounding again,… Read More >
10 Essential Ingredients for Quick and Healthy Meals
October 17, 2011
By Jennifer Reilly RD LD
Healthy food fast is easy if you have the right ingredients in your arsenal and don’t let stress or time gum up your nutrition as a top priority. Here are 10 essential ingredients that will maximize your chances of success in today’s busy world. Having the right quick ingredients on hand will help you continue cloud surfing your way through health euphoria even on extra rushed and wild days. Always have on hand: 1. Organic… Read More >
Chilled Green Beans with Dill
May 9, 2011
By Guest Blogger
by Brooke Melikidse -Fresh green beans -1 bunch fresh dill -4 tomatoes, seeded and chopped -5 green onions, chopped -1 tablespoon dried dill -1 teaspoon salt -1 teaspoon pepper -¼ cup vegetable oil -½ cup red wine vinegar Wash and cut green beans. Boil green beans for 10 minutes. (Try not to overcook.) Meanwhile, seed tomatoes, and chop fresh dill, tomatoes and green onions. Drain and blanch green beans. Mix all ingredients together. Chill and… Read More >
Kris Carr’s 21- Day Crazy Sexy Cleanse
January 31, 2011
By Guest Blogger
What insane person would choose to do a 21-day cleanse in the first weeks of December with nothing but parties and festivities ahead? Me! On November 13, 2010, I declared myself a mess physically, mentally and spiritually. No spark, no twinkle, no joy and a muffin top that turned into a layered cake from under my bra line to my knees. With dismal blood results (nonexistent immune system) and a desire to have someone brutally… Read More >
Veggie pHortification
January 24, 2011
By Jennifer Reilly RD LD
Maintaining a slightly alkaline system is ideal for health and a properly running immune system. Your acid-alkaline balance is measured with pH, which is on a scale of 0-14. An alkaline pH is anything above 7 while an acidic pH is anything below 7. Optimally, you want to be a little alkaline, around 7.365. Certain foods make our blood and tissue more or less acidic, and I bet you can guess which ones are the… Read More >
Love List: Top 15 Crazy Sexy Diet Tips
January 19, 2011
Crazy Sexy Diet Posse! I’m bowled over by the massively supportive and enthusiastic response to Crazy Sexy Diet! It’s now the #1 best selling book on Amazon. Holy green juice! It filled me with joy to see hundreds of health crusaders ready to take 2011 by storm at my New York City book tour events this week. And did you happen to tune-in when I rocked the plants on Good Morning America? If you haven’t… Read More >
New Year’s Intentions
December 31, 2010
Each year at this time I sit down and write many drafts of my new year’s resolutions. This year I’m changing it up a bit. Instead of resolutions, I’m writing intentions. Instead of making a long list (most of which I don’t stick to or even remember for that matter), I’m focusing on the power of three. After all, three is a holy groovy number. Rather than burying my intentions in my journal, I’m posting… Read More >
Choosing Your Holiday Traditions
November 19, 2010
By Kevin Archer
Holiday traditions are deep and rich enough to be considered articles of faith. They transcend physical experiences, often creating memories that grow beyond the proportion of the actual occasions being remembered. I embrace this phenomenon at will, choosing the traditions that I will keep active and the memories I will nurture into legend. This creative myth-making offers a lot of room for new ideas, but there is one thing that I don’t have to invent:… Read More >
Love List: Top 5 Raw & Top 5 Cooked Recipe Books
October 27, 2010
Calling all armchair chefs! I could fill a dang library with the number of raw and cooked recipe books I’ve picked up over the years, and there are certainly some chefs who have knocked my socks off more than others. It’s not easy to choose only five in each category, but here are some of the most accessible (and delicious) books I use on a regular basis. And remember, get crazy sexy free and gutsy… Read More >
Navigating The World Wide Veg
October 16, 2009
By Jolia Sidona Allen
I confess: I’m a die-hard surfer. No, not the big wave COWABUNGA kind. Although I live six blocks from the Pacific—I spend way more time surfing the web than I do at the beach. I’m a bona fide Internet junkie. What’s worse? I’m a vegan Internet junkie. I stay awake into the wee hours of the night energized by my insatiable curiosity for all things veg, googling search terms like “vegan sources of alpha-linolenic acid”… Read More >
May Recipe Winners!
June 3, 2009
Hola vegola, A big Crazy Sexy congrats to the super-talented Cynthia Palm and Katherine Pennington of www.be-n-balance.com. These creative ladies really know how to make their blenders sing. Check out the DELICIOUS smoothie potions they sent in! Cynthia’s Green Mudslide!! 1 cup of nut mylk: Almond, brazil, hazelnut, sesame – whatever you like! 2 frozen bananas 2 to 3 handfuls of organic baby spinach 1 1/2 to 2 tbsp of cacao or carob powder 1… Read More >
Recipe Contest Winners!
April 1, 2009
Howdy Kitchen Wizards, We were thrilled to receive such an amazing response to this month’s recipe contest. YUM-DIDDY. Thank ya, thank ya for sending in your mouth-watering masterpieces! You sassies made it wicked hard to pick. I felt like a Miss America judge. Actually, that’s kinda cute. Maybe we should call it a “Kitchen Pageant” instead, the winner will be crowned/sashed Miss Apron? Of course that means we need runners up. But instead of flowers… Read More >
