Superfood Live Desserts Class
Learn how to make the most delectable sweets, with raw ingredients that are local, seasonal, and supplemented with nutritious and mineralizing superfoods. We will create a seasonal raw pie, sweet sauces, superfood cookies, and a tasty chocolate pudding. The recipes we learn here are a reflection of those in Julia’s new book called Sweet & Raw Pie Mandalas. All the components of making a pie are easy; the crust, filling and frosting with a mandala decoration to finish the pie. And these parts can easily be used and transformed to make any type of raw dessert you desire. Julia will speak in depth about cacao, goji berries, mesquite pod meal, yacon, maca, lucuma, herbs and medicinal mushrooms, and describe to you their benefits and uses to supplement a whole foods lifestyle.
Dr. Ruhoy received an M.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and received a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of Nevada. Her most recent clinical endeavor includes residency training in neurology at the University of Washington. Dr. Ilene has worked with the EPA to correlate ecosystem health with human disease. Dr. Ruhoy's research focuses on the sources and implications for human exposure of pharmaceutical residues and other contaminants in the environment. She has written and lectured extensively on the ecological footprint of prescribed medications. Dr. Ruhoy's work also emphasizes green medicine. Dr. Ilene currently resides in Seattle with her husband and daughter.
What is left to say about a guy whose life motto comes from the lips of Willy Wonka himself? "If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it." There is no better phrase to explain this time in Deane's life right now. He considers his position at Thrive more of a gift and less of a job. Prior to moving to the Pacific Northwest (Aka: Paradise), you may have found Deane in a little corner of Southwestern Ontario molding young minds to reach their full potential, pedaling his way through farm country, or spending time with family. Other than his love of all things young, (i.e. children, children's books, coconuts) he also has a strong passion for all things green (i.e. plants, fresh cut grass, granny smith apples). He sees his future with Thrive in a very bright light and will soon be molding his love for the natural world into a master's degree in a few years time!
