I have been loving raw food desserts lately from coconut cream pie to coconut chocolate pudding and  pineapple dips. I decided it was time to make some raw food brownies. After a bit of searching, I realized that it seemed the most popular raw brownie on the web was from My New Roots. I couldn’t miss out on this one but wanted to add a little something else….When my granny made brownies she always iced them and topped them with chopped walnuts, so I knew I wanted to put a little icing on these bad boys. How convenient that they happen to be made mostly from walnuts, too! I wonder if my granny would enjoy this healthy version of a frosted brownie.

In other news, I just completed the Vancouver Sun Run this weekend! I’m feeling so proud of myself, as I had never run 10km before and this really pushed me to pretty much double the length of my regular runs. If you don’t know what the Sun Run is, it’s basically a 10km run that takes place each year in Vancouver. It’s the largest 10k in Canada and this year had about 48,000 people run it! It started to get tough for me around 8k, but my boyfriend stuck with me and I only ended up walking for less than a minute! Here’s a picture of us at the start line with our friends:

It seems that the most popular raw brownie recipe ever is from Sarah over at My New Roots. I used her raw brownie recipe and combined it with Lucuma Icing from Meghan Telpner. The combination was great. The icing has a sort of caramel-like flavour, which is amazing because all of the ingredients are so good for the body!

These are from the cookbook of the month- Rebar. They are vegan brownies and they are oh-so-delicious. Decadent and cakey, no one would ever know that they are vegan. My boyfriend (who constantly reminds me of how much I am missing out on by not eating meat, or drinking milk, etc.) loved these! When I told him they were vegan he turned up his nose a bit, but soon asked for seconds!! I just love making people realize that ‘vegan’ doesn’t mean ‘bad-tasting’. The book says that these brownies are so popular, that they are made everyday in Rebar’s sister bakery, Cascadia, and they almost always sell out. I can see why!

The only negative is that they are made with purely white flour, and I’d love to play around with the recipe a bit using whole grain flours, changing sugars, etc. and I’ll be happy to post it when I do!

I’m also very pleased that Sophie of Sophies Foodie Files has given me another award!! How nice! She gave me the ‘your blog is over the top’ award, and with that comes some questions that I must answer. So here goes…..

Where is your cell phone? Right beside me

Your hair? Naturally dark brown, but has some blonde streaks in it right now

Your mother? Great cook!

Your father? Hardcore barbecue-er!

Your favourite food? Hmmm I would say any kind of fruit. I could eat it all day long, everyday, but unfortunately am not allowed to….naturopath’s orders!

Your dream last night? I can’t remember!

Your favourite drink? BELLINI!

Your dream/goal? To write my own cookbook and do the food styling and photography as well, and be on the FOOD NETWORK with a show based on healthy, delicious foods!!!

What room are you in? My bedroom

Your hobby? Cooking, baking, blogging, going to the gym, bike riding, reading, yoga

Your fear? Elevators! Being chased!

Where do you want to be in six years? On the food network…..

Where were you last night? Watching TV with my boyfriend

Something that you aren’t? Practical- I have no time for that! Anything is possible.

Muffins? Are good…though I don’t eat them too often

Wish list item? A hedgehog! They are so cute.

Where did you grow up? Same place I live now, outside of Vancouver!

Last thing you did? Ate breakfast- time for school soon!

What are you wearing? Flared Jeans, a black tank top with a black leopard print vest overtop

Your TV? Is off

Your pets? My AMAZING old little dog, Pepper and my cute little lovebird Peaches

Friends? My boyfriend- my best friend! And a few that now live out of town, and some great friends in town!

Your life? Wonderful, sometimes hectic and crazy, but I am glad for everything

Your mood? Sort of dreading a long, boring day at school, but looking forward to watching the CANUCKS play tonight

Missing someone?

Vehicle? An old blue one

Something you are not wearing? A jacket….

Your favourite store? Hmmmm Whole Foods

Your favourite colour? Yellow- so happy!

When was the last time you laughed? Last night

Last time you cried? Can’t remember…little while ago probably

Your best friend? Parker

One place that I go to over & over? School, work, the bar, local restaurants, the gym!

One person who emails me regularly? It’s all about  the Facebook or my mom’s ‘funny’ forwards…….

Favourie place to eat? The Cannery- an amazingly delicious (and expensive) restaurant that my family goes to about once a year to celebrate a birthday. Such a treat to go there, with it’s beautiful food, neat location, and my favourite…..their lobster infused olive oil for dipping your bread in….to die for!

Thanks so much Sophie! I will be awarding this award to:

Jennifer of Sweet On Veg for her great vegan blog