The October Unprocessed Vault: Day 30

Amber Stott haunts the streets of Sacramento, California, and bedevils her readers by Living’ La Vida Locavore and blogging about it at Awake at the Whisk, which celebrates conscious eating that’s good for the planet and good for you, too! Today she shares her Halloween memories,along with a devilishly-good recipe for Data Cocoa-Nut Candy (unprocessed, of course)!

Want to strengthen relationship through cooking? Try this pumpkin fondue recipe!

A lot of Halloween recipes use food dye or colorful, super-processed candy. I avoided all of that by putting this dip in something naturally colorful and festive.

Use this same method at home to thrive using a whole foods diet that won’t break the bank or make you a slave to the stove.

It turns out that if you want to get the most bang for your honey-gum-buck, you need to buy "comb honey," not the kind that floats on top of jars of honey.

We are grain-free, gluten-free, preservative-free, food-coloring-free, and about 75% local and organic. It may have taken us ten years to get here, but we feel amazing, and we are eating really scrumptious foods. One of our favorites is these salted caramel macaroons.

What if I told you that you could enjoy a decadent treat this holiday season without any guilt? Yep! Not only are these sinfully delicious but they are also good for you! Packed with protein and veggies, these chocolatey dreams are also vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, and grain-free!

This winter vegetable soup was inspired by a recent trip to the farmers market. With tons of local squashes and root vegetables on display, vegetable soup came to mind. I added garbanzo beans and quinoa to make it heartier (and even healthier!), but you can leave those out, or make a few substitutions.

Halloween candy is hard to resist, but when you make it yourself you have complete control over the ingredients.

As I was staring at the pile of persimmons on our kitchen counter this morning, I thought it would be nice to seek out some new & creative persimmon recipes from my friends’ sites, and share them with you. So here ya go: 21 mouth-watering persimmon recipes. Enjoy!

In a perfect world candy would be made from the best quality ingredients, corners would not be cut, and it could be something to truly be savored and enjoyed. Since the world is not perfect – yet – I make candy that I am happy to eat, and share, because I know it is made with the best ingredients. It is my little rebellion against the junk that is so prevalent on the market.